diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/apply/apply_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/apply/apply_test.go
index 9ed7010164a..383277c104e 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/apply/apply_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/apply/apply_test.go
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ import (
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/scheme"
 	"k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/util/openapi"
-	utilpointer "k8s.io/utils/pointer"
+	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
 	"k8s.io/utils/strings/slices"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/yaml"
 )
@@ -2115,7 +2115,7 @@ func TestForceApply(t *testing.T) {
 								var bodyRC io.ReadCloser
 								if isScaledDownToZero {
 									rcObj := readReplicationControllerFromFile(t, filenameRC)
-									rcObj.Spec.Replicas = utilpointer.Int32Ptr(0)
+									rcObj.Spec.Replicas = ptr.To[int32](0)
 									rcBytes, err := runtime.Encode(codec, rcObj)
 									if err != nil {
 										t.Fatal(err)
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/create/create_token.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/create/create_token.go
index adfd5964dc9..05749e8bb7e 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/create/create_token.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/create/create_token.go
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/util/completion"
 	"k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/util/templates"
 	"k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/util/term"
-	"k8s.io/utils/pointer"
+	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
 )
 
 // TokenOptions is the data required to perform a token request operation.
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ func (o *TokenOptions) Run() error {
 		},
 	}
 	if o.Duration > 0 {
-		request.Spec.ExpirationSeconds = pointer.Int64(int64(o.Duration / time.Second))
+		request.Spec.ExpirationSeconds = ptr.To(int64(o.Duration / time.Second))
 	}
 	if len(o.BoundObjectKind) > 0 {
 		request.Spec.BoundObjectRef = &authenticationv1.BoundObjectReference{
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/create/create_token_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/create/create_token_test.go
index 642ac38b6d5..111b3508afe 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/create/create_token_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/create/create_token_test.go
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
-	"k8s.io/utils/pointer"
 	kjson "sigs.k8s.io/json"
 
 	authenticationv1 "k8s.io/api/authentication/v1"
@@ -39,6 +38,7 @@ import (
 	cmdtesting "k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/testing"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/scheme"
+	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
 )
 
 func TestCreateToken(t *testing.T) {
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ status:
 			expectTokenRequest: &authenticationv1.TokenRequest{
 				TypeMeta: metav1.TypeMeta{APIVersion: "authentication.k8s.io/v1", Kind: "TokenRequest"},
 				Spec: authenticationv1.TokenRequestSpec{
-					ExpirationSeconds: pointer.Int64(1000),
+					ExpirationSeconds: ptr.To[int64](1000),
 				},
 			},
 			serverResponseToken: "abc",
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/debug/debug.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/debug/debug.go
index 6a3bd6ece92..31873fff47f 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/debug/debug.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/debug/debug.go
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/distribution/reference"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
-	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
-	"k8s.io/utils/pointer"
 
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
@@ -46,6 +44,7 @@ import (
 	corev1client "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/core/v1"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache"
 	watchtools "k8s.io/client-go/tools/watch"
+	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
 	"k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/attach"
 	"k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/exec"
 	"k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/logs"
@@ -56,6 +55,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/util/interrupt"
 	"k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/util/templates"
 	"k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/util/term"
+	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -737,7 +737,7 @@ func (o *DebugOptions) generatePodCopyWithDebugContainer(pod *corev1.Pod) (*core
 	copied.Spec.EphemeralContainers = nil
 	// change ShareProcessNamespace configuration only when commanded explicitly
 	if o.shareProcessedChanged {
-		copied.Spec.ShareProcessNamespace = pointer.Bool(o.ShareProcesses)
+		copied.Spec.ShareProcessNamespace = ptr.To(o.ShareProcesses)
 	}
 	if !o.SameNode {
 		copied.Spec.NodeName = ""
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/debug/debug_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/debug/debug_test.go
index 06150b077e8..b9690e6efb1 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/debug/debug_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/debug/debug_test.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ import (
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericiooptions"
 	cmdtesting "k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/testing"
-	"k8s.io/utils/pointer"
+	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
 )
 
