diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-suite.yml b/.github/workflows/test-suite.yml
index 0b29751106..b19fc1e0b0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-suite.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-suite.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,18 @@ jobs:
     steps:
         - name: Check that the pull request is not targeting the stable branch
           run: test ${{ github.base_ref }} != "stable"
+  extract-msrv:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v1
+    - name: Extract Minimum Supported Rust Version (MSRV)
+      run: |
+        metadata=$(cargo metadata --no-deps --format-version 1)
+        msrv=$(echo $metadata | jq -r '.packages | map(select(.name == "lighthouse")) | .[0].rust_version')
+        echo "::set-output name=MSRV::$msrv"
+      id: extract_msrv
+    outputs:
+      MSRV: ${{ steps.extract_msrv.outputs.MSRV }}
   cargo-fmt:
     name: cargo-fmt
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -229,6 +241,16 @@ jobs:
       run: make lint
     - name: Certify Cargo.lock freshness
       run: git diff --exit-code Cargo.lock
+  check-msrv:
+    name: check-msrv
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: [cargo-fmt, extract-msrv]
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v1
+    - name: Install Rust @ MSRV (${{ needs.extract-msrv.outputs.MSRV }})
+      run: rustup override set ${{ needs.extract-msrv.outputs.MSRV }}
+    - name: Run cargo check
+      run: cargo check --workspace
   arbitrary-check:
     name: arbitrary-check
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/bors.toml b/bors.toml
index f63901ef4b..d7d1e98762 100644
--- a/bors.toml
+++ b/bors.toml
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ status = [
     "op-pool-tests",
     "doppelganger-protection-test",
     "execution-engine-integration-ubuntu",
-    "cargo-vendor"
+    "cargo-vendor",
+    "check-msrv"
 ]
 use_squash_merge = true
 timeout_sec = 10800
diff --git a/lighthouse/Cargo.toml b/lighthouse/Cargo.toml
index 7c9809403d..932ef9ae62 100644
--- a/lighthouse/Cargo.toml
+++ b/lighthouse/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ version = "2.1.4"
 authors = ["Sigma Prime <contact@sigmaprime.io>"]
 edition = "2021"
 autotests = false
+rust-version = "1.58"
 
 [features]
 # Writes debugging .ssz files to /tmp during block processing.