diff --git a/rust-toolchain.toml b/rust-toolchain.toml
index 0487962..690cb44 100644
--- a/rust-toolchain.toml
+++ b/rust-toolchain.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # A new compiler release can break the build even without code changes,
 # so we upgrade this deliberately. The "Update Rust toolchain" workflow
 # (.github/workflows/update-rust.yaml) opens a PR when a newer stable is out.
-channel = "1.97.1"
+channel = "1.98.0"
 profile = "minimal"
 components = ["clippy", "rustfmt"]
 targets = ["wasm32-wasip1", "wasm32-unknown-unknown"]