diff --git a/cursive-core/Cargo.toml b/cursive-core/Cargo.toml
index 2a8e61cd..29e1a243 100644
--- a/cursive-core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/cursive-core/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ readme = "README.md"
 repository = "https://github.com/gyscos/cursive"
 version = "0.4.6"
 edition = "2021"
-rust-version = "1.61"
+rust-version = "1.70"
 include = ["src/**/*", "LICENSE", "README.md"]
 
 [package.metadata.docs.rs]
diff --git a/cursive-core/src/buffer.rs b/cursive-core/src/buffer.rs
index b664c12a..64f66d09 100644
--- a/cursive-core/src/buffer.rs
+++ b/cursive-core/src/buffer.rs
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ pub struct Window<'a> {
     viewport: Rect,
 }
 
-impl<'a> Window<'a> {
+impl Window<'_> {
     /// Returns the cell at the given location.
     ///
     /// Returns `None` if the cell is empty because the previous one was double-wide.
diff --git a/cursive-core/src/builder/resolvable.rs b/cursive-core/src/builder/resolvable.rs
index 28558f38..bb3d95b3 100644
--- a/cursive-core/src/builder/resolvable.rs
+++ b/cursive-core/src/builder/resolvable.rs
@@ -1001,7 +1001,10 @@ impl Resolvable for crate::view::Offset {
         match key.as_str() {
             "Absolute" | "absolute" => Ok(Self::Absolute(context.resolve(value)?)),
             "Parent" | "parent" => Ok(Self::Parent(context.resolve(value)?)),
-            _ => Err(Error::invalid_config("Unexpected key `{key}`.", config)),
+            _ => Err(Error::invalid_config(
+                format!("Unexpected key `{key}`."),
+                config,
+            )),
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/cursive-core/src/event.rs b/cursive-core/src/event.rs
index ebc904bf..cd7b4af3 100644
--- a/cursive-core/src/event.rs
+++ b/cursive-core/src/event.rs
@@ -112,10 +112,7 @@ impl EventTrigger {
     /// );
     /// ```
     pub fn has_tag<T: PartialEq + 'static>(&self, tag: &T) -> bool {
-        (*self.tag)
-            .as_any()
-            .downcast_ref::<T>()
-            .map_or(false, |t| tag == t)
+        (*self.tag).as_any().downcast_ref::<T>() == Some(tag)
     }
 
     /// Checks if this trigger applies to the given `Event`.
diff --git a/cursive-core/src/logger.rs b/cursive-core/src/logger.rs
index 642958c7..d36524fd 100644
--- a/cursive-core/src/logger.rs
+++ b/cursive-core/src/logger.rs
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ use std::sync::{Mutex, RwLock};
 /// logger::set_external_filter_level(LevelFilter::Debug);
 /// logger::init();
 /// ```
-
 pub struct CursiveLogger;
 
 lazy_static! {
diff --git a/cursive-core/src/utils/lines/simple/lines_iterator.rs b/cursive-core/src/utils/lines/simple/lines_iterator.rs
index 1f2d7d3b..8669162d 100644
--- a/cursive-core/src/utils/lines/simple/lines_iterator.rs
+++ b/cursive-core/src/utils/lines/simple/lines_iterator.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ impl<'a> DummySpannedText<'a> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<'a> SpannedText for DummySpannedText<'a> {
+impl SpannedText for DummySpannedText<'_> {
     type S = IndexedSpan<()>;
 
     fn source(&self) -> &str {
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ impl<'a> LinesIterator<'a> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<'a> Iterator for LinesIterator<'a> {
+impl Iterator for LinesIterator<'_> {
     type Item = Row;
 
     fn next(&mut self) -> Option<Row> {
diff --git a/cursive-core/src/utils/markup/ansi.rs b/cursive-core/src/utils/markup/ansi.rs
index 4476f686..01e52bf0 100644
--- a/cursive-core/src/utils/markup/ansi.rs
+++ b/cursive-core/src/utils/markup/ansi.rs
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<'a> Iterator for Parser<'a> {
+impl Iterator for Parser<'_> {
     type Item = StyledIndexedSpan;
 
     fn next(&mut self) -> Option<Self::Item> {
diff --git a/cursive-core/src/utils/markup/markdown.rs b/cursive-core/src/utils/markup/markdown.rs
index 9ebb3cae..22169584 100644
--- a/cursive-core/src/utils/markup/markdown.rs
+++ b/cursive-core/src/utils/markup/markdown.rs
@@ -70,15 +70,12 @@ fn heading(level: usize) -> &'static str {
     &"##########"[..level]
 }
 
