diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 92f74b953dd..4be2266bf4b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ name: CI
 on: [push, pull_request]
 
 env:
-  rust_min: 1.70.0
-  rust_nightly: nightly-2023-05-31
+  rust_min: 1.71.0
+  rust_nightly: nightly-2023-07-12
 
 jobs:
   test:
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f5ccb103636..af2ab1b560a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ tokio = { version = "1.21.2", features = ["macros", "rt-multi-thread"] }
 
 ## MSRV Policy
 
-Serenity's minimum supported Rust version (MSRV) is Rust 1.70.
+Serenity's minimum supported Rust version (MSRV) is Rust 1.71.
 
 We opt to keep MSRV stable on the `current` branch. This means it will remain
 unchanged between minor releases. Occasionally, dependencies may violate SemVer
@@ -251,5 +251,5 @@ a Rust-native cloud development platform that allows deploying Serenity bots for
 [repo:andesite]: https://github.com/natanbc/andesite
 [repo:lavaplayer]: https://github.com/sedmelluq/lavaplayer
 [logo]: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/serenity-rs/serenity/current/logo.png
-[rust-version-badge]: https://img.shields.io/badge/rust-1.70.0+-93450a.svg?style=flat-square
-[rust-version-link]: https://blog.rust-lang.org/2023/06/01/Rust-1.70.0.html
+[rust-version-badge]: https://img.shields.io/badge/rust-1.71.0+-93450a.svg?style=flat-square
+[rust-version-link]: https://blog.rust-lang.org/2023/07/13/Rust-1.71.0.html
diff --git a/command_attr/src/lib.rs b/command_attr/src/lib.rs
index 52750c9b514..c9828edf99b 100644
--- a/command_attr/src/lib.rs
+++ b/command_attr/src/lib.rs
@@ -684,7 +684,6 @@ pub fn group(attr: TokenStream, input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
         sub_groups,
     } = options;
 
-    #[allow(clippy::redundant_clone)] // currently a false-positive on 1.70
     let cooked = group.cooked.clone();
 
     let n = group.name.with_suffix(GROUP);
@@ -781,7 +780,6 @@ pub fn check(_attr: TokenStream, input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
     create_return_type_validation(&mut fun, &res);
 
     let n = fun.name.clone();
-    #[allow(clippy::redundant_clone)] // currently a false-positive on 1.70
     let n2 = name.clone();
     let visibility = fun.visibility;
     let name = if name == "<fn>" { fun.name.clone() } else { Ident::new(&name, Span::call_site()) };