diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index bead90a..10d4335 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
         strategy:
             fail-fast: false
             matrix:
-                rust: ["stable", "beta", "nightly", "1.79"] # MSRV
+                rust: ["stable", "beta", "nightly", "1.81"] # MSRV
                 flags: ["--no-default-features", "", "--all-features"]
         steps:
             - uses: actions/checkout@v3
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
             - name: build
               run: cargo build --workspace ${{ matrix.flags }}
             - name: test
-              if: ${{ matrix.rust != '1.79' }} # MSRV
+              if: ${{ matrix.rust != '1.81' }} # MSRV
               run: cargo test --workspace ${{ matrix.flags }}
 
     miri:
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index da3797f..ebd9f2b 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Fast Merkle-Patricia Trie (MPT) state root calculator
 and proof generator for prefix-sorted nibbles
 """
 edition = "2021"
-rust-version = "1.79"
+rust-version = "1.81"
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 categories = ["data-structures", "no-std"]
 keywords = ["nibbles", "trie", "mpt", "merkle", "ethereum"]
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@ repository = "https://github.com/alloy-rs/trie"
 exclude = [".github/", "deny.toml", "release.toml", "rustfmt.toml"]
 
 [dependencies]
-alloy-primitives = { version = "0.8.5", default-features = false, features = [
+alloy-primitives = { version = "0.8.14", default-features = false, features = [
     "rlp",
     "map",
 ] }
-alloy-rlp = { version = "0.3.8", default-features = false, features = [
+alloy-rlp = { version = "0.3.9", default-features = false, features = [
     "derive",
     "arrayvec",
 ] }
diff --git a/clippy.toml b/clippy.toml
index f1acf4b..8c0bc00 100644
--- a/clippy.toml
+++ b/clippy.toml
@@ -1 +1 @@
-msrv = "1.79"
+msrv = "1.81"