-impl<'a> Iterator for Parser<'a> {
+impl Iterator for Parser<'_> {
     type Item = StyledIndexedSpan;
 
     fn next(&mut self) -> Option<Self::Item> {
         loop {
-            let next = match self.parser.next() {
-                None => return None,
-                Some(event) => event,
-            };
+            let next = self.parser.next()?;
 
             match next {
                 Event::Start(tag) => match tag {
diff --git a/cursive-core/src/utils/markup/mod.rs b/cursive-core/src/utils/markup/mod.rs
index 9679c74f..289b8d42 100644
--- a/cursive-core/src/utils/markup/mod.rs
+++ b/cursive-core/src/utils/markup/mod.rs
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ pub struct PlainStr<'a> {
     span: IndexedSpan<Style>,
 }
 
-impl<'a> SpannedText for PlainStr<'a> {
+impl SpannedText for PlainStr<'_> {
     type S = IndexedSpan<Style>;
 
     fn source(&self) -> &str {
diff --git a/cursive-core/src/utils/span.rs b/cursive-core/src/utils/span.rs
index 5f66f96a..e4e2019d 100644
--- a/cursive-core/src/utils/span.rs
+++ b/cursive-core/src/utils/span.rs
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ impl<T> Default for SpannedString<T> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<'a, T> SpannedText for &'a SpannedString<T> {
+impl<T> SpannedText for &SpannedString<T> {
     type S = IndexedSpan<T>;
 
     fn source(&self) -> &str {
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ where
     }
 }
 
-impl<'a, T> Clone for SpannedStr<'a, T> {
+impl<T> Clone for SpannedStr<'_, T> {
     fn clone(&self) -> Self {
         SpannedStr {
             source: self.source,
diff --git a/cursive-core/src/views/dialog.rs b/cursive-core/src/views/dialog.rs
index 427ac42f..0e7a41b0 100644
--- a/cursive-core/src/views/dialog.rs
+++ b/cursive-core/src/views/dialog.rs
@@ -635,10 +635,7 @@ impl Dialog {
 
         let overhead_bottom = self.padding.bottom + self.borders.bottom + 1;
 
-        let y = match printer.size.y.checked_sub(overhead_bottom) {
-            Some(y) => y,
-            None => return None,
-        };
+        let y = printer.size.y.checked_sub(overhead_bottom)?;
 
         for (i, button) in self.buttons.iter().enumerate() {
             let size = button.button.size;
@@ -712,10 +709,7 @@ impl Dialog {
                 return None;
             }
 
-            let position = match position.checked_sub(offset) {
-                None => return None,
-                Some(pos) => pos,
-            };
+            let position = position.checked_sub(offset)?;
 
             // eprintln!("Rel pos: {:?}", position);
 
diff --git a/cursive-core/src/views/fixed_layout.rs b/cursive-core/src/views/fixed_layout.rs
index 6dd153bc..3ccb24ce 100644
--- a/cursive-core/src/views/fixed_layout.rs
+++ b/cursive-core/src/views/fixed_layout.rs
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ impl FixedLayout {
     fn iter_mut<'a>(
         source: Direction,
         children: &'a mut [Child],
-    ) -> Box<dyn Iterator<Item = (usize, &mut Child)> + 'a> {
+    ) -> Box<dyn Iterator<Item = (usize, &'a mut Child)> + 'a> {
         let children = children.iter_mut().enumerate();
         match source {
             Direction::Rel(Relative::Front) => Box::new(children),
@@ -240,10 +240,7 @@ impl FixedLayout {
                 return None;
             }
 
