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Update the pinned stable and nightly Rust toolchain versions used by the repository

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Source SKILL.md: https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-rust/blob/HEAD/.github/skills/update-rust/SKILL.md

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Run eng/scripts/Update-Rust.ps1 to update the pinned Rust toolchain versions.

What the script does

  • Fetches the latest stable Rust version from GitHub (if -Version not specified)
  • Detects a working nightly toolchain date from rustc --version (if -NightlyVersion not specified), advancing day-by-day until rustup can install it
  • Updates rust-toolchain.toml, eng/scripts/Language-Settings.ps1, and eng/scripts/*.rs shebang lines

Parameters

  • -Version — stable channel version (e.g., "1.96.0"); omit to auto-detect from GitHub
  • -NightlyVersion — nightly date (e.g., "2026-05-01" or "nightly-2026-05-01"); omit to auto-detect from rustc --version

Examples

Update both channels automatically:

eng/scripts/Update-Rust.ps1

Update to a specific stable version with auto-detected nightly:

eng/scripts/Update-Rust.ps1 -Version 1.96.0

Update both channels explicitly:

eng/scripts/Update-Rust.ps1 -Version 1.96.0 -NightlyVersion 2026-05-01