diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 7bb911f79bd..95dc6ba990c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
           - { name: macOS, os: macos-latest, triple: x86_64-apple-darwin }
           - { name: Windows, os: windows-2022, triple: x86_64-pc-windows-msvc }
         version:
-          - 1.54.0 # MSRV
+          - 1.56.0 # MSRV
           - stable
 
     name: ${{ matrix.target.name }} / ${{ matrix.version }}
diff --git a/actix-files/CHANGES.md b/actix-files/CHANGES.md
index 7e99c2ae140..c6c5d3a3eac 100644
--- a/actix-files/CHANGES.md
+++ b/actix-files/CHANGES.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 - Add `NamedFile::{modified, metadata, content_type, content_disposition, encoding}()` getters. [#2021]
 - Update `tokio-uring` dependency to `0.3`.
 - Audio files now use `Content-Disposition: inline` instead of `attachment`. [#2645]
+- Minimum supported Rust version (MSRV) is now 1.56.
 
 [#2021]: https://github.com/actix/actix-web/pull/2021
 [#2645]: https://github.com/actix/actix-web/pull/2645
diff --git a/actix-files/README.md b/actix-files/README.md
index 3c4d4443c1e..5035cad9e3f 100644
--- a/actix-files/README.md
+++ b/actix-files/README.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 [![crates.io](https://img.shields.io/crates/v/actix-files?label=latest)](https://crates.io/crates/actix-files)
 [![Documentation](https://docs.rs/actix-files/badge.svg?version=0.6.0)](https://docs.rs/actix-files/0.6.0)
-[![Version](https://img.shields.io/badge/rustc-1.54+-ab6000.svg)](https://blog.rust-lang.org/2021/05/06/Rust-1.54.0.html)
+![Version](https://img.shields.io/badge/rustc-1.56+-ab6000.svg)
 ![License](https://img.shields.io/crates/l/actix-files.svg)
 <br />
 [![dependency status](https://deps.rs/crate/actix-files/0.6.0/status.svg)](https://deps.rs/crate/actix-files/0.6.0)
diff --git a/actix-http-test/CHANGES.md b/actix-http-test/CHANGES.md
index 3b98e097269..07709e12310 100644
--- a/actix-http-test/CHANGES.md
+++ b/actix-http-test/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # Changes
 
 ## Unreleased - 2021-xx-xx
+- Minimum supported Rust version (MSRV) is now 1.56.
 
 
 ## 3.0.0-beta.13 - 2022-02-16
diff --git a/actix-http-test/README.md b/actix-http-test/README.md
index d11ae69b2d7..8b8cacc2e2c 100644
--- a/actix-http-test/README.md
+++ b/actix-http-test/README.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 [![crates.io](https://img.shields.io/crates/v/actix-http-test?label=latest)](https://crates.io/crates/actix-http-test)
 [![Documentation](https://docs.rs/actix-http-test/badge.svg?version=3.0.0-beta.13)](https://docs.rs/actix-http-test/3.0.0-beta.13)
-[![Version](https://img.shields.io/badge/rustc-1.54+-ab6000.svg)](https://blog.rust-lang.org/2021/05/06/Rust-1.54.0.html)
+![Version](https://img.shields.io/badge/rustc-1.56+-ab6000.svg)
 ![MIT or Apache 2.0 licensed](https://img.shields.io/crates/l/actix-http-test)
 <br>
 [![Dependency Status](https://deps.rs/crate/actix-http-test/3.0.0-beta.13/status.svg)](https://deps.rs/crate/actix-http-test/3.0.0-beta.13)
diff --git a/actix-http/CHANGES.md b/actix-http/CHANGES.md
index 71132c6b235..deaafe8a1bc 100644
--- a/actix-http/CHANGES.md
+++ b/actix-http/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # Changes
 
