diff --git a/ChangeLog.md b/ChangeLog.md
--- a/ChangeLog.md
+++ b/ChangeLog.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+### 0.26.5
+
++ Add a reference to ?self argument in signals. See [issue 408](https://github.com/haskell-gi/haskell-gi/issues/408) for the motivation.
+
 ### 0.26.0
 
 + Support for 'HasField' methods, which allows the syntax 'widget.show' or 'widget.add child' for invoking methods using the new [RecordDotSyntax](https://github.com/ghc-proposals/ghc-proposals/blob/master/proposals/0282-record-dot-syntax.rst) in ghc 9.2.
diff --git a/haskell-gi.cabal b/haskell-gi.cabal
--- a/haskell-gi.cabal
+++ b/haskell-gi.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:                haskell-gi
-version:             0.26.4
+version:             0.26.5
 synopsis:            Generate Haskell bindings for GObject Introspection capable libraries
 description:         Generate Haskell bindings for GObject Introspection capable libraries. This includes most notably
                      Gtk+, but many other libraries in the GObject ecosystem provide introspection data too.
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
   default-language:    Haskell2010
   pkgconfig-depends:   gobject-introspection-1.0 >= 1.32, gobject-2.0 >= 2.32
   build-depends:       base >= 4.11 && < 5,
-                       haskell-gi-base >= 0.26.1 && <0.27,
+                       haskell-gi-base >= 0.26.4 && <0.27,
                        Cabal >= 1.24,
                        attoparsec >= 0.13,
                        containers,
diff --git a/lib/Data/GI/CodeGen/Signal.hs b/lib/Data/GI/CodeGen/Signal.hs
--- a/lib/Data/GI/CodeGen/Signal.hs
+++ b/lib/Data/GI/CodeGen/Signal.hs
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@
 
       if isSignal
       then line $ returnBind
-                  <> "B.ManagedPtr.withTransient"
+                  <> "B.ManagedPtr.withNewObject"
                   <> " gi'selfPtr $ \\gi'self -> "
                   <> "gi'cb (Coerce.coerce gi'self) "
                   <> T.concat (map (" " <>) hInNames)