diff --git a/.github/workflows/cargo.yml b/.github/workflows/cargo.yml
index e63445b67e..fcbb9beffe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cargo.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cargo.yml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@master
         with:
           components: cargo
-          toolchain: 1.68.0  # CURRENT DEVELOPMENT RUST TOOLCHAIN
+          toolchain: 1.69.0  # CURRENT DEVELOPMENT RUST TOOLCHAIN
       - name: Check out ci repo
         run: git clone https://github.com/stratis-storage/ci.git
       - name: Run comparisons of version specs with available Fedora packages
diff --git a/.github/workflows/fedora.yml b/.github/workflows/fedora.yml
index dd2fa20dcc..7e59f589ae 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/fedora.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/fedora.yml
@@ -34,33 +34,33 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         include:
           - task: make -f Makefile clippy
-            toolchain: 1.68.0  # CURRENT DEVELOPMENT RUST TOOLCHAIN
+            toolchain: 1.69.0  # CURRENT DEVELOPMENT RUST TOOLCHAIN
             components: clippy
           - task: PROFILEDIR=debug make -f Makefile build
-            toolchain: 1.68.0  # CURRENT DEVELOPMENT RUST TOOLCHAIN
+            toolchain: 1.69.0  # CURRENT DEVELOPMENT RUST TOOLCHAIN
             components: cargo
           - task: PROFILEDIR=debug make -f Makefile build-min
-            toolchain: 1.68.0  # CURRENT DEVELOPMENT RUST TOOLCHAIN
+            toolchain: 1.69.0  # CURRENT DEVELOPMENT RUST TOOLCHAIN
             components: cargo
           - task: PROFILEDIR=debug make -f Makefile stratis-dumpmetadata
-            toolchain: 1.68.0  # CURRENT DEVELOPMENT RUST TOOLCHAIN
+            toolchain: 1.69.0  # CURRENT DEVELOPMENT RUST TOOLCHAIN
             components: cargo
           - task: make -f Makefile docs-travis
-            toolchain: 1.68.0  # CURRENT DEVELOPMENT RUST TOOLCHAIN
+            toolchain: 1.69.0  # CURRENT DEVELOPMENT RUST TOOLCHAIN
             components: cargo
           - task: make -f Makefile test
-            toolchain: 1.68.0  # CURRENT DEVELOPMENT RUST TOOLCHAIN
+            toolchain: 1.69.0  # CURRENT DEVELOPMENT RUST TOOLCHAIN
             components: cargo
           - task: >-
               TANG_URL=localhost
               make -f Makefile test-clevis-loop-should-fail
-            toolchain: 1.68.0  # CURRENT DEVELOPMENT RUST TOOLCHAIN
+            toolchain: 1.69.0  # CURRENT DEVELOPMENT RUST TOOLCHAIN
             components: cargo
           - task: make -f Makefile build
-            toolchain: 1.68.0  # CURRENT DEVELOPMENT RUST TOOLCHAIN
+            toolchain: 1.69.0  # CURRENT DEVELOPMENT RUST TOOLCHAIN
             components: cargo
           - task: make -f Makefile build-min
-            toolchain: 1.68.0  # CURRENT DEVELOPMENT RUST TOOLCHAIN
+            toolchain: 1.69.0  # CURRENT DEVELOPMENT RUST TOOLCHAIN
             components: cargo
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     container:
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         include:
           - task: RUST_LOG=stratisd=debug make -f Makefile test-loop
-            toolchain: 1.68.0  # CURRENT DEVELOPMENT RUST TOOLCHAIN
+            toolchain: 1.69.0  # CURRENT DEVELOPMENT RUST TOOLCHAIN
             components: cargo
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     container:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index affe259dad..a198b4bcee 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         include:
           - task: make -f Makefile fmt-travis
-            toolchain: 1.68.0  # CURRENT DEVELOPMENT RUST TOOLCHAIN
+            toolchain: 1.69.0  # CURRENT DEVELOPMENT RUST TOOLCHAIN
             components: rustfmt
           - task: make -f Makefile check-typos
-            toolchain: 1.68.0  # CURRENT DEVELOPMENT RUST TOOLCHAIN
+            toolchain: 1.69.0  # CURRENT DEVELOPMENT RUST TOOLCHAIN
             components: cargo
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     container:
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ jobs:
               TANG_URL=tang
               RUST_LOG=stratisd=debug
               make -f Makefile test-clevis-loop
-            toolchain: 1.68.0  # CURRENT DEVELOPMENT RUST TOOLCHAIN
+            toolchain: 1.69.0  # CURRENT DEVELOPMENT RUST TOOLCHAIN
             components: cargo
             image: fedora:37  # CURRENT DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@master
         with:
           components: cargo
-          toolchain: 1.68.0  # CURRENT DEVELOPMENT RUST TOOLCHAIN
+          toolchain: 1.69.0  # CURRENT DEVELOPMENT RUST TOOLCHAIN
       - name: Run stratisd-min cli tests
