diff --git a/maintainer/pineappl-ci/Containerfile b/maintainer/pineappl-ci/Containerfile
index afc8c2e5..5b317c1b 100644
--- a/maintainer/pineappl-ci/Containerfile
+++ b/maintainer/pineappl-ci/Containerfile
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 FROM debian:11-slim
 
 ARG APPLGRID_V=1.6.36
-# must be at least 0.9.16, see https://github.com/NNPDF/pineappl/pull/242#issuecomment-1705371291
-ARG CARGOC_V=0.9.24+cargo-0.73.0
+# `0.9.27+cargo-0.74.0` is the last version that support Rust 1.70
+ARG CARGOC_V=0.9.27+cargo-0.74.0
 ARG FASTNLO_V=2.5.0-2826
 ARG LHAPDF_V=6.5.4
 ARG ZLIB_V=1.3.1