 func TestGenerateDebugContainer(t *testing.T) {
@@ -287,11 +287,11 @@ func TestGenerateDebugContainer(t *testing.T) {
 					ImagePullPolicy:          corev1.PullIfNotPresent,
 					TerminationMessagePolicy: corev1.TerminationMessageReadFile,
 					SecurityContext: &corev1.SecurityContext{
-						RunAsNonRoot: pointer.Bool(true),
+						RunAsNonRoot: ptr.To(true),
 						Capabilities: &corev1.Capabilities{
 							Drop: []corev1.Capability{"ALL"},
 						},
-						AllowPrivilegeEscalation: pointer.Bool(false),
+						AllowPrivilegeEscalation: ptr.To(false),
 						SeccompProfile:           &corev1.SeccompProfile{Type: "RuntimeDefault"},
 					},
 				},
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ func TestGenerateDebugContainer(t *testing.T) {
 					ImagePullPolicy:          corev1.PullIfNotPresent,
 					TerminationMessagePolicy: corev1.TerminationMessageReadFile,
 					SecurityContext: &corev1.SecurityContext{
-						Privileged: pointer.Bool(true),
+						Privileged: ptr.To(true),
 					},
 				},
 			},
@@ -996,7 +996,7 @@ func TestGeneratePodCopyWithDebugContainer(t *testing.T) {
 							TerminationMessagePolicy: corev1.TerminationMessageReadFile,
 						},
 					},
-					ShareProcessNamespace: pointer.Bool(true),
+					ShareProcessNamespace: ptr.To(true),
 				},
 			},
 		},
@@ -1241,7 +1241,7 @@ func TestGeneratePodCopyWithDebugContainer(t *testing.T) {
 							},
 						},
 					},
-					ShareProcessNamespace: pointer.Bool(true),
+					ShareProcessNamespace: ptr.To(true),
 				},
 			},
 		},
@@ -1279,7 +1279,7 @@ func TestGeneratePodCopyWithDebugContainer(t *testing.T) {
 							ImagePullPolicy: corev1.PullIfNotPresent,
 						},
 					},
-					ShareProcessNamespace: pointer.Bool(true),
+					ShareProcessNamespace: ptr.To(true),
 				},
 			},
 		},
@@ -1319,7 +1319,7 @@ func TestGeneratePodCopyWithDebugContainer(t *testing.T) {
 							ImagePullPolicy: corev1.PullIfNotPresent,
 						},
 					},
-					ShareProcessNamespace: pointer.Bool(false),
+					ShareProcessNamespace: ptr.To(false),
 				},
 			},
 		},
@@ -1356,16 +1356,16 @@ func TestGeneratePodCopyWithDebugContainer(t *testing.T) {
 							Image:           "busybox",
 							ImagePullPolicy: corev1.PullIfNotPresent,
 							SecurityContext: &corev1.SecurityContext{
-								RunAsNonRoot: pointer.Bool(true),
+								RunAsNonRoot: ptr.To(true),
 								Capabilities: &corev1.Capabilities{
 									Drop: []corev1.Capability{"ALL"},
 								},
-								AllowPrivilegeEscalation: pointer.Bool(false),
+								AllowPrivilegeEscalation: ptr.To(false),
 								SeccompProfile:           &corev1.SeccompProfile{Type: "RuntimeDefault"},
 							},
 						},
 					},
-					ShareProcessNamespace: pointer.Bool(true),
+					ShareProcessNamespace: ptr.To(true),
 				},
 			},
 		},
@@ -1408,7 +1408,7 @@ func TestGeneratePodCopyWithDebugContainer(t *testing.T) {
 							},
 						},
 					},
-					ShareProcessNamespace: pointer.Bool(true),
+					ShareProcessNamespace: ptr.To(true),
 				},
 			},
 		},
@@ -1735,11 +1735,11 @@ func TestGenerateNodeDebugPod(t *testing.T) {
 							TerminationMessagePolicy: corev1.TerminationMessageReadFile,
 							VolumeMounts:             nil,
 							SecurityContext: &corev1.SecurityContext{
-								RunAsNonRoot: pointer.Bool(true),
+								RunAsNonRoot: ptr.To(true),
 								Capabilities: &corev1.Capabilities{
 									Drop: []corev1.Capability{"ALL"},
 								},
-								AllowPrivilegeEscalation: pointer.Bool(false),
+								AllowPrivilegeEscalation: ptr.To(false),
 								SeccompProfile:           &corev1.SeccompProfile{Type: "RuntimeDefault"},
 							},
 						},
@@ -1858,7 +1858,7 @@ func TestGenerateNodeDebugPodCustomProfile(t *testing.T) {
 						Capabilities: &corev1.Capabilities{
 							Drop: []corev1.Capability{"ALL"},
 						},
-						RunAsNonRoot: pointer.Bool(false),
+						RunAsNonRoot: ptr.To(false),
 					},
 				},
 			},
@@ -1877,7 +1877,7 @@ func TestGenerateNodeDebugPodCustomProfile(t *testing.T) {
 							Stdin:                    true,
 							TTY:                      false,
 							SecurityContext: &corev1.SecurityContext{
-								RunAsNonRoot: pointer.Bool(false),
+								RunAsNonRoot: ptr.To(false),
 								Capabilities: &corev1.Capabilities{
 									Drop: []corev1.Capability{"ALL"},
 								},
@@ -1930,11 +1930,11 @@ func TestGenerateNodeDebugPodCustomProfile(t *testing.T) {
 							Stdin:                    true,
 							TTY:                      false,
 							SecurityContext: &corev1.SecurityContext{
-								RunAsNonRoot: pointer.Bool(true),
+								RunAsNonRoot: ptr.To(true),
 								Capabilities: &corev1.Capabilities{
 									Drop: []corev1.Capability{"ALL"},
 								},
-								AllowPrivilegeEscalation: pointer.Bool(false),
+								AllowPrivilegeEscalation: ptr.To(false),
 								SeccompProfile:           &corev1.SeccompProfile{Type: "RuntimeDefault"},
 							},
 						},
@@ -2058,7 +2058,7 @@ func TestGenerateNodeDebugPodCustomProfile(t *testing.T) {
 								},
 							},
 							SecurityContext: &corev1.SecurityContext{
-								Privileged: pointer.Bool(true),
+								Privileged: ptr.To(true),
 							},
 						},
 					},
@@ -2145,7 +2145,7 @@ func TestGenerateCopyDebugPodCustomProfile(t *testing.T) {
 						Capabilities: &corev1.Capabilities{
 							Drop: []corev1.Capability{"ALL"},
 						},
-						RunAsNonRoot: pointer.Bool(false),
+						RunAsNonRoot: ptr.To(false),
 					},
 				},
 			},
@@ -2162,7 +2162,7 @@ func TestGenerateCopyDebugPodCustomProfile(t *testing.T) {
 							Stdin:                    true,
 							TTY:                      false,
 							SecurityContext: &corev1.SecurityContext{
-								RunAsNonRoot: pointer.Bool(false),
+								RunAsNonRoot: ptr.To(false),
 								Capabilities: &corev1.Capabilities{
 									Drop: []corev1.Capability{"ALL"},
 								},
@@ -2173,7 +2173,7 @@ func TestGenerateCopyDebugPodCustomProfile(t *testing.T) {
 					HostNetwork:           false,
 					HostPID:               false,
 					Volumes:               nil,
-					ShareProcessNamespace: pointer.Bool(true),
+					ShareProcessNamespace: ptr.To(true),
 				},
 			},
 		},
@@ -2198,7 +2198,7 @@ func TestGenerateCopyDebugPodCustomProfile(t *testing.T) {
 						Capabilities: &corev1.Capabilities{
 							Drop: []corev1.Capability{"ALL"},
 						},
-						RunAsNonRoot: pointer.Bool(false),
+						RunAsNonRoot: ptr.To(false),
 					},
 				},
 			},
@@ -2215,8 +2215,8 @@ func TestGenerateCopyDebugPodCustomProfile(t *testing.T) {
 							Stdin:                    true,
 							TTY:                      false,
 							SecurityContext: &corev1.SecurityContext{
-								AllowPrivilegeEscalation: pointer.Bool(false),
-								RunAsNonRoot:             pointer.Bool(false),
+								AllowPrivilegeEscalation: ptr.To(false),
+								RunAsNonRoot:             ptr.To(false),
 								Capabilities: &corev1.Capabilities{
 									Drop: []corev1.Capability{"ALL"},
 								},
@@ -2231,7 +2231,7 @@ func TestGenerateCopyDebugPodCustomProfile(t *testing.T) {
 					HostNetwork:           false,
 					HostPID:               false,
 					Volumes:               nil,
-					ShareProcessNamespace: pointer.Bool(true),
+					ShareProcessNamespace: ptr.To(true),
 				},
 			},
 		},
@@ -2256,7 +2256,7 @@ func TestGenerateCopyDebugPodCustomProfile(t *testing.T) {
 						Capabilities: &corev1.Capabilities{
 							Drop: []corev1.Capability{"ALL"},
 						},
-						RunAsNonRoot: pointer.Bool(false),
+						RunAsNonRoot: ptr.To(false),
 					},
 				},
 			},
@@ -2273,8 +2273,8 @@ func TestGenerateCopyDebugPodCustomProfile(t *testing.T) {
 							Stdin:                    true,
 							TTY:                      false,
 							SecurityContext: &corev1.SecurityContext{
-								AllowPrivilegeEscalation: pointer.Bool(false),
-								RunAsNonRoot:             pointer.Bool(false),
+								AllowPrivilegeEscalation: ptr.To(false),
+								RunAsNonRoot:             ptr.To(false),
 								Capabilities: &corev1.Capabilities{
 									Drop: []corev1.Capability{"ALL"},
 								},
@@ -2289,7 +2289,7 @@ func TestGenerateCopyDebugPodCustomProfile(t *testing.T) {
 					HostNetwork:           false,
 					HostPID:               false,
 					Volumes:               nil,
-					ShareProcessNamespace: pointer.Bool(true),
+					ShareProcessNamespace: ptr.To(true),
 				},
 			},
 		},
@@ -2353,7 +2353,7 @@ func TestGenerateEphemeralDebugPodCustomProfile(t *testing.T) {
 						Capabilities: &corev1.Capabilities{
 							Drop: []corev1.Capability{"ALL"},
 						},
-						RunAsNonRoot: pointer.Bool(false),
+						RunAsNonRoot: ptr.To(false),
 					},
 				},
 			},
@@ -2372,7 +2372,7 @@ func TestGenerateEphemeralDebugPodCustomProfile(t *testing.T) {
 								Stdin:                    true,
 								TTY:                      false,
 								SecurityContext: &corev1.SecurityContext{
-									RunAsNonRoot: pointer.Bool(false),
+									RunAsNonRoot: ptr.To(false),
 									Capabilities: &corev1.Capabilities{
 										Drop: []corev1.Capability{"ALL"},
 									},
@@ -2408,7 +2408,7 @@ func TestGenerateEphemeralDebugPodCustomProfile(t *testing.T) {
 						Capabilities: &corev1.Capabilities{
 							Drop: []corev1.Capability{"ALL"},
 						},
-						RunAsNonRoot: pointer.Bool(false),
+						RunAsNonRoot: ptr.To(false),
 					},
 				},
 			},
@@ -2427,8 +2427,8 @@ func TestGenerateEphemeralDebugPodCustomProfile(t *testing.T) {
 								Stdin:                    true,
 								TTY:                      false,
 								SecurityContext: &corev1.SecurityContext{
-									AllowPrivilegeEscalation: pointer.Bool(false),
-									RunAsNonRoot:             pointer.Bool(false),
+									AllowPrivilegeEscalation: ptr.To(false),
+									RunAsNonRoot:             ptr.To(false),
 									Capabilities: &corev1.Capabilities{
 										Drop: []corev1.Capability{"ALL"},
 									},
@@ -2468,7 +2468,7 @@ func TestGenerateEphemeralDebugPodCustomProfile(t *testing.T) {
 						Capabilities: &corev1.Capabilities{
 							Drop: []corev1.Capability{"ALL"},
 						},
-						RunAsNonRoot: pointer.Bool(false),
+						RunAsNonRoot: ptr.To(false),
 					},
 				},
 			},
@@ -2487,8 +2487,8 @@ func TestGenerateEphemeralDebugPodCustomProfile(t *testing.T) {
 								Stdin:                    true,
 								TTY:                      false,
 								SecurityContext: &corev1.SecurityContext{
-									AllowPrivilegeEscalation: pointer.Bool(false),
-									RunAsNonRoot:             pointer.Bool(false),
+									AllowPrivilegeEscalation: ptr.To(false),
+									RunAsNonRoot:             ptr.To(false),
 									Capabilities: &corev1.Capabilities{
 										Drop: []corev1.Capability{"ALL"},
 									},
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/debug/profiles.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/debug/profiles.go
index 4f6ef2f5ffa..b7e3d178682 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/debug/profiles.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/debug/profiles.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import (
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/util/podutils"
-	"k8s.io/utils/pointer"
+	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
 )
 
