diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 96ce6fd..5da3f56 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "rqlite_client"
-version = "0.0.1-alpha.12"
+version = "0.0.1-alpha.13"
 authors = ["Markus Kolb"]
 description = "rqlite database client with optional extra convenience"
 documentation = "https://docs.rs/rqlite_client/"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6fb39cf..c889cf1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 ![Maintenance](https://img.shields.io/badge/maintenance-activly--developed-brightgreen.svg)
 [![Rust](https://github.com/kolbma/rs_rqlite_client/actions/workflows/rust.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/kolbma/rs_rqlite_client/actions/workflows/rust.yml)
 
-# rqlite_client v0.0.1-alpha.12
+# rqlite_client v0.0.1-alpha.13
 
 
 This is an __rqlite__ database client library with optional extra _convenience_.
@@ -256,8 +256,8 @@ See [`Query`](https://docs.rs/rqlite_client/latest/rqlite_client/struct.Query.ht
 
 ## Current version
 
-[Source https://github.com/kolbma/rs_rqlite_client/tree/v0.0.1-alpha.12](https://github.com/kolbma/rs_rqlite_client/tree/v0.0.1-alpha.12)  
-[Download https://github.com/kolbma/rs_rqlite_client/releases/tag/v0.0.1-alpha.12](https://github.com/kolbma/rs_rqlite_client/releases/tag/v0.0.1-alpha.12)
+[Source https://github.com/kolbma/rs_rqlite_client/tree/v0.0.1-alpha.13](https://github.com/kolbma/rs_rqlite_client/tree/v0.0.1-alpha.13)  
+[Download https://github.com/kolbma/rs_rqlite_client/releases/tag/v0.0.1-alpha.13](https://github.com/kolbma/rs_rqlite_client/releases/tag/v0.0.1-alpha.13)
 
 ## License
 
diff --git a/src/request.rs b/src/request.rs
index 53dd927..6805574 100644
--- a/src/request.rs
+++ b/src/request.rs
@@ -73,11 +73,10 @@ pub(crate) fn user_agent(connection: Option<&Connection>) -> ureq::Agent {
         })
         .or_else(Connection::detect_proxy);
 
-    let agent = if let Some(proxy) = proxy {
+    let agent = if let Some(proxy) = &proxy {
         log::debug!("try proxy {proxy}");
         tracing::debug!("try proxy {proxy}");
-        #[allow(clippy::needless_borrows_for_generic_args)]
-        match ureq::Proxy::new(&proxy) {
+        match ureq::Proxy::new(proxy) {
             Ok(ureq_proxy) => {
                 log::info!("use proxy {proxy}");
                 tracing::info!("use roxy {proxy}");