diff --git a/hive-c0re/src/audit_log.rs b/hive-c0re/src/audit_log.rs
index e17f8e93..9ec08284 100644
--- a/hive-c0re/src/audit_log.rs
+++ b/hive-c0re/src/audit_log.rs
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ impl AuditLog {
     /// live event (e.g. the dashboard stream) emit *this* rather than
     /// re-deriving the fields, so the stored row and the streamed event
     /// can't drift.
+    #[must_use]
     pub fn record(
         &self,
         agent: &str,