diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile b/docker/Dockerfile
index 7a52ac4798..9a4f7cec9b 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
 ENV RUSTUP_HOME=/usr/local/rustup \
     CARGO_HOME=/usr/local/cargo \
     PATH=/usr/local/cargo/bin:$PATH \
-    RUST_VERSION=1.36.0 \
+    RUST_VERSION=1.38.0 \
     RUSTFLAGS='--cfg hermetic'
 
 # Debian usually has an old rust version in the repository. Instead of using that, we use rustup to