diff --git a/gstreamer-app/src/app_sink.rs b/gstreamer-app/src/app_sink.rs
index 35b20ba5e..7784b9e3f 100644
--- a/gstreamer-app/src/app_sink.rs
+++ b/gstreamer-app/src/app_sink.rs
@@ -1273,7 +1273,7 @@ mod tests {
             .unwrap();
         let appsink = gst::ElementFactory::make("appsink").build().unwrap();
 
-        let pipeline = gst::Pipeline::new(None);
+        let pipeline = gst::Pipeline::new();
         pipeline.add(&videotestsrc).unwrap();
         pipeline.add(&appsink).unwrap();
 
diff --git a/gstreamer-app/src/app_src.rs b/gstreamer-app/src/app_src.rs
index ec7987903..4b8c6b58a 100644
--- a/gstreamer-app/src/app_src.rs
+++ b/gstreamer-app/src/app_src.rs
@@ -651,7 +651,7 @@ mod tests {
             .build()
             .unwrap();
 
-        let pipeline = gst::Pipeline::new(None);
+        let pipeline = gst::Pipeline::new();
         pipeline.add(&appsrc).unwrap();
         pipeline.add(&fakesink).unwrap();
 
diff --git a/gstreamer-validate/src/action_type.rs b/gstreamer-validate/src/action_type.rs
index 55effae62..6fd4c890f 100644
--- a/gstreamer-validate/src/action_type.rs
+++ b/gstreamer-validate/src/action_type.rs
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ mod tests {
         file.write_all(b"succeeds").unwrap();
 
         let runner = crate::Runner::new();
-        let pipeline = gst::Pipeline::new(None);
+        let pipeline = gst::Pipeline::new();
         let scenario =
             crate::Scenario::factory_create(&runner, &pipeline, file.path().to_str().unwrap())
                 .unwrap();
diff --git a/gstreamer/Gir.toml b/gstreamer/Gir.toml
index e004a39f1..d8ee6582b 100644
--- a/gstreamer/Gir.toml
+++ b/gstreamer/Gir.toml
@@ -406,6 +406,11 @@ status = "generate"
 name = "Gst.Bin"
 status = "generate"
 trait_name = "GstBinExt"
+    [[object.function]]
+    name = "new"
+    # Remove the optional `name` argument in favor of using the builder
+    manual = true
+
     [[object.signal]]
     name = "do-latency"
     # Use Result<(), glib::BoolError>
@@ -1674,13 +1679,13 @@ manual_traits = ["PadExtManual"]
 
     [[object.function]]
     name = "new_from_template"
-    # Also has builder_with_template()
+    # Also has builder_from_template()
     rename = "from_template"
     manual = true
 
     [[object.function]]
     name = "new_from_static_template"
-    # Also has builder_with_static_template()
+    # Also has builder_from_static_template()
     rename = "from_static_template"
     manual = true
 
@@ -1880,6 +1885,11 @@ status = "generate"
 [[object]]
 name = "Gst.Pipeline"
 status = "generate"
+    [[object.function]]
+    name = "new"
+    # Remove the optional `name` argument in favor of using the builder
+    manual = true
+
     [[object.function]]
     name = "get_delay"
         [object.function.return]
diff --git a/gstreamer/src/auto/bin.rs b/gstreamer/src/auto/bin.rs
index acb59e5b7..f0e346ef1 100644
--- a/gstreamer/src/auto/bin.rs
+++ b/gstreamer/src/auto/bin.rs
@@ -22,12 +22,6 @@ glib::wrapper! {
 
 impl Bin {
     pub const NONE: Option<&'static Bin> = None;
-
-    #[doc(alias = "gst_bin_new")]
-    pub fn new(name: Option<&str>) -> Bin {
-        assert_initialized_main_thread!();
-        unsafe { Element::from_glib_none(ffi::gst_bin_new(name.to_glib_none().0)).unsafe_cast() }
-    }
 }
 
 unsafe impl Send for Bin {}
diff --git a/gstreamer/src/auto/pipeline.rs b/gstreamer/src/auto/pipeline.rs
index 273fd3cab..32b6e5ec0 100644
--- a/gstreamer/src/auto/pipeline.rs
+++ b/gstreamer/src/auto/pipeline.rs
@@ -22,14 +22,6 @@ glib::wrapper! {
 
