diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 644fe8aa..40a06537 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -27,13 +27,13 @@ repository and compiled from source or installed from
 of the nightly toolchain is supported at any given time.
 
 <!-- NOTE: Keep in sync with nightly date on rust-toolchain. -->
-It's recommended to use `nightly-2022-07-20` toolchain.
-You can install it by using `rustup install nightly-2022-07-20` if you already have rustup.
+It's recommended to use `nightly-2022-08-03` toolchain.
+You can install it by using `rustup install nightly-2022-08-03` if you already have rustup.
 Then you can do:
 
 ```sh
-$ rustup component add rustc-dev llvm-tools-preview --toolchain nightly-2022-07-20
-$ cargo +nightly-2022-07-20 install --git https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-semverver
+$ rustup component add rustc-dev llvm-tools-preview --toolchain nightly-2022-08-03
+$ cargo +nightly-2022-08-03 install --git https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-semverver
 ```
 
 You'd also need `cmake` for some dependencies, and a few common libraries (if you hit
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ carried out correctly with regards to the current version of your crate on crate
 
 ```sh
 # install a current version of rust-semverver
-cargo +nightly-2022-07-20 install --git https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-semverver
+cargo +nightly-2022-08-03 install --git https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-semverver
 # fetch the version in the manifest of your crate (adapt this to your usecase if needed)
 eval "current_version=$(grep -e '^version = .*$' Cargo.toml | cut -d ' ' -f 3)"
 # run the semver checks and output them for convenience
diff --git a/rust-toolchain b/rust-toolchain
index c4d6894d..53630b95 100644
--- a/rust-toolchain
+++ b/rust-toolchain
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # NOTE: Keep in sync with nightly date on README
 [toolchain]
-channel = "nightly-2022-07-20"
+channel = "nightly-2022-08-03"
 components = ["llvm-tools-preview", "rustc-dev"]
diff --git a/src/traverse.rs b/src/traverse.rs
index 4d5f8fb7..496db4fa 100644
--- a/src/traverse.rs
+++ b/src/traverse.rs
@@ -389,8 +389,8 @@ fn diff_method<'tcx>(changes: &mut ChangeSet, tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>, old: AssocItem,
         );
     }
 
-    let old_pub = old.vis == Public;
-    let new_pub = new.vis == Public;
+    let old_pub = old.visibility(tcx) == Public;
+    let new_pub = new.visibility(tcx) == Public;
 
     if old_pub && !new_pub {
         changes.add_change(ChangeType::ItemMadePrivate, old.def_id, None);
@@ -655,14 +655,14 @@ fn diff_traits<'tcx>(
             }
             (Some(old_item), None) => {
                 let change_type = ChangeType::TraitItemRemoved {
-                    defaulted: old_item.defaultness.has_value(),
+                    defaulted: old_item.defaultness(tcx).has_value(),
                 };
                 changes.add_change(change_type, old, Some(tcx.def_span(old_item.def_id)));
                 id_mapping.add_non_mapped(old_item.def_id);
             }
             (None, Some(new_item)) => {
                 let change_type = ChangeType::TraitItemAdded {
-                    defaulted: new_item.defaultness.has_value(),
+                    defaulted: new_item.defaultness(tcx).has_value(),
                     sealed_trait: old_sealed,
                 };
                 changes.add_change(change_type, old, Some(tcx.def_span(new_item.def_id)));
@@ -1061,7 +1061,7 @@ fn diff_inherent_impls<'tcx>(
                 orig_item.name,
                 item_span,
                 item_span,
-                parent_output && orig_assoc_item.vis == Public,
+                parent_output && orig_assoc_item.visibility(tcx) == Public,
             );
 
             // ... determine the set of target impls that serve as candidates
@@ -1082,7 +1082,7 @@ fn diff_inherent_impls<'tcx>(
                     .any(|&(target_impl_def_id, target_item_def_id)| {
                         let target_assoc_item = tcx.associated_item(target_item_def_id);
 
-                        if parent_output && target_assoc_item.vis == Public {
+                        if parent_output && target_assoc_item.visibility(tcx) == Public {
                             changes.set_output(orig_item.parent_def_id);
                         }