 ## Unreleased - 2021-xx-xx
+### Changed
+- Minimum supported Rust version (MSRV) is now 1.56.
 
 
 ## 3.0.4 - 2022-03-09
diff --git a/actix-http/README.md b/actix-http/README.md
index 14a7013dbd3..13658235221 100644
--- a/actix-http/README.md
+++ b/actix-http/README.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 [![crates.io](https://img.shields.io/crates/v/actix-http?label=latest)](https://crates.io/crates/actix-http)
 [![Documentation](https://docs.rs/actix-http/badge.svg?version=3.0.4)](https://docs.rs/actix-http/3.0.4)
-[![Version](https://img.shields.io/badge/rustc-1.54+-ab6000.svg)](https://blog.rust-lang.org/2021/05/06/Rust-1.54.0.html)
+![Version](https://img.shields.io/badge/rustc-1.56+-ab6000.svg)
 ![MIT or Apache 2.0 licensed](https://img.shields.io/crates/l/actix-http.svg)
 <br />
 [![dependency status](https://deps.rs/crate/actix-http/3.0.4/status.svg)](https://deps.rs/crate/actix-http/3.0.4)
diff --git a/actix-multipart/CHANGES.md b/actix-multipart/CHANGES.md
index 11ec8a64f1a..a0e8776cb95 100644
--- a/actix-multipart/CHANGES.md
+++ b/actix-multipart/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # Changes
 
 ## Unreleased - 2021-xx-xx
+- Minimum supported Rust version (MSRV) is now 1.56.
 
 
 ## 0.4.0 - 2022-02-25
diff --git a/actix-multipart/README.md b/actix-multipart/README.md
index 59b9651f1dd..0b375bf8dbf 100644
--- a/actix-multipart/README.md
+++ b/actix-multipart/README.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 [![crates.io](https://img.shields.io/crates/v/actix-multipart?label=latest)](https://crates.io/crates/actix-multipart)
 [![Documentation](https://docs.rs/actix-multipart/badge.svg?version=0.4.0)](https://docs.rs/actix-multipart/0.4.0)
-[![Version](https://img.shields.io/badge/rustc-1.54+-ab6000.svg)](https://blog.rust-lang.org/2021/05/06/Rust-1.54.0.html)
+![Version](https://img.shields.io/badge/rustc-1.56+-ab6000.svg)
 ![MIT or Apache 2.0 licensed](https://img.shields.io/crates/l/actix-multipart.svg)
 <br />
 [![dependency status](https://deps.rs/crate/actix-multipart/0.4.0/status.svg)](https://deps.rs/crate/actix-multipart/0.4.0)
diff --git a/actix-router/CHANGES.md b/actix-router/CHANGES.md
index 8e0e4f41ef0..30d43ff0d6e 100644
--- a/actix-router/CHANGES.md
+++ b/actix-router/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # Changes
 
 ## Unreleased - 2021-xx-xx
+- Minimum supported Rust version (MSRV) is now 1.56.
 
 
 ## 0.5.0 - 2022-02-22
diff --git a/actix-test/CHANGES.md b/actix-test/CHANGES.md
index 13e75c01a36..73c4e2dc6b6 100644
--- a/actix-test/CHANGES.md
+++ b/actix-test/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # Changes
 
 ## Unreleased - 2021-xx-xx
+- Minimum supported Rust version (MSRV) is now 1.56.
 
 
 ## 0.1.0-beta.13 - 2022-02-16
diff --git a/actix-web-actors/CHANGES.md b/actix-web-actors/CHANGES.md
index b4844bfa6c2..de44caa303f 100644
--- a/actix-web-actors/CHANGES.md
+++ b/actix-web-actors/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # Changes
 
 ## Unreleased - 2021-xx-xx
+- Minimum supported Rust version (MSRV) is now 1.56.
 
 
 ## 4.1.0 - 2022-03-02
diff --git a/actix-web-actors/README.md b/actix-web-actors/README.md
index 357154a868a..39a10a4e2c0 100644
--- a/actix-web-actors/README.md
+++ b/actix-web-actors/README.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 [![crates.io](https://img.shields.io/crates/v/actix-web-actors?label=latest)](https://crates.io/crates/actix-web-actors)
 [![Documentation](https://docs.rs/actix-web-actors/badge.svg?version=4.1.0)](https://docs.rs/actix-web-actors/4.1.0)
-[![Version](https://img.shields.io/badge/rustc-1.54+-ab6000.svg)](https://blog.rust-lang.org/2021/05/06/Rust-1.54.0.html)
+![Version](https://img.shields.io/badge/rustc-1.56+-ab6000.svg)
 ![License](https://img.shields.io/crates/l/actix-web-actors.svg)
 <br />
 [![dependency status](https://deps.rs/crate/actix-web-actors/4.1.0/status.svg)](https://deps.rs/crate/actix-web-actors/4.1.0)
diff --git a/actix-web-codegen/CHANGES.md b/actix-web-codegen/CHANGES.md
index 04bbb4de1bf..a2142bd02e3 100644
--- a/actix-web-codegen/CHANGES.md
+++ b/actix-web-codegen/CHANGES.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 ## Unreleased - 2021-xx-xx
 - Fix support for guard paths in route handler macros. [#2771]
+- Minimum supported Rust version (MSRV) is now 1.56.
 
