diff --git a/rust/Cargo.toml.in b/rust/Cargo.toml.in
index 02776af384..f885ff7f08 100644
--- a/rust/Cargo.toml.in
+++ b/rust/Cargo.toml.in
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 name = "suricata"
 version = "@PACKAGE_VERSION@"
+edition = "2018"
 
 [lib]
 crate-type = ["staticlib"]