diff --git a/crates/ruma-events-macros/src/event_content.rs b/crates/ruma-events-macros/src/event_content.rs
index 808178b8..7b84c1c7 100644
--- a/crates/ruma-events-macros/src/event_content.rs
+++ b/crates/ruma-events-macros/src/event_content.rs
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ pub fn expand_event_content(
             #[automatically_derived]
             impl #ident {
                 /// Transforms the full event content into a redacted content according to spec.
-                pub fn redact(self, version: #ruma_identifiers::RoomVersionId) -> #redacted_ident {
+                pub fn redact(self, version: &#ruma_identifiers::RoomVersionId) -> #redacted_ident {
                     #redacted_ident {
                         #( #redaction_struct_fields: self.#redaction_struct_fields, )*
                     }
diff --git a/crates/ruma-events-macros/src/event_enum.rs b/crates/ruma-events-macros/src/event_enum.rs
index 1f737384..672c6db9 100644
--- a/crates/ruma-events-macros/src/event_enum.rs
+++ b/crates/ruma-events-macros/src/event_enum.rs
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ fn expand_redact(
                 pub fn redact(
                     self,
                     redaction: #redaction_type,
-                    version: #ruma_identifiers::RoomVersionId,
+                    version: &#ruma_identifiers::RoomVersionId,
                 ) -> #redacted_enum {
                     match self {
                         #(
diff --git a/crates/ruma-events/src/custom.rs b/crates/ruma-events/src/custom.rs
index 52efb89b..0331eb19 100644
--- a/crates/ruma-events/src/custom.rs
+++ b/crates/ruma-events/src/custom.rs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ pub struct CustomEventContent {
 
 impl CustomEventContent {
     /// Transforms the full event content into a redacted content according to spec.
-    pub fn redact(self, _: RoomVersionId) -> RedactedCustomEventContent {
+    pub fn redact(self, _: &RoomVersionId) -> RedactedCustomEventContent {
         RedactedCustomEventContent { event_type: self.event_type }
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/ruma-events/src/room/aliases.rs b/crates/ruma-events/src/room/aliases.rs
index 9003d75b..c730be0a 100644
--- a/crates/ruma-events/src/room/aliases.rs
+++ b/crates/ruma-events/src/room/aliases.rs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ impl AliasesEventContent {
     }
 
     /// Redact an `AliasesEventContent` according to current Matrix spec.
-    pub fn redact(self, version: RoomVersionId) -> RedactedAliasesEventContent {
+    pub fn redact(self, version: &RoomVersionId) -> RedactedAliasesEventContent {
         // We compare the long way to avoid pre version 6 behavior if/when
         // a new room version is introduced.
         let aliases = match version {
diff --git a/crates/ruma-events/tests/redacted.rs b/crates/ruma-events/tests/redacted.rs
index 7f2854d1..33fbd590 100644
--- a/crates/ruma-events/tests/redacted.rs
+++ b/crates/ruma-events/tests/redacted.rs
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ fn redact_method_properly_redacts() {
     let event = from_json_value::<Raw<AnyMessageEvent>>(ev).unwrap().deserialize().unwrap();
 
     assert_matches!(
-        event.redact(redaction, RoomVersionId::Version6),
+        event.redact(redaction, &RoomVersionId::Version6),
         AnyRedactedMessageEvent::RoomMessage(RedactedMessageEvent {
             content: RedactedMessageEventContent,
             event_id,