diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index bb046f7f..a63ca1ef 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
   build:
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        toolchain: ["stable", "1.70", "beta", "nightly"]
+        toolchain: ["stable", "1.71", "beta", "nightly"]
         features: ["--features \"\"", "--all-features", "--no-default-features"]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e5e6912b..09cb6916 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
  - Add store testing utility functions for unified store testing
  - Make various `Array` methods with `parallel` parameter `pub`
  - Remove `#[doc(hidden)]` from various functions which are `unsafe` and primarily intended for internal use
+ - **Breaking** Bump minimum supported rust version (MSRV) to `1.71` (13 July, 2023)
 
 ### Fixed
  - Fixed `MemoryStore::get_partial_values_key` if given an invalid byte range, now returns `InvalidByteRangeError` instead of panicking
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 9a91983e..07701155 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name = "zarrs"
 version = "0.8.0"
 authors = ["Lachlan Deakin <ljdgit@gmail.com>"]
 edition = "2021"
-rust-version = "1.70"
+rust-version = "1.71"
 description = "A library for the Zarr V3 storage format for multidimensional arrays and metadata"
 documentation = "https://docs.rs/zarrs"
 repository = "https://github.com/LDeakin/zarrs"