 impl Pipeline {
     pub const NONE: Option<&'static Pipeline> = None;
-
-    #[doc(alias = "gst_pipeline_new")]
-    pub fn new(name: Option<&str>) -> Pipeline {
-        assert_initialized_main_thread!();
-        unsafe {
-            Element::from_glib_none(ffi::gst_pipeline_new(name.to_glib_none().0)).unsafe_cast()
-        }
-    }
 }
 
 unsafe impl Send for Pipeline {}
diff --git a/gstreamer/src/bin.rs b/gstreamer/src/bin.rs
index c4d122b96..f520eaf39 100644
--- a/gstreamer/src/bin.rs
+++ b/gstreamer/src/bin.rs
@@ -12,10 +12,31 @@ use glib::{
 use crate::{prelude::*, Bin, BinFlags, Element, LoggableError};
 
 impl Bin {
+    // rustdoc-stripper-ignore-next
+    /// Creates a new [`Bin`] object with a default name.
+    ///
+    /// Use [`Bin::with_name()`] to create a [`Bin`] with a specific name.
+    /// Use [`Bin::builder()`] for additional configuration.
+    #[doc(alias = "gst_bin_new")]
+    pub fn new() -> Bin {
+        assert_initialized_main_thread!();
+        unsafe { Element::from_glib_none(ffi::gst_bin_new(std::ptr::null())).unsafe_cast() }
+    }
+
+    // rustdoc-stripper-ignore-next
+    /// Creates a new [`Bin`] object with the specified name.
+    ///
+    /// Use [`Bin::builder()`] for additional configuration.
+    #[doc(alias = "gst_bin_new")]
+    pub fn with_name(name: &str) -> Bin {
+        assert_initialized_main_thread!();
+        unsafe { Element::from_glib_none(ffi::gst_bin_new(name.to_glib_none().0)).unsafe_cast() }
+    }
+
     // rustdoc-stripper-ignore-next
     /// Creates a new builder-pattern struct instance to construct [`Bin`] objects.
     ///
-    /// This method returns an instance of [`BinBuilder`](crate::builders::BinBuilder) which can be used to create [`Bin`] objects.
+    /// This method returns an instance of [`BinBuilder`] which can be used to create [`Bin`] objects.
     pub fn builder() -> BinBuilder {
         BinBuilder::new()
     }
@@ -311,7 +332,7 @@ mod tests {
     fn test_get_children() {
         crate::init().unwrap();
 
-        let bin = crate::Bin::new(None);
+        let bin = crate::Bin::new();
         bin.add(
             &crate::ElementFactory::make("identity")
                 .name("identity0")
diff --git a/gstreamer/src/format/mod.rs b/gstreamer/src/format/mod.rs
index 013f68fa6..d555c8793 100644
--- a/gstreamer/src/format/mod.rs
+++ b/gstreamer/src/format/mod.rs
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 //! # use gstreamer as gst;
 //! # use gst::prelude::ElementExtManual;
 //! # gst::init();
-//! # let pipeline = gst::Pipeline::new(None);
+//! # let pipeline = gst::Pipeline::new();
 //! let res = pipeline.query_position::<gst::ClockTime>();
 //! ```
 //!
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 //! # use gstreamer as gst;
 //! # use gst::{format::prelude::*, prelude::ElementExtManual};
 //! # gst::init();
-//! # let pipeline = gst::Pipeline::new(None);
+//! # let pipeline = gst::Pipeline::new();
 //! # let seek_flags = gst::SeekFlags::FLUSH | gst::SeekFlags::KEY_UNIT;
 //! let seek_pos = gst::ClockTime::from_seconds(10);
 //! let res = pipeline.seek_simple(seek_flags, seek_pos);
diff --git a/gstreamer/src/iterator.rs b/gstreamer/src/iterator.rs
index 156453b67..3942efd65 100644
--- a/gstreamer/src/iterator.rs
+++ b/gstreamer/src/iterator.rs
@@ -803,7 +803,7 @@ mod tests {
 
         crate::init().unwrap();
 
-        let bin = crate::Bin::new(None);
+        let bin = crate::Bin::new();
         let id1 = crate::ElementFactory::make("identity").build().unwrap();
         let id2 = crate::ElementFactory::make("identity").build().unwrap();
 
@@ -834,7 +834,7 @@ mod tests {
 
         crate::init().unwrap();
 
