diff --git a/.github/workflows/rust.yml b/.github/workflows/rust.yml
index 13e13e5..052d6fd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rust.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rust.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
             "stable",
             "beta",
             "nightly",
-            "1.41.0"
+            # "1.55.0" TODO: Pick latest stable version when we release 2.0
           ]
         }
       },
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 07c4f20..dbe0154 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 ![CI](https://github.com/bincode-org/bincode/workflows/CI/badge.svg)
 [![](https://meritbadge.herokuapp.com/bincode)](https://crates.io/crates/bincode)
 [![](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-MIT-blue.svg)](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
-[![](https://img.shields.io/badge/bincode-rustc_1.41.1+-lightgray.svg)](https://blog.rust-lang.org/2020/02/27/Rust-1.41.1.html)
+<!-- [![](https://img.shields.io/badge/bincode-rustc_1.41.1+-lightgray.svg)](https://blog.rust-lang.org/2020/02/27/Rust-1.41.1.html) -->
 [![Matrix](https://img.shields.io/matrix/bincode:matrix.org?label=Matrix%20Chat)](https://matrix.to/#/#bincode:matrix.org)
 
 A compact encoder / decoder pair that uses a binary zero-fluff encoding scheme.
@@ -110,4 +110,4 @@ maximum size limit. Malicious inputs will fail upon deserialization.
 
 ### What is Bincode's MSRV (minimum supported Rust version)?
 
-Bincode 2.0 maintains support for Rust 1.41.1. Any changes to this are considered a breaking change for semver purposes.
+Bincode 2.0 is still in development and does not yet have a targetted MSRV. Once 2.0 is fully released the MSRV will be locked. After this point any changes to the MSRV are considered a breaking change for semver purposes.
diff --git a/src/de/read.rs b/src/de/read.rs
index 8d6f8d9..5d3a92a 100644
--- a/src/de/read.rs
+++ b/src/de/read.rs
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ impl<'storage> BincodeRead<'storage> for SliceReader<'storage> {
 
     #[inline]
     fn consume(&mut self, n: usize) {
-        self.slice = &self.slice.get(n..).unwrap_or_default();
+        self.slice = self.slice.get(n..).unwrap_or_default();
     }
 }
 
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ where
 
     fn get_byte_buffer(&mut self, length: usize) -> Result<Vec<u8>> {
         self.fill_buffer(length)?;
-        Ok(::std::mem::replace(&mut self.temp_buffer, Vec::new()))
+        Ok(::std::mem::take(&mut self.temp_buffer))
     }
 
     fn forward_read_bytes<V>(&mut self, length: usize, visitor: V) -> Result<V::Value>
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ where
             <Self as std::io::Read>::read_exact(self, &mut temp_buf)?;
             &temp_buf
         };
-        let string = match ::std::str::from_utf8(&buf) {
+        let string = match ::std::str::from_utf8(buf) {
             Ok(s) => s,
             Err(e) => return Err(crate::ErrorKind::InvalidUtf8Encoding(e).into()),
         };