diff --git a/esp-hal-embassy/CHANGELOG.md b/esp-hal-embassy/CHANGELOG.md
index 741ba7a3d3..02f44c914a 100644
--- a/esp-hal-embassy/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/esp-hal-embassy/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ### Changed
 
+- MSRV bump to 1.79 (#2156)
+
 ### Fixed
 
 ### Removed
diff --git a/esp-hal-embassy/Cargo.toml b/esp-hal-embassy/Cargo.toml
index c080278ca4..77ffb37199 100644
--- a/esp-hal-embassy/Cargo.toml
+++ b/esp-hal-embassy/Cargo.toml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 name         = "esp-hal-embassy"
 version      = "0.3.0"
 edition      = "2021"
-rust-version = "1.76.0"
+rust-version = "1.79.0"
 description  = "Embassy support for esp-hal"
 repository   = "https://github.com/esp-rs/esp-hal"
 license      = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
diff --git a/esp-hal-embassy/src/time_driver.rs b/esp-hal-embassy/src/time_driver.rs
index 45f2125ef0..63e4c17fb8 100644
--- a/esp-hal-embassy/src/time_driver.rs
+++ b/esp-hal-embassy/src/time_driver.rs
@@ -36,11 +36,8 @@ pub(super) struct EmbassyTimer {
     alarms: Mutex<[AlarmState; MAX_SUPPORTED_ALARM_COUNT]>,
 }
 
-#[allow(clippy::declare_interior_mutable_const)]
-const ALARM_STATE_NONE: AlarmState = AlarmState::new();
-
 embassy_time_driver::time_driver_impl!(static DRIVER: EmbassyTimer = EmbassyTimer {
-    alarms: Mutex::new([ALARM_STATE_NONE; MAX_SUPPORTED_ALARM_COUNT]),
+    alarms: Mutex::new([const { AlarmState::new() }; MAX_SUPPORTED_ALARM_COUNT]),
 });
 
 impl EmbassyTimer {
diff --git a/esp-hal/src/gpio/mod.rs b/esp-hal/src/gpio/mod.rs
index 9168914dd7..df03c5d67d 100644
--- a/esp-hal/src/gpio/mod.rs
+++ b/esp-hal/src/gpio/mod.rs
@@ -91,12 +91,13 @@ pub mod rtc_io;
 
 /// Convenience constant for `Option::None` pin
 
-static USER_INTERRUPT_HANDLER: CFnPtr = CFnPtr::NULL;
+static USER_INTERRUPT_HANDLER: CFnPtr = CFnPtr::new();
 
 struct CFnPtr(AtomicPtr<()>);
 impl CFnPtr {
-    #[allow(clippy::declare_interior_mutable_const)]
-    pub const NULL: Self = Self(AtomicPtr::new(core::ptr::null_mut()));
+    pub const fn new() -> Self {
+        Self(AtomicPtr::new(core::ptr::null_mut()))
+    }
 
     pub fn store(&self, f: extern "C" fn()) {
         self.0.store(f as *mut (), Ordering::Relaxed);
@@ -2488,9 +2489,8 @@ mod asynch {
 
     use super::*;
 
-    #[allow(clippy::declare_interior_mutable_const)]
-    const NEW_AW: AtomicWaker = AtomicWaker::new();
-    pub(super) static PIN_WAKERS: [AtomicWaker; NUM_PINS] = [NEW_AW; NUM_PINS];
+    pub(super) static PIN_WAKERS: [AtomicWaker; NUM_PINS] =
+        [const { AtomicWaker::new() }; NUM_PINS];
 
     impl<'d, P> Flex<'d, P>
     where
diff --git a/esp-hal/src/i2c.rs b/esp-hal/src/i2c.rs
index 647ad54328..2b157e92b3 100644
--- a/esp-hal/src/i2c.rs
+++ b/esp-hal/src/i2c.rs
@@ -533,23 +533,14 @@ mod asynch {
         task::{Context, Poll},
     };
 
-    use cfg_if::cfg_if;
     use embassy_sync::waitqueue::AtomicWaker;
     use embedded_hal::i2c::Operation;
     use procmacros::handler;
 
     use super::*;
 
-    cfg_if! {
-        if #[cfg(all(i2c0, i2c1))] {
-            const NUM_I2C: usize = 2;
-        } else if #[cfg(i2c0)] {
-            const NUM_I2C: usize = 1;
-        }
-    }
-    #[allow(clippy::declare_interior_mutable_const)]
-    const INIT: AtomicWaker = AtomicWaker::new();
-    static WAKERS: [AtomicWaker; NUM_I2C] = [INIT; NUM_I2C];
+    const NUM_I2C: usize = 1 + cfg!(i2c1) as usize;
+    static WAKERS: [AtomicWaker; NUM_I2C] = [const { AtomicWaker::new() }; NUM_I2C];
 
     #[cfg_attr(esp32, allow(dead_code))]
     pub(crate) enum Event {
diff --git a/esp-hal/src/rmt.rs b/esp-hal/src/rmt.rs
index fcd765c077..102b573ec2 100644
--- a/esp-hal/src/rmt.rs
+++ b/esp-hal/src/rmt.rs
@@ -1124,9 +1124,7 @@ pub mod asynch {
     #[cfg(not(any(esp32, esp32s3)))]
     const NUM_CHANNELS: usize = 4;
 
