diff --git a/src/catch2/internal/catch_stringref.hpp b/src/catch2/internal/catch_stringref.hpp
index 421ce712..e70925bc 100644
--- a/src/catch2/internal/catch_stringref.hpp
+++ b/src/catch2/internal/catch_stringref.hpp
@@ -8,11 +8,12 @@
 #ifndef CATCH_STRINGREF_HPP_INCLUDED
 #define CATCH_STRINGREF_HPP_INCLUDED
 
+#include <catch2/internal/catch_lifetimebound.hpp>
+
 #include <cstddef>
 #include <string>
 #include <iosfwd>
 #include <cassert>
-
 #include <cstring>
 
 namespace Catch {
@@ -36,14 +37,16 @@ namespace Catch {
     public: // construction
         constexpr StringRef() noexcept = default;
 
-        StringRef( char const* rawChars ) noexcept;
+        StringRef( char const* rawChars CATCH_ATTR_LIFETIMEBOUND ) noexcept;
 
-        constexpr StringRef( char const* rawChars, size_type size ) noexcept
+        constexpr StringRef( char const* rawChars CATCH_ATTR_LIFETIMEBOUND,
+                             size_type size ) noexcept
         :   m_start( rawChars ),
             m_size( size )
         {}
 
-        StringRef( std::string const& stdString ) noexcept
+        StringRef(
+            std::string const& stdString CATCH_ATTR_LIFETIMEBOUND ) noexcept
         :   m_start( stdString.c_str() ),
             m_size( stdString.size() )
         {}
@@ -89,7 +92,7 @@ namespace Catch {
         }
 
         // Returns the current start pointer. May not be null-terminated.
-        constexpr char const* data() const noexcept {
+        constexpr char const* data() const noexcept CATCH_ATTR_LIFETIMEBOUND {
             return m_start;
         }