diff --git a/.github/workflows/cargo.yml b/.github/workflows/cargo.yml
index 665e1db..1119bff 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cargo.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cargo.yml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash
         continue-on-error: true
 
-      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: clippy-sarif
           path: clippy.sarif
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ jobs:
       security-events: write
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-    - uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+    - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
       with:
         name: clippy-sarif
     - uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@v2
diff --git a/perf-event/src/builder.rs b/perf-event/src/builder.rs
index cb3b3d7..fbb1fef 100644
--- a/perf-event/src/builder.rs
+++ b/perf-event/src/builder.rs
@@ -284,8 +284,7 @@ impl<'a> Builder<'a> {
     pub fn build_group(&self) -> io::Result<Group> {
         let read_format = ReadFormat::from_bits_retain(self.attrs.read_format);
         if !read_format.contains(ReadFormat::GROUP) {
-            return Err(io::Error::new(
-                ErrorKind::Other,
+            return Err(io::Error::other(
                 "groups must be created with the GROUP flag enabled",
             ));
         }
diff --git a/perf-event/src/events/dynamic.rs b/perf-event/src/events/dynamic.rs
index 7961ee3..721b060 100644
--- a/perf-event/src/events/dynamic.rs
+++ b/perf-event/src/events/dynamic.rs
@@ -665,7 +665,7 @@ impl std::error::Error for MissingParameterError {}
 
 impl From<DynamicBuilderError> for io::Error {
     fn from(value: DynamicBuilderError) -> Self {
-        io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other, value)
+        io::Error::other(value)
     }
 }
 
@@ -677,7 +677,7 @@ impl From<MissingParameterError> for DynamicBuilderError {
 
 impl From<MissingParameterError> for io::Error {
     fn from(value: MissingParameterError) -> Self {
-        io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other, value)
+        io::Error::other(value)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/perf-event/src/events/tracepoint.rs b/perf-event/src/events/tracepoint.rs
index 2f992c9..1e2f2ee 100644
--- a/perf-event/src/events/tracepoint.rs
+++ b/perf-event/src/events/tracepoint.rs
@@ -64,9 +64,7 @@ impl Tracepoint {
         let id = std::fs::read_to_string(&path)?
             .trim_end()
             .parse()
-            .map_err(move |e| {
-                io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other, UnparseableIdFile::new(path, e))
-            })?;
+            .map_err(move |e| io::Error::other(UnparseableIdFile::new(path, e)))?;
 
         Ok(Self::with_id(id))
     }
diff --git a/perf-event/src/events/util.rs b/perf-event/src/events/util.rs
index 8656040..da0d2a5 100644
--- a/perf-event/src/events/util.rs
+++ b/perf-event/src/events/util.rs
@@ -58,13 +58,10 @@ impl CachedPmuType {
             .trim_end()
             .parse()
             .map_err(|e| {
-                io::Error::new(
-                    io::ErrorKind::Other,
-                    ParsePmuTypeError {
-                        name: self.name,
-                        error: e,
-                    },
-                )
+                io::Error::other(ParsePmuTypeError {
+                    name: self.name,
+                    error: e,
+                })
             })?;
 
         self.value.store(ty, Ordering::Relaxed);
diff --git a/perf-event/src/group_data.rs b/perf-event/src/group_data.rs
index 1234a96..c201440 100644
--- a/perf-event/src/group_data.rs
+++ b/perf-event/src/group_data.rs
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ impl GroupData {
     /// }
     /// # std::io::Result::Ok(())
     /// ```
-    pub fn iter(&self) -> GroupIter {
+    pub fn iter(&self) -> GroupIter<'_> {
         let mut iter = self.iter_with_group();
         if self.should_skip {
             let _ = iter.next();
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ impl GroupData {
         iter
     }
 
-    fn iter_with_group(&self) -> GroupIter {
+    fn iter_with_group(&self) -> GroupIter<'_> {
         GroupIter(self.data.entries())
     }
 
diff --git a/perf-event/src/lib.rs b/perf-event/src/lib.rs
index 1c34854..742b90b 100644
--- a/perf-event/src/lib.rs
+++ b/perf-event/src/lib.rs
@@ -633,21 +633,11 @@ impl Counter {
             count: data.count(),
             time_enabled: data
                 .time_enabled()
-                .ok_or_else(|| {
-                    io::Error::new(
-                        io::ErrorKind::Other,
-                        "time_enabled was not enabled within read_format",
-                    )
-                })?
+                .ok_or_else(|| io::Error::other("time_enabled was not enabled within read_format"))?
                 .as_nanos() as _,
             time_running: data
                 .time_running()
-                .ok_or_else(|| {
-                    io::Error::new(
-                        io::ErrorKind::Other,
-                        "time_running was not enabled within read_format",
-                    )
-                })?
+                .ok_or_else(|| io::Error::other("time_running was not enabled within read_format"))?
                 .as_nanos() as _,
         })
     }
@@ -676,9 +666,7 @@ impl Counter {
         }
 
         let mut parser = crate::data::parse::Parser::new(&data[..len], self.config.clone());
-        let value: crate::data::ReadValue = parser
-            .parse()
-            .map_err(|e| io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other, e))?;
+        let value: crate::data::ReadValue = parser.parse().map_err(io::Error::other)?;
 
         Ok(CounterData(value))
     }
@@ -741,7 +729,7 @@ impl Counter {
         let mut parser = crate::data::parse::Parser::new(data.as_slice(), self.config.clone());
         let data: ReadGroup = parser
             .parse::<ReadGroup>()
-            .map_err(|e| io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other, e))?
+            .map_err(io::Error::other)?
             .into_owned();
 
         let data = GroupData::new(data);
diff --git a/perf-event/src/sampler.rs b/perf-event/src/sampler.rs
index 809e3aa..f99ee8e 100644
--- a/perf-event/src/sampler.rs
+++ b/perf-event/src/sampler.rs
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ impl Sampler {
     ///
     /// [`next_blocking`]: Self::next_blocking
     /// [man]: https://www.mankier.com/2/perf_event_open
-    pub fn next_record(&mut self) -> Option<Record> {
+    pub fn next_record(&mut self) -> Option<Record<'_>> {
         use std::{mem, ptr, slice};
 
         let page = self.page();
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ impl Sampler {
     /// `libc::poll`. There are only two cases where this can happen:
     /// - the current process has run out of file descriptors, or,
     /// - the kernel couldn't allocate memory for internal poll datastructures.
-    pub fn next_blocking(&mut self, timeout: Option<Duration>) -> Option<Record> {
+    pub fn next_blocking(&mut self, timeout: Option<Duration>) -> Option<Record<'_>> {
         let deadline = timeout.map(|timeout| Instant::now() + timeout);
 
         loop {
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ impl<'s> Record<'s> {
     ///
     /// For most records this is effectively free but if the record wraps
     /// around the end of the ringbuffer then it will be copied to a vector.
-    pub fn to_contiguous(&self) -> Cow<[u8]> {
+    pub fn to_contiguous(&self) -> Cow<'_, [u8]> {
         match self.data {
             ByteBuffer::Single(data) => Cow::Borrowed(data),
             ByteBuffer::Split([a, b]) => {
@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@ impl<'s> Record<'s> {
     }
 
     /// Parse the data in this record to a [`data::Record`] enum.
-    pub fn parse_record(&self) -> ParseResult<data::Record> {
+    pub fn parse_record(&self) -> ParseResult<data::Record<'_>> {
         let mut parser = Parser::new(self.data, self.sampler.config().clone());
         data::Record::parse_with_header(&mut parser, self.header)
     }