 type debugStyle int
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ func useHostNamespaces(p *corev1.Pod) {
 // process namespace.
 func shareProcessNamespace(p *corev1.Pod) {
 	if p.Spec.ShareProcessNamespace == nil {
-		p.Spec.ShareProcessNamespace = pointer.Bool(true)
+		p.Spec.ShareProcessNamespace = ptr.To(true)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ func setPrivileged(p *corev1.Pod, containerName string) {
 		if c.SecurityContext == nil {
 			c.SecurityContext = &corev1.SecurityContext{}
 		}
-		c.SecurityContext.Privileged = pointer.Bool(true)
+		c.SecurityContext.Privileged = ptr.To(true)
 		return false
 	})
 }
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ func disallowRoot(p *corev1.Pod, containerName string) {
 		if c.SecurityContext == nil {
 			c.SecurityContext = &corev1.SecurityContext{}
 		}
-		c.SecurityContext.RunAsNonRoot = pointer.Bool(true)
+		c.SecurityContext.RunAsNonRoot = ptr.To(true)
 		return false
 	})
 }
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ func disallowPrivilegeEscalation(p *corev1.Pod, containerName string) {
 		if c.SecurityContext == nil {
 			c.SecurityContext = &corev1.SecurityContext{}
 		}
-		c.SecurityContext.AllowPrivilegeEscalation = pointer.Bool(false)
+		c.SecurityContext.AllowPrivilegeEscalation = ptr.To(false)
 		return false
 	})
 }
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/debug/profiles_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/debug/profiles_test.go
index c10d0842e10..5d2881a709c 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/debug/profiles_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/debug/profiles_test.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import (
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
-	"k8s.io/utils/pointer"
+	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
 )
 