-        let bin = crate::Bin::new(None);
+        let bin = crate::Bin::new();
         let id1 = crate::ElementFactory::make("identity").build().unwrap();
         let id2 = crate::ElementFactory::make("identity").build().unwrap();
 
diff --git a/gstreamer/src/lib.rs b/gstreamer/src/lib.rs
index 94cb459b1..842d19f68 100644
--- a/gstreamer/src/lib.rs
+++ b/gstreamer/src/lib.rs
@@ -146,8 +146,10 @@ mod element;
 pub mod element_factory;
 
 mod bin;
+pub use bin::BinBuilder;
 
 mod pipeline;
+pub use pipeline::PipelineBuilder;
 
 mod allocation_params;
 pub use self::allocation_params::AllocationParams;
diff --git a/gstreamer/src/log.rs b/gstreamer/src/log.rs
index 58f9cac87..807f34ed4 100644
--- a/gstreamer/src/log.rs
+++ b/gstreamer/src/log.rs
@@ -1245,7 +1245,7 @@ mod tests {
         trace!(cat, "meh");
         memdump!(cat, "meh");
 
-        let obj = crate::Bin::new(Some("meh"));
+        let obj = crate::Bin::with_name("meh");
 
         error!(cat, obj: &obj, "meh");
         warning!(cat, obj: &obj, "meh");
@@ -1276,7 +1276,7 @@ mod tests {
             Some("some debug category"),
         );
         cat.set_threshold(DebugLevel::Info);
-        let obj = crate::Bin::new(Some("meh"));
+        let obj = crate::Bin::with_name("meh");
 
         let (sender, receiver) = mpsc::channel();
 
diff --git a/gstreamer/src/object.rs b/gstreamer/src/object.rs
index 3b7ec8ddf..1a4c80a38 100644
--- a/gstreamer/src/object.rs
+++ b/gstreamer/src/object.rs
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ mod tests {
     fn test_deep_notify() {
         crate::init().unwrap();
 
-        let bin = crate::Bin::new(None);
+        let bin = crate::Bin::new();
         let identity = crate::ElementFactory::make("identity")
             .name("id")
             .build()
diff --git a/gstreamer/src/pipeline.rs b/gstreamer/src/pipeline.rs
index 4af854d89..097740a04 100644
--- a/gstreamer/src/pipeline.rs
+++ b/gstreamer/src/pipeline.rs
@@ -5,10 +5,36 @@ use glib::{prelude::*, translate::*};
 use crate::{prelude::*, Pipeline, PipelineFlags};
 
 impl Pipeline {
+    // rustdoc-stripper-ignore-next
+    /// Creates a new [`Pipeline`] object with a default name.
+    ///
+    /// Use [`Pipeline::with_name()`] to create a [`Pipeline`] with a specific name.
+    /// Use [`Pipeline::builder()`] to get a [`PipelineBuilder`] and then define a specific name.
+    #[doc(alias = "gst_pipeline_new")]
+    pub fn new() -> Pipeline {
+        assert_initialized_main_thread!();
+        unsafe {
+            crate::Element::from_glib_none(ffi::gst_pipeline_new(std::ptr::null())).unsafe_cast()
+        }
+    }
+
+    // rustdoc-stripper-ignore-next
+    /// Creates a new [`Pipeline`] object with the specified name.
+    ///
+    /// Use [`Pipeline::builder()`] for additional configuration.
+    #[doc(alias = "gst_pipeline_new")]
+    pub fn with_name(name: &str) -> Pipeline {
+        assert_initialized_main_thread!();
+        unsafe {
+            crate::Element::from_glib_none(ffi::gst_pipeline_new(name.to_glib_none().0))
+                .unsafe_cast()
+        }
+    }
+
     // rustdoc-stripper-ignore-next
     /// Creates a new builder-pattern struct instance to construct [`Pipeline`] objects.
     ///
-    /// This method returns an instance of [`PipelineBuilder`](crate::builders::PipelineBuilder) which can be used to create [`Pipeline`] objects.
+    /// This method returns an instance of [`PipelineBuilder`] which can be used to create [`Pipeline`] objects.
     pub fn builder() -> PipelineBuilder {
         PipelineBuilder::new()
     }
diff --git a/gstreamer/src/subclass/element.rs b/gstreamer/src/subclass/element.rs
index e906f8dab..c3b7aa96e 100644
--- a/gstreamer/src/subclass/element.rs
+++ b/gstreamer/src/subclass/element.rs
@@ -725,7 +725,7 @@ mod tests {
             Some("Test Element")
         );
 
