diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 855420e29c..1d1c9513ce 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -134,3 +134,22 @@ jobs:
       - name: doc tests io-uring
         run: |
           sudo bash -c "ulimit -Sl 512 && ulimit -Hl 512 && PATH=$PATH:/usr/share/rust/.cargo/bin && RUSTUP_TOOLCHAIN=nightly cargo ci-doctest"
+
+  minimal-versions:
+    name: minimal versions
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Install Rust (nightly)
+        uses: actions-rust-lang/setup-rust-toolchain@v1.5.0
+        with:
+          toolchain: nightly
+
+      - name: Install cargo-hack & cargo-minimal-versions
+        uses: taiki-e/install-action@v2.21.2
+        with:
+          tool: cargo-hack,cargo-minimal-versions
+
+      - name: Check With Minimal Versions
+        run: cargo minimal-versions check
diff --git a/actix-macros/Cargo.toml b/actix-macros/Cargo.toml
index 39f021e7b0..e5ff0784b7 100644
--- a/actix-macros/Cargo.toml
+++ b/actix-macros/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,11 +13,6 @@ license.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
 rust-version.workspace = true
 
-[package.metadata.cargo-machete]
-ignored = [
-    "proc_macro2", # specified for minimal versions compat
-]
-
 [lib]
 proc-macro = true
 
@@ -25,9 +20,6 @@ proc-macro = true
 quote = "1"
 syn = { version = "2", features = ["full"] }
 
-# minimal versions compat
-proc-macro2 = "1.0.60"
-
 [dev-dependencies]
 actix-rt = "2"