 var testNode = &corev1.Node{
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ func TestGeneralProfile(t *testing.T) {
 							},
 						},
 					},
-					ShareProcessNamespace: pointer.Bool(true),
+					ShareProcessNamespace: ptr.To(true),
 				},
 			},
 		},
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ func TestBaselineProfile(t *testing.T) {
 			expectPod: &corev1.Pod{
 				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "podcopy"},
 				Spec: corev1.PodSpec{
-					ShareProcessNamespace: pointer.Bool(true),
+					ShareProcessNamespace: ptr.To(true),
 					InitContainers:        []corev1.Container{{Name: "init-container"}},
 					Containers: []corev1.Container{
 						{Name: "app", Image: "appimage"},
@@ -604,11 +604,11 @@ func TestRestrictedProfile(t *testing.T) {
 						EphemeralContainerCommon: corev1.EphemeralContainerCommon{
 							Name: "dbg", Image: "dbgimage",
 							SecurityContext: &corev1.SecurityContext{
-								RunAsNonRoot: pointer.Bool(true),
+								RunAsNonRoot: ptr.To(true),
 								Capabilities: &corev1.Capabilities{
 									Drop: []corev1.Capability{"ALL"},
 								},
-								AllowPrivilegeEscalation: pointer.Bool(false),
+								AllowPrivilegeEscalation: ptr.To(false),
 								SeccompProfile:           &corev1.SeccompProfile{Type: "RuntimeDefault"},
 							},
 						},
@@ -668,7 +668,7 @@ func TestRestrictedProfile(t *testing.T) {
 			expectPod: &corev1.Pod{
 				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "podcopy"},
 				Spec: corev1.PodSpec{
-					ShareProcessNamespace: pointer.Bool(true),
+					ShareProcessNamespace: ptr.To(true),
 					InitContainers:        []corev1.Container{{Name: "init-container"}},
 					Containers: []corev1.Container{
 						{Name: "app", Image: "appimage"},
@@ -676,11 +676,11 @@ func TestRestrictedProfile(t *testing.T) {
 							Name:  "dbg",
 							Image: "dbgimage",
 							SecurityContext: &corev1.SecurityContext{
-								RunAsNonRoot: pointer.Bool(true),
+								RunAsNonRoot: ptr.To(true),
 								Capabilities: &corev1.Capabilities{
 									Drop: []corev1.Capability{"ALL"},
 								},
-								AllowPrivilegeEscalation: pointer.Bool(false),
+								AllowPrivilegeEscalation: ptr.To(false),
 								SeccompProfile:           &corev1.SeccompProfile{Type: "RuntimeDefault"},
 							},
 						},
@@ -700,7 +700,7 @@ func TestRestrictedProfile(t *testing.T) {
 								Capabilities: &corev1.Capabilities{
 									Add: []corev1.Capability{"ALL"},
 								},
-								AllowPrivilegeEscalation: pointer.Bool(false),
+								AllowPrivilegeEscalation: ptr.To(false),
 								SeccompProfile:           &corev1.SeccompProfile{Type: "RuntimeDefault"},
 							},
 						},
@@ -717,11 +717,11 @@ func TestRestrictedProfile(t *testing.T) {
 							Name:  "dbg",
 							Image: "dbgimage",
 							SecurityContext: &corev1.SecurityContext{
-								RunAsNonRoot: pointer.Bool(true),
+								RunAsNonRoot: ptr.To(true),
 								Capabilities: &corev1.Capabilities{
 									Drop: []corev1.Capability{"ALL"},
 								},
-								AllowPrivilegeEscalation: pointer.Bool(false),
+								AllowPrivilegeEscalation: ptr.To(false),
 								SeccompProfile:           &corev1.SeccompProfile{Type: "RuntimeDefault"},
 							},
 						},
@@ -849,7 +849,7 @@ func TestNetAdminProfile(t *testing.T) {
 			expectPod: &corev1.Pod{
 				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "podcopy"},
 				Spec: corev1.PodSpec{
-					ShareProcessNamespace: pointer.Bool(true),
+					ShareProcessNamespace: ptr.To(true),
 					InitContainers:        []corev1.Container{{Name: "init-container"}},
 					Containers: []corev1.Container{
 						{Name: "app", Image: "appimage"},
@@ -909,7 +909,7 @@ func TestNetAdminProfile(t *testing.T) {
 			expectPod: &corev1.Pod{
 				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "podcopy"},
 				Spec: corev1.PodSpec{
-					ShareProcessNamespace: pointer.Bool(true),
+					ShareProcessNamespace: ptr.To(true),
 					Containers: []corev1.Container{
 						{Name: "app", Image: "appimage"},
 						{
@@ -1055,7 +1055,7 @@ func TestSysAdminProfile(t *testing.T) {
 						EphemeralContainerCommon: corev1.EphemeralContainerCommon{
 							Name: "dbg", Image: "dbgimage",
 							SecurityContext: &corev1.SecurityContext{
-								Privileged: pointer.Bool(true),
+								Privileged: ptr.To(true),
 							},
 						},
 					},
@@ -1122,11 +1122,11 @@ func TestSysAdminProfile(t *testing.T) {
 							Name:  "dbg",
 							Image: "dbgimage",
 							SecurityContext: &corev1.SecurityContext{
-								Privileged: pointer.Bool(true),
+								Privileged: ptr.To(true),
 							},
 						},
 					},
-					ShareProcessNamespace: pointer.Bool(true),
+					ShareProcessNamespace: ptr.To(true),
 				},
 			},
 		},
@@ -1179,14 +1179,14 @@ func TestSysAdminProfile(t *testing.T) {
 							Name:  "dbg",
 							Image: "dbgimage",
 							SecurityContext: &corev1.SecurityContext{
-								Privileged: pointer.Bool(true),
+								Privileged: ptr.To(true),
 								Capabilities: &corev1.Capabilities{
 									Add: []corev1.Capability{"SYS_PTRACE"},
 								},
 							},
 						},
 					},
-					ShareProcessNamespace: pointer.Bool(true),
+					ShareProcessNamespace: ptr.To(true),
 				},
 			},
 		},
@@ -1219,7 +1219,7 @@ func TestSysAdminProfile(t *testing.T) {
 							Name:  "dbg",
 							Image: "dbgimage",
 							SecurityContext: &corev1.SecurityContext{
-								Privileged: pointer.Bool(true),
+								Privileged: ptr.To(true),
 							},
 							VolumeMounts: []corev1.VolumeMount{{Name: "host-root", MountPath: "/host"}},
 						},
@@ -1264,7 +1264,7 @@ func TestSysAdminProfile(t *testing.T) {
 							Name:  "dbg",
 							Image: "dbgimage",
 							SecurityContext: &corev1.SecurityContext{
-								Privileged: pointer.Bool(true),
+								Privileged: ptr.To(true),
 								Capabilities: &corev1.Capabilities{
 									Add: []corev1.Capability{"SYS_PTRACE"},
 								},
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/delete/delete_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/delete/delete_test.go
index 427b2713add..6f25a7af0e5 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/delete/delete_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/delete/delete_test.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ import (
 	cmdtesting "k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/testing"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/scheme"
-	"k8s.io/utils/pointer"
+	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
 )
 
