diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3e71c8d..988ca3e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -16,14 +16,14 @@ For details on architecture and concepts [see](./docs/concepts.md).
 
 ### Install system dependencies
 While `cargo` and `rustc` can be installed via rosdep, the version that available is
-v1.66 on most target platforms. However most dependencies require newer versions of `cargo` and `rustc`.
+v1.75 on most target platforms. However most dependencies require newer versions of `cargo` and `rustc`.
 Hence for now, we will install the latest version manually.
-TODO: Consider adding this dep back for J turtle if Ubuntu 24.04 has the newer.
+TODO: Consider adding this dep back for L turtle if Ubuntu 26.04 has the newer.
 cargo and rustc pkgs.
 
 ```bash
-sudo apt update && sudo apt install curl
-curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh
+sudo apt update && sudo apt install rustup
+rustup default stable
 ```
 
 ### Setup the NEXUS workspace
diff --git a/nexus_workcell_editor/package.xml b/nexus_workcell_editor/package.xml
index 95bbc5a..046fe01 100644
--- a/nexus_workcell_editor/package.xml
+++ b/nexus_workcell_editor/package.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <maintainer email="yadunund@gmail.com">Yadunund</maintainer>
   <license>Apache License 2.0</license>
 
-  <build_depend>cargo</build_depend>
+  <build_depend>rustup</build_depend>
 
   <depend>gtk3</depend>
   <depend>libudev-dev</depend>