diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 892382e..a570d17 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,10 @@ on:
 env:
   NODE_VERSION: "20"
   PNPM_VERSION: "9.15.4"
-  RUST_TOOLCHAIN: "1.83"
+  # 1.85 is the floor: dependencies now ship edition 2024, which older
+  # Cargo refuses to even parse. Keep this in step with the toolchain
+  # pinned in apps/daemon/Dockerfile.
+  RUST_TOOLCHAIN: "1.97"
 
 jobs:
   # --- Lint + TypeScript Check ---
diff --git a/apps/daemon/Dockerfile b/apps/daemon/Dockerfile
index 189dc8c..47f6fd2 100644
--- a/apps/daemon/Dockerfile
+++ b/apps/daemon/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM rust:1.83-bookworm AS build
+FROM rust:1.97-bookworm AS build
 
 # Install protoc
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y protobuf-compiler && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*