diff --git a/examples/example.rs b/examples/example.rs
index fbcc3e0..05dde17 100644
--- a/examples/example.rs
+++ b/examples/example.rs
@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@ use ratatui::widgets::{Block, Scrollbar, ScrollbarOrientation};
 use ratatui::{Frame, Terminal};
 use tui_tree_widget::{Tree, TreeItem, TreeState};
 
-struct App<'a> {
+struct App {
     state: TreeState<&'static str>,
-    items: Vec<TreeItem<'a, &'static str>>,
+    items: Vec<TreeItem<'static, &'static str>>,
 }
 
-impl<'a> App<'a> {
+impl App {
     fn new() -> Self {
         Self {
             state: TreeState::default(),
diff --git a/src/flatten.rs b/src/flatten.rs
index 35e705e..4d671e8 100644
--- a/src/flatten.rs
+++ b/src/flatten.rs
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@ use crate::tree_item::TreeItem;
 /// A flattened item of all visible [`TreeItem`]s.
 ///
 /// Generated via [`TreeState::flatten`](crate::TreeState::flatten).
-pub struct Flattened<'a, Identifier> {
+pub struct Flattened<'text, Identifier> {
     pub identifier: Vec<Identifier>,
-    pub item: &'a TreeItem<'a, Identifier>,
+    pub item: &'text TreeItem<'text, Identifier>,
 }
 
-impl<'a, Identifier> Flattened<'a, Identifier> {
+impl<Identifier> Flattened<'_, Identifier> {
     /// Zero based depth. Depth 0 means 0 indentation.
     #[must_use]
     pub fn depth(&self) -> usize {
@@ -22,11 +22,11 @@ impl<'a, Identifier> Flattened<'a, Identifier> {
 ///
 /// `current` starts empty: `&[]`
 #[must_use]
-pub fn flatten<'a, Identifier>(
+pub fn flatten<'text, Identifier>(
     opened: &HashSet<Vec<Identifier>>,
-    items: &'a [TreeItem<'a, Identifier>],
+    items: &'text [TreeItem<'text, Identifier>],
     current: &[Identifier],
-) -> Vec<Flattened<'a, Identifier>>
+) -> Vec<Flattened<'text, Identifier>>
 where
     Identifier: Clone + PartialEq + Eq + core::hash::Hash,
 {
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 9ed7e75..7c4aeb9 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ fn tree_new_errors_with_duplicate_identifiers() {
     Tree::new(vec![item, another]).unwrap();
 }
 
-impl<'a, Identifier> StatefulWidget for Tree<'a, Identifier>
+impl<Identifier> StatefulWidget for Tree<'_, Identifier>
 where
     Identifier: Clone + PartialEq + Eq + core::hash::Hash,
 {
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ where
     }
 }
 
-impl<'a, Identifier> Widget for Tree<'a, Identifier>
+impl<Identifier> Widget for Tree<'_, Identifier>
 where
     Identifier: Clone + Default + Eq + core::hash::Hash,
 {
diff --git a/src/tree_item.rs b/src/tree_item.rs
index ac929f1..d97e565 100644
--- a/src/tree_item.rs
+++ b/src/tree_item.rs
@@ -34,13 +34,13 @@ use ratatui::text::Text;
 /// # Ok::<(), std::io::Error>(())
 /// ```
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
-pub struct TreeItem<'a, Identifier> {
+pub struct TreeItem<'text, Identifier> {
     pub(super) identifier: Identifier,
-    pub(super) text: Text<'a>,
+    pub(super) text: Text<'text>,
     pub(super) children: Vec<Self>,
 }
 
-impl<'a, Identifier> TreeItem<'a, Identifier>
+impl<'text, Identifier> TreeItem<'text, Identifier>
 where
     Identifier: Clone + PartialEq + Eq + core::hash::Hash,
 {
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ where
     #[must_use]
     pub fn new_leaf<T>(identifier: Identifier, text: T) -> Self
     where
-        T: Into<Text<'a>>,
+        T: Into<Text<'text>>,
     {
         Self {
             identifier,
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ where
     /// Errors when there are duplicate identifiers in the children.
     pub fn new<T>(identifier: Identifier, text: T, children: Vec<Self>) -> std::io::Result<Self>
     where
-        T: Into<Text<'a>>,
+        T: Into<Text<'text>>,
     {
         let identifiers = children
             .iter()