diff --git a/packages/rust/rust/package.mk b/packages/rust/rust/package.mk
index 4b67bbb68d..50593e45f5 100644
--- a/packages/rust/rust/package.mk
+++ b/packages/rust/rust/package.mk
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2017-present Team LibreELEC (https://libreelec.tv)
 
 PKG_NAME="rust"
-PKG_VERSION="1.78.0"
-PKG_SHA256="ff544823a5cb27f2738128577f1e7e00ee8f4c83f2a348781ae4fc355e91d5a9"
+PKG_VERSION="1.79.0"
+PKG_SHA256="172ecf3c7d1f9d9fb16cd2a628869782670416ded0129e524a86751f961448c0"
 PKG_LICENSE="MIT"
 PKG_SITE="https://www.rust-lang.org"
 PKG_URL="https://static.rust-lang.org/dist/rustc-${PKG_VERSION}-src.tar.gz"