diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c3f6575e..bc90c204 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
-# Serde   [![Build Status]][actions] [![Latest Version]][crates.io] [![serde: rustc 1.13+]][Rust 1.13] [![serde_derive: rustc 1.31+]][Rust 1.31]
+# Serde   [![Build Status]][actions] [![Latest Version]][crates.io] [![serde: rustc 1.19+]][Rust 1.19] [![serde_derive: rustc 1.31+]][Rust 1.31]
 
 [Build Status]: https://img.shields.io/github/actions/workflow/status/serde-rs/serde/ci.yml?branch=master
 [actions]: https://github.com/serde-rs/serde/actions?query=branch%3Amaster
 [Latest Version]: https://img.shields.io/crates/v/serde.svg
 [crates.io]: https://crates.io/crates/serde
-[serde: rustc 1.13+]: https://img.shields.io/badge/serde-rustc_1.13+-lightgray.svg
+[serde: rustc 1.19+]: https://img.shields.io/badge/serde-rustc_1.19+-lightgray.svg
 [serde_derive: rustc 1.31+]: https://img.shields.io/badge/serde_derive-rustc_1.31+-lightgray.svg
-[Rust 1.13]: https://blog.rust-lang.org/2016/11/10/Rust-1.13.html
+[Rust 1.19]: https://blog.rust-lang.org/2017/07/20/Rust-1.19.html
 [Rust 1.31]: https://blog.rust-lang.org/2018/12/06/Rust-1.31-and-rust-2018.html
 
 **Serde is a framework for *ser*ializing and *de*serializing Rust data structures efficiently and generically.**
diff --git a/serde/Cargo.toml b/serde/Cargo.toml
index 9c3bc58e..976fb542 100644
--- a/serde/Cargo.toml
+++ b/serde/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ keywords = ["serde", "serialization", "no_std"]
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 readme = "crates-io.md"
 repository = "https://github.com/serde-rs/serde"
-rust-version = "1.13"
+rust-version = "1.19"
 
 [dependencies]
 serde_derive = { version = "=1.0.152", optional = true, path = "../serde_derive" }
diff --git a/serde_test/Cargo.toml b/serde_test/Cargo.toml
index 6512723c..9a0e36a9 100644
--- a/serde_test/Cargo.toml
+++ b/serde_test/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ keywords = ["serde", "serialization", "testing", "dev-dependencies"]
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 readme = "crates-io.md"
 repository = "https://github.com/serde-rs/serde"
-rust-version = "1.13"
+rust-version = "1.19"
 
 [dependencies]
 serde = { version = "1.0.60", path = "../serde" }