diff --git a/clippy.toml b/clippy.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..aa9f871f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/clippy.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+msrv = "1.36"
+blacklisted-names = []
diff --git a/src/de/mod.rs b/src/de/mod.rs
index ed91bb143..af355b8b8 100644
--- a/src/de/mod.rs
+++ b/src/de/mod.rs
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ impl<'de> Deserializer<'de> {
     }
 
     pub fn remainder(&self) -> Cow<'_, str> {
-        String::from_utf8_lossy(&self.bytes.bytes())
+        String::from_utf8_lossy(self.bytes.bytes())
     }
 }
 
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ impl<'de, 'a> de::Deserializer<'de> for &'a mut Deserializer<'de> {
             let string = self.bytes.string()?;
             let base64_str = match string {
                 ParsedStr::Allocated(ref s) => s.as_str(),
-                ParsedStr::Slice(ref s) => s,
+                ParsedStr::Slice(s) => s,
             };
             base64::decode(base64_str)
         };
diff --git a/src/parse.rs b/src/parse.rs
index 126873290..d20c0f9b2 100644
--- a/src/parse.rs
+++ b/src/parse.rs
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ impl<'a> Bytes<'a> {
     }
 
     pub fn bytes(&self) -> &[u8] {
-        &self.bytes
+        self.bytes
     }
 
     pub fn char(&mut self) -> Result<char> {
diff --git a/src/ser/mod.rs b/src/ser/mod.rs
index d8c4ce649..0f85ec4c2 100644
--- a/src/ser/mod.rs
+++ b/src/ser/mod.rs
@@ -412,8 +412,8 @@ impl<'a, W: io::Write> ser::Serializer for &'a mut Serializer<W> {
 
     fn serialize_f32(self, v: f32) -> Result<()> {
         write!(self.output, "{}", v)?;
-        // TODO: use f32::EPSILON when minimum supported rust version is 1.43
-        pub const EPSILON: f32 = 1.192_092_9e-7;
+        #[allow(clippy::excessive_precision)]
+        pub const EPSILON: f32 = 1.192_092_90e-07_f32;
         if self.decimal_floats() && (v - v.floor()).abs() < EPSILON {
             write!(self.output, ".0")?;
         }
@@ -423,7 +423,8 @@ impl<'a, W: io::Write> ser::Serializer for &'a mut Serializer<W> {
     fn serialize_f64(self, v: f64) -> Result<()> {
         write!(self.output, "{}", v)?;
         // TODO: use f64::EPSILON when minimum supported rust version is 1.43
-        pub const EPSILON: f64 = 2.220_446_049_250_313e-16;
+        #[allow(clippy::excessive_precision)]
+        pub const EPSILON: f64 = 2.220_446_049_250_313e-16_f64;
         if self.decimal_floats() && (v - v.floor()).abs() < EPSILON {
             write!(self.output, ".0")?;
         }
diff --git a/src/ser/tests.rs b/src/ser/tests.rs
index b3543799f..f95de18b1 100644
--- a/src/ser/tests.rs
+++ b/src/ser/tests.rs
@@ -89,10 +89,10 @@ fn test_map() {
     map.insert((false, false), 123);
 
     let s = to_string(&map).unwrap();
-    s.starts_with("{");
+    s.starts_with('{');
     s.contains("(true,false):4");
     s.contains("(false,false):123");
-    s.ends_with("}");
+    s.ends_with('}');
 }
 
 #[test]
diff --git a/src/value.rs b/src/value.rs
index c7a435b04..339288a43 100644
--- a/src/value.rs
+++ b/src/value.rs
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ impl Map {
     }
 
     /// Returns `true` if `self.len() == 0`, `false` otherwise.
-    pub fn is_empty(&self) -> usize {
-        self.0.len()
+    pub fn is_empty(&self) -> bool {
+        self.0.len() == 0
     }
 
     /// Inserts a new element, returning the previous element with this `key` if
diff --git a/tests/129_indexmap.rs b/tests/129_indexmap.rs
index a10a11e27..ccaaaef96 100644
--- a/tests/129_indexmap.rs
+++ b/tests/129_indexmap.rs
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ tasks: {
                     Value::String("debug message".to_string())
                 );
                 assert_eq!(
-                    *map.keys().skip(1).next().unwrap(),
+                    *map.keys().nth(1).unwrap(),
                     Value::String("shell command".to_string())
                 );
             }
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ tasks: {
                     Value::String("shell command".to_string())
                 );
                 assert_eq!(
-                    *map.keys().skip(1).next().unwrap(),
+                    *map.keys().nth(1).unwrap(),
                     Value::String("debug message".to_string())
                 );
             }
diff --git a/tests/extensions.rs b/tests/extensions.rs
index 81157257a..bc07d699b 100644
--- a/tests/extensions.rs
+++ b/tests/extensions.rs
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ const CONFIG_U_NT: &str = "
 
 #[test]
 fn unwrap_newtypes() {
-    let d: Struct = ron::de::from_str(&CONFIG_U_NT).expect("Failed to deserialize");
+    let d: Struct = ron::de::from_str(CONFIG_U_NT).expect("Failed to deserialize");
 
     println!("unwrap_newtypes: {:#?}", d);
 }
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ const CONFIG_I_S: &str = "
 
 #[test]
 fn implicit_some() {
-    let d: Struct = ron::de::from_str(&CONFIG_I_S).expect("Failed to deserialize");
+    let d: Struct = ron::de::from_str(CONFIG_I_S).expect("Failed to deserialize");
 
     println!("implicit_some: {:#?}", d);
 }
diff --git a/tests/value.rs b/tests/value.rs
index 1e1ff5b99..f71bb3dd3 100644
--- a/tests/value.rs
+++ b/tests/value.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use ron::value::{Map, Number, Value};
 use serde::Serialize;
+use std::f64;
 
 #[test]
 fn bool() {
@@ -23,7 +24,10 @@ fn map() {
 #[test]
 fn number() {
     assert_eq!("42".parse(), Ok(Value::Number(Number::new(42))));
-    assert_eq!("3.1415".parse(), Ok(Value::Number(Number::new(3.1415f64))));
+    assert_eq!(
+        "3.141592653589793".parse(),
+        Ok(Value::Number(Number::new(f64::consts::PI)))
+    );
 }
 
 #[test]