 func fakecmd() *cobra.Command {
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ func TestDeleteFlagValidation(t *testing.T) {
 	}{
 		{
 			flags: DeleteFlags{
-				Raw:         pointer.String("test"),
-				Interactive: pointer.Bool(true),
+				Raw:         ptr.To("test"),
+				Interactive: ptr.To(true),
 			},
 			expectedErr: "--interactive can not be used with --raw",
 		},
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ func TestDeleteObject(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestPreviewResultEqualToResult(t *testing.T) {
 	deleteFlags := NewDeleteCommandFlags("")
-	deleteFlags.Interactive = pointer.Bool(true)
+	deleteFlags.Interactive = ptr.To(true)
 
 	tf := cmdtesting.NewTestFactory().WithNamespace("test")
 	defer tf.Cleanup()
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/drain/drain_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/drain/drain_test.go
index 76e2f70b994..58b3f7a1da4 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/drain/drain_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/drain/drain_test.go
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ import (
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/drain"
 	"k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/scheme"
-	utilpointer "k8s.io/utils/pointer"
+	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -277,8 +277,8 @@ func TestDrain(t *testing.T) {
 					Kind:               "ReplicationController",
 					Name:               "rc",
 					UID:                "123",
-					BlockOwnerDeletion: utilpointer.BoolPtr(true),
-					Controller:         utilpointer.BoolPtr(true),
+					BlockOwnerDeletion: ptr.To(true),
+					Controller:         ptr.To(true),
 				},
 			},
 		},
@@ -309,8 +309,8 @@ func TestDrain(t *testing.T) {
 					APIVersion:         "apps/v1",
 					Kind:               "DaemonSet",
 					Name:               "ds",
-					BlockOwnerDeletion: utilpointer.BoolPtr(true),
-					Controller:         utilpointer.BoolPtr(true),
+					BlockOwnerDeletion: ptr.To(true),
+					Controller:         ptr.To(true),
 				},
 			},
 		},
@@ -330,8 +330,8 @@ func TestDrain(t *testing.T) {
 					APIVersion:         "apps/v1",
 					Kind:               "DaemonSet",
 					Name:               "ds",
-					BlockOwnerDeletion: utilpointer.BoolPtr(true),
-					Controller:         utilpointer.BoolPtr(true),
+					BlockOwnerDeletion: ptr.To(true),
+					Controller:         ptr.To(true),
 				},
 			},
 		},
@@ -354,8 +354,8 @@ func TestDrain(t *testing.T) {
 					APIVersion:         "apps/v1",
 					Kind:               "DaemonSet",
 					Name:               "ds",
-					BlockOwnerDeletion: utilpointer.BoolPtr(true),
-					Controller:         utilpointer.BoolPtr(true),
+					BlockOwnerDeletion: ptr.To(true),
+					Controller:         ptr.To(true),
 				},
 			},
 		},
@@ -404,8 +404,8 @@ func TestDrain(t *testing.T) {
 					APIVersion:         "v1",
 					Kind:               "Job",
 					Name:               "job",
-					BlockOwnerDeletion: utilpointer.BoolPtr(true),
-					Controller:         utilpointer.BoolPtr(true),
+					BlockOwnerDeletion: ptr.To(true),
+					Controller:         ptr.To(true),
 				},
 			},
 		},
@@ -431,8 +431,8 @@ func TestDrain(t *testing.T) {
 					APIVersion:         "v1",
 					Kind:               "Job",
 					Name:               "job",
-					BlockOwnerDeletion: utilpointer.BoolPtr(true),
-					Controller:         utilpointer.BoolPtr(true),
+					BlockOwnerDeletion: ptr.To(true),
+					Controller:         ptr.To(true),
 				},
 			},
 		},
@@ -473,8 +473,8 @@ func TestDrain(t *testing.T) {
 					APIVersion:         "v1",
 					Kind:               "ReplicaSet",
 					Name:               "rs",
-					BlockOwnerDeletion: utilpointer.BoolPtr(true),
-					Controller:         utilpointer.BoolPtr(true),
+					BlockOwnerDeletion: ptr.To(true),
+					Controller:         ptr.To(true),
 				},
 			},
 		},
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/get/get.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/get/get.go
index 31d4cbdb3f3..063fd3d943a 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/get/get.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/get/get.go
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/util/interrupt"
 	"k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/util/slice"
 	"k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/util/templates"
-	utilpointer "k8s.io/utils/pointer"
+	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
 )
 
