diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux.yml b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
index 5b0b582d..f0602b53 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         version:
-          - 1.42.0 # MSRV
+          - 1.45.0 # MSRV
           - stable
           - nightly
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d2a899fd..898165c5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <p>
 
 [![Build Status](https://github.com/ntex-rs/ntex-extras/workflows/CI%20(Linux)/badge.svg)](https://travis-ci.org/ntex-rs/ntex) 
-[![Version](https://img.shields.io/badge/rustc-1.42+-lightgray.svg)](https://blog.rust-lang.org/2020/03/12/Rust-1.42.html) 
+[![Version](https://img.shields.io/badge/rustc-1.45+-lightgray.svg)](https://blog.rust-lang.org/2020/03/12/Rust-1.45.html) 
 [![codecov](https://codecov.io/gh/ntex-rs/ntex-extras/branch/master/graph/badge.svg)](https://codecov.io/gh/ntex-rs/ntex-extras) 
 
   </p>