-            let position = match position.checked_sub(offset) {
-                None => return None,
-                Some(pos) => pos,
-            };
+            let position = position.checked_sub(offset)?;
 
             if let Some((i, res)) = self
                 .children
diff --git a/cursive-core/src/views/linear_layout.rs b/cursive-core/src/views/linear_layout.rs
index 96a42b22..c533a8f9 100644
--- a/cursive-core/src/views/linear_layout.rs
+++ b/cursive-core/src/views/linear_layout.rs
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ impl LinearLayout {
         &'a mut self,
         from_focus: bool,
         source: direction::Relative,
-    ) -> Box<dyn Iterator<Item = (usize, &mut Child)> + 'a> {
+    ) -> Box<dyn Iterator<Item = (usize, &'a mut Child)> + 'a> {
         match source {
             direction::Relative::Front => {
                 let start = if from_focus { self.focus } else { 0 };
@@ -388,10 +388,7 @@ impl LinearLayout {
                 return None;
             }
 
-            let position = match position.checked_sub(offset) {
-                None => return None,
-                Some(pos) => pos,
-            };
+            let position = position.checked_sub(offset)?;
 
             // Find the selected child
             // Let's only care about the coordinate for our orientation.
diff --git a/cursive-core/src/views/list_view.rs b/cursive-core/src/views/list_view.rs
index 91a9c034..25ea9915 100644
--- a/cursive-core/src/views/list_view.rs
+++ b/cursive-core/src/views/list_view.rs
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ impl ListView {
         &'a mut self,
         from_focus: bool,
         source: direction::Relative,
-    ) -> Box<dyn Iterator<Item = (usize, &mut ListChild)> + 'a> {
+    ) -> Box<dyn Iterator<Item = (usize, &'a mut ListChild)> + 'a> {
         match source {
             direction::Relative::Front => {
                 let start = if from_focus { self.focus } else { 0 };
@@ -316,10 +316,7 @@ impl ListView {
                 return None;
             }
 
-            let mut position = match position.checked_sub(offset) {
-                None => return None,
-                Some(pos) => pos,
-            };
+            let mut position = position.checked_sub(offset)?;
 
             // eprintln!("Rel pos: {:?}", position);
 
@@ -339,11 +336,8 @@ impl ListView {
 
                 // We found the correct target, try to focus it.
                 if let ListChild::Row(_, ref mut view) = child {
-                    match view.take_focus(direction::Direction::none()) {
-                        Ok(res) => {
-                            return Some(self.set_focus_unchecked(i).and(res));
-                        }
-                        Err(CannotFocus) => (),
+                    if let Ok(res) = view.take_focus(direction::Direction::none()) {
+                        return Some(self.set_focus_unchecked(i).and(res));
                     }
                 }
                 // We found the target, but we can't focus it.
diff --git a/cursive-macros/src/builder/callback_helper.rs b/cursive-macros/src/builder/callback_helper.rs
index 5dfac315..09fdde2b 100644
--- a/cursive-macros/src/builder/callback_helper.rs
+++ b/cursive-macros/src/builder/callback_helper.rs
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ This is mostly useful when using this view in a template."#
                         ..
                     }) = predicate
                     {
-                        type_ident.map_or(false, |ident| !path.path.is_ident(ident))
+                        type_ident.is_some_and(|ident| !path.path.is_ident(ident))
                     } else {
                         false
                     }
diff --git a/cursive/src/backends/puppet/observed.rs b/cursive/src/backends/puppet/observed.rs
index 1b4e5a6c..cee4de1b 100644
--- a/cursive/src/backends/puppet/observed.rs
+++ b/cursive/src/backends/puppet/observed.rs
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ impl ObservedPieceInterface for ObservedScreen {
     }
 }
 
-impl<'a> ObservedPieceInterface for ObservedPiece<'a> {
+impl ObservedPieceInterface for ObservedPiece<'_> {
     fn min(&self) -> Vec2 {
         self.min
     }
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ impl<'a> ObservedLine<'a> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<'a> ObservedPieceInterface for ObservedLine<'a> {
+impl ObservedPieceInterface for ObservedLine<'_> {
     fn min(&self) -> Vec2 {
         self.line_start
     }
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ impl<'a> ObservedPieceInterface for ObservedLine<'a> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<'a> Display for ObservedLine<'a> {
+impl Display for ObservedLine<'_> {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
         write!(f, "{}", self.as_strings().remove(0))
     }