diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index edf20696e..394837c6e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -140,6 +140,43 @@ jobs:
 
       - run: cargo test
 
+  test-msrv:
+    name: test MSRV
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: set up python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.11'
+
+      - name: resolve MSRV
+        id: resolve-msrv
+        run:
+          echo MSRV=`python -c 'import tomllib; print(tomllib.load(open("Cargo.toml", "rb"))["package"]["rust-version"])'` >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+      - name: install rust MSRV
+        uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@master
+        with:
+          toolchain: ${{ steps.resolve-msrv.outputs.MSRV }}
+
+      - name: cache rust
+        uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
+
+      - run: pip install -r tests/requirements.txt
+
+      - run: pip install -e .
+        env:
+          RUST_BACKTRACE: 1
+
+      - run: pip freeze
+
+      - run: pytest
+
+      - run: cargo test
+
   # test with a debug build as it picks up errors which optimised release builds do not
   test-debug:
     name: test-debug ${{ matrix.python-version }}
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 47b9d784c..7ba4759da 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ include = [
     "!tests/.pytest_cache",
     "!*.so",
 ]
+rust-version = "1.70"
 
 [dependencies]
 pyo3 = { version = "0.20.2", features = ["generate-import-lib", "num-bigint"] }
diff --git a/src/serializers/fields.rs b/src/serializers/fields.rs
index c57729c46..4d192d344 100644
--- a/src/serializers/fields.rs
+++ b/src/serializers/fields.rs
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ impl GeneralFieldsSerializer {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn main_to_python<'py>(
+    pub(crate) fn main_to_python<'py>(
         &self,
         py: Python<'py>,
         main_iter: impl Iterator<Item = PyResult<(&'py PyAny, &'py PyAny)>>,
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ impl GeneralFieldsSerializer {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn main_serde_serialize<'py, S: serde::ser::Serializer>(
+    pub(crate) fn main_serde_serialize<'py, S: serde::ser::Serializer>(
         &self,
         main_iter: impl Iterator<Item = PyResult<(&'py PyAny, &'py PyAny)>>,
         expected_len: usize,
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ impl GeneralFieldsSerializer {
         Ok(map)
     }
 
-    pub fn add_computed_fields_python(
+    pub(crate) fn add_computed_fields_python(
         &self,
         model: Option<&PyAny>,
         output_dict: &PyDict,
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ impl GeneralFieldsSerializer {
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    pub fn add_computed_fields_json<S: serde::ser::Serializer>(
+    pub(crate) fn add_computed_fields_json<S: serde::ser::Serializer>(
         &self,
         model: Option<&PyAny>,
         map: &mut S::SerializeMap,
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ impl GeneralFieldsSerializer {
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    pub fn computed_field_count(&self) -> usize {
+    pub(crate) fn computed_field_count(&self) -> usize {
         option_length!(self.computed_fields)
     }
 }