diff --git a/derive/src/endpoint.rs b/derive/src/endpoint.rs
index a70145b..1c8d15d 100644
--- a/derive/src/endpoint.rs
+++ b/derive/src/endpoint.rs
@@ -254,6 +254,8 @@ pub fn endpoint_ident(fn_ident: &Ident) -> Ident {
 	format_ident!("{}___gotham_restful_endpoint", fn_ident)
 }
 
+// clippy doesn't realize that vectors can be used in closures
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "cargo-clippy", allow(clippy::needless_collect))]
 fn expand_endpoint_type(ty: EndpointType, attrs: AttributeArgs, fun: &ItemFn) -> Result<TokenStream> {
 	// reject unsafe functions
 	if let Some(unsafety) = fun.sig.unsafety {
diff --git a/derive/src/lib.rs b/derive/src/lib.rs
index 15f13cd..f42e50f 100644
--- a/derive/src/lib.rs
+++ b/derive/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+#![warn(missing_debug_implementations, rust_2018_idioms)]
+#![deny(broken_intra_doc_links)]
+#![forbid(unsafe_code)]
+
 use proc_macro::TokenStream;
 use proc_macro2::TokenStream as TokenStream2;
 use quote::quote;
diff --git a/derive/src/private_openapi_trait.rs b/derive/src/private_openapi_trait.rs
index 1486119..d590c7e 100644
--- a/derive/src/private_openapi_trait.rs
+++ b/derive/src/private_openapi_trait.rs
@@ -86,6 +86,9 @@ pub(crate) fn expand_private_openapi_trait(mut attrs: AttributeArgs, tr8: ItemTr
 						let attrs = TraitItemAttrs::parse(method.attrs)?;
 						method.attrs = attrs.other_attrs;
 						for bound in attrs.non_openapi_bound {
+							// we compare two incompatible types using their `Display` implementation
+							// this triggers a false positive in clippy
+							#[cfg_attr(feature = "cargo-clippy", allow(clippy::cmp_owned))]
 							method
 								.sig
 								.generics
@@ -129,6 +132,9 @@ pub(crate) fn expand_private_openapi_trait(mut attrs: AttributeArgs, tr8: ItemTr
 						let attrs = TraitItemAttrs::parse(method.attrs)?;
 						method.attrs = attrs.other_attrs;
 						for bound in attrs.openapi_bound {
+							// we compare two incompatible types using their `Display` implementation
+							// this triggers a false positive in clippy
+							#[cfg_attr(feature = "cargo-clippy", allow(clippy::cmp_owned))]
 							method
 								.sig
 								.generics
diff --git a/derive/src/request_body.rs b/derive/src/request_body.rs
index c469a79..077d105 100644
--- a/derive/src/request_body.rs
+++ b/derive/src/request_body.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ use syn::{
 struct MimeList(Punctuated<Path, Token![,]>);
 
 impl Parse for MimeList {
-	fn parse(input: ParseStream) -> Result<Self> {
+	fn parse(input: ParseStream<'_>) -> Result<Self> {
 		let list = Punctuated::parse_separated_nonempty(&input)?;
 		Ok(Self(list))
 	}
diff --git a/derive/src/resource.rs b/derive/src/resource.rs
index c2a2e01..8e30275 100644
--- a/derive/src/resource.rs
+++ b/derive/src/resource.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ use syn::{
 struct MethodList(Punctuated<Ident, Token![,]>);
 
 impl Parse for MethodList {
-	fn parse(input: ParseStream) -> Result<Self> {
+	fn parse(input: ParseStream<'_>) -> Result<Self> {
 		let content;
 		let _paren = parenthesized!(content in input);
 		let list = Punctuated::parse_separated_nonempty(&content)?;
diff --git a/src/cors.rs b/src/cors.rs
index b563ea5..43ff43b 100644
--- a/src/cors.rs
+++ b/src/cors.rs
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ To change settings, you need to put this type into gotham's [State]:
 ```rust,no_run
 # use gotham::{router::builder::*, pipeline::{new_pipeline, single::single_pipeline}, state::State};
 # use gotham_restful::{*, cors::Origin};
+# #[cfg_attr(feature = "cargo-clippy", allow(clippy::needless_doctest_main))]
 fn main() {
 	let cors = CorsConfig {
 		origin: Origin::Star,
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 7f9a234..079f208 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,8 @@
-#![allow(clippy::tabs_in_doc_comments)]
-#![warn(
-	missing_debug_implementations,
-	rust_2018_idioms,
-	clippy::wildcard_imports,
-	clippy::redundant_closure_for_method_calls
-)]
+#![warn(missing_debug_implementations, rust_2018_idioms)]
 #![deny(broken_intra_doc_links)]
 #![forbid(unsafe_code)]
+// can we have a lint for spaces in doc comments please?
+#![cfg_attr(feature = "cargo-clippy", allow(clippy::tabs_in_doc_comments))]
 /*!
 This crate is an extension to the popular [gotham web framework][gotham] for Rust. It allows you to
 create resources with assigned endpoints that aim to be a more convenient way of creating handlers