diff --git a/apps/app_agent_pool.c b/apps/app_agent_pool.c
index cb5e0ce179744ebaad31e5f63471b2a356b34411..54a0a4a50460be4120b05b723a4de5f9188762af 100644
--- a/apps/app_agent_pool.c
+++ b/apps/app_agent_pool.c
@@ -1353,7 +1353,7 @@ static void bridge_agent_hold_pull(struct ast_bridge *self, struct ast_bridge_ch
  */
 static void bridge_agent_hold_dissolving(struct ast_bridge *self)
 {
-	ao2_global_obj_replace_unref(agent_holding, NULL);
+	ao2_global_obj_release(agent_holding);
 	ast_bridge_base_v_table.dissolving(self);
 }
 
diff --git a/include/asterisk/astobj2.h b/include/asterisk/astobj2.h
index 933092fe60486676c00cc0d18ec45b458b0d72a6..073197d47bd8f6c0513842075f13eb5a0f96a1fe 100644
--- a/include/asterisk/astobj2.h
+++ b/include/asterisk/astobj2.h
@@ -469,8 +469,8 @@ enum ao2_alloc_opts {
 #endif
 
 void *__ao2_alloc_debug(size_t data_size, ao2_destructor_fn destructor_fn, unsigned int options, const char *tag,
-	const char *file, int line, const char *func, int ref_debug);
-void *__ao2_alloc(size_t data_size, ao2_destructor_fn destructor_fn, unsigned int options);
+	const char *file, int line, const char *func, int ref_debug) attribute_warn_unused_result;
+void *__ao2_alloc(size_t data_size, ao2_destructor_fn destructor_fn, unsigned int options) attribute_warn_unused_result;
 
 /*! @} */
 
@@ -699,7 +699,7 @@ void __ao2_global_obj_release(struct ao2_global_obj *holder, const char *tag, co
 	__ao2_global_obj_replace(&holder, (obj), NULL, __FILE__, __LINE__, __PRETTY_FUNCTION__, #holder)
 #endif
 
-void *__ao2_global_obj_replace(struct ao2_global_obj *holder, void *obj, const char *tag, const char *file, int line, const char *func, const char *name);
+void *__ao2_global_obj_replace(struct ao2_global_obj *holder, void *obj, const char *tag, const char *file, int line, const char *func, const char *name) attribute_warn_unused_result;
 
 /*!
  * \brief Replace an ao2 object in the global holder, throwing away any old object.
@@ -757,7 +757,7 @@ int __ao2_global_obj_replace_unref(struct ao2_global_obj *holder, void *obj, con
 	__ao2_global_obj_ref(&holder, NULL, __FILE__, __LINE__, __PRETTY_FUNCTION__, #holder)
 #endif
 
-void *__ao2_global_obj_ref(struct ao2_global_obj *holder, const char *tag, const char *file, int line, const char *func, const char *name);
+void *__ao2_global_obj_ref(struct ao2_global_obj *holder, const char *tag, const char *file, int line, const char *func, const char *name) attribute_warn_unused_result;
 
 
 /*!
@@ -1227,11 +1227,11 @@ struct ao2_container;
 
 struct ao2_container *__ao2_container_alloc_hash(unsigned int ao2_options,
 	unsigned int container_options, unsigned int n_buckets, ao2_hash_fn *hash_fn,
-	ao2_sort_fn *sort_fn, ao2_callback_fn *cmp_fn);
+	ao2_sort_fn *sort_fn, ao2_callback_fn *cmp_fn) attribute_warn_unused_result;
 struct ao2_container *__ao2_container_alloc_hash_debug(unsigned int ao2_options,
 	unsigned int container_options, unsigned int n_buckets, ao2_hash_fn *hash_fn,
 	ao2_sort_fn *sort_fn, ao2_callback_fn *cmp_fn,
-	const char *tag, const char *file, int line, const char *func, int ref_debug);
+	const char *tag, const char *file, int line, const char *func, int ref_debug) attribute_warn_unused_result;
 
