diff --git a/rust-toolchain b/rust-toolchain
index 58dff0d77..3fae5c102 100644
--- a/rust-toolchain
+++ b/rust-toolchain
@@ -1,4 +1,11 @@
+
+# This file is updated by `update-toolchain.sh`
+# We aim to be around 1-2 rust releases behind in order
+# to get people the time to update their toolchains properly.
+# By enforcing this, we can also make full use of the features
+# provided by the current channel.
+
 [toolchain]
-channel = "1.55.0"
+channel = "1.57.0"
 components = ["rustfmt", "clippy", "rust-analysis"]
 targets = ["wasm32-wasi"]