diff --git a/pixi-build-backends/recipe/variants.yaml b/pixi-build-backends/recipe/variants.yaml
index 760c09350f..8b30b4dc4d 100644
--- a/pixi-build-backends/recipe/variants.yaml
+++ b/pixi-build-backends/recipe/variants.yaml
@@ -49,4 +49,4 @@ python_min:
 
 # Pin the compiler used
 rust_compiler_version:
-  - 1.90.0
+  - 1.94.0