diff --git a/asyncgit/src/lib.rs b/asyncgit/src/lib.rs
index e37ac2163f..8f2efa1527 100644
--- a/asyncgit/src/lib.rs
+++ b/asyncgit/src/lib.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ It wraps libraries like git2 and gix.
 
 #![forbid(missing_docs)]
 #![deny(
+	mismatched_lifetime_syntaxes,
 	unused_imports,
 	unused_must_use,
 	dead_code,
diff --git a/asyncgit/src/sync/remotes/mod.rs b/asyncgit/src/sync/remotes/mod.rs
index 8c3aaf32eb..6f1284f985 100644
--- a/asyncgit/src/sync/remotes/mod.rs
+++ b/asyncgit/src/sync/remotes/mod.rs
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ pub fn get_default_remote(repo_path: &RepoPath) -> Result<String> {
 /// and Err if there was a problem finding the branch
 fn get_current_branch(
 	repo: &Repository,
-) -> Result<Option<git2::Branch>> {
+) -> Result<Option<git2::Branch<'_>>> {
 	for b in repo.branches(None)? {
 		let branch = b?.0;
 		if branch.is_head() {
diff --git a/asyncgit/src/sync/reword.rs b/asyncgit/src/sync/reword.rs
index 8cae043451..a503686321 100644
--- a/asyncgit/src/sync/reword.rs
+++ b/asyncgit/src/sync/reword.rs
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ pub fn reword(
 /// and Err if there was a problem finding the branch
 fn get_current_branch(
 	repo: &Repository,
-) -> Result<Option<git2::Branch>> {
+) -> Result<Option<git2::Branch<'_>>> {
 	for b in repo.branches(None)? {
 		let branch = b?.0;
 		if branch.is_head() {
diff --git a/filetreelist/src/lib.rs b/filetreelist/src/lib.rs
index 5504efb2bc..3e80065aba 100644
--- a/filetreelist/src/lib.rs
+++ b/filetreelist/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // #![forbid(missing_docs)]
 #![forbid(unsafe_code)]
 #![deny(
+	mismatched_lifetime_syntaxes,
 	unused_imports,
 	unused_must_use,
 	dead_code,
diff --git a/git2-hooks/src/lib.rs b/git2-hooks/src/lib.rs
index 4c949a1e46..95737f79ae 100644
--- a/git2-hooks/src/lib.rs
+++ b/git2-hooks/src/lib.rs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 
 #![forbid(unsafe_code)]
 #![deny(
+	mismatched_lifetime_syntaxes,
 	unused_imports,
 	unused_must_use,
 	dead_code,
diff --git a/git2-testing/src/lib.rs b/git2-testing/src/lib.rs
index e8ca87477d..40e1679041 100644
--- a/git2-testing/src/lib.rs
+++ b/git2-testing/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#![deny(mismatched_lifetime_syntaxes)]
+
 use git2::Repository;
 use tempfile::TempDir;
 
diff --git a/invalidstring/src/lib.rs b/invalidstring/src/lib.rs
index 175d81688c..b57f19139b 100644
--- a/invalidstring/src/lib.rs
+++ b/invalidstring/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#![deny(mismatched_lifetime_syntaxes)]
+
 /// uses unsafe to postfix the string with invalid utf8 data
 #[allow(invalid_from_utf8_unchecked)]
 pub fn invalid_utf8(prefix: &str) -> String {
diff --git a/scopetime/src/lib.rs b/scopetime/src/lib.rs
index 4d99702ad5..16394e1a64 100644
--- a/scopetime/src/lib.rs
+++ b/scopetime/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 //! simple macro to insert a scope based runtime measure that logs the result
 
 #![forbid(unsafe_code)]
-#![deny(unused_imports)]
+#![deny(mismatched_lifetime_syntaxes, unused_imports)]
 #![deny(clippy::unwrap_used)]
 #![deny(clippy::perf)]
 
diff --git a/src/components/commit_details/compare_details.rs b/src/components/commit_details/compare_details.rs
index 3438447c61..47e7a96823 100644
--- a/src/components/commit_details/compare_details.rs
+++ b/src/components/commit_details/compare_details.rs
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ impl CompareDetailsComponent {
 		});
 	}
 
