diff --git a/bottom.changes b/bottom.changes
index f79a376..b35c459 100644
--- a/bottom.changes
+++ b/bottom.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sun Apr  7 20:35:55 UTC 2024 - Jan-Luca Kiok <opensuse-packages@jlk.one>
+
+- Bump required rust build version
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Aug 29 15:54:18 UTC 2023 - Lubos Kocman <lubos.kocman@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/bottom.spec b/bottom.spec
index 5334db7..6982a6c 100644
--- a/bottom.spec
+++ b/bottom.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package bottom
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2023 SUSE LLC
+# Copyright (c) 2024 SUSE LLC
 # Copyright (c) 2020-2021, Martin Hauke <mardnh@gmx.de>
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ Source:         %{name}-%{version}.tar.zst
 Source1:        vendor.tar.zst
 Source2:        cargo_config
 BuildRequires:  cargo-packaging
+BuildRequires:  rust >= 1.70
 BuildRequires:  zstd
 
 %description