diff --git a/.github/workflows/kem.yml b/.github/workflows/kem.yml
index be3c7dcb..8f70e564 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/kem.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/kem.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         rust:
-          - 1.60.0 # Next MSRV candidate
+          - 1.61.0 # Next MSRV candidate
           - stable
         target:
           - thumbv7em-none-eabi
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         rust:
-          - 1.60.0 # Next MSRV candidate
+          - 1.61.0 # Next MSRV candidate
           - stable
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -67,3 +67,15 @@ jobs:
       - run: cargo test --no-default-features --release
       - run: cargo test --release
       - run: cargo test --all-features --release
+
+  # build-only test of MSRV
+  # TODO: remove on MSRV bump higher than MSRV of `cc`
+  test-msrv:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: RustCrypto/actions/cargo-cache@master
+      - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@master
+        with:
+          toolchain: 1.60.0
+      - run: cargo check --all-features
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a83f7266..39f486ac 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Collection of traits which describe functionality of cryptographic primitives.
 | [`crypto‑common`]      | Common cryptographic traits | [![crates.io](https://img.shields.io/crates/v/crypto-common.svg)](https://crates.io/crates/crypto-common) | [![Documentation](https://docs.rs/crypto-common/badge.svg)](https://docs.rs/crypto-common) | ![MSRV 1.56][msrv-1.56] |
 | [`digest`]          | [Cryptographic hash function] | [![crates.io](https://img.shields.io/crates/v/digest.svg)](https://crates.io/crates/digest) | [![Documentation](https://docs.rs/digest/badge.svg)](https://docs.rs/digest) | ![MSRV 1.57][msrv-1.57] |
 | [`elliptic‑curve`]  | [Elliptic curve cryptography] | [![crates.io](https://img.shields.io/crates/v/elliptic-curve.svg)](https://crates.io/crates/elliptic-curve) | [![Documentation](https://docs.rs/elliptic-curve/badge.svg)](https://docs.rs/elliptic-curve) | ![MSRV 1.65][msrv-1.65] |
-| [`kem`]             | [Key encapsulation mechanism] | [![crates.io](https://img.shields.io/crates/v/kem.svg)](https://crates.io/crates/kem) | [![Documentation](https://docs.rs/kem/badge.svg)](https://docs.rs/kem) | ![MSRV 1.56][msrv-1.56] |
+| [`kem`]             | [Key encapsulation mechanism] | [![crates.io](https://img.shields.io/crates/v/kem.svg)](https://crates.io/crates/kem) | [![Documentation](https://docs.rs/kem/badge.svg)](https://docs.rs/kem) | ![MSRV 1.60][msrv-1.60] |
 | [`password-hash`]   | [Password hashing]            | [![crates.io](https://img.shields.io/crates/v/password-hash.svg)](https://crates.io/crates/password-hash) | [![Documentation](https://docs.rs/password-hash/badge.svg)](https://docs.rs/password-hash) | ![MSRV 1.60][msrv-1.60] |
 | [`signature`]       | [Digital signature]           | [![crates.io](https://img.shields.io/crates/v/signature.svg)](https://crates.io/crates/signature) | [![Documentation](https://docs.rs/signature/badge.svg)](https://docs.rs/signature) | ![MSRV 1.56][msrv-1.56] |
 | [`universal‑hash`]  | [Universal hash function]     | [![crates.io](https://img.shields.io/crates/v/universal-hash.svg)](https://crates.io/crates/universal-hash) | [![Documentation](https://docs.rs/universal-hash/badge.svg)](https://docs.rs/universal-hash) | ![MSRV 1.56][msrv-1.56] |