diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 05e03a9c22e..08b69e10590 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Install Rust
       uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
       with:
-        toolchain: "1.95"  # STABLE
+        toolchain: "1.96"  # STABLE
     - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
     - name: UI Tests
       run: make test-ui-${{ matrix.features }}
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Install Rust
       uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
       with:
-        toolchain: "1.95"  # STABLE
+        toolchain: "1.96"  # STABLE
     - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
     - name: Check documentation
       env:
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Install Rust
       uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
       with:
-        toolchain: "1.95"  # STABLE
+        toolchain: "1.96"  # STABLE
         components: rustfmt
     - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
     - name: Check formatting
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Install Rust
       uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
       with:
-        toolchain: "1.95"  # STABLE
+        toolchain: "1.96"  # STABLE
         components: clippy
     - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
     - name: Lint (ultra-minimal)
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8eeb82b2eaf..7700fb6ce15 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ ifneq (${TOOLCHAIN_TARGET},)
   ARGS+=--target ${TOOLCHAIN_TARGET}
 endif
 
-STABLE?=1.95
+STABLE?=1.96
 
 _FEATURES = minimal default wasm full debug release
 _FEATURES_minimal = --no-default-features --features "std"
diff --git a/tests/derive_ui.rs b/tests/derive_ui.rs
index c0d5af20f83..fb2a4124c38 100644
--- a/tests/derive_ui.rs
+++ b/tests/derive_ui.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #![cfg(feature = "unstable-derive-ui-tests")]
 
 #[cfg(feature = "derive")]
-#[rustversion::attr(not(stable(1.95)), ignore)] // STABLE
+#[rustversion::attr(not(stable(1.96)), ignore)] // STABLE
 #[test]
 fn ui() {
     let t = trybuild::TestCases::new();
diff --git a/tests/derive_ui/skip_without_default.stderr b/tests/derive_ui/skip_without_default.stderr
index 1b0d684fac8..8a0345c57cc 100644
--- a/tests/derive_ui/skip_without_default.stderr
+++ b/tests/derive_ui/skip_without_default.stderr
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@ error[E0277]: the trait bound `Kind: Default` is not satisfied
   --> tests/derive_ui/skip_without_default.rs:22:11
    |
 22 |     #[arg(skip)]
-   |           ^^^^ unsatisfied trait bound
+   |           ^^^^ the trait `Default` is not implemented for `Kind`
    |
-help: the trait `Default` is not implemented for `Kind`
-  --> tests/derive_ui/skip_without_default.rs:12:1
+help: consider annotating `Kind` with `#[derive(Default)]`
+   |
+12 + #[derive(Default)]
+13 | enum Kind {
    |
-12 | enum Kind {
-   | ^^^^^^^^^
diff --git a/tests/derive_ui/tuple_struct.stderr b/tests/derive_ui/tuple_struct.stderr
index cd2f543d2ba..3e0c194cefc 100644
--- a/tests/derive_ui/tuple_struct.stderr
+++ b/tests/derive_ui/tuple_struct.stderr
@@ -6,14 +6,14 @@ error: `#[derive(Parser)]` only supports non-tuple structs and enums
    |
    = note: this error originates in the derive macro `Parser` (in Nightly builds, run with -Z macro-backtrace for more info)
 
-error[E0599]: no function or associated item named `parse` found for struct `Opt` in the current scope
+error[E0599]: no associated function or constant named `parse` found for struct `Opt` in the current scope
   --> tests/derive_ui/tuple_struct.rs:16:20
    |
 13 | struct Opt(u32);
-   | ---------- function or associated item `parse` not found for this struct
+   | ---------- associated function or constant `parse` not found for this struct
 ...
 16 |     let opt = Opt::parse();
-   |                    ^^^^^ function or associated item not found in `Opt`
+   |                    ^^^^^ associated function or constant not found in `Opt`
    |
    = help: items from traits can only be used if the trait is implemented and in scope
    = note: the following traits define an item `parse`, perhaps you need to implement one of them: