diff --git a/rs_bindings_from_cc/bazel_support/compile_rust.bzl b/rs_bindings_from_cc/bazel_support/compile_rust.bzl
index d3efc8b20..d87daf89a 100644
--- a/rs_bindings_from_cc/bazel_support/compile_rust.bzl
+++ b/rs_bindings_from_cc/bazel_support/compile_rust.bzl
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ def compile_rust(ctx, attr, src, extra_srcs, deps, crate_name, include_coverage,
             aliases = aliases,
             output = lib,
             metadata = rmeta,
-            edition = "2018",
+            edition = "2024",
             is_test = False,
             rustc_env = {},
             compile_data = depset([]),