diff --git a/examples/c++-arrow-dataflow/run.rs b/examples/c++-arrow-dataflow/run.rs
index 314dc5e1..1683e104 100644
--- a/examples/c++-arrow-dataflow/run.rs
+++ b/examples/c++-arrow-dataflow/run.rs
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ async fn main() -> eyre::Result<()> {
 
 fn find_arrow_config() -> eyre::Result<ArrowConfig> {
     let output = Command::new("pkg-config")
-        .args(&["--cflags", "arrow"])
+        .args(["--cflags", "arrow"])
         .output()
         .wrap_err("Failed to run pkg-config. Make sure Arrow C++ is installed")?;
 
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ fn find_arrow_config() -> eyre::Result<ArrowConfig> {
     let cflags = String::from_utf8(output.stdout)?.trim().to_string();
 
     let output = Command::new("pkg-config")
-        .args(&["--libs", "arrow"])
+        .args(["--libs", "arrow"])
         .output()
         .wrap_err("Failed to get Arrow library flags")?;
 
diff --git a/libraries/core/src/descriptor/validate.rs b/libraries/core/src/descriptor/validate.rs
index 2d5876a5..3cc727c2 100644
--- a/libraries/core/src/descriptor/validate.rs
+++ b/libraries/core/src/descriptor/validate.rs
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ pub fn check_dataflow(
                             info!("skipping path check for node with build command");
                         } else {
                             resolve_path(source, working_dir).wrap_err_with(|| {
-                                format!("Could not find source path `{}`", source)
+                                format!("Could not find source path `{source}`")
                             })?;
                         };
                     }