 // GetOptions contains the input to the get command.
@@ -631,7 +631,7 @@ func (o *GetOptions) watch(f cmdutil.Factory, args []string) error {
 
 	info := infos[0]
 	mapping := info.ResourceMapping()
-	outputObjects := utilpointer.BoolPtr(!o.WatchOnly)
+	outputObjects := ptr.To(!o.WatchOnly)
 	printer, err := o.ToPrinter(mapping, outputObjects, o.AllNamespaces, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/get/sorter_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/get/sorter_test.go
index fd412a5740c..2d1aad5247f 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/get/sorter_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/get/sorter_test.go
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import (
 	metav1beta1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1beta1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/scheme"
+	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
 )
 
 func toUnstructuredOrDie(data []byte) *unstructured.Unstructured {
@@ -103,8 +104,6 @@ func createUnstructuredPodResource(t *testing.T, memReq, memLimit, cpuReq, cpuLi
 }
 
 func TestSortingPrinter(t *testing.T) {
-	intPtr := func(val int32) *int32 { return &val }
-
 	a := &corev1.Pod{
 		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
 			Name: "a",
@@ -272,17 +271,17 @@ func TestSortingPrinter(t *testing.T) {
 				Items: []corev1.ReplicationController{
 					{
 						Spec: corev1.ReplicationControllerSpec{
-							Replicas: intPtr(5),
+							Replicas: ptr.To[int32](5),
 						},
 					},
 					{
 						Spec: corev1.ReplicationControllerSpec{
-							Replicas: intPtr(1),
+							Replicas: ptr.To[int32](1),
 						},
 					},
 					{
 						Spec: corev1.ReplicationControllerSpec{
-							Replicas: intPtr(9),
+							Replicas: ptr.To[int32](9),
 						},
 					},
 				},
@@ -291,17 +290,17 @@ func TestSortingPrinter(t *testing.T) {
 				Items: []corev1.ReplicationController{
 					{
 						Spec: corev1.ReplicationControllerSpec{
-							Replicas: intPtr(1),
+							Replicas: ptr.To[int32](1),
 						},
 					},
 					{
 						Spec: corev1.ReplicationControllerSpec{
-							Replicas: intPtr(5),
+							Replicas: ptr.To[int32](5),
 						},
 					},
 					{
 						Spec: corev1.ReplicationControllerSpec{
-							Replicas: intPtr(9),
+							Replicas: ptr.To[int32](9),
 						},
 					},
 				},
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/describe/describe_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/describe/describe_test.go
index b00718d8d98..f07250d2b55 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/describe/describe_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/describe/describe_test.go
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/intstr"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/fake"
-	utilpointer "k8s.io/utils/pointer"
 	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
 )
 
@@ -1374,7 +1373,7 @@ func TestDefaultDescribers(t *testing.T) {
 
 	out, err = DefaultObjectDescriber.DescribeObject(&corev1.ReplicationController{
 		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "foo"},
-		Spec:       corev1.ReplicationControllerSpec{Replicas: utilpointer.Int32(1)},
+		Spec:       corev1.ReplicationControllerSpec{Replicas: ptr.To[int32](1)},
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
@@ -1393,7 +1392,7 @@ func TestDefaultDescribers(t *testing.T) {
 
