diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index cd8e4b1f6f..e81a7988b3 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 target
 .cargo
+.helix
diff --git a/rust-toolchain.toml b/rust-toolchain.toml
index 5ecda6e495..eac7f1c411 100644
--- a/rust-toolchain.toml
+++ b/rust-toolchain.toml
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 [toolchain]
-channel = "1.65.0"
+channel = "1.79"
 components = [ "clippy", "rustfmt" ]