diff --git a/.evergreen/Cargo.lock.msrv b/.evergreen/Cargo.lock.msrv
index d7c8b742..98545ca3 100644
--- a/.evergreen/Cargo.lock.msrv
+++ b/.evergreen/Cargo.lock.msrv
@@ -4,14 +4,15 @@ version = 3
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ahash"
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "0.8.5"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "57e6e951cfbb2db8de1828d49073a113a29fd7117b1596caa781a258c7e38d72"
+checksum = "cd7d5a2cecb58716e47d67d5703a249964b14c7be1ec3cad3affc295b2d1c35d"
 dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
  "getrandom",
  "once_cell",
  "version_check",
+ "zerocopy",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -102,7 +103,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "bson"
-version = "2.6.0"
+version = "2.7.0"
 dependencies = [
  "ahash",
  "assert_matches",
@@ -1406,3 +1407,23 @@ checksum = "05f360fc0b24296329c78fda852a1e9ae82de9cf7b27dae4b7f62f118f77b9ed"
 dependencies = [
  "tap",
 ]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "zerocopy"
+version = "0.7.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "7a7af71d8643341260a65f89fa60c0eeaa907f34544d8f6d9b0df72f069b5e74"
+dependencies = [
+ "zerocopy-derive",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "zerocopy-derive"
+version = "0.7.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "9731702e2f0617ad526794ae28fbc6f6ca8849b5ba729666c2a5bc4b6ddee2cd"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn 2.0.16",
+]
diff --git a/.evergreen/config.yml b/.evergreen/config.yml
index ffb6f432..9dfe4af8 100644
--- a/.evergreen/config.yml
+++ b/.evergreen/config.yml
@@ -195,9 +195,9 @@ axes:
   - id: "extra-rust-versions"
     values:
       - id: "min"
-        display_name: "1.60 (minimum supported version)"
+        display_name: "1.61 (minimum supported version)"
         variables:
-          RUST_VERSION: "1.60.0"
+          RUST_VERSION: "1.61.0"
           MSRV: "true"
       - id: "nightly"
         display_name: "nightly"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f7bb0716..c8d288be 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ This crate compiles to the `wasm32-unknown-unknown` target; when doing so, the `
 
 ## Minimum supported Rust version (MSRV)
 
-The MSRV for this crate is currently 1.48.0. This will be rarely be increased, and if it ever is,
+The MSRV for this crate is currently 1.61.0. This will be rarely be increased, and if it ever is,
 it will only happen in a minor or major version release.
 
 ## Contributing
diff --git a/clippy.toml b/clippy.toml
index 59d02545..f6c82f96 100644
--- a/clippy.toml
+++ b/clippy.toml
@@ -1 +1 @@
-msrv = "1.60.0"
\ No newline at end of file
+msrv = "1.61.0"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 4321f858..be000914 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 //!
 //! ## Installation
 //! ### Requirements
-//! - Rust 1.60+
+//! - Rust 1.61+
 //!
 //! ### Importing
 //! This crate is available on [crates.io](https://crates.io/crates/bson). To use it in your application,
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@
 //!
 //! ## Minimum supported Rust version (MSRV)
 //!
-//! The MSRV for this crate is currently 1.60.0. This will be rarely be increased, and if it ever is,
+//! The MSRV for this crate is currently 1.61.0. This will be rarely be increased, and if it ever is,
 //! it will only happen in a minor or major version release.
 
 #![allow(clippy::cognitive_complexity, clippy::derive_partial_eq_without_eq)]