diff --git a/nexus-lite/Dockerfile b/nexus-lite/Dockerfile
index fb5de250..68ea9e06 100644
--- a/nexus-lite/Dockerfile
+++ b/nexus-lite/Dockerfile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Nexus API Dockerfile (GHCR / NAS; port 7860 also matches HuggingFace Spaces if you deploy there)
 # Build context: legacy `nexus-lite` directory (used when GH Actions uploads this folder to HF)
 
-FROM rust:1.85-slim-bookworm AS builder
+FROM rust:1.94-slim-bookworm AS builder
 
 WORKDIR /app
 
diff --git a/nexus-lite/Dockerfile.test b/nexus-lite/Dockerfile.test
index 2615b64b..e53a16d5 100644
--- a/nexus-lite/Dockerfile.test
+++ b/nexus-lite/Dockerfile.test
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Simple test Dockerfile to check compilation
-FROM rust:1.85-slim-bookworm AS builder
+FROM rust:1.94-slim-bookworm AS builder
 
 WORKDIR /app