diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index d37b154..a63fef4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -191,6 +191,8 @@ jobs:
         uses: chevdor/srtool-actions@v0.9.2
         with:
           chain: ${{ matrix.runtime }}
+          # todo: remove this again as soon as srtool is released for latest stable
+          tag: 1.74.0
           runtime_dir: polkadot-parachains/${{ matrix.runtime }}-runtime
 
       - name: Summary
diff --git a/rust-toolchain.toml b/rust-toolchain.toml
index f884cd8..c344275 100644
--- a/rust-toolchain.toml
+++ b/rust-toolchain.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # https://stackoverflow.com/questions/75955457/substrate-node-template-cannot-create-a-runtime-error-othercannot-deserialize
 [toolchain]
-channel = "nightly-2023-10-01"
+channel = "nightly-2023-11-01"
 components = [
     "cargo",
     "clippy",