-	fn get_commit_text(&self, data: &CommitDetails) -> Vec<Line> {
+	fn get_commit_text(&self, data: &CommitDetails) -> Vec<Line<'_>> {
 		let mut res = vec![
 			Line::from(vec![
 				style_detail(&self.theme, &Detail::Author),
diff --git a/src/components/commit_details/details.rs b/src/components/commit_details/details.rs
index 95aa018ac5..86e7ab8c6a 100644
--- a/src/components/commit_details/details.rs
+++ b/src/components/commit_details/details.rs
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ impl DetailsComponent {
 		&self,
 		width: usize,
 		height: usize,
-	) -> Vec<Line> {
+	) -> Vec<Line<'_>> {
 		let (wrapped_title, wrapped_message) =
 			Self::get_wrapped_lines(self.data.as_ref(), width);
 
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ impl DetailsComponent {
 	}
 
 	#[allow(clippy::too_many_lines)]
-	fn get_text_info(&self) -> Vec<Line> {
+	fn get_text_info(&self) -> Vec<Line<'_>> {
 		self.data.as_ref().map_or_else(Vec::new, |data| {
 			let mut res = vec![
 				Line::from(vec![
diff --git a/src/components/commitlist.rs b/src/components/commitlist.rs
index 06c48e751b..da1a342db8 100644
--- a/src/components/commitlist.rs
+++ b/src/components/commitlist.rs
@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@ impl CommitList {
 		Line::from(txt)
 	}
 
-	fn get_text(&self, height: usize, width: usize) -> Vec<Line> {
+	fn get_text(&self, height: usize, width: usize) -> Vec<Line<'_>> {
 		let selection = self.relative_selection();
 
 		let mut txt: Vec<Line> = Vec::with_capacity(height);
diff --git a/src/components/diff.rs b/src/components/diff.rs
index 2d2729ddea..2eb492db29 100644
--- a/src/components/diff.rs
+++ b/src/components/diff.rs
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ impl DiffComponent {
 		None
 	}
 
-	fn get_text(&self, width: u16, height: u16) -> Vec<Line> {
+	fn get_text(&self, width: u16, height: u16) -> Vec<Line<'_>> {
 		if let Some(diff) = &self.diff {
 			return if diff.hunks.is_empty() {
 				self.get_text_binary(diff)
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ impl DiffComponent {
 		vec![]
 	}
 
-	fn get_text_binary(&self, diff: &FileDiff) -> Vec<Line> {
+	fn get_text_binary(&self, diff: &FileDiff) -> Vec<Line<'_>> {
 		let is_positive = diff.size_delta >= 0;
 		let delta_byte_size =
 			ByteSize::b(diff.size_delta.unsigned_abs());
diff --git a/src/components/status_tree.rs b/src/components/status_tree.rs
index 1d5f39cb6f..0091cb7caa 100644
--- a/src/components/status_tree.rs
+++ b/src/components/status_tree.rs
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ impl StatusTreeComponent {
 	/// allowing folders to be folded up if they are alone in their directory
 	fn build_vec_text_draw_info_for_drawing(
 		&self,
-	) -> (Vec<TextDrawInfo>, usize, usize) {
+	) -> (Vec<TextDrawInfo<'_>>, usize, usize) {
 		let mut should_skip_over: usize = 0;
 		let mut selection_offset: usize = 0;
 		let mut selection_offset_visible: usize = 0;
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index de1e6afce1..dbcce4e58f 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 
 #![forbid(unsafe_code)]
 #![deny(
+	mismatched_lifetime_syntaxes,
 	unused_imports,
 	unused_must_use,
 	dead_code,
diff --git a/src/popups/blame_file.rs b/src/popups/blame_file.rs
index 9672965bcb..dd32bbc84c 100644
--- a/src/popups/blame_file.rs
+++ b/src/popups/blame_file.rs
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ impl BlameFilePopup {
 	}
 