 	out, err = DefaultObjectDescriber.DescribeObject(&appsv1.StatefulSet{
 		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "foo"},
-		Spec:       appsv1.StatefulSetSpec{Replicas: utilpointer.Int32(1)},
+		Spec:       appsv1.StatefulSetSpec{Replicas: ptr.To[int32](1)},
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
@@ -2263,7 +2262,7 @@ func TestDescribeDeployment(t *testing.T) {
 						CreationTimestamp: metav1.NewTime(time.Date(2021, time.Month(1), 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)),
 					},
 					Spec: appsv1.DeploymentSpec{
-						Replicas: utilpointer.Int32Ptr(1),
+						Replicas: ptr.To[int32](1),
 						Selector: &metav1.LabelSelector{
 							MatchLabels: labels,
 						},
@@ -2308,13 +2307,13 @@ func TestDescribeDeployment(t *testing.T) {
 						Labels:    labels,
 						OwnerReferences: []metav1.OwnerReference{
 							{
-								Controller: utilpointer.BoolPtr(true),
+								Controller: ptr.To(true),
 								UID:        "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001",
 							},
 						},
 					},
 					Spec: appsv1.ReplicaSetSpec{
-						Replicas: utilpointer.Int32Ptr(1),
+						Replicas: ptr.To[int32](1),
 						Selector: &metav1.LabelSelector{
 							MatchLabels: labels,
 						},
@@ -2386,7 +2385,7 @@ func TestDescribeDeployment(t *testing.T) {
 						CreationTimestamp: metav1.NewTime(time.Date(2021, time.Month(1), 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)),
 					},
 					Spec: appsv1.DeploymentSpec{
-						Replicas: utilpointer.Int32Ptr(2),
+						Replicas: ptr.To[int32](2),
 						Selector: &metav1.LabelSelector{
 							MatchLabels: labels,
 						},
@@ -2438,13 +2437,13 @@ func TestDescribeDeployment(t *testing.T) {
 						UID:       "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001",
 						OwnerReferences: []metav1.OwnerReference{
 							{
-								Controller: utilpointer.BoolPtr(true),
+								Controller: ptr.To(true),
 								UID:        "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001",
 							},
 						},
 					},
 					Spec: appsv1.ReplicaSetSpec{
-						Replicas: utilpointer.Int32Ptr(2),
+						Replicas: ptr.To[int32](2),
 						Selector: &metav1.LabelSelector{
 							MatchLabels: labels,
 						},
@@ -2495,13 +2494,13 @@ func TestDescribeDeployment(t *testing.T) {
 						UID:       "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000002",
 						OwnerReferences: []metav1.OwnerReference{
 							{
-								Controller: utilpointer.BoolPtr(true),
+								Controller: ptr.To(true),
 								UID:        "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001",
 							},
 						},
 					},
 					Spec: appsv1.ReplicaSetSpec{
-						Replicas: utilpointer.Int32Ptr(1),
+						Replicas: ptr.To[int32](1),
 						Selector: &metav1.LabelSelector{
 							MatchLabels: labels,
 						},
@@ -2646,7 +2645,7 @@ func TestDescribeDeployment(t *testing.T) {
 						CreationTimestamp: metav1.NewTime(time.Date(2021, time.Month(1), 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)),
 					},
 					Spec: appsv1.DeploymentSpec{
-						Replicas: utilpointer.Int32Ptr(2),
+						Replicas: ptr.To[int32](2),
 						Selector: &metav1.LabelSelector{
 							MatchLabels: labels,
 						},
@@ -2698,13 +2697,13 @@ func TestDescribeDeployment(t *testing.T) {
 						UID:       "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001",
 						OwnerReferences: []metav1.OwnerReference{
 							{
-								Controller: utilpointer.BoolPtr(true),
+								Controller: ptr.To(true),
 								UID:        "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001",
 							},
 						},
 					},
 					Spec: appsv1.ReplicaSetSpec{
-						Replicas: utilpointer.Int32Ptr(0),
+						Replicas: ptr.To[int32](0),
 						Selector: &metav1.LabelSelector{
 							MatchLabels: labels,
 						},
@@ -2755,13 +2754,13 @@ func TestDescribeDeployment(t *testing.T) {
 						UID:       "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000002",
 						OwnerReferences: []metav1.OwnerReference{
 							{
-								Controller: utilpointer.BoolPtr(true),
+								Controller: ptr.To(true),
 								UID:        "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001",
 							},
 						},
 					},
 					Spec: appsv1.ReplicaSetSpec{
-						Replicas: utilpointer.Int32Ptr(2),
+						Replicas: ptr.To[int32](2),
 						Selector: &metav1.LabelSelector{
 							MatchLabels: labels,
 						},
@@ -3017,8 +3016,8 @@ func TestDescribeJob(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 				Spec: batchv1.JobSpec{
 					Suspend:                 ptr.To(true),
-					TTLSecondsAfterFinished: ptr.To(int32(123)),
-					BackoffLimit:            ptr.To(int32(1)),
+					TTLSecondsAfterFinished: ptr.To[int32](123),
+					BackoffLimit:            ptr.To[int32](1),
 				},
 			},
 			wantElements: []string{
@@ -3138,7 +3137,7 @@ func TestDescribeIngress(t *testing.T) {
 
 	backendResource := networkingv1.IngressBackend{
 		Resource: &corev1.TypedLocalObjectReference{
-			APIGroup: utilpointer.StringPtr("example.com"),
+			APIGroup: ptr.To("example.com"),
 			Kind:     "foo",
 			Name:     "bar",
 		},
@@ -3632,7 +3631,7 @@ Events:       <none>
 }
 
