diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 51b56c5..eb87657 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "nvim-utils"
-version = "0.1.7"
+version = "0.1.8"
 edition = "2021"
 description = "Utilities for writing neovim plugins in rust"
 authors = ["Will Hopkins <willothyh@gmail.com>"]
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 255226a..42ddebb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Using `nvim-utils` is as simple as adding it to your `Cargo.toml`:
 
 ```toml
 [dependencies]
-nvim-utils = "0.1.7"
+nvim-utils = "0.1.8"
 ```
 
 or
diff --git a/macros/src/lib.rs b/macros/src/lib.rs
index ead1067..22577a2 100644
--- a/macros/src/lib.rs
+++ b/macros/src/lib.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use mlua::lua_State;
 use proc_macro::TokenStream;
 use proc_macro2::Span;
 use quote::quote;
-use syn::{AttributeArgs, Error, Path, Result};
+use syn::{AttributeArgs, Error, Ident, Path, Result};
 
 struct Plugin {
     path: Path,
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ pub fn module(attr: TokenStream, item: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
         .join("_");
 
     let func = syn::parse_macro_input!(item as syn::ItemFn);
-    let name = func.sig.ident.to_string();
+    let name = func.sig.ident.clone();
 
     let entry = Ident::new(&format!("luaopen_{path}"), Span::call_site());
     let wrapped = quote! {