diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 85ef19221b..1ff2f39df7 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2277,7 +2277,7 @@ fi
     cargo_version_output=$($CARGO --version)
     cargo_version=$(echo "$cargo_version_output" | sed 's/^.*[[^0-9]]\([[0-9]]*\.[[0-9]]*\.[[0-9]]*\).*$/\1/')
 
-    MIN_RUSTC_VERSION="1.58.1" # MSRV
+    MIN_RUSTC_VERSION="1.63.0" # MSRV
     AC_MSG_CHECKING(for Rust version $MIN_RUSTC_VERSION or newer)
     AS_VERSION_COMPARE([$rustc_version], [$MIN_RUSTC_VERSION],
         [