diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 731d99af3..f60449aac 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -95,17 +95,19 @@ jobs:
       - run: cd serde && cargo build
 
   derive:
-    name: Rust 1.56.0
+    name: Rust 1.61.0
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 45
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@1.56.0
-      - run: sed -i '/"test_suite"/d' Cargo.toml
+      - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@1.61.0
+      - run: |
+          sed -i 's/proc-macro2 = { workspace = true/proc-macro2 = { version = "1"/' serde_derive*/Cargo.toml
+          sed -i 's/quote = { workspace = true/quote = { version = "1"/' serde_derive*/Cargo.toml
+          sed -i 's/syn = { workspace = true/syn = { version = "2"/' serde_derive*/Cargo.toml
       - run: cd serde && cargo check --no-default-features
       - run: cd serde && cargo check
       - run: cd serde_derive && cargo check
-        continue-on-error: true  # FIXME
 
   alloc:
     name: Rust 1.36.0
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 31292944a..e3da0cbc8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Serde   [![Build Status]][actions] [![Latest Version]][crates.io] [![serde msrv]][Rust 1.31] [![serde_derive msrv]][Rust 1.56]
+# Serde   [![Build Status]][actions] [![Latest Version]][crates.io] [![serde msrv]][Rust 1.31] [![serde_derive msrv]][Rust 1.61]
 
 [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
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 [serde msrv]: https://img.shields.io/crates/msrv/serde.svg?label=serde%20msrv&color=lightgray
 [serde_derive msrv]: https://img.shields.io/crates/msrv/serde_derive.svg?label=serde_derive%20msrv&color=lightgray
 [Rust 1.31]: https://blog.rust-lang.org/2018/12/06/Rust-1.31-and-rust-2018.html
-[Rust 1.56]: https://blog.rust-lang.org/2021/10/21/Rust-1.56.0.html
+[Rust 1.61]: https://blog.rust-lang.org/2022/05/19/Rust-1.61.0.html
 
 **Serde is a framework for *ser*ializing and *de*serializing Rust data structures efficiently and generically.**
 
diff --git a/serde/build.rs b/serde/build.rs
index 8a4f7257c..d7ab56562 100644
--- a/serde/build.rs
+++ b/serde/build.rs
@@ -50,11 +50,6 @@ fn main() {
         println!("cargo:rustc-cfg=no_float_copysign");
     }
 
-    // Current minimum supported version of serde_derive crate is Rust 1.56.
-    if minor < 56 {
-        println!("cargo:rustc-cfg=no_serde_derive");
-    }
-
     // Support for #[cfg(target_has_atomic = "...")] stabilized in Rust 1.60.
     if minor < 60 {
         println!("cargo:rustc-cfg=no_target_has_atomic");
@@ -76,6 +71,11 @@ fn main() {
         }
     }
 
+    // Current minimum supported version of serde_derive crate is Rust 1.61.
+    if minor < 61 {
+        println!("cargo:rustc-cfg=no_serde_derive");
+    }
+
     // Support for core::ffi::CStr and alloc::ffi::CString stabilized in Rust 1.64.
     // https://blog.rust-lang.org/2022/09/22/Rust-1.64.0.html#c-compatible-ffi-types-in-core-and-alloc
     if minor < 64 {
diff --git a/serde_derive/Cargo.toml b/serde_derive/Cargo.toml
index d6e5c24e6..6bb1e3157 100644
--- a/serde_derive/Cargo.toml
+++ b/serde_derive/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ keywords = ["serde", "serialization", "no_std", "derive"]
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 readme = "crates-io.md"
 repository = "https://github.com/serde-rs/serde"
-rust-version = "1.56"
+rust-version = "1.61"
 
 [features]
 default = []
diff --git a/serde_derive_internals/Cargo.toml b/serde_derive_internals/Cargo.toml
index bf99c1399..efd6df58c 100644
--- a/serde_derive_internals/Cargo.toml
+++ b/serde_derive_internals/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ homepage = "https://serde.rs"
 keywords = ["serde", "serialization"]
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 repository = "https://github.com/serde-rs/serde"
-rust-version = "1.56"
+rust-version = "1.61"
 
 [lib]
 path = "lib.rs"