 func TestDescribeCSINode(t *testing.T) {
-	limit := utilpointer.Int32Ptr(int32(2))
+	limit := ptr.To[int32](2)
 	f := fake.NewSimpleClientset(&storagev1.CSINode{
 		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "foo"},
 		Spec: storagev1.CSINodeSpec{
@@ -4538,7 +4537,7 @@ func TestDescribeHorizontalPodAutoscaler(t *testing.T) {
 					},
 					Behavior: &autoscalingv2.HorizontalPodAutoscalerBehavior{
 						ScaleUp: &autoscalingv2.HPAScalingRules{
-							StabilizationWindowSeconds: utilpointer.Int32Ptr(30),
+							StabilizationWindowSeconds: ptr.To[int32](30),
 							SelectPolicy:               &maxSelectPolicy,
 							Policies: []autoscalingv2.HPAScalingPolicy{
 								{Type: autoscalingv2.PodsScalingPolicy, Value: 10, PeriodSeconds: 10},
@@ -4573,7 +4572,7 @@ func TestDescribeHorizontalPodAutoscaler(t *testing.T) {
 					},
 					Behavior: &autoscalingv2.HorizontalPodAutoscalerBehavior{
 						ScaleDown: &autoscalingv2.HPAScalingRules{
-							StabilizationWindowSeconds: utilpointer.Int32Ptr(30),
+							StabilizationWindowSeconds: ptr.To[int32](30),
 							Policies: []autoscalingv2.HPAScalingPolicy{
 								{Type: autoscalingv2.PodsScalingPolicy, Value: 10, PeriodSeconds: 10},
 								{Type: autoscalingv2.PercentScalingPolicy, Value: 10, PeriodSeconds: 10},
@@ -4749,7 +4748,7 @@ func TestDescribeEvents(t *testing.T) {
 					Namespace: "foo",
 				},
 				Spec: appsv1.DeploymentSpec{
-					Replicas: utilpointer.Int32Ptr(1),
+					Replicas: ptr.To[int32](1),
 					Selector: &metav1.LabelSelector{},
 				},
 			}, events),
@@ -4815,7 +4814,7 @@ func TestDescribeEvents(t *testing.T) {
 					Namespace: "foo",
 				},
 				Spec: appsv1.ReplicaSetSpec{
-					Replicas: utilpointer.Int32Ptr(1),
+					Replicas: ptr.To[int32](1),
 				},
 			}, events),
 		},
@@ -4826,7 +4825,7 @@ func TestDescribeEvents(t *testing.T) {
 					Namespace: "foo",
 				},
 				Spec: corev1.ReplicationControllerSpec{
-					Replicas: utilpointer.Int32Ptr(1),
+					Replicas: ptr.To[int32](1),
 				},
 			}, events),
 		},
@@ -5088,7 +5087,7 @@ Parameters:
 				Spec: networkingv1beta1.IngressClassSpec{
 					Controller: "example.com/controller",
 					Parameters: &networkingv1beta1.IngressClassParametersReference{
-						APIGroup: utilpointer.StringPtr("v1"),
+						APIGroup: ptr.To("v1"),
 						Kind:     "ConfigMap",
 						Name:     "example-parameters",
 					},
@@ -5104,7 +5103,7 @@ Parameters:
 				Spec: networkingv1.IngressClassSpec{
 					Controller: "example.com/controller",
 					Parameters: &networkingv1.IngressClassParametersReference{
-						APIGroup: utilpointer.StringPtr("v1"),
+						APIGroup: ptr.To("v1"),
 						Kind:     "ConfigMap",
 						Name:     "example-parameters",
 					},
@@ -6186,7 +6185,7 @@ func TestDescribeEndpointSlice(t *testing.T) {
 				Endpoints: []discoveryv1beta1.Endpoint{
 					{
 						Addresses:  []string{"1.2.3.4", "1.2.3.5"},
-						Conditions: discoveryv1beta1.EndpointConditions{Ready: utilpointer.BoolPtr(true)},
+						Conditions: discoveryv1beta1.EndpointConditions{Ready: ptr.To(true)},
 						TargetRef:  &corev1.ObjectReference{Kind: "Pod", Name: "test-123"},
 						Topology: map[string]string{
 							"topology.kubernetes.io/zone":   "us-central1-a",
@@ -6194,7 +6193,7 @@ func TestDescribeEndpointSlice(t *testing.T) {
 						},
 					}, {
 						Addresses:  []string{"1.2.3.6", "1.2.3.7"},
-						Conditions: discoveryv1beta1.EndpointConditions{Ready: utilpointer.BoolPtr(true)},
+						Conditions: discoveryv1beta1.EndpointConditions{Ready: ptr.To(true)},
 						TargetRef:  &corev1.ObjectReference{Kind: "Pod", Name: "test-124"},
 						Topology: map[string]string{
 							"topology.kubernetes.io/zone":   "us-central1-b",
@@ -6246,15 +6245,15 @@ Events:         <none>` + "\n",
 				Endpoints: []discoveryv1.Endpoint{
 					{
 						Addresses:  []string{"1.2.3.4", "1.2.3.5"},
-						Conditions: discoveryv1.EndpointConditions{Ready: utilpointer.BoolPtr(true)},
+						Conditions: discoveryv1.EndpointConditions{Ready: ptr.To(true)},
 						TargetRef:  &corev1.ObjectReference{Kind: "Pod", Name: "test-123"},
-						Zone:       utilpointer.StringPtr("us-central1-a"),
-						NodeName:   utilpointer.StringPtr("node-1"),
+						Zone:       ptr.To("us-central1-a"),
+						NodeName:   ptr.To("node-1"),
 					}, {
 						Addresses:  []string{"1.2.3.6", "1.2.3.7"},
-						Conditions: discoveryv1.EndpointConditions{Ready: utilpointer.BoolPtr(true)},
+						Conditions: discoveryv1.EndpointConditions{Ready: ptr.To(true)},
 						TargetRef:  &corev1.ObjectReference{Kind: "Pod", Name: "test-124"},
-						NodeName:   utilpointer.StringPtr("node-2"),
+						NodeName:   ptr.To("node-2"),
 					},
 				},
 				Ports: []discoveryv1.EndpointPort{
@@ -6457,7 +6456,7 @@ func TestControllerRef(t *testing.T) {
 				Name:            "barpod",
 				Namespace:       "foo",
 				Labels:          map[string]string{"abc": "xyz"},
-				OwnerReferences: []metav1.OwnerReference{{Name: "bar", UID: "123456", Controller: utilpointer.BoolPtr(true)}},
+				OwnerReferences: []metav1.OwnerReference{{Name: "bar", UID: "123456", Controller: ptr.To(true)}},
 			},
 			TypeMeta: metav1.TypeMeta{
 				Kind: "Pod",
@@ -6494,7 +6493,7 @@ func TestControllerRef(t *testing.T) {
 				Name:            "buzpod",
 				Namespace:       "foo",
 				Labels:          map[string]string{"abc": "xyz"},
-				OwnerReferences: []metav1.OwnerReference{{Name: "buz", UID: "654321", Controller: utilpointer.BoolPtr(true)}},
+				OwnerReferences: []metav1.OwnerReference{{Name: "buz", UID: "654321", Controller: ptr.To(true)}},
 			},
 			TypeMeta: metav1.TypeMeta{
 				Kind: "Pod",