diff --git a/mise.toml b/mise.toml
index 6606bb7c..5bf9aec1 100644
--- a/mise.toml
+++ b/mise.toml
@@ -544,6 +544,7 @@ fi
 {% endif %}
 
 # cross-compile
+rustup update
 rustup target add --toolchain stable {{ target }}
 
 cargo build --locked --target {{ target }} --release --package cipherstash-proxy