diff --git a/keyserver/Dockerfile b/keyserver/Dockerfile
index 2f573f53f7..6f3a1ed591 100644
--- a/keyserver/Dockerfile
+++ b/keyserver/Dockerfile
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ RUN mkdir /home/comm/backups
 
 # Install Rust and add Cargo's bin directory to the $PATH environment variable
 RUN curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh -s -- -y \
-  --default-toolchain 1.76
+  --default-toolchain 1.81
 ENV PATH /home/comm/.cargo/bin:$PATH
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/rust-toolchain.toml b/rust-toolchain.toml
index af663bde66..6f4d5bc316 100644
--- a/rust-toolchain.toml
+++ b/rust-toolchain.toml
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 [toolchain]
-channel = "1.76"
+channel = "1.81"
 profile = "default"
diff --git a/services/backup/Dockerfile b/services/backup/Dockerfile
index ebc8004d3c..de20c2d1c2 100644
--- a/services/backup/Dockerfile
+++ b/services/backup/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM rust:1.76-bullseye as builder
+FROM rust:1.81-bullseye as builder
 
 RUN apt-get update && DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y \
   build-essential cmake git libgtest-dev libssl-dev zlib1g-dev \
diff --git a/services/blob/Dockerfile b/services/blob/Dockerfile
index 18735a8180..9d682ec31d 100644
--- a/services/blob/Dockerfile
+++ b/services/blob/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM rust:1.76-bullseye as builder
+FROM rust:1.81-bullseye as builder
 
 RUN apt-get update && DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y \
   build-essential cmake git libgtest-dev libssl-dev zlib1g-dev \
diff --git a/services/commtest/Dockerfile b/services/commtest/Dockerfile
index c6138d1db4..d8c576d642 100644
--- a/services/commtest/Dockerfile
+++ b/services/commtest/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM rust:1.76-bullseye
+FROM rust:1.81-bullseye
 
 RUN apt-get update && DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y \
   build-essential cmake git libgtest-dev libssl-dev zlib1g-dev \
diff --git a/services/feature-flags/Dockerfile b/services/feature-flags/Dockerfile
index 198fc35e1e..1bc1ff9a88 100644
--- a/services/feature-flags/Dockerfile
+++ b/services/feature-flags/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM rust:1.76-bullseye as builder
+FROM rust:1.81-bullseye as builder
 
 RUN apt-get update && DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y \
   build-essential cmake git libgtest-dev libssl-dev zlib1g-dev \
diff --git a/services/identity/Dockerfile b/services/identity/Dockerfile
index 6073c91d99..ee5c3ac852 100644
--- a/services/identity/Dockerfile
+++ b/services/identity/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM rust:1.76-bullseye as builder
+FROM rust:1.81-bullseye as builder
 
 RUN apt-get update && DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y \
   build-essential cmake git libgtest-dev libssl-dev zlib1g-dev \
diff --git a/services/reports/Dockerfile b/services/reports/Dockerfile
index 2d80bebb4f..eccc11d72b 100644
--- a/services/reports/Dockerfile
+++ b/services/reports/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM rust:1.76-bullseye as builder
+FROM rust:1.81-bullseye as builder
 
 RUN apt-get update && DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y \
   build-essential cmake git libgtest-dev libssl-dev zlib1g-dev \
diff --git a/services/tunnelbroker/Dockerfile b/services/tunnelbroker/Dockerfile
index 7191452cfb..27f35812cd 100644
--- a/services/tunnelbroker/Dockerfile
+++ b/services/tunnelbroker/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM rust:1.76-bullseye as builder
+FROM rust:1.81-bullseye as builder
 
 RUN apt-get update && DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y \
   build-essential cmake git libgtest-dev libssl-dev zlib1g-dev \