 	///
-	fn get_rows(&self, width: usize) -> Vec<Row> {
+	fn get_rows(&self, width: usize) -> Vec<Row<'_>> {
 		self.blame
 			.as_ref()
 			.and_then(|blame| blame.result())
@@ -643,7 +643,7 @@ impl BlameFilePopup {
 		&self,
 		width: usize,
 		blame_hunk: Option<&BlameHunk>,
-	) -> Vec<Cell> {
+	) -> Vec<Cell<'_>> {
 		let commit_hash = blame_hunk.map_or_else(
 			|| NO_COMMIT_ID.into(),
 			|hunk| hunk.commit_id.get_short_string(),
diff --git a/src/popups/branchlist.rs b/src/popups/branchlist.rs
index 2fe8690539..1478cdd9ed 100644
--- a/src/popups/branchlist.rs
+++ b/src/popups/branchlist.rs
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ impl BranchListPopup {
 		theme: &SharedTheme,
 		width_available: u16,
 		height: usize,
-	) -> Text {
+	) -> Text<'_> {
 		const UPSTREAM_SYMBOL: char = '\u{2191}';
 		const TRACKING_SYMBOL: char = '\u{2193}';
 		const HEAD_SYMBOL: char = '*';
diff --git a/src/popups/file_revlog.rs b/src/popups/file_revlog.rs
index 3a923c5535..771ae857fe 100644
--- a/src/popups/file_revlog.rs
+++ b/src/popups/file_revlog.rs
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ impl FileRevlogPopup {
 		)
 	}
 
-	fn get_rows(&self, now: DateTime<Local>) -> Vec<Row> {
+	fn get_rows(&self, now: DateTime<Local>) -> Vec<Row<'_>> {
 		self.items
 			.iter()
 			.map(|entry| {
diff --git a/src/popups/help.rs b/src/popups/help.rs
index 9e9b702e71..0ca3bb0e27 100644
--- a/src/popups/help.rs
+++ b/src/popups/help.rs
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ impl HelpPopup {
 		}
 	}
 
-	fn get_text(&self) -> Vec<Line> {
+	fn get_text(&self) -> Vec<Line<'_>> {
 		let mut txt: Vec<Line> = Vec::new();
 
 		let mut processed = 0_u16;
diff --git a/src/popups/log_search.rs b/src/popups/log_search.rs
index 46a37f0bbb..3cd6ad86b1 100644
--- a/src/popups/log_search.rs
+++ b/src/popups/log_search.rs
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ impl LogSearchPopupPopup {
 		}
 	}
 
-	fn get_text_options(&self) -> Vec<Line> {
+	fn get_text_options(&self) -> Vec<Line<'_>> {
 		let x_summary =
 			if self.options.0.contains(SearchFields::MESSAGE_SUMMARY)
 			{
diff --git a/src/popups/options.rs b/src/popups/options.rs
index e74e8bdc0b..4e194cb571 100644
--- a/src/popups/options.rs
+++ b/src/popups/options.rs
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ impl OptionsPopup {
 		}
 	}
 
-	fn get_text(&self, width: u16) -> Vec<Line> {
+	fn get_text(&self, width: u16) -> Vec<Line<'_>> {
 		let mut txt: Vec<Line> = Vec::with_capacity(10);
 
 		self.add_status(&mut txt, width);
diff --git a/src/popups/remotelist.rs b/src/popups/remotelist.rs
index 409f44714d..c69923f5f5 100644
--- a/src/popups/remotelist.rs
+++ b/src/popups/remotelist.rs
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ impl RemoteListPopup {
 		theme: &SharedTheme,
 		width_available: u16,
 		height: usize,
-	) -> Text {
+	) -> Text<'_> {
 		const THREE_DOTS: &str = "...";
 		const THREE_DOTS_LENGTH: usize = THREE_DOTS.len(); // "..."
 
