diff --git a/cmd/crates/soroban-rpc/Cargo.toml b/cmd/crates/soroban-rpc/Cargo.toml
index 38b5ce3a4..08a38817e 100644
--- a/cmd/crates/soroban-rpc/Cargo.toml
+++ b/cmd/crates/soroban-rpc/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ license = "Apache-2.0"
 readme = "README.md"
 version.workspace = true
 edition = "2021"
-rust-version = "1.70"
+rust-version.workspace = true
 autobins = false