diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index adf8ecbac..ad4d7b998 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,34 @@
-all: limbo limbo-wasm
+MINIMUM_RUST_VERSION := 1.73.0
+CURRENT_RUST_VERSION := $(shell rustc -V | sed -E 's/rustc ([0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+).*/\1/')
+RUSTUP := $(shell command -v rustup 2> /dev/null)
+
+all: check-rust-version check-wasm-target limbo limbo-wasm
 .PHONY: all
 
+check-rust-version:
+	@echo "Checking Rust version..."
+	@if [ "$(shell printf '%s\n' "$(MINIMUM_RUST_VERSION)" "$(CURRENT_RUST_VERSION)" | sort -V | head -n1)" = "$(CURRENT_RUST_VERSION)" ]; then \
+		echo "Rust version greater than $(MINIMUM_RUST_VERSION) is required. Current version is $(CURRENT_RUST_VERSION)."; \
+		if [ -n "$(RUSTUP)" ]; then \
+			echo "Updating Rust..."; \
+			rustup update stable; \
+		else \
+			echo "Please update Rust manually to a version greater than $(MINIMUM_RUST_VERSION)."; \
+			exit 1; \
+		fi; \
+	else \
+		echo "Rust version $(CURRENT_RUST_VERSION) is acceptable."; \
+	fi
+.PHONY: check-rust-version
+
+check-wasm-target:
+	@echo "Checking wasm32-wasi target..."
+	@if ! rustup target list | grep -q "wasm32-wasi (installed)"; then \
+		echo "Installing wasm32-wasi target..."; \
+		rustup target add wasm32-wasi; \
+	fi
+.PHONY: check-wasm-target
+
 limbo:
 	cargo build
 .PHONY: limbo
@@ -12,4 +40,4 @@ limbo-wasm:
 
 test: limbo
 	SQLITE_EXEC=./target/debug/limbo ./testing/all.test
-.PHONY: test
+.PHONY: test
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