diff --git a/cmd/soroban-cli/Cargo.toml b/cmd/soroban-cli/Cargo.toml
index f9324251f..e6cead074 100644
--- a/cmd/soroban-cli/Cargo.toml
+++ b/cmd/soroban-cli/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ license = "Apache-2.0"
 readme = "README.md"
 version = "0.9.4"
 edition = "2021"
-rust-version = "1.71"
+rust-version = "1.72"
 autobins = false
 default-run = "soroban"