diff --git a/.clippy.toml b/.clippy.toml
index 97dd653d334..00d5361d709 100644
--- a/.clippy.toml
+++ b/.clippy.toml
@@ -1 +1 @@
-msrv = "1.56.0"  # MSRV
+msrv = "1.56.1"  # MSRV
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index d6bfc8af2e2..5e60a0468b2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ jobs:
         build: [msrv, wasm, wasm-wasi, debug, release]
         include:
           - build: msrv
-            rust: 1.56.0  # MSRV
+            rust: 1.56.1  # MSRV
             target: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
             features: full
           - build: wasm
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Install Rust
       uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
       with:
-        toolchain: 1.56.0  # MSRV
+        toolchain: 1.56.1  # MSRV
         profile: minimal
         override: true
     - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v1
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Install Rust
       uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
       with:
-        toolchain: 1.56.0  # MSRV
+        toolchain: 1.56.1  # MSRV
         profile: minimal
         override: true
         components: clippy
diff --git a/.github/workflows/rust-next.yml b/.github/workflows/rust-next.yml
index 4a67ac6bd40..78482bed49a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rust-next.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rust-next.yml
@@ -92,9 +92,9 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         rust:
-        - 1.56.0  # MSRV
+        - 1.56.1  # MSRV
         - stable
-    continue-on-error: ${{ matrix.rust != '1.56.0' }}  # MSRV
+    continue-on-error: ${{ matrix.rust != '1.56.1' }}  # MSRV
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
     - name: Checkout repository
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index bf10b99c7b6..a85715fe747 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ keywords = [
 ]
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 edition = "2021"
-rust-version = "1.56.0"  # MSRV
+rust-version = "1.56.1"  # MSRV
 include = [
   "build.rs",
   "src/**/*",
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 56130fc99f1..c1f2a203dea 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ ifneq (${TOOLCHAIN_TARGET},)
   ARGS+=--target ${TOOLCHAIN_TARGET}
 endif
 
-MSRV?=1.56.0
+MSRV?=1.56.1
 
 _FEATURES = minimal default wasm full debug release
 _FEATURES_minimal = --no-default-features --features "std"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 48b7a3cbdd6..420baeff37a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ OPTIONS:
   - Leverage feature flags to keep to one active branch
   - Being under [WG-CLI](https://github.com/rust-cli/team/) to increase the bus factor
 - We follow semver and will wait about 6-9 months between major breaking changes
-- We will support the last two minor Rust releases (MSRV, currently 1.56.0)
+- We will support the last two minor Rust releases (MSRV, currently 1.56.1)
 
 While these aspirations can be at odds with fast build times and low binary
 size, we will still strive to keep these reasonable for the flexibility you
diff --git a/clap_bench/Cargo.toml b/clap_bench/Cargo.toml
index f1c2fc9f454..f0009342732 100644
--- a/clap_bench/Cargo.toml
+++ b/clap_bench/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ version = "0.0.0"
 description = "Benchmarks for clap"
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 edition = "2021"
-rust-version = "1.56.0"  # MSRV
+rust-version = "1.56.1"  # MSRV
 publish = false
 
 [package.metadata.release]
diff --git a/clap_complete/Cargo.toml b/clap_complete/Cargo.toml
index 6053ddffa10..5f980f22048 100644
--- a/clap_complete/Cargo.toml
+++ b/clap_complete/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ keywords = [
 ]
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 edition = "2021"
-rust-version = "1.56.0"  # MSRV
+rust-version = "1.56.1"  # MSRV
 include = [
   "build.rs",
   "src/**/*",
diff --git a/clap_complete_fig/Cargo.toml b/clap_complete_fig/Cargo.toml
index 6cd27c9d26a..6a206f3e0be 100644
--- a/clap_complete_fig/Cargo.toml
+++ b/clap_complete_fig/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ keywords = [
 ]
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 edition = "2021"
-rust-version = "1.56.0"  # MSRV
+rust-version = "1.56.1"  # MSRV
 include = [
   "build.rs",
   "src/**/*",
diff --git a/clap_derive/Cargo.toml b/clap_derive/Cargo.toml
index 6b11de3b79a..b77a16bcc96 100644
--- a/clap_derive/Cargo.toml
+++ b/clap_derive/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ keywords = [
 ]
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 edition = "2021"
-rust-version = "1.56.0"  # MSRV
+rust-version = "1.56.1"  # MSRV
 include = [
   "build.rs",
   "src/**/*",
diff --git a/clap_lex/Cargo.toml b/clap_lex/Cargo.toml
index 08ff5df5a0f..95492b9185a 100644
--- a/clap_lex/Cargo.toml
+++ b/clap_lex/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ keywords = [
 ]
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 edition = "2021"
-rust-version = "1.56.0"  # MSRV
+rust-version = "1.56.1"  # MSRV
 include = [
   "build.rs",
   "src/**/*",
diff --git a/clap_mangen/Cargo.toml b/clap_mangen/Cargo.toml
index 137b27cddbe..1026aa3168b 100644
--- a/clap_mangen/Cargo.toml
+++ b/clap_mangen/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ keywords = [
 ]
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 edition = "2021"
-rust-version = "1.56.0"  # MSRV
+rust-version = "1.56.1"  # MSRV
 include = [
   "build.rs",
   "src/**/*",