diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index f8b9a7f..6523c0c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -24,9 +24,8 @@ jobs:
     name: Test (${{ matrix.toolchain }})
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        # run on stable and beta to ensure that tests won't break on the next version of the rust
-        # toolchain
-        toolchain: [stable, beta, 1.56.0]
+        # run on beta to ensure that tests won't break on the next version of the rust toolchain
+        toolchain: [stable, beta, 1.60.0]
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 775f85b..8446dbf 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ license = "MIT"
 keywords = ["winapi", "abstractions", "crossterm", "windows", "screen_buffer"]
 exclude = ["target", "Cargo.lock"]
 readme = "README.md"
-edition = "2018"
+edition = "2021"
+rust-version = "1.60.0"
 
 [target.'cfg(windows)'.dependencies]
 winapi = { version =  "0.3.8", features = ["winbase", "consoleapi", "processenv", "handleapi", "synchapi", "impl-default"] }