# Rust 2021

| Info | |
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| RFC | [#3085](https://github.com/rust-lang/rfcs/pull/3085) |
| Release version | [1.56.0](https://blog.rust-lang.org/2021/10/21/Rust-1.56.0/) |

The Rust 2021 Edition contains several changes that bring new capabilities and more consistency to the language,
and opens up room for expansion in the future.
The following chapters dive into the details of each change,
and they include guidance on migrating your existing code.