         run: make test-stratisd-min
       - name: Run stratis-min cli tests
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@master
         with:
           components: cargo
-          toolchain: 1.68.0  # CURRENT DEVELOPMENT RUST TOOLCHAIN
+          toolchain: 1.69.0  # CURRENT DEVELOPMENT RUST TOOLCHAIN
       - name: Check out ci repo
         run: git clone https://github.com/stratis-storage/ci.git
       - name: Run ${{ matrix.task }}
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@master
         with:
           components: cargo
-          toolchain: 1.68.0  # CURRENT DEVELOPMENT RUST TOOLCHAIN
+          toolchain: 1.69.0  # CURRENT DEVELOPMENT RUST TOOLCHAIN
       - name: Build stratisd
         run: PROFILEDIR=debug make -f Makefile build-all
       - name: Install stratisd
diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
index d9841497ed..bf00566e83 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         include:
           - task: cargo package
-            toolchain: 1.68.0  # CURRENT DEVELOPMENT RUST TOOLCHAIN
+            toolchain: 1.69.0  # CURRENT DEVELOPMENT RUST TOOLCHAIN
             components: cargo
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     container:
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@master
         with:
           components: cargo, clippy
-          toolchain: 1.68.0  # CURRENT DEVELOPMENT RUST TOOLCHAIN
+          toolchain: 1.69.0  # CURRENT DEVELOPMENT RUST TOOLCHAIN
       - name: Run cargo-update
         run: cargo update
       - name: Run cargo-clippy
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         include:
           - task: make -f Makefile audit
-            toolchain: 1.68.0  # CURRENT DEVELOPMENT RUST TOOLCHAIN
+            toolchain: 1.69.0  # CURRENT DEVELOPMENT RUST TOOLCHAIN
             components: cargo
           # Allowed because a failure may occur after a new Rust stable
           # version is released.
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@master
         with:
           components: cargo
-          toolchain: 1.68.0  # CURRENT DEVELOPMENT RUST TOOLCHAIN
+          toolchain: 1.69.0  # CURRENT DEVELOPMENT RUST TOOLCHAIN
       - name: Check out ci repo
         run: git clone https://github.com/stratis-storage/ci.git
       - name: Run comparisons of version specs with available Fedora packages
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@master
         with:
           components: cargo
-          toolchain: 1.68.0  # CURRENT DEVELOPMENT RUST TOOLCHAIN
+          toolchain: 1.69.0  # CURRENT DEVELOPMENT RUST TOOLCHAIN
       - name: Build stratisd
         run: PROFILEDIR=debug make -f Makefile build-all
       - name: Install stratisd
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         include:
-          - toolchain: 1.68.0  # CURRENT DEVELOPMENT RUST TOOLCHAIN
+          - toolchain: 1.69.0  # CURRENT DEVELOPMENT RUST TOOLCHAIN
           - toolchain: 1.66.1  # LOWEST SUPPORTED RUST TOOLCHAIN
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/python.yml b/.github/workflows/python.yml
index 6d8b8b8a6c..06e6c49e54 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         include:
           # MANDATORY CHECKS USING CURRENT DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT
-          - toolchain: 1.68.0  # CURRENT DEVELOPMENT RUST TOOLCHAIN
+          - toolchain: 1.69.0  # CURRENT DEVELOPMENT RUST TOOLCHAIN
           # MANDATORY CHECKS USING LOWEST SUPPORTED ENVIRONMENT PROXY
           - toolchain: 1.66.1  # LOWEST SUPPORTED RUST TOOLCHAIN
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@master
         with:
           components: cargo
-          toolchain: 1.68.0  # CURRENT DEVELOPMENT RUST TOOLCHAIN
+          toolchain: 1.69.0  # CURRENT DEVELOPMENT RUST TOOLCHAIN
       - name: Build stratisd
         run: PROFILEDIR=debug make -f Makefile build-all
       - name: Install stratisd
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ubuntu.yml b/.github/workflows/ubuntu.yml
index 04a62b6d8e..025f45eaf1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ubuntu.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ubuntu.yml
@@ -34,28 +34,28 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         include:
           - task: make -f Makefile clippy
-            toolchain: 1.68.0  # CURRENT DEVELOPMENT RUST TOOLCHAIN
+            toolchain: 1.69.0  # CURRENT DEVELOPMENT RUST TOOLCHAIN
             components: clippy
           - task: PROFILEDIR=debug make -f Makefile build
-            toolchain: 1.68.0  # CURRENT DEVELOPMENT RUST TOOLCHAIN
+            toolchain: 1.69.0  # CURRENT DEVELOPMENT RUST TOOLCHAIN
             components: cargo
           - task: PROFILEDIR=debug make -f Makefile build-min
