diff --git a/packages/cargo/package.json b/packages/cargo/package.json
index 2b1e688..15d8be2 100644
--- a/packages/cargo/package.json
+++ b/packages/cargo/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "@nxrs/cargo",
-	"version": "0.3.2",
+	"version": "0.3.3",
 	"license": "MIT",
 	"main": "src/index.js",
 	"generators": "./generators.json",
diff --git a/packages/cargo/src/common/index.spec.ts b/packages/cargo/src/common/index.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ca32824
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cargo/src/common/index.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+import { ExecutorContext } from "@nrwl/devkit";
+import { CargoOptions, parseCargoArgs } from ".";
+
+describe("common utils", () => {
+	describe("parseCargoArgs", () => {
+		it("should support --target argument", () => {
+			let ctx = mockExecutorContext("test-app:build");
+			let opts: CargoOptions = {
+				target: "86_64-pc-windows-gnu",
+			};
+			let args = parseCargoArgs(opts, ctx);
+			args.unshift("cargo");
+
+			expect(args.join(" ")).toEqual(
+				"cargo build --bin test-app --target 86_64-pc-windows-gnu"
+			);
+		});
+	});
+});
+
+function mockExecutorContext(command: string): ExecutorContext {
+	let [projectName, targetName] = command.split(":");
+
+	return {
+		cwd: "C:/test",
+		root: "C:/test",
+		isVerbose: false,
+		workspace: {
+			npmScope: "@test",
+			projects: {
+				"test-app": {
+					root: "apps/test-app",
+					projectType: "application",
+				},
+				"test-lib": {
+					root: "libs/test-lib",
+					projectType: "library",
+				},
+			},
+			version: 2,
+		},
+		projectName,
+		targetName,
+	};
+}
diff --git a/packages/cargo/src/common/index.ts b/packages/cargo/src/common/index.ts
index c85a63a..7e0f5a3 100644
--- a/packages/cargo/src/common/index.ts
+++ b/packages/cargo/src/common/index.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export interface GeneratorOptions {
 }
 
 // prettier-ignore
-type CargoOptions = Partial<
+export type CargoOptions = Partial<
 	& FeatureSelection
 	& CompilationOptions
 	& OutputOptions
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ export function parseCargoArgs(opts: CargoOptions, ctx: ExecutorContext): string
 	}
 
 	if (opts.noDefaultFeatures) args.push("--no-default-features");
+	if (opts.target) args.push("--target", opts.target);
 	if (opts.release) args.push("--release");
 	if (opts.targetDir) args.push("--target-dir", opts.targetDir);
 	if (opts.outDir) {
diff --git a/packages/cargo/src/generators/binary/generator.spec.ts b/packages/cargo/src/generators/binary/generator.spec.ts
index 0f8d131..2478839 100644
--- a/packages/cargo/src/generators/binary/generator.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/cargo/src/generators/binary/generator.spec.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ describe("binary generator", () => {
 			.content!.toString();
 
 		expect(cargoContent).toContain(`name = "my_app"`);
-		expect(cargoContent).toContain(`edition = "2018"`);
+		expect(cargoContent).toContain(`edition = "2021"`);
 	});
 
 	it("should add project to workspace members", () => {
diff --git a/packages/cargo/src/generators/library/generator.spec.ts b/packages/cargo/src/generators/library/generator.spec.ts
index 39c03ba..3c58860 100644
--- a/packages/cargo/src/generators/library/generator.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/cargo/src/generators/library/generator.spec.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ describe("library generator", () => {
 			.content!.toString();
 
 		expect(cargoContent).toContain(`name = "my_library"`);
-		expect(cargoContent).toContain(`edition = "2018"`);
+		expect(cargoContent).toContain(`edition = "2021"`);
 
 		let libRsContent = changes
 			.find(c => c.path === "libs/my-library/src/lib.rs")!