diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index e8386efc..51855555 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 language: "rust"
 cache: "cargo"
 rust:
-  - 1.34.2
   - stable
   - beta
   - nightly
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 19dc41f9..6bc9d236 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ and discussion related to any of the crates in this project.
 
 ## Minimum Rust version
 
-ruma-client requires Rust 1.34 or later.
+ruma-client requires Rust 1.39.0 or later.
 
 ## License