diff --git a/templates/build_cuddle_image.Dockerfile b/templates/build_cuddle_image.Dockerfile
index d43f04e..869e06e 100644
--- a/templates/build_cuddle_image.Dockerfile
+++ b/templates/build_cuddle_image.Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM rust:1.62.1-slim-bullseye as base
+FROM rust:1.78.0-slim-bullseye as base
 
 RUN rustup target add x86_64-unknown-linux-musl