diff --git a/include/hyprlang.hpp b/include/hyprlang.hpp
index 66497de..7b6a2e0 100644
--- a/include/hyprlang.hpp
+++ b/include/hyprlang.hpp
@@ -299,11 +299,13 @@ namespace Hyprlang {
         void removeSpecialCategory(const char* name);
 
         /*!
-            \since 0.3.0
+            \since 0.3.2
 
             Add a config value to a special category.
+
+            \note Before 0.3.2, this takes a `const CConfigValue` (non-ref)
         */
-        void addSpecialConfigValue(const char* cat, const char* name, const CConfigValue value);
+        void addSpecialConfigValue(const char* cat, const char* name, const CConfigValue& value);
 
         /*!
             Remove a config value from a special category.
diff --git a/src/config.cpp b/src/config.cpp
index fd5d707..7d8dff9 100644
--- a/src/config.cpp
+++ b/src/config.cpp
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ void CConfig::addConfigValue(const char* name, const CConfigValue& value) {
                                                         reinterpret_cast<CConfigCustomValueType*>(value.m_pData)->dtor});
 }
 
-void CConfig::addSpecialConfigValue(const char* cat, const char* name, const CConfigValue value) {
+void CConfig::addSpecialConfigValue(const char* cat, const char* name, const CConfigValue& value) {
     const auto IT = std::find_if(impl->specialCategoryDescriptors.begin(), impl->specialCategoryDescriptors.end(), [&](const auto& other) { return other->name == cat; });
 
     if (IT == impl->specialCategoryDescriptors.end())