diff --git a/rust/Cargo.toml.in b/rust/Cargo.toml.in
index 9e73ac0fef..303994aac4 100644
--- a/rust/Cargo.toml.in
+++ b/rust/Cargo.toml.in
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 name = "suricata"
 version = "@PACKAGE_VERSION@"
-edition = "2018"
+edition = "2021"
 
 [workspace]
 members = [".", "./derive"]
diff --git a/rust/derive/Cargo.toml.in b/rust/derive/Cargo.toml.in
index bf843f8f96..830ddd38ab 100644
--- a/rust/derive/Cargo.toml.in
+++ b/rust/derive/Cargo.toml.in
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 name = "suricata-derive"
 version = "@PACKAGE_VERSION@"
-edition = "2018"
+edition = "2021"
 
 [lib]
 proc-macro = true