diff --git a/src/api/go/optimize.go b/src/api/go/optimize.go
index bc6940a22..1c7b537e2 100644
--- a/src/api/go/optimize.go
+++ b/src/api/go/optimize.go
@@ -128,6 +128,10 @@ func (o *Optimize) GetUpper(index uint) *Expr {
 // otherwise it's represented as value + eps * EPSILON.
 func (o *Optimize) GetLowerAsVector(index uint) []*Expr {
 	vec := C.Z3_optimize_get_lower_as_vector(o.ctx.ptr, o.ptr, C.uint(index))
+	// Increment reference count for the vector since we're using it
+	C.Z3_ast_vector_inc_ref(o.ctx.ptr, vec)
+	defer C.Z3_ast_vector_dec_ref(o.ctx.ptr, vec)
+	
 	size := uint(C.Z3_ast_vector_size(o.ctx.ptr, vec))
 	if size != 3 {
 		return nil
@@ -144,6 +148,10 @@ func (o *Optimize) GetLowerAsVector(index uint) []*Expr {
 // otherwise it's represented as value + eps * EPSILON.
 func (o *Optimize) GetUpperAsVector(index uint) []*Expr {
 	vec := C.Z3_optimize_get_upper_as_vector(o.ctx.ptr, o.ptr, C.uint(index))
+	// Increment reference count for the vector since we're using it
+	C.Z3_ast_vector_inc_ref(o.ctx.ptr, vec)
+	defer C.Z3_ast_vector_dec_ref(o.ctx.ptr, vec)
+	
 	size := uint(C.Z3_ast_vector_size(o.ctx.ptr, vec))
 	if size != 3 {
 		return nil
@@ -173,34 +181,19 @@ func (o *Optimize) SetParams(params *Params) {
 // Assertions returns the assertions in the optimizer.
 func (o *Optimize) Assertions() []*Expr {
 	vec := C.Z3_optimize_get_assertions(o.ctx.ptr, o.ptr)
-	size := uint(C.Z3_ast_vector_size(o.ctx.ptr, vec))
-	result := make([]*Expr, size)
-	for i := uint(0); i < size; i++ {
-		result[i] = newExpr(o.ctx, C.Z3_ast_vector_get(o.ctx.ptr, vec, C.uint(i)))
-	}
-	return result
+	return astVectorToExprs(o.ctx, vec)
 }
 
 // Objectives returns the objectives in the optimizer.
 func (o *Optimize) Objectives() []*Expr {
 	vec := C.Z3_optimize_get_objectives(o.ctx.ptr, o.ptr)
-	size := uint(C.Z3_ast_vector_size(o.ctx.ptr, vec))
-	result := make([]*Expr, size)
-	for i := uint(0); i < size; i++ {
-		result[i] = newExpr(o.ctx, C.Z3_ast_vector_get(o.ctx.ptr, vec, C.uint(i)))
-	}
-	return result
+	return astVectorToExprs(o.ctx, vec)
 }
 
 // UnsatCore returns the unsat core if the constraints are unsatisfiable.
 func (o *Optimize) UnsatCore() []*Expr {
 	vec := C.Z3_optimize_get_unsat_core(o.ctx.ptr, o.ptr)
-	size := uint(C.Z3_ast_vector_size(o.ctx.ptr, vec))
-	result := make([]*Expr, size)
-	for i := uint(0); i < size; i++ {
-		result[i] = newExpr(o.ctx, C.Z3_ast_vector_get(o.ctx.ptr, vec, C.uint(i)))
-	}
-	return result
+	return astVectorToExprs(o.ctx, vec)
 }
 
 // FromFile parses an SMT-LIB2 file with optimization objectives and constraints.
diff --git a/src/api/go/solver.go b/src/api/go/solver.go
index 042493af5..dc5a0e5fe 100644
--- a/src/api/go/solver.go
+++ b/src/api/go/solver.go
@@ -135,23 +135,13 @@ func (s *Solver) NumScopes() uint {
 // Assertions returns the assertions in the solver.
 func (s *Solver) Assertions() []*Expr {
 	vec := C.Z3_solver_get_assertions(s.ctx.ptr, s.ptr)
-	size := uint(C.Z3_ast_vector_size(s.ctx.ptr, vec))
-	result := make([]*Expr, size)
-	for i := uint(0); i < size; i++ {
-		result[i] = newExpr(s.ctx, C.Z3_ast_vector_get(s.ctx.ptr, vec, C.uint(i)))
-	}
-	return result
+	return astVectorToExprs(s.ctx, vec)
 }
 
 // UnsatCore returns the unsat core if the constraints are unsatisfiable.
 func (s *Solver) UnsatCore() []*Expr {
 	vec := C.Z3_solver_get_unsat_core(s.ctx.ptr, s.ptr)
-	size := uint(C.Z3_ast_vector_size(s.ctx.ptr, vec))
-	result := make([]*Expr, size)
-	for i := uint(0); i < size; i++ {
-		result[i] = newExpr(s.ctx, C.Z3_ast_vector_get(s.ctx.ptr, vec, C.uint(i)))
-	}
-	return result
+	return astVectorToExprs(s.ctx, vec)
 }
 
 // ReasonUnknown returns the reason why the result is unknown.
diff --git a/src/api/go/z3.go b/src/api/go/z3.go
index 3e11dadf6..04e9863e3 100644
--- a/src/api/go/z3.go
+++ b/src/api/go/z3.go
@@ -787,3 +787,20 @@ boundPtr = &cBound[0]
 ptr := C.Z3_mk_lambda_const(c.ptr, C.uint(numBound), boundPtr, body.ptr)
 return newLambda(c, ptr)
 }
+
+// astVectorToExprs converts a Z3_ast_vector to a slice of Expr.
+// This function properly manages the reference count of the vector by
+// incrementing it on entry and decrementing it on exit.
+// The individual AST elements are already reference counted by newExpr.
+func astVectorToExprs(ctx *Context, vec C.Z3_ast_vector) []*Expr {
+// Increment reference count for the vector since we're using it
+C.Z3_ast_vector_inc_ref(ctx.ptr, vec)
+defer C.Z3_ast_vector_dec_ref(ctx.ptr, vec)
+
+size := uint(C.Z3_ast_vector_size(ctx.ptr, vec))
+result := make([]*Expr, size)
+for i := uint(0); i < size; i++ {
+result[i] = newExpr(ctx, C.Z3_ast_vector_get(ctx.ptr, vec, C.uint(i)))
+}
+return result
+}