diff --git a/sqlx-core/src/connection.rs b/sqlx-core/src/connection.rs
index 6f9a5fbfd..51fdad992 100644
--- a/sqlx-core/src/connection.rs
+++ b/sqlx-core/src/connection.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ pub trait Connection: Send {
     fn close(self) -> BoxFuture<'static, Result<(), Error>>;
 
     /// Checks if a connection to the database is still valid.
-    fn ping(&mut self) -> BoxFuture<Result<(), Error>>;
+    fn ping(&mut self) -> BoxFuture<'_, Result<(), Error>>;
 
     /// Begin a new transaction or establish a savepoint within the active transaction.
     ///
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ pub trait Connection: Send {
 
     /// Flush any pending commands to the database.
     #[doc(hidden)]
-    fn flush(&mut self) -> BoxFuture<Result<(), Error>>;
+    fn flush(&mut self) -> BoxFuture<'_, Result<(), Error>>;
 
     #[doc(hidden)]
     fn get_ref(&self) -> &<Self::Database as Database>::Connection;
diff --git a/sqlx-core/src/error.rs b/sqlx-core/src/error.rs
index 3386441ef..11b791ff7 100644
--- a/sqlx-core/src/error.rs
+++ b/sqlx-core/src/error.rs
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ pub trait DatabaseError: 'static + Send + Sync + StdError {
     fn message(&self) -> &str;
 
     /// The (SQLSTATE) code for the error.
-    fn code(&self) -> Option<Cow<str>> {
+    fn code(&self) -> Option<Cow<'_, str>> {
         None
     }
 
diff --git a/sqlx-core/src/io/write_and_flush.rs b/sqlx-core/src/io/write_and_flush.rs
index f8350da04..9e7824af8 100644
--- a/sqlx-core/src/io/write_and_flush.rs
+++ b/sqlx-core/src/io/write_and_flush.rs
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@ use std::task::{Context, Poll};
 
 // Atomic operation that writes the full buffer to the stream, flushes the stream, and then
 // clears the buffer (even if either of the two previous operations failed).
-pub struct WriteAndFlush<'a, S: 'a> {
+pub struct WriteAndFlush<'a, S> {
     pub(super) stream: &'a mut S,
     pub(super) buf: Cursor<&'a mut Vec<u8>>,
 }
 
-impl<'a, S: AsyncWrite + Unpin> Future for WriteAndFlush<'a, S> {
+impl<S: AsyncWrite + Unpin> Future for WriteAndFlush<'_, S> {
     type Output = Result<(), Error>;
 
     fn poll(mut self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Self::Output> {
diff --git a/sqlx-core/src/lib.rs b/sqlx-core/src/lib.rs
index eccdbe650..8b1b1313c 100644
--- a/sqlx-core/src/lib.rs
+++ b/sqlx-core/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 //! Core of SQLx, the rust SQL toolkit.
 //! Not intended to be used directly.
 #![recursion_limit = "512"]
+#![warn(future_incompatible, rust_2018_idioms)]
 //
 // Allows an API be documented as only available in some specific platforms.
 // <https://doc.rust-lang.org/unstable-book/language-features/doc-cfg.html>
diff --git a/sqlx-core/src/mysql/error.rs b/sqlx-core/src/mysql/error.rs
index ae2c50302..3f769c7bc 100644
--- a/sqlx-core/src/mysql/error.rs
+++ b/sqlx-core/src/mysql/error.rs
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ impl DatabaseError for MySqlDatabaseError {
     }
 
     #[inline]
-    fn code(&self) -> Option<Cow<str>> {
+    fn code(&self) -> Option<Cow<'_, str>> {
         self.code().map(Cow::Borrowed)
     }
 
diff --git a/sqlx-core/src/mysql/row.rs b/sqlx-core/src/mysql/row.rs
index 5fe703cd6..8305ee33f 100644
--- a/sqlx-core/src/mysql/row.rs
+++ b/sqlx-core/src/mysql/row.rs
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ impl Row for MySqlRow {
         self.row.len()
     }
 
-    fn try_get_raw<I>(&self, index: I) -> Result<MySqlValueRef, Error>
+    fn try_get_raw<I>(&self, index: I) -> Result<MySqlValueRef<'_>, Error>
     where
         I: ColumnIndex<Self>,
     {
diff --git a/sqlx-core/src/pool/connection.rs b/sqlx-core/src/pool/connection.rs
index 1d953ebf3..668fca3ea 100644
--- a/sqlx-core/src/pool/connection.rs
+++ b/sqlx-core/src/pool/connection.rs
@@ -69,12 +69,12 @@ impl<DB: Database> Connection for PoolConnection<DB> {
     }
 
