diff --git a/.github/workflows/check.yml b/.github/workflows/check.yml
index 7b2c0fb2b..09c1421de 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check.yml
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ jobs:
     - name: Install prerequisites
       run: bin/check/install_prerequisites.sh
 
+    - name: Check Rust version
+      run: bin/check/rust_version.py 7
+    
     - name: Rustfmt
       run: bin/check/rustfmt.sh
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/coverage.yml b/.github/workflows/coverage.yml
index f98500655..315fb230a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/coverage.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/coverage.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
       run: bin/install_prerequisites_ubuntu.sh
 
     - name: Install Rust
-      run: bin/install_rust_latest.sh
+      run: bin/install_rust.sh
 
     - name: Install Grcov
       run: bin/install_grcov.sh
diff --git a/.github/workflows/package.yml b/.github/workflows/package.yml
index d2b11b1b2..408c86728 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/package.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/package.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Install
       run: |
         bin/install_prerequisites_ubuntu.sh
-        bin/install_rust_latest.sh
+        bin/install_rust.sh
     - name: Build
       run: |
         bin/release/release.sh
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Install
       run: |
         bin/install_prerequisites_ubuntu.sh
-        bin/install_rust_latest.sh
+        bin/install_rust.sh
     - name: Environment
       run: bin/environment.sh
     - name: Build
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ jobs:
       with:
         ref: ${{ inputs.branch }}
     - name: Install Rust
-      run: bin/install_rust_latest.sh
+      run: bin/install_rust.sh
     - name: Build
       run: |
         brew install pkg-config
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 942b72a66..b4d3d2bfc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Install Prerequisites
       run: bin/install_prerequisites_ubuntu.sh
     - name: Install Rust
-      run: bin/install_rust_latest.sh
+      run: bin/install_rust.sh
     - name: Build
       run: |
         bin/release/release.sh
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Install Prerequisites
       run: bin/install_prerequisites_ubuntu.sh
     - name: Install Rust
-      run: bin/install_rust_latest.sh
+      run: bin/install_rust.sh
     - name: Test Prerequisites
       run: bin/test/test_prerequisites.sh
     - name: Tests units
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Install Prerequisites
       run: bin/install_prerequisites_ubuntu.sh
     - name: Install Rust
-      run: bin/install_rust_latest.sh
+      run: bin/install_rust.sh
     - name: Test Prerequisites
       run: bin/test/test_prerequisites.sh
     - name: Tests units
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ jobs:
           bin/environment.sh
           echo "::endgroup::"
           echo "::group::Install Rust"
-          bin/install_rust_latest.sh
+          bin/install_rust.sh
           echo "::endgroup::"
           echo "::group::Tests"
           bin/test/test.sh
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ jobs:
           bin/environment.sh
           echo "::endgroup::"
           echo "::group::Install Rust"
-          bin/install_rust_latest.sh
+          bin/install_rust.sh
           echo "::endgroup::"
           echo "::group::Tests"
           bin/test/test.sh
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ jobs:
           bin/environment.sh
           echo "::endgroup::"
           echo "::group::Install Rust"
-          bin/install_rust_latest.sh
+          bin/install_rust.sh
           echo "::endgroup::"
           echo "::group::Tests"
           bin/test/test.sh
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Environment
       run: bin/environment.sh
     - name: Install Rust
-      run: bin/install_rust_latest.sh
+      run: bin/install_rust.sh
     - name: Test Prerequisites
       run: bin/test/test_prerequisites.sh
     - name: Tests units
diff --git a/bin/check/install_prerequisites.sh b/bin/check/install_prerequisites.sh
index 8f8ee52e0..3654d28ee 100755
--- a/bin/check/install_prerequisites.sh
+++ b/bin/check/install_prerequisites.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 set -Eeuo pipefail
 
-bin/install_rust_latest.sh
+bin/install_rust.sh
 pip3 install -r bin/requirements-frozen.txt
 sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y libxml2-utils
 
diff --git a/bin/check/rust_version.py b/bin/check/rust_version.py
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..ef84d1f34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/check/rust_version.py
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+import datetime
+import json
+import os
+import requests
+import sys
+
+
+def get_latest_release():
+    r = requests.get("https://api.github.com/repos/rust-lang/rust/releases")
+    releases = json.loads(r.text)
+    latest_release = releases[0]
+    version = latest_release["tag_name"]
+    date_str = latest_release["published_at"]
+    date = datetime.datetime.strptime(date_str, "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ")
+    return version, date
+
+
+def get_current_version():
+    return os.popen("cargo --version").read().split(" ")[1]
+
+
+def main():
+    if len(sys.argv) < 2:
+        print("Usage: rust_version.py NUM_DAYS_BEFORE_ERROR")
+        sys.exit(1)
+    num_days_before_error = int(sys.argv[1])
+
+    latest_version, date = get_latest_release()
+    current_version = get_current_version()
+    if latest_version != current_version:
+        sys.stderr.write(
+            "Rust version must be updated from %s to the latest version %s\n"
+            % (current_version, latest_version)
+        )
+        days_before_now = datetime.datetime.now() - date
+        if days_before_now > datetime.timedelta(days=num_days_before_error):
+            sys.exit(1)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
diff --git a/bin/install_rust.sh b/bin/install_rust.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..3eedd6f4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/install_rust.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -Eeuo pipefail
+
+rust_version=$(grep '^rust-version' packages/hurl/Cargo.toml | cut -f2 -d'"')
+
+curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs >/tmp/rustup.sh
+sh /tmp/rustup.sh -y --default-toolchain "$rust_version"
+~/.cargo/bin/rustc --version
+~/.cargo/bin/cargo --version
+
diff --git a/bin/install_rust_latest.sh b/bin/install_rust_latest.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 5fffa55c8..000000000
--- a/bin/install_rust_latest.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-set -Eeuo pipefail
-
-curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs > rustup.sh
-sh rustup.sh -y
-# shellcheck source=/dev/null
-PATH="$HOME/.cargo/bin:$PATH"
-export PATH
-rustc --version
-cargo --version
-
diff --git a/packages/hurl/Cargo.toml b/packages/hurl/Cargo.toml
index 62ca968c4..0e60e6cb7 100644
--- a/packages/hurl/Cargo.toml
+++ b/packages/hurl/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ description = "Hurl, run and test HTTP requests"
 documentation = "https://hurl.dev"
 homepage = "https://hurl.dev"
 repository = "https://github.com/Orange-OpenSource/hurl"
+rust-version = "1.68"
 
 [lib]
 name = "hurl"