-            toolchain: 1.68.0  # CURRENT DEVELOPMENT RUST TOOLCHAIN
+            toolchain: 1.69.0  # CURRENT DEVELOPMENT RUST TOOLCHAIN
             components: cargo
           - task: PROFILEDIR=debug make -f Makefile stratis-dumpmetadata
-            toolchain: 1.68.0  # CURRENT DEVELOPMENT RUST TOOLCHAIN
+            toolchain: 1.69.0  # CURRENT DEVELOPMENT RUST TOOLCHAIN
             components: cargo
           - task: make -f Makefile docs-travis
-            toolchain: 1.68.0  # CURRENT DEVELOPMENT RUST TOOLCHAIN
+            toolchain: 1.69.0  # CURRENT DEVELOPMENT RUST TOOLCHAIN
             components: cargo
           - task: make -f Makefile test
-            toolchain: 1.68.0  # CURRENT DEVELOPMENT RUST TOOLCHAIN
+            toolchain: 1.69.0  # CURRENT DEVELOPMENT RUST TOOLCHAIN
             components: cargo
           - task: make -f Makefile build
-            toolchain: 1.68.0  # CURRENT DEVELOPMENT RUST TOOLCHAIN
+            toolchain: 1.69.0  # CURRENT DEVELOPMENT RUST TOOLCHAIN
             components: cargo
           - task: make -f Makefile build-min
-            toolchain: 1.68.0  # CURRENT DEVELOPMENT RUST TOOLCHAIN
+            toolchain: 1.69.0  # CURRENT DEVELOPMENT RUST TOOLCHAIN
             components: cargo
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     container:
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         include:
           - task: RUST_LOG=stratisd=debug make -f Makefile test-loop
-            toolchain: 1.68.0  # CURRENT DEVELOPMENT RUST TOOLCHAIN
+            toolchain: 1.69.0  # CURRENT DEVELOPMENT RUST TOOLCHAIN
             components: cargo
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     container:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/valgrind.yml b/.github/workflows/valgrind.yml
index 1c876dac01..b95ab76530 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/valgrind.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/valgrind.yml
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         include:
           - task: make -f Makefile test-valgrind
-            toolchain: 1.68.0  # CURRENT DEVELOPMENT RUST TOOLCHAIN
+            toolchain: 1.69.0  # CURRENT DEVELOPMENT RUST TOOLCHAIN
             components: cargo
           - task: >-
               TANG_URL=localhost
               make -f Makefile test-clevis-loop-should-fail-valgrind
-            toolchain: 1.68.0  # CURRENT DEVELOPMENT RUST TOOLCHAIN
+            toolchain: 1.69.0  # CURRENT DEVELOPMENT RUST TOOLCHAIN
             components: cargo
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     container:
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         include:
           - task: RUST_LOG=stratisd=debug make -f Makefile test-loop-valgrind
-            toolchain: 1.68.0  # CURRENT DEVELOPMENT RUST TOOLCHAIN
+            toolchain: 1.69.0  # CURRENT DEVELOPMENT RUST TOOLCHAIN
             components: cargo
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     container:
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ jobs:
               TANG_URL=tang
               RUST_LOG=stratisd=debug
               make -f Makefile test-clevis-loop-valgrind
-            toolchain: 1.68.0  # CURRENT DEVELOPMENT RUST TOOLCHAIN
+            toolchain: 1.69.0  # CURRENT DEVELOPMENT RUST TOOLCHAIN
             components: cargo
             image: fedora:37  # CURRENT DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         include:
           # MANDATORY CHECKS USING CURRENT DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT
-          - toolchain: 1.68.0  # CURRENT DEVELOPMENT RUST TOOLCHAIN
+          - toolchain: 1.69.0  # CURRENT DEVELOPMENT RUST TOOLCHAIN
           # MANDATORY CHECKS USING LOWEST SUPPORTED ENVIRONMENT PROXY
           - toolchain: 1.66.1  # LOWEST SUPPORTED RUST TOOLCHAIN
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@master
         with:
           components: cargo
-          toolchain: 1.68.0  # CURRENT DEVELOPMENT RUST TOOLCHAIN
+          toolchain: 1.69.0  # CURRENT DEVELOPMENT RUST TOOLCHAIN
       - name: Build stratisd
         run: PROFILEDIR=debug make -f Makefile build-all
       - name: Install stratisd
diff --git a/.github/workflows/weekly.yml b/.github/workflows/weekly.yml
index c63fd00374..5c6311d2e1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/weekly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/weekly.yml
@@ -99,6 +99,6 @@ jobs:
       - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@master
         with:
           components: cargo
-          toolchain: 1.68.0  # CURRENT DEVELOPMENT RUST TOOLCHAIN
+          toolchain: 1.69.0  # CURRENT DEVELOPMENT RUST TOOLCHAIN
       - name: Run audit task on ${{ matrix.tag }}
         run: make -f Makefile audit