diff --git a/scylla-cql/src/frame/response/result.rs b/scylla-cql/src/frame/response/result.rs
index a3cab27a5..71d91db9a 100644
--- a/scylla-cql/src/frame/response/result.rs
+++ b/scylla-cql/src/frame/response/result.rs
@@ -549,7 +549,7 @@ impl<'a> ResultMetadata<'a> {
     }
 
     #[inline]
-    pub fn col_specs(&self) -> &[ColumnSpec] {
+    pub fn col_specs(&self) -> &[ColumnSpec<'a>] {
         &self.col_specs
     }
 }
diff --git a/scylla/src/statement/prepared_statement.rs b/scylla/src/statement/prepared_statement.rs
index dd26c8d2e..8ecb86a4f 100644
--- a/scylla/src/statement/prepared_statement.rs
+++ b/scylla/src/statement/prepared_statement.rs
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ impl PreparedStatement {
     }
 
     /// Access column specifications of the bind variables of this statement
-    pub fn get_variable_col_specs(&self) -> &[ColumnSpec] {
+    pub fn get_variable_col_specs(&self) -> &[ColumnSpec<'static>] {
         &self.shared.metadata.col_specs
     }
 
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ impl PreparedStatement {
     }
 
     /// Access column specifications of the result set returned after the execution of this statement
-    pub fn get_result_set_col_specs(&self) -> &[ColumnSpec] {
+    pub fn get_result_set_col_specs(&self) -> &[ColumnSpec<'static>] {
         self.shared.result_metadata.col_specs()
     }
 
diff --git a/scylla/src/transport/iterator.rs b/scylla/src/transport/iterator.rs
index 4457e47fd..7ae248d80 100644
--- a/scylla/src/transport/iterator.rs
+++ b/scylla/src/transport/iterator.rs
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ impl RowIterator {
     }
 
     /// Returns specification of row columns
-    pub fn get_column_specs(&self) -> &[ColumnSpec] {
+    pub fn get_column_specs(&self) -> &[ColumnSpec<'static>] {
         self.current_page.metadata.col_specs()
     }
 
@@ -904,7 +904,7 @@ impl<RowT> TypedRowIterator<RowT> {
     }
 
     /// Returns specification of row columns
-    pub fn get_column_specs(&self) -> &[ColumnSpec] {
+    pub fn get_column_specs(&self) -> &[ColumnSpec<'static>] {
         self.row_iterator.get_column_specs()
     }
 }
diff --git a/scylla/src/transport/query_result.rs b/scylla/src/transport/query_result.rs
index 0750624c9..b60485afb 100644
--- a/scylla/src/transport/query_result.rs
+++ b/scylla/src/transport/query_result.rs
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ impl QueryResult {
 
     /// Returns column specifications.
     #[inline]
-    pub fn col_specs(&self) -> &[ColumnSpec] {
+    pub fn col_specs(&self) -> &[ColumnSpec<'static>] {
         self.metadata
             .as_ref()
             .map(|metadata| metadata.col_specs())
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ impl QueryResult {
 
     /// Returns a column specification for a column with given name, or None if not found
     #[inline]
-    pub fn get_column_spec<'a>(&'a self, name: &str) -> Option<(usize, &'a ColumnSpec)> {
+    pub fn get_column_spec<'a>(&'a self, name: &str) -> Option<(usize, &'a ColumnSpec<'static>)> {
         self.col_specs()
             .iter()
             .enumerate()