diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
index 1865d31..618b9cf 100644
--- a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
+++ b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
 ### Checklist
 - [ ] Formatted code using `cargo fmt --all`
 - [ ] Linted code using clippy
-  - [ ] with reqwest feature: `cargo clippy --manifest-path influxdb/Cargo.toml --all-targets --no-default-features --features serde,derive,reqwest-client-rustls -- -D warnings`
-  - [ ] with surf feature: `cargo clippy --manifest-path influxdb/Cargo.toml --all-targets --no-default-features --features serde,derive,hyper-client -- -D warnings`
+  - [ ] with reqwest feature: `cargo +1.75 clippy --manifest-path influxdb/Cargo.toml --all-targets --no-default-features --features serde,derive,reqwest-client-rustls -- -D warnings`
+  - [ ] with surf feature: `cargo clippy +1.75 --manifest-path influxdb/Cargo.toml --all-targets --no-default-features --features serde,derive,hyper-client -- -D warnings`
 - [ ] Updated README.md using `cargo doc2readme -p influxdb --expand-macros`
 - [ ] Reviewed the diff. Did you leave any print statements or unnecessary comments?
 - [ ] Any unfinished work that warrants a separate issue captured in an issue with a TODO code comment
diff --git a/.github/workflows/rust.yml b/.github/workflows/rust.yml
index bc94844..39c3afd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rust.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rust.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      # When changing this Rust version, please also update .github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
+      # so contributors know which version of Rust to use for clippy checks.
       - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@1.75.0
         with:
           components: clippy
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6936990..53eaa21 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 /target
 **/*.rs.bk
-Cargo.lock
diff --git a/README.j2 b/README.j2
index be728de..ead28b4 100644
--- a/README.j2
+++ b/README.j2
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@
     <a href="https://www.rust-lang.org/en-US/">
         <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Made%20with-Rust-orange.svg" alt='Build with Rust' />
     </a>
-    <a href="https://blog.rust-lang.org/2022/11/03/Rust-1.67.0.html">
-        <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/rustc-1.67+-yellow.svg" alt='Minimum Rust Version: 1.67' />
+    <a href="https://blog.rust-lang.org/2022/11/03/Rust-1.65.0.html">
+        <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/rustc-1.65+-yellow.svg" alt='Minimum Rust Version: 1.65' />
     </a>
 </p>
 
diff --git a/influxdb/Cargo.toml b/influxdb/Cargo.toml
index c31729a..8efe5a8 100644
--- a/influxdb/Cargo.toml
+++ b/influxdb/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ license = "MIT"
 readme = "README.md"
 include = ["src/**/*", "tests/**/*", "Cargo.toml", "LICENSE"]
 repository = "https://github.com/influxdb-rs/influxdb-rust"
-rust-version = "1.70"
+rust-version = "1.65"
 
 [dependencies]
 chrono = { version = "0.4.23", features = ["serde"], default-features = false }
@@ -44,4 +44,4 @@ wasm-client = ["surf", "surf/wasm-client"]
 [dev-dependencies]
 async-std = { version = "1.6.5", features = ["attributes", "tokio02", "tokio1"] }
 indoc = "1.0"
-tokio = { version = "1.7", features = ["macros", "rt-multi-thread"] }
+tokio = { version = "1.25.0", features = ["macros", "rt-multi-thread"] }
diff --git a/influxdb_derive/Cargo.toml b/influxdb_derive/Cargo.toml
index 6e4b377..754948b 100644
--- a/influxdb_derive/Cargo.toml
+++ b/influxdb_derive/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ license = "MIT"
 readme = "README.md"
 include = ["src/**/*", "tests/**/*", "Cargo.toml", "LICENSE"]
 repository = "https://github.com/influxdb-rs/influxdb-rust"
-rust-version = "1.70"
+rust-version = "1.65"
 
 [lib]
 proc-macro = true