diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 85eeea86c..ab40f0f29 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ jobs:
           - juniper
           - juniper_subscriptions
           - juniper_graphql_ws
-          - juniper_actix
+          #- juniper_actix
           - juniper_axum
           - juniper_hyper
           - juniper_rocket
@@ -171,6 +171,10 @@ jobs:
           - ubuntu
           - macOS
           - windows
+        include:
+          - { msrv: "1.88.0", crate: "juniper_actix", os: "ubuntu" }
+          - { msrv: "1.88.0", crate: "juniper_actix", os: "macOS" }
+          - { msrv: "1.88.0", crate: "juniper_actix", os: "windows" }
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v6
diff --git a/juniper_actix/CHANGELOG.md b/juniper_actix/CHANGELOG.md
index 07f548c67..148c5ba95 100644
--- a/juniper_actix/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/juniper_actix/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,18 @@ All user visible changes to `juniper_actix` crate will be documented in this fil
 
 
 
+## master
+
+### BC Breaks
+
+- Switched to 0.4 version of [`actix-ws` crate]. ([#1366])
+- Bumped up [MSRV] to 1.88 due to [`actix-ws` crate] requirements. ([#1366])
+
+[#1366]: /../../pull/1366
+
+
+
+
 ## [0.7.0] · 2025-09-08
 [0.7.0]: /../../tree/juniper_actix-v0.7.0/juniper_actix
 
diff --git a/juniper_actix/Cargo.toml b/juniper_actix/Cargo.toml
index 85c3ee105..c38921735 100644
--- a/juniper_actix/Cargo.toml
+++ b/juniper_actix/Cargo.toml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 name = "juniper_actix"
 version = "0.7.0"
 edition = "2024"
-rust-version = "1.85"
+rust-version = "1.88"
 description = "`juniper` GraphQL integration with `actix-web`."
 license = "BSD-2-Clause"
 authors = [
@@ -27,11 +27,12 @@ subscriptions = [
     "dep:derive_more", 
     "dep:futures", 
     "dep:juniper_graphql_ws",
+    "actix-web/ws",
 ]
 
 [dependencies]
-actix-web = "4.4"
-actix-ws = { version = "0.3", optional = true }
+actix-web = { version = "4.13", default-features = false }
+actix-ws = { version = "0.4", optional = true }
 derive_more = { version = "2.0", features = ["display", "error"], optional = true }
 futures = { version = "0.3.22", optional = true }
 juniper = { version = "0.17", path = "../juniper", default-features = false }
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ actix-cors = "0.7"
 actix-http = "3.2"
 actix-rt = "2.0"
 actix-test = "0.1"
+actix-web = { version = "4.13", features = ["macros"], default-features = false }
 anyhow = "1.0.47"
 async-stream = "0.3"
 env_logger = "0.11"
diff --git a/juniper_actix/README.md b/juniper_actix/README.md
index e14fc3d0f..e6507bf49 100644
--- a/juniper_actix/README.md
+++ b/juniper_actix/README.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 [![Crates.io](https://img.shields.io/crates/v/juniper_actix.svg?maxAge=2592000)](https://crates.io/crates/juniper_actix)
 [![Documentation](https://docs.rs/juniper_actix/badge.svg)](https://docs.rs/juniper_actix)
 [![CI](https://github.com/graphql-rust/juniper/actions/workflows/ci.yml/badge.svg?branch=master "CI")](https://github.com/graphql-rust/juniper/actions?query=workflow%3ACI+branch%3Amaster)
-[![Rust 1.85+](https://img.shields.io/badge/rustc-1.85+-lightgray.svg "Rust 1.85+")](https://blog.rust-lang.org/2025/02/20/Rust-1.85.0.html)
+[![Rust 1.88+](https://img.shields.io/badge/rustc-1.85+-lightgray.svg "Rust 1.88+")](https://blog.rust-lang.org/2025/06/26/Rust-1.88.0)
 
 - [Changelog](https://github.com/graphql-rust/juniper/blob/juniper_actix-v0.7.0/juniper_actix/CHANGELOG.md)
 
diff --git a/juniper_actix/examples/subscription.rs b/juniper_actix/examples/subscription.rs
index f00632061..abee9eac5 100644
--- a/juniper_actix/examples/subscription.rs
+++ b/juniper_actix/examples/subscription.rs
@@ -140,7 +140,6 @@ async fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
                     .supports_credentials()
                     .max_age(3600),
             )
-            .wrap(middleware::Compress::default())
             .wrap(middleware::Logger::default())
             .service(web::resource("/subscriptions").route(web::get().to(subscriptions)))
             .service(