diff --git a/versions.yaml b/versions.yaml
index 21590af1c719..0ca54aa6ee2c 100644
--- a/versions.yaml
+++ b/versions.yaml
@@ -379,12 +379,12 @@ languages:
   rust:
     description: "Rust language"
     notes: "'version' is the default minimum version used by this project."
-    version: "1.75.0"
+    version: "1.80.0"
     meta:
       description: |
         'newest-version' is the latest version known to work when
         building Kata
-      newest-version: "1.75.0"
+      newest-version: "1.80.0"
 
   golangci-lint:
     description: "golangci-lint"