diff --git a/src/ci/citool/src/analysis.rs b/src/ci/citool/src/analysis.rs
index 62974be2dbe8c..8ba8f1ab564b2 100644
--- a/src/ci/citool/src/analysis.rs
+++ b/src/ci/citool/src/analysis.rs
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ fn format_build_step_diffs(current: &BuildStep, parent: &BuildStep) -> String {
         }
     }
 
-    fn get_steps(step: &BuildStep) -> Vec<StepByName> {
+    fn get_steps(step: &BuildStep) -> Vec<StepByName<'_>> {
         step.linearize_steps().into_iter().map(|v| StepByName(v)).collect()
     }
 
diff --git a/src/ci/citool/src/test_dashboard.rs b/src/ci/citool/src/test_dashboard.rs
index 8fbd0d3f200d4..c9de38852e5a8 100644
--- a/src/ci/citool/src/test_dashboard.rs
+++ b/src/ci/citool/src/test_dashboard.rs
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ fn write_page<T: Template>(dir: &Path, name: &str, template: &T) -> anyhow::Resu
     Ok(())
 }
 
-fn gather_test_suites(job_metrics: &HashMap<JobName, JobMetrics>) -> TestSuites {
+fn gather_test_suites(job_metrics: &HashMap<JobName, JobMetrics>) -> TestSuites<'_> {
     struct CoarseTestSuite<'a> {
         tests: BTreeMap<String, Test<'a>>,
     }
diff --git a/src/ci/citool/src/utils.rs b/src/ci/citool/src/utils.rs
index 0367d349a1ef4..3176cb62f6066 100644
--- a/src/ci/citool/src/utils.rs
+++ b/src/ci/citool/src/utils.rs
@@ -31,6 +31,6 @@ where
 }
 
 /// Normalizes Windows-style path delimiters to Unix-style paths.
-pub fn normalize_path_delimiters(name: &str) -> Cow<str> {
+pub fn normalize_path_delimiters(name: &str) -> Cow<'_, str> {
     if name.contains("\\") { name.replace('\\', "/").into() } else { name.into() }
 }