diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b2c3849f5..8bdae269f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 A curated, chronologically ordered list of notable changes in [Gitpod's default workspace images](https://hub.docker.com/u/gitpod).
 
+## 2025-04-16
+
+- Bump Rust to `1.86.0`
+
 ## 2025-03-14
 
 - Bump Go to `1.24.1`
diff --git a/chunks/lang-rust/chunk.yaml b/chunks/lang-rust/chunk.yaml
index ccd4782c4..505711409 100644
--- a/chunks/lang-rust/chunk.yaml
+++ b/chunks/lang-rust/chunk.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 variants:
   - name: "1"
     args:
-      RUST_VERSION: 1.85.1
+      RUST_VERSION: 1.86.0