diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b77865b006..d3e87162f2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 - AST: use `Typ.arrows` for creation, after the refactoring of arrow types. https://github.com/rescript-lang/rescript/pull/7662
 - Don't skip Stdlib docstring tests. https://github.com/rescript-lang/rescript/pull/7694
 - Remove all leftovers of pinned-dependencies handling. https://github.com/rescript-lang/rescript/pull/7686
+- Add `rust-version` field to Rewatch's `Cargo.toml`. https://github.com/rescript-lang/rescript/pull/7701
 
 #### :bug: Bug fix
 
diff --git a/rewatch/Cargo.toml b/rewatch/Cargo.toml
index a4274c3197..f7481bf998 100644
--- a/rewatch/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rewatch/Cargo.toml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 name = "rescript"
 version = "12.0.0-beta.3"
 edition = "2024"
+rust-version = "1.85"
 
 [dependencies]
 ahash = "0.8.3"