diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index defd5bc..686fdb7 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1162,7 +1162,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "teatui"
-version = "0.2.1"
+version = "0.3.0"
 dependencies = [
  "crossterm",
  "ratatui",
diff --git a/examples/counter/src/main.rs b/examples/counter/src/main.rs
index 9b67d06..aa20004 100644
--- a/examples/counter/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/counter/src/main.rs
@@ -101,14 +101,14 @@ pub fn update(model: Model, msg: Message) -> Update<Model, Effect> {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn run_effects(_model: &Model, _effect: Effect) -> Option<Message> {
+pub fn run_effects(_model: Model, _effect: Effect) -> Option<Message> {
     None
 }
 
 /// Elm-like View function.
 ///
 /// Given the current state (read-only), return a drawable widget.
-pub fn view(model: &Model) -> Paragraph<'static> {
+pub fn view(model: Model) -> Paragraph<'static> {
     let counter = model.counter;
 
     let title = Line::from("Ratatui Actor-based Counter")
diff --git a/teatui/Cargo.toml b/teatui/Cargo.toml
index d9192a5..163ddb7 100644
--- a/teatui/Cargo.toml
+++ b/teatui/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "teatui"
-version = "0.3.0"
+version = "0.4.0"
 description = "An elm-like abstraction over Ratatui"
 license.workspace = true
 authors.workspace = true
diff --git a/teatui/src/effects.rs b/teatui/src/effects.rs
index 3edabf0..9162fea 100644
--- a/teatui/src/effects.rs
+++ b/teatui/src/effects.rs
@@ -18,14 +18,14 @@ pub(crate) fn run<M, Msg, Eff, F>(
 ) -> Result<(), EffectsError<Msg>>
 where
     Msg: Send + Sync + 'static,
-    F: Fn(&M, Eff) -> Option<Msg>,
+    F: Fn(M, Eff) -> Option<Msg>,
 {
     loop {
         let Ok((model, effect)) = rx.recv() else {
             return Ok(());
         };
 
-        if let Some(msg) = effects_fn(&model, effect) {
+        if let Some(msg) = effects_fn(model, effect) {
             tx.send(msg)?;
         }
     }
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ where
     Msg: Send + Sync + 'static,
     Eff: Send + Sync + 'static,
     Fut: Future<Output = Option<Msg>> + Send,
-    F: Fn(&M, Eff) -> Fut + Send + Sync + 'static,
+    F: Fn(M, Eff) -> Fut + Send + Sync + 'static,
 {
     let rt = tokio::runtime::Builder::new_current_thread()
         .enable_all()
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ where
             };
 
             // We spawn the effect in the tokio reactor so they can run concurrently
-            let fut = effects_fn(&model, effect);
+            let fut = effects_fn(model, effect);
 
             if let Some(msg) = fut.await {
                 let _ = tx.send(msg);
diff --git a/teatui/src/lib.rs b/teatui/src/lib.rs
index 362489f..7e2da7b 100644
--- a/teatui/src/lib.rs
+++ b/teatui/src/lib.rs
@@ -87,8 +87,8 @@ where
     W: Widget,
     IF: Fn() -> (M, Option<Eff>) + Send + Sync + 'static,
     UF: Fn(M, Msg) -> Update<M, Eff> + Send + Sync + 'static,
-    VF: Fn(&M) -> W + Send + Sync + 'static,
-    EF: Fn(&M, Eff) -> Option<Msg> + Send + Sync + 'static,
+    VF: Fn(M) -> W + Send + Sync + 'static,
+    EF: Fn(M, Eff) -> Option<Msg> + Send + Sync + 'static,
 {
     run_program(init_fn, update_fn, view_fn, move |effects_rx, update_tx| {
         effects::run(effects_fn, effects_rx, update_tx)
@@ -110,8 +110,8 @@ where
     W: Widget,
     IF: Fn() -> (M, Option<Eff>) + Send + Sync + 'static,
     UF: Fn(M, Msg) -> Update<M, Eff> + Send + Sync + 'static,
-    VF: Fn(&M) -> W + Send + Sync + 'static,
-    EF: Fn(&M, Eff) -> Fut + Send + Sync + 'static,
+    VF: Fn(M) -> W + Send + Sync + 'static,
+    EF: Fn(M, Eff) -> Fut + Send + Sync + 'static,
     Fut: std::future::Future<Output = Option<Msg>> + Send,
 {
     run_program(init_fn, update_fn, view_fn, move |effects_rx, update_tx| {
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ where
     W: Widget,
     IF: Fn() -> (M, Option<Eff>) + Send + Sync + 'static,
     UF: Fn(M, Msg) -> Update<M, Eff> + Send + Sync + 'static,
-    VF: Fn(&M) -> W + Send + Sync + 'static,
+    VF: Fn(M) -> W + Send + Sync + 'static,
     SF: FnOnce(
             std::sync::mpsc::Receiver<(M, Eff)>,
             std::sync::mpsc::Sender<Msg>,
diff --git a/teatui/src/view.rs b/teatui/src/view.rs
index a44bd64..9500315 100644
--- a/teatui/src/view.rs
+++ b/teatui/src/view.rs
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ pub(crate) fn run<M, F, W>(
 ) -> Result<(), ViewError>
 where
     W: Widget,
-    F: Fn(&M) -> W,
+    F: Fn(M) -> W,
 {
     loop {
-        let widget = view_fn(&model);
+        let widget = view_fn(model);
 
         terminal.draw(|frame| frame.render_widget(widget, frame.area()))?;