diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8f745184be..d97e960440 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ If you have access to a server that supports one of the sources below, I recomme
 
 ### 🏗️ Build dependencies
 
-- 🦀 At least [Rust](https://www.rust-lang.org/) v1.70
+- 🦀 At least [Rust](https://www.rust-lang.org/) v1.74
 - 🦬 C/C++ compiler & build tools
   - `build-essential` on Debian/Ubuntu Linux
   - `base-devel` on Arch Linux
diff --git a/docs/notice-for-admins.md b/docs/notice-for-admins.md
index 8733a8995d..95c48cba78 100644
--- a/docs/notice-for-admins.md
+++ b/docs/notice-for-admins.md
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+# Unreleased
+
+## For systemd/pm2 users
+
+- Required Rust version has been bumped from v1.68 to v1.74.
+    ```sh
+    cargo --version  # check version
+    rustup update    # update version
+    ```
+
 # v20240213
 
 ## For systemd/pm2 users
diff --git a/packages/backend-rs/Cargo.lock b/packages/backend-rs/Cargo.lock
index 55c466d79c..38ca51f3da 100644
--- a/packages/backend-rs/Cargo.lock
+++ b/packages/backend-rs/Cargo.lock
@@ -3210,9 +3210,9 @@ checksum = "dff9641d1cd4be8d1a070daf9e3773c5f67e78b4d9d42263020c057706765c04"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "winnow"
-version = "0.5.39"
+version = "0.5.40"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "5389a154b01683d28c77f8f68f49dea75f0a4da32557a58f68ee51ebba472d29"
+checksum = "f593a95398737aeed53e489c785df13f3618e41dbcd6718c6addbf1395aa6876"
 dependencies = [
  "memchr",
 ]
diff --git a/packages/backend-rs/Cargo.toml b/packages/backend-rs/Cargo.toml
index 8b9239d23d..38d88cf3e7 100644
--- a/packages/backend-rs/Cargo.toml
+++ b/packages/backend-rs/Cargo.toml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 edition = "2021"
 name = "backend-rs"
 version = "0.0.0"
+rust-version = "1.74"
 
 [features]
 default = []
diff --git a/packages/backend-rs/package.json b/packages/backend-rs/package.json
index 29dfe030ae..72c76c6e57 100644
--- a/packages/backend-rs/package.json
+++ b/packages/backend-rs/package.json
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@
 	},
 	"scripts": {
 		"artifacts": "napi artifacts",
-		"build": "napi build --features napi --platform --release ./built/",
-		"build:debug": "napi build --features napi --platform ./built/",
+		"build": "napi build --features napi --platform --release --cargo-flags=--locked ./built/",
+		"build:debug": "napi build --features napi --platform --cargo-flags=--locked ./built/",
 		"prepublishOnly": "napi prepublish -t npm",
 		"test": "pnpm run cargo:test && pnpm run build:napi && ava",
 		"universal": "napi universal",