diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 05d2bd569..21b5d6fb1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ env:
   CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
   CARGO_INCREMENTAL: '0'
   CARGO_PROFILE_DEV_DEBUG: '0'
-  RUST_TOOLCHAIN_VERSION: "1.68.2"
+  RUST_TOOLCHAIN_VERSION: "1.71.0"
   RUSTFLAGS: "-D warnings"
   RUSTDOCFLAGS: "-D warnings"
   RUST_LOG: "info"
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2eec898a4..cd10a4f90 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,11 +4,16 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [0.46.0] - 2023-08-08
+
 ### Changed
 
 - Bump all dependencies (including kube and k8s-openapi) ([#632]).
+- Bump Rust version to 0.71.0 ([#633]).
+- Refactor Cargo.toml's to share workspace configuration, such as version and license ([#633]).
 
 [#632]: https://github.com/stackabletech/operator-rs/pull/632
+[#633]: https://github.com/stackabletech/operator-rs/pull/633
 
 ## [0.45.1] - 2023-08-01
 
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 1c28f8a62..0722a7111 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,12 +1,19 @@
-[package]
+[workspace.package]
+version = "0.46.0"
 authors = ["Stackable GmbH <info@stackable.de>"]
-description = "Stackable Operator Framework"
-edition = "2021"
 license = "Apache-2.0"
-name = "stackable-operator"
-version = "0.45.1"
+edition = "2021"
 repository = "https://github.com/stackabletech/operator-rs"
 
+[package]
+name = "stackable-operator"
+description = "Stackable Operator Framework"
+version.workspace = true
+authors.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
+edition.workspace = true
+repository.workspace = true
+
 [dependencies]
 chrono = { version = "0.4.26", default-features = false }
 clap = { version = "4.3.19", features = ["derive", "cargo", "env"] }
diff --git a/rust-toolchain.toml b/rust-toolchain.toml
index 864d3c411..aa464261d 100644
--- a/rust-toolchain.toml
+++ b/rust-toolchain.toml
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 [toolchain]
-channel = "1.68.2"
+channel = "1.71.0"
diff --git a/src/builder/pod/mod.rs b/src/builder/pod/mod.rs
index d54d6b110..cb95ddabf 100644
--- a/src/builder/pod/mod.rs
+++ b/src/builder/pod/mod.rs
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ impl PodBuilder {
     }
 
     pub fn phase(&mut self, phase: &str) -> &mut Self {
-        let mut status = self.status.get_or_insert_with(PodStatus::default);
+        let status = self.status.get_or_insert_with(PodStatus::default);
         status.phase = Some(phase.to_string());
         self
     }
diff --git a/src/builder/pod/security.rs b/src/builder/pod/security.rs
index 62fa89f45..24896da45 100644
--- a/src/builder/pod/security.rs
+++ b/src/builder/pod/security.rs
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ impl SecurityContextBuilder {
     }
 
     pub fn se_linux_level(&mut self, level: impl Into<String>) -> &mut Self {
-        let mut sc = self
+        let sc = self
             .security_context
             .se_linux_options
             .get_or_insert_with(SELinuxOptions::default);
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ impl SecurityContextBuilder {
         self
     }
     pub fn se_linux_role(&mut self, role: impl Into<String>) -> &mut Self {
-        let mut sc = self
+        let sc = self
             .security_context
             .se_linux_options
             .get_or_insert_with(SELinuxOptions::default);
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ impl SecurityContextBuilder {
     }
 
     pub fn se_linux_type(&mut self, type_: impl Into<String>) -> &mut Self {
-        let mut sc = self
+        let sc = self
             .security_context
             .se_linux_options
             .get_or_insert_with(SELinuxOptions::default);
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ impl SecurityContextBuilder {
     }
 
     pub fn se_linux_user(&mut self, user: impl Into<String>) -> &mut Self {
-        let mut sc = self
+        let sc = self
             .security_context
             .se_linux_options
             .get_or_insert_with(SELinuxOptions::default);
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ impl SecurityContextBuilder {
     }
 
     pub fn seccomp_profile_localhost(&mut self, profile: impl Into<String>) -> &mut Self {
-        let mut sc = self
+        let sc = self
             .security_context
             .seccomp_profile
             .get_or_insert_with(SeccompProfile::default);
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ impl SecurityContextBuilder {
     }
 
     pub fn seccomp_profile_type(&mut self, type_: impl Into<String>) -> &mut Self {
-        let mut sc = self
+        let sc = self
             .security_context
             .seccomp_profile
             .get_or_insert_with(SeccompProfile::default);
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ impl SecurityContextBuilder {
     }
 
     pub fn win_credential_spec(&mut self, spec: impl Into<String>) -> &mut Self {
-        let mut wo = self
+        let wo = self
             .security_context
             .windows_options
             .get_or_insert_with(WindowsSecurityContextOptions::default);
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ impl SecurityContextBuilder {
     }
 
     pub fn win_credential_spec_name(&mut self, name: impl Into<String>) -> &mut Self {
-        let mut wo = self
+        let wo = self
             .security_context
             .windows_options
             .get_or_insert_with(WindowsSecurityContextOptions::default);
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ impl SecurityContextBuilder {
     }
 
     pub fn win_run_as_user_name(&mut self, name: impl Into<String>) -> &mut Self {
-        let mut wo = self
+        let wo = self
             .security_context
             .windows_options
             .get_or_insert_with(WindowsSecurityContextOptions::default);
diff --git a/stackable-operator-derive/Cargo.toml b/stackable-operator-derive/Cargo.toml
index a6a2136d9..e5732d9bd 100644
--- a/stackable-operator-derive/Cargo.toml
+++ b/stackable-operator-derive/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 [package]
-authors = ["Stackable GmbH <info@stackable.de>"]
-description = "Stackable Operator Framework"
-edition = "2021"
-license = "Apache-2.0"
 name = "stackable-operator-derive"
-version = "0.45.1"
-repository = "https://github.com/stackabletech/operator-rs"
+description = "Derive macros for the Stackable Operator Framework"
+version.workspace = true
+authors.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
+edition.workspace = true
+repository.workspace = true
 
 [lib]
 proc-macro = true