diff --git a/bindings/wasm/rust-toolchain.toml b/bindings/wasm/rust-toolchain.toml
index 825d39b571..eb46cc977d 100644
--- a/bindings/wasm/rust-toolchain.toml
+++ b/bindings/wasm/rust-toolchain.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 [toolchain]
-channel = "stable"
+# @itsyaasir - Update to latest stable version when wasm-bindgen is updated
+channel = "1.81"
 components = ["rustfmt"]
 targets = ["wasm32-unknown-unknown"]
 profile = "minimal"
diff --git a/identity_credential/src/revocation/status_list_2021/entry.rs b/identity_credential/src/revocation/status_list_2021/entry.rs
index 7eecf2f28e..92415d06b7 100644
--- a/identity_credential/src/revocation/status_list_2021/entry.rs
+++ b/identity_credential/src/revocation/status_list_2021/entry.rs
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@ where
     .map(ToOwned::to_owned)
 }
 
+/// Serialize usize as string.
+fn serialize_number_as_string<S>(value: &usize, serializer: S) -> Result<S::Ok, S::Error>
+where
+  S: serde::Serializer,
+{
+  serializer.serialize_str(&value.to_string())
+}
+
 /// [StatusList2021Entry](https://www.w3.org/TR/2023/WD-vc-status-list-20230427/#statuslist2021entry) implementation.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, Hash, Eq, PartialEq)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
@@ -45,7 +53,10 @@ pub struct StatusList2021Entry {
   #[serde(rename = "type", deserialize_with = "deserialize_status_entry_type")]
   type_: String,
   status_purpose: StatusPurpose,
-  #[serde(deserialize_with = "serde_aux::prelude::deserialize_number_from_string")]
+  #[serde(
+    deserialize_with = "serde_aux::prelude::deserialize_number_from_string",
+    serialize_with = "serialize_number_as_string"
+  )]
   status_list_index: usize,
   status_list_credential: Url,
 }
@@ -142,4 +153,13 @@ mod tests {
     });
     serde_json::from_value::<StatusList2021Entry>(status).expect("wrong type");
   }
+
+  #[test]
+  fn test_status_list_index_serialization() {
+    let base_url = Url::parse("https://example.com/credentials/status/3").unwrap();
+
+    let entry1 = StatusList2021Entry::new(base_url.clone(), StatusPurpose::Revocation, 94567, None);
+    let json1 = serde_json::to_value(&entry1).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(json1["statusListIndex"], "94567");
+  }
 }