     #[inline]
-    fn ping(&mut self) -> BoxFuture<Result<(), Error>> {
+    fn ping(&mut self) -> BoxFuture<'_, Result<(), Error>> {
         Box::pin(self.deref_mut().ping())
     }
 
     #[doc(hidden)]
-    fn flush(&mut self) -> BoxFuture<Result<(), Error>> {
+    fn flush(&mut self) -> BoxFuture<'_, Result<(), Error>> {
         self.get_mut().flush()
     }
 
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ impl<DB: Database> Drop for PoolConnection<DB> {
 }
 
 impl<DB: Database> Live<DB> {
-    pub fn float(self, pool: &SharedPool<DB>) -> Floating<Self> {
+    pub fn float(self, pool: &SharedPool<DB>) -> Floating<'_, Self> {
         Floating {
             inner: self,
             guard: DecrementSizeGuard::new(pool),
diff --git a/sqlx-core/src/pool/inner.rs b/sqlx-core/src/pool/inner.rs
index acabc9140..1ac794ac4 100644
--- a/sqlx-core/src/pool/inner.rs
+++ b/sqlx-core/src/pool/inner.rs
@@ -58,11 +58,11 @@ impl<DB: Database> SharedPool<DB> {
     }
 
     #[inline]
-    pub(super) fn try_acquire(&self) -> Option<Floating<Live<DB>>> {
+    pub(super) fn try_acquire(&self) -> Option<Floating<'_, Live<DB>>> {
         Some(self.pop_idle()?.into_live())
     }
 
-    fn pop_idle(&self) -> Option<Floating<Idle<DB>>> {
+    fn pop_idle(&self) -> Option<Floating<'_, Idle<DB>>> {
         if self.is_closed.load(Ordering::Acquire) {
             return None;
         }
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ impl<DB: Database> SharedPool<DB> {
         Some(Floating::from_idle(self.idle_conns.pop().ok()?, self))
     }
 
-    pub(super) fn release(&self, floating: Floating<Live<DB>>) {
+    pub(super) fn release(&self, floating: Floating<'_, Live<DB>>) {
         self.idle_conns
             .push(floating.into_idle().into_leakable())
             .expect("BUG: connection queue overflow in release()");
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ impl<DB: Database> SharedPool<DB> {
     /// Try to atomically increment the pool size for a new connection.
     ///
     /// Returns `None` if we are at max_size.
-    fn try_increment_size(&self) -> Option<DecrementSizeGuard> {
+    fn try_increment_size(&self) -> Option<DecrementSizeGuard<'_>> {
         let mut size = self.size();
 
         while size < self.options.max_size {
diff --git a/sqlx-core/src/postgres/connection/mod.rs b/sqlx-core/src/postgres/connection/mod.rs
index f8c891a2d..def2c0fdb 100644
--- a/sqlx-core/src/postgres/connection/mod.rs
+++ b/sqlx-core/src/postgres/connection/mod.rs
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ impl Connection for PgConnection {
     }
 
     #[doc(hidden)]
-    fn flush(&mut self) -> BoxFuture<Result<(), Error>> {
+    fn flush(&mut self) -> BoxFuture<'_, Result<(), Error>> {
         self.wait_until_ready().boxed()
     }
 
diff --git a/sqlx-core/src/postgres/error.rs b/sqlx-core/src/postgres/error.rs
index 6416bd582..b3343d0a4 100644
--- a/sqlx-core/src/postgres/error.rs
+++ b/sqlx-core/src/postgres/error.rs
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ impl DatabaseError for PgDatabaseError {
         self.message()
     }
 
-    fn code(&self) -> Option<Cow<str>> {
+    fn code(&self) -> Option<Cow<'_, str>> {
         Some(Cow::Borrowed(self.code()))
     }
 
diff --git a/sqlx-core/src/postgres/row.rs b/sqlx-core/src/postgres/row.rs
index 6c2aa0828..63318df7f 100644
--- a/sqlx-core/src/postgres/row.rs
+++ b/sqlx-core/src/postgres/row.rs
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ impl Row for PgRow {
         self.data.len()
     }
 
