Increase MSRV to 1.51.0 due to const_generics

Author: eldruin

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
 
         include:
           # Test MSRV
-          - rust: 1.40.0
+          - rust: 1.51.0
             TARGET: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
 
           # Test nightly but don't fail

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 
 - [breaking-change] use `const_generics` in `to_string()` and `to_vec()` functions.
 - [breaking-change] update to `heapless` `0.7`.
+- [breaking-change] increase MSRV to Rust `1.51.0` due to `const_generics`.
 
 ### Added
 

README.md

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ This project is developed and maintained by the [rust-embedded-community].
 
 ## Minimum Supported Rust Version (MSRV)
 
-This crate is guaranteed to compile on stable Rust 1.40.0 and up. It *might*
+This crate is guaranteed to compile on stable Rust 1.51.0 and up. It *might*
 compile with older versions but that may change in any new patch release.
 
 ## License

src/lib.rs

@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 //!
 //! # Minimum Supported Rust Version (MSRV)
 //!
-//! This crate is guaranteed to compile on stable Rust 1.40.0 and up. It *might* compile with older
+//! This crate is guaranteed to compile on stable Rust 1.51.0 and up. It *might* compile with older
 //! versions but that may change in any new patch release.
 
 #![deny(missing_docs)]