diff --git a/pkg/api/v1/endpoints/util_test.go b/pkg/api/v1/endpoints/util_test.go
index 5b50e267612..897c0b76c56 100644
--- a/pkg/api/v1/endpoints/util_test.go
+++ b/pkg/api/v1/endpoints/util_test.go
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ import (
 	"reflect"
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/davecgh/go-spew/spew"
-	"k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/dump"
 )
 
 func podRef(uid string) *v1.ObjectReference {
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ func TestPackSubsets(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, tc := range testCases {
 		result := RepackSubsets(tc.given)
 		if !reflect.DeepEqual(result, SortSubsets(tc.expect)) {
-			t.Errorf("case %q: expected %s, got %s", tc.name, spew.Sprintf("%#v", SortSubsets(tc.expect)), spew.Sprintf("%#v", result))
+			t.Errorf("case %q: expected %s, got %s", tc.name, dump.Pretty(SortSubsets(tc.expect)), dump.Pretty(result))
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/apis/apps/validation/validation_test.go b/pkg/apis/apps/validation/validation_test.go
index b245ac5ae2d..07b4ae0818a 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/apps/validation/validation_test.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/apps/validation/validation_test.go
@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/davecgh/go-spew/spew"
 	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp/cmpopts"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/dump"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/intstr"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/validation/field"
 	utilfeature "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/feature"
@@ -2993,7 +2993,7 @@ func TestValidateDeploymentStatus(t *testing.T) {
 
 		errs := ValidateDeploymentStatus(&status, field.NewPath("status"))
 		if hasErr := len(errs) > 0; hasErr != test.expectedErr {
-			errString := spew.Sprintf("%#v", errs)
+			errString := dump.Pretty(errs)
 			t.Errorf("%s: expected error: %t, got error: %t\nerrors: %s", test.name, test.expectedErr, hasErr, errString)
 		}
 	}
@@ -3064,7 +3064,7 @@ func TestValidateDeploymentStatusUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 
 		errs := ValidateDeploymentStatusUpdate(to, from)
 		if hasErr := len(errs) > 0; hasErr != test.expectedErr {
-			errString := spew.Sprintf("%#v", errs)
+			errString := dump.Pretty(errs)
 			t.Errorf("%s: expected error: %t, got error: %t\nerrors: %s", test.name, test.expectedErr, hasErr, errString)
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/cm/cpumanager/state/checkpoint.go b/pkg/kubelet/cm/cpumanager/state/checkpoint.go
index ca6d2fc90a3..eb2bfa27eaf 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/cm/cpumanager/state/checkpoint.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/cm/cpumanager/state/checkpoint.go
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ package state
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
 	"hash/fnv"
 	"strings"
 
-	"github.com/davecgh/go-spew/spew"
-
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/dump"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/checkpointmanager"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/checkpointmanager/checksum"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/checkpointmanager/errors"
@@ -102,21 +102,14 @@ func (cp *CPUManagerCheckpointV1) VerifyChecksum() error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	printer := spew.ConfigState{
-		Indent:         " ",
-		SortKeys:       true,
-		DisableMethods: true,
-		SpewKeys:       true,
-	}
-
 	ck := cp.Checksum
 	cp.Checksum = 0
-	object := printer.Sprintf("%#v", cp)
+	object := dump.ForHash(cp)
 	object = strings.Replace(object, "CPUManagerCheckpointV1", "CPUManagerCheckpoint", 1)
 	cp.Checksum = ck
 
 	hash := fnv.New32a()
-	printer.Fprintf(hash, "%v", object)
+	fmt.Fprintf(hash, "%v", object)
 	if cp.Checksum != checksum.Checksum(hash.Sum32()) {
 		return errors.ErrCorruptCheckpoint
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/cm/devicemanager/checkpoint/checkpointv1.go b/pkg/kubelet/cm/devicemanager/checkpoint/checkpointv1.go
index 9014ebfc1fd..d26b972f7be 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/cm/devicemanager/checkpoint/checkpointv1.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/cm/devicemanager/checkpoint/checkpointv1.go
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ package checkpoint
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
 	"hash/fnv"
 	"strings"
 