 /*!
  * \brief Allocate and initialize a list container.
@@ -1272,10 +1272,10 @@ struct ao2_container *__ao2_container_alloc_hash_debug(unsigned int ao2_options,
 #endif
 
 struct ao2_container *__ao2_container_alloc_list(unsigned int ao2_options,
-	unsigned int container_options, ao2_sort_fn *sort_fn, ao2_callback_fn *cmp_fn);
+	unsigned int container_options, ao2_sort_fn *sort_fn, ao2_callback_fn *cmp_fn) attribute_warn_unused_result;
 struct ao2_container *__ao2_container_alloc_list_debug(unsigned int ao2_options,
 	unsigned int container_options, ao2_sort_fn *sort_fn, ao2_callback_fn *cmp_fn,
-	const char *tag, const char *file, int line, const char *func, int ref_debug);
+	const char *tag, const char *file, int line, const char *func, int ref_debug) attribute_warn_unused_result;
 
 /*!
  * \brief Allocate and initialize a red-black tree container.
@@ -1315,10 +1315,10 @@ struct ao2_container *__ao2_container_alloc_list_debug(unsigned int ao2_options,
 #endif
 
 struct ao2_container *__ao2_container_alloc_rbtree(unsigned int ao2_options, unsigned int container_options,
-	ao2_sort_fn *sort_fn, ao2_callback_fn *cmp_fn);
+	ao2_sort_fn *sort_fn, ao2_callback_fn *cmp_fn) attribute_warn_unused_result;
 struct ao2_container *__ao2_container_alloc_rbtree_debug(unsigned int ao2_options, unsigned int container_options,
 	ao2_sort_fn *sort_fn, ao2_callback_fn *cmp_fn,
-	const char *tag, const char *file, int line, const char *func, int ref_debug);
+	const char *tag, const char *file, int line, const char *func, int ref_debug) attribute_warn_unused_result;
 
 /*! \brief
  * Returns the number of elements in a container.
@@ -1358,8 +1358,8 @@ int ao2_container_dup(struct ao2_container *dest, struct ao2_container *src, enu
  * \retval Clone container on success.
  * \retval NULL on error.
  */
-struct ao2_container *__ao2_container_clone(struct ao2_container *orig, enum search_flags flags);
-struct ao2_container *__ao2_container_clone_debug(struct ao2_container *orig, enum search_flags flags, const char *tag, const char *file, int line, const char *func, int ref_debug);
+struct ao2_container *__ao2_container_clone(struct ao2_container *orig, enum search_flags flags) attribute_warn_unused_result;
+struct ao2_container *__ao2_container_clone_debug(struct ao2_container *orig, enum search_flags flags, const char *tag, const char *file, int line, const char *func, int ref_debug) attribute_warn_unused_result;
 #if defined(REF_DEBUG)
 
 #define ao2_t_container_clone(orig, flags, tag)	__ao2_container_clone_debug(orig, flags, tag, __FILE__, __LINE__, __PRETTY_FUNCTION__, 1)
@@ -1895,7 +1895,7 @@ enum ao2_iterator_flags {
  *
  * This function will take a reference on the container being iterated.
  */
-struct ao2_iterator ao2_iterator_init(struct ao2_container *c, int flags);
+struct ao2_iterator ao2_iterator_init(struct ao2_container *c, int flags) attribute_warn_unused_result;
 
 /*!
  * \brief Destroy a container iterator
@@ -1925,8 +1925,8 @@ void ao2_iterator_destroy(struct ao2_iterator *iter);
 
 #endif
 
-void *__ao2_iterator_next_debug(struct ao2_iterator *iter, const char *tag, const char *file, int line, const char *func);
-void *__ao2_iterator_next(struct ao2_iterator *iter);
+void *__ao2_iterator_next_debug(struct ao2_iterator *iter, const char *tag, const char *file, int line, const char *func) attribute_warn_unused_result;
+void *__ao2_iterator_next(struct ao2_iterator *iter) attribute_warn_unused_result;
 
