diff --git a/.github/workflows/rust.yml b/.github/workflows/rust.yml
index 59f3649..843dd18 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rust.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rust.yml
@@ -86,6 +86,10 @@ jobs:
             os: ubuntu-latest
             rust: stable
             target: riscv64gc-unknown-linux-gnu
+          # msrv
+          - build: msrv
+            os: ubuntu-latest
+            rust: 1.34.2
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index a44973a..e538c8e 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ license = "MIT"
 keywords = ["unsafe", "pointer", "bitpacking", "provenance", "tagging"]
 categories = ["data-structures", "memory-management", "no-std"]
 include = ["Cargo.toml", "LICENSE", "src", "README.md"]
-rust-version = "1.31.1"
+rust-version = "1.34.2"
 
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f511b36..0470f1f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -96,4 +96,5 @@ fn main() {
 ```
 
 # MSRV-Policy
-`stuff`s current MSRV is `1.31.1`, and this version will not get raised unless absolutely necessary.
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+`stuff`s current MSRV is `1.34.2`. This version *can* get increased in a non-breaking change, but such changes
+are avoided unless necessary. Features requiring a newer Rust version might get gated behind optional features in the futurey.
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