-    fn try_get_raw<I>(&self, index: I) -> Result<PgValueRef, Error>
+    fn try_get_raw<I>(&self, index: I) -> Result<PgValueRef<'_>, Error>
     where
         I: ColumnIndex<Self>,
     {
diff --git a/sqlx-core/src/query.rs b/sqlx-core/src/query.rs
index b3e01dcb5..fa5eaca8a 100644
--- a/sqlx-core/src/query.rs
+++ b/sqlx-core/src/query.rs
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ where
 
 /// Make a SQL query.
 #[inline]
-pub fn query<'q, DB>(sql: &'q str) -> Query<DB, <DB as HasArguments<'q>>::Arguments>
+pub fn query<'q, DB>(sql: &'q str) -> Query<'q, DB, <DB as HasArguments<'q>>::Arguments>
 where
     DB: Database,
 {
diff --git a/sqlx-core/src/query_scalar.rs b/sqlx-core/src/query_scalar.rs
index 474b3a98f..c843a7bb8 100644
--- a/sqlx-core/src/query_scalar.rs
+++ b/sqlx-core/src/query_scalar.rs
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ where
 #[inline]
 pub fn query_scalar<'q, DB, O>(
     sql: &'q str,
-) -> QueryScalar<DB, O, <DB as HasArguments<'q>>::Arguments>
+) -> QueryScalar<'q, DB, O, <DB as HasArguments<'q>>::Arguments>
 where
     DB: Database,
     (O,): for<'r> FromRow<'r, DB::Row>,
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ where
 /// Make a SQL query, with the given arguments, that is mapped to a single concrete type
 /// using [`FromRow`](crate::row::FromRow).
 #[inline]
-pub fn query_scalar_with<'q, DB, O, A>(sql: &'q str, arguments: A) -> QueryScalar<DB, O, A>
+pub fn query_scalar_with<'q, DB, O, A>(sql: &'q str, arguments: A) -> QueryScalar<'q, DB, O, A>
 where
     DB: Database,
     A: IntoArguments<'q, DB>,
diff --git a/sqlx-core/src/row.rs b/sqlx-core/src/row.rs
index 31b4f037c..f9a60b172 100644
--- a/sqlx-core/src/row.rs
+++ b/sqlx-core/src/row.rs
@@ -195,7 +195,10 @@ pub trait Row: private_row::Sealed + Unpin + Send + Sync + 'static {
     /// [`ColumnNotFound`]: crate::Error::ColumnNotFound
     /// [`ColumnIndexOutOfBounds`]: crate::Error::ColumnIndexOutOfBounds
     ///
-    fn try_get_raw<I>(&self, index: I) -> Result<<Self::Database as HasValueRef>::ValueRef, Error>
+    fn try_get_raw<I>(
+        &self,
+        index: I,
+    ) -> Result<<Self::Database as HasValueRef<'_>>::ValueRef, Error>
     where
         I: ColumnIndex<Self>;
 }
diff --git a/sqlx-core/src/transaction.rs b/sqlx-core/src/transaction.rs
index 27879ffb0..ed5fe0627 100644
--- a/sqlx-core/src/transaction.rs
+++ b/sqlx-core/src/transaction.rs
@@ -21,19 +21,19 @@ pub trait TransactionManager {
     fn begin(
         conn: &mut <Self::Database as Database>::Connection,
         depth: usize,
-    ) -> BoxFuture<Result<(), Error>>;
+    ) -> BoxFuture<'_, Result<(), Error>>;
 
     /// Commit the active transaction or release the most recent savepoint.
     fn commit(
         conn: &mut <Self::Database as Database>::Connection,
         depth: usize,
-    ) -> BoxFuture<Result<(), Error>>;
+    ) -> BoxFuture<'_, Result<(), Error>>;
 
     /// Abort the active transaction or restore from the most recent savepoint.
     fn rollback(
         conn: &mut <Self::Database as Database>::Connection,
         depth: usize,
-    ) -> BoxFuture<Result<(), Error>>;
+    ) -> BoxFuture<'_, Result<(), Error>>;
 
     /// Starts to abort the active transaction or restore from the most recent snapshot.
     fn start_rollback(conn: &mut <Self::Database as Database>::Connection, depth: usize);
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ where
     }
 
     #[doc(hidden)]
-    fn flush(&mut self) -> BoxFuture<Result<(), Error>> {
+    fn flush(&mut self) -> BoxFuture<'_, Result<(), Error>> {
         self.get_mut().flush()
     }