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@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 ## [Unreleased]
 
 ### Changed
+- [chore] The MSRV is now 1.56
 
 ### Added
 
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@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ In order to compile librespot, you will first need to set up a suitable Rust bui
 ### Install Rust
 The easiest, and recommended way to get Rust is to use [rustup](https://rustup.rs). Once that’s installed, Rust's standard tools should be set up and ready to use.
 
-*Note: The current minimum required Rust version at the time of writing is 1.53, you can find the current minimum version specified in the `.github/workflow/test.yml` file.*
+*Note: The current minimum required Rust version at the time of writing is 1.56, you can find the current minimum version specified in the `.github/workflow/test.yml` file.*
 
 #### Additional Rust tools - `rustfmt`
 To ensure a consistent codebase, we utilise [`rustfmt`](https://github.com/rust-lang/rustfmt) and [`clippy`](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-clippy), which are installed by default with `rustup` these days, else they can be installed manually with: