diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index cfbbfd1..9d6c6c1 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 name = "colored"
 description = "The most simple way to add colors in your terminal"
-version = "2.1.0"
+version = "2.2.0"
 edition = "2021"
 authors = ["Thomas Wickham <mackwic@gmail.com>"]
 license = "MPL-2.0"
diff --git a/src/color.rs b/src/color.rs
index 40f583a..3406ad0 100644
--- a/src/color.rs
+++ b/src/color.rs
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ impl Color {
     }
 }
 
-impl<'a> From<&'a str> for Color {
+impl From<&str> for Color {
     fn from(src: &str) -> Self {
         src.parse().unwrap_or(Color::White)
     }
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index a43962e..116b9af 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@ impl Colorize for ColoredString {
     }
 }
 
-impl<'a> Colorize for &'a str {
+impl Colorize for &str {
     fn color<S: Into<Color>>(self, color: S) -> ColoredString {
         ColoredString {
             fgcolor: Some(color.into()),