-        let pipeline = crate::Pipeline::new(None);
+        let pipeline = crate::Pipeline::new();
         let src = ElementFactory::make("fakesrc")
             .property("num-buffers", 100i32)
             .build()
diff --git a/tutorials/src/bin/basic-tutorial-2.rs b/tutorials/src/bin/basic-tutorial-2.rs
index 70e269234..ff6e0755c 100644
--- a/tutorials/src/bin/basic-tutorial-2.rs
+++ b/tutorials/src/bin/basic-tutorial-2.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ fn tutorial_main() {
         .expect("Could not create sink element");
 
     // Create the empty pipeline
-    let pipeline = gst::Pipeline::builder().name("test-pipeline").build();
+    let pipeline = gst::Pipeline::with_name("test-pipeline");
 
     // Build the pipeline
     pipeline.add_many([&source, &sink]).unwrap();
diff --git a/tutorials/src/bin/basic-tutorial-3.rs b/tutorials/src/bin/basic-tutorial-3.rs
index b2d8259e4..1717847c9 100644
--- a/tutorials/src/bin/basic-tutorial-3.rs
+++ b/tutorials/src/bin/basic-tutorial-3.rs
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ fn tutorial_main() {
         .expect("Could not create resample element.");
 
     // Create the empty pipeline
-    let pipeline = gst::Pipeline::builder().name("test-pipeline").build();
+    let pipeline = gst::Pipeline::with_name("test-pipeline");
 
     // Build the pipeline Note that we are NOT linking the source at this
     // point. We will do it later.
diff --git a/tutorials/src/bin/basic-tutorial-6.rs b/tutorials/src/bin/basic-tutorial-6.rs
index 8069335fb..7924475ca 100644
--- a/tutorials/src/bin/basic-tutorial-6.rs
+++ b/tutorials/src/bin/basic-tutorial-6.rs
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ fn tutorial_main() {
         .expect("Failed to create sink element");
 
     // Create the empty pipeline
-    let pipeline = gst::Pipeline::builder().name("test-pipeline").build();
+    let pipeline = gst::Pipeline::with_name("test-pipeline");
 
     pipeline.add_many([&source, &sink]).unwrap();
     source.link(&sink).expect("Elements could not be linked.");
diff --git a/tutorials/src/bin/basic-tutorial-7.rs b/tutorials/src/bin/basic-tutorial-7.rs
index 1c819078f..5304e1625 100644
--- a/tutorials/src/bin/basic-tutorial-7.rs
+++ b/tutorials/src/bin/basic-tutorial-7.rs
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ fn tutorial_main() {
         .build()
         .unwrap();
 
-    let pipeline = gst::Pipeline::builder().name("test-pipeline").build();
+    let pipeline = gst::Pipeline::with_name("test-pipeline");
 
     pipeline
         .add_many([
diff --git a/tutorials/src/bin/basic-tutorial-8.rs b/tutorials/src/bin/basic-tutorial-8.rs
index a91487f66..8ce126af3 100644
--- a/tutorials/src/bin/basic-tutorial-8.rs
+++ b/tutorials/src/bin/basic-tutorial-8.rs
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ fn main() {
         .name("app_sink")
         .build();
 
-    let pipeline = gst::Pipeline::builder().name("test-pipeline").build();
+    let pipeline = gst::Pipeline::with_name("test-pipeline");
 
     pipeline
         .add_many([
diff --git a/tutorials/src/bin/playback-tutorial-7.rs b/tutorials/src/bin/playback-tutorial-7.rs
index 4c23beed1..86dd0c40f 100644
--- a/tutorials/src/bin/playback-tutorial-7.rs
+++ b/tutorials/src/bin/playback-tutorial-7.rs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ fn tutorial_main() -> Result<(), Error> {
         .expect("Could not create autoaudiosink element.");
 
     // Create the sink bin, add the elements and link them
-    let bin = gst::Bin::builder().name("audio_sink_bin").build();
+    let bin = gst::Bin::with_name("audio_sink_bin");
     bin.add_many([&equalizer, &convert, &sink]).unwrap();
     gst::Element::link_many([&equalizer, &convert, &sink]).expect("Failed to link elements.");