diff --git a/src/popups/reset.rs b/src/popups/reset.rs
index eb99d93ab8..e3c9865d56 100644
--- a/src/popups/reset.rs
+++ b/src/popups/reset.rs
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ impl ResetPopup {
 		}
 	}
 
-	fn get_text(&self, _width: u16) -> Vec<Line> {
+	fn get_text(&self, _width: u16) -> Vec<Line<'_>> {
 		let mut txt: Vec<Line> = Vec::with_capacity(10);
 
 		txt.push(Line::from(vec![
diff --git a/src/popups/submodules.rs b/src/popups/submodules.rs
index b73a9abe86..8fe3c23e56 100644
--- a/src/popups/submodules.rs
+++ b/src/popups/submodules.rs
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ impl SubmodulesListPopup {
 		theme: &SharedTheme,
 		width_available: u16,
 		height: usize,
-	) -> Text {
+	) -> Text<'_> {
 		const THREE_DOTS: &str = "...";
 		const THREE_DOTS_LENGTH: usize = THREE_DOTS.len(); // "..."
 		const COMMIT_HASH_LENGTH: usize = 8;
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ impl SubmodulesListPopup {
 		Text::from(txt)
 	}
 
-	fn get_info_text(&self, theme: &SharedTheme) -> Text {
+	fn get_info_text(&self, theme: &SharedTheme) -> Text<'_> {
 		self.selected_entry().map_or_else(
 			Text::default,
 			|submodule| {
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ impl SubmodulesListPopup {
 		)
 	}
 
-	fn get_local_info_text(&self, theme: &SharedTheme) -> Text {
+	fn get_local_info_text(&self, theme: &SharedTheme) -> Text<'_> {
 		let mut spans = vec![
 			Line::from(vec![Span::styled(
 				"Current:",
diff --git a/src/popups/taglist.rs b/src/popups/taglist.rs
index 8acda78e89..69242b48e2 100644
--- a/src/popups/taglist.rs
+++ b/src/popups/taglist.rs
@@ -433,14 +433,14 @@ impl TagListPopup {
 	}
 
 	///
-	fn get_rows(&self) -> Vec<Row> {
+	fn get_rows(&self) -> Vec<Row<'_>> {
 		self.tags.as_ref().map_or_else(Vec::new, |tags| {
 			tags.iter().map(|tag| self.get_row(tag)).collect()
 		})
 	}
 
 	///
-	fn get_row(&self, tag: &TagWithMetadata) -> Row {
+	fn get_row(&self, tag: &TagWithMetadata) -> Row<'_> {
 		const UPSTREAM_SYMBOL: &str = "\u{2191}";
 		const ATTACHMENT_SYMBOL: &str = "@";
 		const EMPTY_SYMBOL: &str = " ";
diff --git a/src/strings.rs b/src/strings.rs
index c4cff10f70..0b2d25efe7 100644
--- a/src/strings.rs
+++ b/src/strings.rs
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ pub fn copy_success(s: &str) -> String {
 	format!("{POPUP_SUCCESS_COPY} \"{s}\"")
 }
 
-pub fn ellipsis_trim_start(s: &str, width: usize) -> Cow<str> {
+pub fn ellipsis_trim_start(s: &str, width: usize) -> Cow<'_, str> {
 	if s.width() <= width {
 		Cow::Borrowed(s)
 	} else {
diff --git a/src/tabs/stashing.rs b/src/tabs/stashing.rs
index 5b2fe4b496..4f04e9ebc6 100644
--- a/src/tabs/stashing.rs
+++ b/src/tabs/stashing.rs
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ impl Stashing {
 		Ok(())
 	}
 
-	fn get_option_text(&self) -> Vec<Line> {
+	fn get_option_text(&self) -> Vec<Line<'_>> {
 		let bracket_open = Span::raw(Cow::from("["));
 		let bracket_close = Span::raw(Cow::from("]"));
 		let option_on =