diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 2122cc5502..48fffb52dd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
         include:
         - build: pinned
           os: ubuntu-18.04
-          rust: 1.28.0
+          rust: 1.41.1
         - build: stable
           os: ubuntu-18.04
           rust: stable
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 88affac69f..3554e3e7e7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ The full set of features one can disable are
 
 ### Minimum Rust version policy
 
-This crate's minimum supported `rustc` version is `1.28.0`.
+This crate's minimum supported `rustc` version is `1.41.1`.
 
 The current **tentative** policy is that the minimum Rust version required
 to use this crate can be increased in minor version updates. For example, if