diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index b9011e1..c50f3db 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 name = "helvum"
 version = "0.3.1"
 authors = ["Tom A. Wagner <tom.a.wagner@protonmail.com>"]
-edition = "2018"
+edition = "2021"
+rust-version = "1.56"
 license = "GPL-3.0-only"
 description = "A GTK patchbay for pipewire"
 repository = "https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/ryuukyu/helvum"
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 9048f76..0c9d9b4 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -12,12 +12,6 @@ dependency('glib-2.0', version: '>= 2.48')
 dependency('gtk4',     version: '>= 4.0.0')
 dependency('libpipewire-0.3')
 
-rust_version = meson.get_compiler('rust').version()
-min_rust_version = '1.54.0'
-if rust_version < min_rust_version
-  error('Rust version too old: Required version is ' + min_rust_version + ' but actual version is ' + rust_version)
-endif
-
 desktop_file_validate = find_program('desktop-file-validate', required: false)
 cargo = find_program('cargo', required: true)
 cargo_script = find_program('build-aux/cargo.sh')