diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 6cafe9af..05686417 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -8,9 +8,29 @@ env:
   RUSTDOCFLAGS: '-Dwarnings'
 
 jobs:
+  rust-version:
+    name: Minimal supported Rust version
+    outputs:
+      version: ${{ steps.read_version.outputs.msrv }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - id: read_version
+        run: |
+          awk -F '=' \
+            '/^rust-version[[:space:]]*=/ { gsub(/([" ]|#.*)/,"",$2); print ("msrv=" $2) }' \
+            Cargo.toml \
+          | tee -a "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
   test-linux:
     name: Test (Linux)
+    needs: rust-version
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        rust-version:
+          - ${{ needs.rust-version.outputs.version }}
+          - stable
     steps:
       - name: checkout source
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -24,8 +44,8 @@ jobs:
             ~/.cargo/registry/cache/
             ~/.cargo/git/db/
             target/
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
-          restore-keys: ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-${{ matrix.rust-version}}-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
+          restore-keys: ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-${{ matrix.rust-version }}-
       - name: set up nginx deps cache
         uses: actions/cache@v4
         continue-on-error: false
@@ -38,24 +58,29 @@ jobs:
             .cache/*.tar.sig
           key:  ${{ runner.os }}-deps-${{ hashFiles('**/nginx-sys/build.rs') }}
           restore-keys: ${{ runner.os }}-deps-
-      - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
+
+      - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@master
         with:
           components: rustfmt, clippy
+          toolchain: ${{ matrix.rust-version }}
 
       - name: build
         id: build
         run: cargo build --workspace --all-targets --all-features
 
       - name: run clippy
-        if: ${{ !cancelled() && steps.build.outcome == 'success' }}  # always run if build succeeds
+        # always run if build succeeds
+        if: ${{ !cancelled() && steps.build.outcome == 'success' }}
         run: cargo clippy --workspace --all-targets --all-features -- -Dwarnings
 
       - name: run tests
-        if: ${{ !cancelled() && steps.build.outcome == 'success' }}  # always run if build succeeds
+        # always run if build succeeds
+        if: ${{ !cancelled() && steps.build.outcome == 'success' }}
         run: cargo test --workspace --all-features
 
       - name: rustdoc
-        if: ${{ !cancelled() && steps.build.outcome == 'success' }}  # always run if build succeeds
+        # always run if build succeeds
+        if: ${{ !cancelled() && steps.build.outcome == 'success' }}
         run: cargo doc --no-deps
 
   examples-linux:
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index f3a9a2bf..c5826018 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,19 +4,25 @@ members = [
     "examples",
 ]
 
+[workspace.package]
+edition = "2021"
+license = "Apache-2.0"
+homepage = "https://github.com/nginxinc/ngx-rust"
+repository = "https://github.com/nginxinc/ngx-rust"
+rust-version = "1.79.0"
+
 [package]
 name = "ngx"
 version = "0.5.0"
-edition = "2021"
 autoexamples = false
 categories = ["api-bindings", "network-programming"]
 description = "FFI bindings to NGINX"
-repository = "https://github.com/nginxinc/ngx-rust"
-homepage = "https://github.com/nginxinc/ngx-rust"
-license = "Apache-2.0"
 keywords = ["nginx", "module", "sys"]
-
-# See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
+edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
+homepage.workspace = true
+repository.workspace = true
+rust-version.workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
 nginx-sys = { path = "nginx-sys", version = "0.5.0"}
diff --git a/examples/Cargo.toml b/examples/Cargo.toml
index cd27ce02..24be49a6 100644
--- a/examples/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/Cargo.toml
@@ -2,8 +2,11 @@
 name = "examples"
 version = "0.0.0"
 publish = false
-edition = "2021"
-license = "Apache-2.0"
+edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
+homepage.workspace = true
+repository.workspace = true
+rust-version.workspace = true
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 ngx = { path = "../", default-features = false }
diff --git a/nginx-sys/Cargo.toml b/nginx-sys/Cargo.toml
index d6840e29..66e2651c 100644
--- a/nginx-sys/Cargo.toml
+++ b/nginx-sys/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,17 +1,15 @@
 [package]
 name = "nginx-sys"
 version = "0.5.0"
-edition = "2021"
 categories = ["external-ffi-bindings"]
 description = "FFI bindings to NGINX"
-repository = "https://github.com/nginxinc/ngx-rust"
-homepage = "https://github.com/nginxinc/ngx-rust"
-license = "Apache-2.0"
 keywords = ["nginx", "ffi", "sys"]
 build = "build/main.rs"
-
-[lib]
-crate-type = ["staticlib", "rlib"]
+edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
+homepage.workspace = true
+repository.workspace = true
+rust-version.workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
 
diff --git a/rustfmt.toml b/rustfmt.toml
index fffa2539..7a60a958 100644
--- a/rustfmt.toml
+++ b/rustfmt.toml
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 # group_imports = "StdExternalCrate" # unstable
+edition = "2021"
 max_width = 120
\ No newline at end of file