-    #[allow(clippy::declare_interior_mutable_const)]
-    const INIT: AtomicWaker = AtomicWaker::new();
-    static WAKER: [AtomicWaker; NUM_CHANNELS] = [INIT; NUM_CHANNELS];
+    static WAKER: [AtomicWaker; NUM_CHANNELS] = [const { AtomicWaker::new() }; NUM_CHANNELS];
 
     #[must_use = "futures do nothing unless you `.await` or poll them"]
     pub(crate) struct RmtTxFuture<T>
diff --git a/esp-hal/src/timer/systimer.rs b/esp-hal/src/timer/systimer.rs
index e8e4bdd974..a1fb75af7d 100644
--- a/esp-hal/src/timer/systimer.rs
+++ b/esp-hal/src/timer/systimer.rs
@@ -1026,9 +1026,7 @@ mod asynch {
 
     const NUM_ALARMS: usize = 3;
 
-    #[allow(clippy::declare_interior_mutable_const)]
-    const INIT: AtomicWaker = AtomicWaker::new();
-    static WAKERS: [AtomicWaker; NUM_ALARMS] = [INIT; NUM_ALARMS];
+    static WAKERS: [AtomicWaker; NUM_ALARMS] = [const { AtomicWaker::new() }; NUM_ALARMS];
 
     #[must_use = "futures do nothing unless you `.await` or poll them"]
     pub(crate) struct AlarmFuture<'a, COMP: Comparator, UNIT: Unit> {
diff --git a/esp-hal/src/touch.rs b/esp-hal/src/touch.rs
index 3005d2e298..be397dc10b 100644
--- a/esp-hal/src/touch.rs
+++ b/esp-hal/src/touch.rs
@@ -536,9 +536,8 @@ mod asynch {
 
     const NUM_TOUCH_PINS: usize = 10;
 
-    #[allow(clippy::declare_interior_mutable_const)]
-    const NEW_AW: AtomicWaker = AtomicWaker::new();
-    static TOUCH_WAKERS: [AtomicWaker; NUM_TOUCH_PINS] = [NEW_AW; NUM_TOUCH_PINS];
+    static TOUCH_WAKERS: [AtomicWaker; NUM_TOUCH_PINS] =
+        [const { AtomicWaker::new() }; NUM_TOUCH_PINS];
 
     // Helper variable to store which pins need handling.
     static TOUCHED_PINS: AtomicU16 = AtomicU16::new(0);
diff --git a/esp-hal/src/twai/mod.rs b/esp-hal/src/twai/mod.rs
index 30c451cd1a..04366586ee 100644
--- a/esp-hal/src/twai/mod.rs
+++ b/esp-hal/src/twai/mod.rs
@@ -1641,10 +1641,9 @@ mod asynch {
         }
     }
 
-    const NUM_TWAI: usize = 2;
-    #[allow(clippy::declare_interior_mutable_const)]
-    const NEW_STATE: TwaiAsyncState = TwaiAsyncState::new();
-    pub(crate) static TWAI_STATE: [TwaiAsyncState; NUM_TWAI] = [NEW_STATE; NUM_TWAI];
+    const NUM_TWAI: usize = 1 + cfg!(twai1) as usize;
+    pub(crate) static TWAI_STATE: [TwaiAsyncState; NUM_TWAI] =
+        [const { TwaiAsyncState::new() }; NUM_TWAI];
 
     impl<T> Twai<'_, T, crate::Async>
     where
diff --git a/esp-hal/src/uart.rs b/esp-hal/src/uart.rs
index 8461e561da..35134be4e3 100644
--- a/esp-hal/src/uart.rs
+++ b/esp-hal/src/uart.rs
@@ -1849,7 +1849,6 @@ where
 mod asynch {
     use core::task::Poll;
 
-    use cfg_if::cfg_if;
     use embassy_sync::waitqueue::AtomicWaker;
     use enumset::{EnumSet, EnumSetType};
     use procmacros::handler;
@@ -1857,20 +1856,10 @@ mod asynch {
     use super::*;
     use crate::Async;
 
-    cfg_if! {
-        if #[cfg(all(uart0, uart1, uart2))] {
-            const NUM_UART: usize = 3;
-        } else if #[cfg(all(uart0, uart1))] {
-            const NUM_UART: usize = 2;
-        } else if #[cfg(uart0)] {
-            const NUM_UART: usize = 1;
-        }
-    }
+    const NUM_UART: usize = 1 + cfg!(uart1) as usize + cfg!(uart2) as usize;
 
-    #[allow(clippy::declare_interior_mutable_const)]
-    const INIT: AtomicWaker = AtomicWaker::new();
-    static TX_WAKERS: [AtomicWaker; NUM_UART] = [INIT; NUM_UART];
-    static RX_WAKERS: [AtomicWaker; NUM_UART] = [INIT; NUM_UART];
+    static TX_WAKERS: [AtomicWaker; NUM_UART] = [const { AtomicWaker::new() }; NUM_UART];
+    static RX_WAKERS: [AtomicWaker; NUM_UART] = [const { AtomicWaker::new() }; NUM_UART];
 
     #[derive(EnumSetType, Debug)]
     pub(crate) enum TxEvent {