 /*!
  * \brief Restart an iteration.
diff --git a/main/cdr.c b/main/cdr.c
index 967dfaad4cf30257c44b36be94bdb9f62d5c463a..96689996961b4b1b08f4d3a20386e1fc4f7cb74c 100644
--- a/main/cdr.c
+++ b/main/cdr.c
@@ -3949,7 +3949,7 @@ static int process_config(int reload)
 		 */
 		if (!reload && !(aco_set_defaults(&general_option, "general", mod_cfg->general))) {
 			ast_log(LOG_NOTICE, "Failed to process CDR configuration; using defaults\n");
-			ao2_global_obj_replace(module_configs, mod_cfg);
+			ao2_global_obj_replace_unref(module_configs, mod_cfg);
 			return 0;
 		}
 		return 1;
diff --git a/main/cel.c b/main/cel.c
index 6d63bf5f858ccc667ad23b45fc5918ba2b776ac8..f4296f0dd27b629787f26b309e060530ac0e3d35 100644
--- a/main/cel.c
+++ b/main/cel.c
@@ -1503,7 +1503,7 @@ int ast_cel_engine_init(void)
 		 */
 		if (!aco_set_defaults(&general_option, "general", cel_cfg->general)) {
 			ast_log(LOG_NOTICE, "Failed to process CEL configuration; using defaults\n");
-			ao2_global_obj_replace(cel_configs, cel_cfg);
+			ao2_global_obj_replace_unref(cel_configs, cel_cfg);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/main/features_config.c b/main/features_config.c
index 64bb2abd5c5bff715f59f34b48bf5ef1197413be..68b7dde08823d4c7f11666c5f2752105ac008396 100644
--- a/main/features_config.c
+++ b/main/features_config.c
@@ -1748,7 +1748,7 @@ static int load_config(void)
 		}
 
 		ast_log(LOG_NOTICE, "Could not load features config; using defaults\n");
-		ao2_global_obj_replace(globals, features_cfg);
+		ao2_global_obj_replace_unref(globals, features_cfg);
 	}
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/main/parking.c b/main/parking.c
index 9a92e6e15ac94c0884a26d58ee82d2f279f5b5f4..f4ed27d618412deca858c3c09aa22586f8358fd7 100644
--- a/main/parking.c
+++ b/main/parking.c
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ int ast_parking_register_bridge_features(struct ast_parking_bridge_feature_fn_ta
 	}
 	*wrapper = *fn_table;
 
-	ao2_global_obj_replace(parking_provider, wrapper);
+	ao2_global_obj_replace_unref(parking_provider, wrapper);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ int ast_parking_unregister_bridge_features(const char *module_name)
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	ao2_global_obj_replace_unref(parking_provider, NULL);
+	ao2_global_obj_release(parking_provider);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/main/stasis_config.c b/main/stasis_config.c
index 349d4158388976fef36b5870729be1a3fea7cc50..006df51dd8faf2dec73e709344be2cd1966dbd0f 100644
--- a/main/stasis_config.c
+++ b/main/stasis_config.c
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ static int process_config(int reload)
 		if (conf && !reload
 			&& !aco_set_defaults(&threadpool_option, "threadpool", conf->threadpool)) {
 			ast_log(AST_LOG_NOTICE, "Failed to process Stasis configuration; using defaults\n");
-			ao2_global_obj_replace(confs, conf);
+			ao2_global_obj_replace_unref(confs, conf);
 			return 0;
 		}
 		return -1;
diff --git a/main/udptl.c b/main/udptl.c
index 25a4cc02c688ac2ceb937c4cc5a4e26e338d6e3a..fa9171742a4d4a4c606807d9ad61c68e1e3e7b5f 100644
--- a/main/udptl.c
+++ b/main/udptl.c
@@ -1468,7 +1468,7 @@ static void __ast_udptl_reload(int reload)
 			}
 
 			ast_log(LOG_NOTICE, "Could not load udptl config; using defaults\n");
-			ao2_global_obj_replace(globals, udptl_cfg);
+			ao2_global_obj_replace_unref(globals, udptl_cfg);
 		}
 	}
 }