 [#2771] https://github.com/actix/actix-web/pull/2771
 
diff --git a/actix-web-codegen/README.md b/actix-web-codegen/README.md
index 439beadb47c..178bb8c6754 100644
--- a/actix-web-codegen/README.md
+++ b/actix-web-codegen/README.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 [![crates.io](https://img.shields.io/crates/v/actix-web-codegen?label=latest)](https://crates.io/crates/actix-web-codegen)
 [![Documentation](https://docs.rs/actix-web-codegen/badge.svg?version=4.0.0)](https://docs.rs/actix-web-codegen/4.0.0)
-[![Version](https://img.shields.io/badge/rustc-1.54+-ab6000.svg)](https://blog.rust-lang.org/2021/05/06/Rust-1.54.0.html)
+![Version](https://img.shields.io/badge/rustc-1.56+-ab6000.svg)
 ![License](https://img.shields.io/crates/l/actix-web-codegen.svg)
 <br />
 [![dependency status](https://deps.rs/crate/actix-web-codegen/4.0.0/status.svg)](https://deps.rs/crate/actix-web-codegen/4.0.0)
diff --git a/actix-web-codegen/tests/trybuild.rs b/actix-web-codegen/tests/trybuild.rs
index b2d9ce186c9..13eb84559bb 100644
--- a/actix-web-codegen/tests/trybuild.rs
+++ b/actix-web-codegen/tests/trybuild.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#[rustversion::stable(1.54)] // MSRV
+#[rustversion::stable(1.56)] // MSRV
 #[test]
 fn compile_macros() {
     let t = trybuild::TestCases::new();
diff --git a/actix-web/CHANGES.md b/actix-web/CHANGES.md
index cb82ef653c9..7ae1d2acccd 100644
--- a/actix-web/CHANGES.md
+++ b/actix-web/CHANGES.md
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
 - Add `ServiceConfig::default_service()`. [#2338] [#2743]
 - Implement `ResponseError` for `std::convert::Infallible`
 
+### Changed
+- Minimum supported Rust version (MSRV) is now 1.56.
+
 ### Fixed
 - Clear connection-level data on `HttpRequest` drop. [#2742]
 
diff --git a/actix-web/README.md b/actix-web/README.md
index 957fb47b861..1eaaa2049d6 100644
--- a/actix-web/README.md
+++ b/actix-web/README.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 [![crates.io](https://img.shields.io/crates/v/actix-web?label=latest)](https://crates.io/crates/actix-web)
 [![Documentation](https://docs.rs/actix-web/badge.svg?version=4.0.1)](https://docs.rs/actix-web/4.0.1)
-![MSRV](https://img.shields.io/badge/rustc-1.54+-ab6000.svg)
+![MSRV](https://img.shields.io/badge/rustc-1.56+-ab6000.svg)
 ![MIT or Apache 2.0 licensed](https://img.shields.io/crates/l/actix-web.svg)
 [![Dependency Status](https://deps.rs/crate/actix-web/4.0.1/status.svg)](https://deps.rs/crate/actix-web/4.0.1)
 <br />
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 - SSL support using OpenSSL or Rustls
 - Middlewares ([Logger, Session, CORS, etc](https://actix.rs/docs/middleware/))
 - Integrates with the [`awc` HTTP client](https://docs.rs/awc/)
-- Runs on stable Rust 1.54+
+- Runs on stable Rust 1.56+
 
 ## Documentation
 
diff --git a/awc/CHANGES.md b/awc/CHANGES.md
index ebc0dbe61fe..bded1e30809 100644
--- a/awc/CHANGES.md
+++ b/awc/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # Changes
 
 ## Unreleased - 2021-xx-xx
+### Changed
+- Minimum supported Rust version (MSRV) is now 1.56.
 
 
 ## 3.0.0 - 2022-03-07
diff --git a/clippy.toml b/clippy.toml
index ece14b8d290..62ca7423409 100644
--- a/clippy.toml
+++ b/clippy.toml
@@ -1 +1 @@
-msrv = "1.54"
+msrv = "1.56"