diff --git a/src/protocol/sync_group/request.rs b/src/protocol/sync_group/request.rs
index 4fb26a6..46f2828 100644
--- a/src/protocol/sync_group/request.rs
+++ b/src/protocol/sync_group/request.rs
@@ -110,8 +110,8 @@ impl Assignment<'_> {
     }
 }
 
-impl PartitionAssignment<'_> {
-    pub fn new(topic_name: &str, partitions: Vec<i32>) -> PartitionAssignment {
+impl<'a> PartitionAssignment<'a> {
+    pub fn new(topic_name: &'a str, partitions: Vec<i32>) -> Self {
         PartitionAssignment {
             topic_name,
             partitions,
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ impl PartitionAssignment<'_> {
     }
 }
 
+
 impl<'a> SyncGroupRequest<'a> {
     pub fn new(
         correlation_id: i32,