-	"github.com/davecgh/go-spew/spew"
-
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/dump"
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/checkpointmanager/checksum"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/checkpointmanager/errors"
@@ -48,18 +48,11 @@ type checkpointDataV1 struct {
 // We need this special code path to be able to correctly validate the checksum k8s 1.19 wrote.
 // credits to https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/102717/commits/353f93895118d2ffa2d59a29a1fbc225160ea1d6
 func (cp checkpointDataV1) checksum() checksum.Checksum {
-	printer := spew.ConfigState{
-		Indent:         " ",
-		SortKeys:       true,
-		DisableMethods: true,
-		SpewKeys:       true,
-	}
-
-	object := printer.Sprintf("%#v", cp)
+	object := dump.ForHash(cp)
 	object = strings.Replace(object, "checkpointDataV1", "checkpointData", 1)
 	object = strings.Replace(object, "PodDevicesEntryV1", "PodDevicesEntry", -1)
 	hash := fnv.New32a()
-	printer.Fprintf(hash, "%v", object)
+	fmt.Fprintf(hash, "%v", object)
 	return checksum.Checksum(hash.Sum32())
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/util/hash/hash.go b/pkg/util/hash/hash.go
index 803f066a440..0962e5cfb5b 100644
--- a/pkg/util/hash/hash.go
+++ b/pkg/util/hash/hash.go
@@ -17,9 +17,10 @@ limitations under the License.
 package hash
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"hash"
 
-	"github.com/davecgh/go-spew/spew"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/dump"
 )
 
 // DeepHashObject writes specified object to hash using the spew library
@@ -27,11 +28,5 @@ import (
 // ensuring the hash does not change when a pointer changes.
 func DeepHashObject(hasher hash.Hash, objectToWrite interface{}) {
 	hasher.Reset()
-	printer := spew.ConfigState{
-		Indent:         " ",
-		SortKeys:       true,
-		DisableMethods: true,
-		SpewKeys:       true,
-	}
-	printer.Fprintf(hasher, "%#v", objectToWrite)
+	fmt.Fprintf(hasher, "%v", dump.ForHash(objectToWrite))
 }
diff --git a/pkg/util/hash/hash_test.go b/pkg/util/hash/hash_test.go
index abce506a503..695775c5a0e 100644
--- a/pkg/util/hash/hash_test.go
+++ b/pkg/util/hash/hash_test.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"hash/adler32"
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/davecgh/go-spew/spew"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/dump"
 )
 
 type A struct {
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ func TestDeepHashObject(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func toString(obj interface{}) string {
-	return spew.Sprintf("%#v", obj)
+	return dump.Pretty(obj)
 }
 
 type wheel struct {
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/apitesting/roundtrip/roundtrip.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/apitesting/roundtrip/roundtrip.go
index 61868c82a68..2edd86f101b 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/apitesting/roundtrip/roundtrip.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/apitesting/roundtrip/roundtrip.go
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/davecgh/go-spew/spew"
 	//nolint:staticcheck //iccheck // SA1019 Keep using deprecated module; it still seems to be maintained and the api of the recommended replacement differs
 	"github.com/golang/protobuf/proto"
 	fuzz "github.com/google/gofuzz"
@@ -41,6 +40,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/serializer/json"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/serializer/protobuf"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/diff"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/dump"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets"
 )
 
@@ -299,7 +299,6 @@ func roundTripOfExternalType(t *testing.T, scheme *runtime.Scheme, codecFactory
 //
 //	external -> json/protobuf -> external.
 func roundTrip(t *testing.T, scheme *runtime.Scheme, codec runtime.Codec, object runtime.Object) {
-	printer := spew.ConfigState{DisableMethods: true}
 	original := object
 
 	// deep copy the original object
@@ -307,8 +306,8 @@ func roundTrip(t *testing.T, scheme *runtime.Scheme, codec runtime.Codec, object
 	name := reflect.TypeOf(object).Elem().Name()
 	if !apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(original, object) {
 		t.Errorf("%v: DeepCopy altered the object, diff: %v", name, diff.ObjectReflectDiff(original, object))
-		t.Errorf("%s", spew.Sdump(original))
-		t.Errorf("%s", spew.Sdump(object))
+		t.Errorf("%s", dump.Pretty(original))
+		t.Errorf("%s", dump.Pretty(object))
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -316,9 +315,9 @@ func roundTrip(t *testing.T, scheme *runtime.Scheme, codec runtime.Codec, object
 	data, err := runtime.Encode(codec, object)
 	if err != nil {
 		if runtime.IsNotRegisteredError(err) {
-			t.Logf("%v: not registered: %v (%s)", name, err, printer.Sprintf("%#v", object))
+			t.Logf("%v: not registered: %v (%s)", name, err, dump.Pretty(object))
 		} else {
-			t.Errorf("%v: %v (%s)", name, err, printer.Sprintf("%#v", object))
+			t.Errorf("%v: %v (%s)", name, err, dump.Pretty(object))
 		}
 		return
 	}
@@ -335,9 +334,9 @@ func roundTrip(t *testing.T, scheme *runtime.Scheme, codec runtime.Codec, object
 	secondData, err := runtime.Encode(codec, object)
 	if err != nil {
 		if runtime.IsNotRegisteredError(err) {
-			t.Logf("%v: not registered: %v (%s)", name, err, printer.Sprintf("%#v", object))
+			t.Logf("%v: not registered: %v (%s)", name, err, dump.Pretty(object))
 		} else {
-			t.Errorf("%v: %v (%s)", name, err, printer.Sprintf("%#v", object))
+			t.Errorf("%v: %v (%s)", name, err, dump.Pretty(object))
 		}
 		return
 	}
@@ -345,20 +344,20 @@ func roundTrip(t *testing.T, scheme *runtime.Scheme, codec runtime.Codec, object
 	// serialization to the wire must be stable to ensure that we don't write twice to the DB
 	// when the object hasn't changed.
 	if !bytes.Equal(data, secondData) {
-		t.Errorf("%v: serialization is not stable: %s", name, printer.Sprintf("%#v", object))
+		t.Errorf("%v: serialization is not stable: %s", name, dump.Pretty(object))
 	}
 
 	// decode (deserialize) the encoded data back into an object
 	obj2, err := runtime.Decode(codec, data)
 	if err != nil {
-		t.Errorf("%v: %v\nCodec: %#v\nData: %s\nSource: %#v", name, err, codec, dataAsString(data), printer.Sprintf("%#v", object))
+		t.Errorf("%v: %v\nCodec: %#v\nData: %s\nSource: %#v", name, err, codec, dataAsString(data), dump.Pretty(object))
 		panic("failed")
 	}
 
 	// ensure that the object produced from decoding the encoded data is equal
 	// to the original object
 	if !apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(original, obj2) {
-		t.Errorf("%v: diff: %v\nCodec: %#v\nSource:\n\n%#v\n\nEncoded:\n\n%s\n\nFinal:\n\n%#v", name, diff.ObjectReflectDiff(original, obj2), codec, printer.Sprintf("%#v", original), dataAsString(data), printer.Sprintf("%#v", obj2))
+		t.Errorf("%v: diff: %v\nCodec: %#v\nSource:\n\n%#v\n\nEncoded:\n\n%s\n\nFinal:\n\n%#v", name, diff.ObjectReflectDiff(original, obj2), codec, dump.Pretty(original), dataAsString(data), dump.Pretty(obj2))
 		return
 	}
 
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/diff/diff.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/diff/diff.go
index ec4002e38a2..85066aea8e9 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/diff/diff.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/diff/diff.go
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"text/tabwriter"
 
-	"github.com/davecgh/go-spew/spew"
 	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/dump"
 )
 
 // StringDiff diffs a and b and returns a human readable diff.
@@ -75,13 +75,8 @@ func ObjectReflectDiff(a, b interface{}) string {
 // ObjectGoPrintSideBySide prints a and b as textual dumps side by side,
 // enabling easy visual scanning for mismatches.
 func ObjectGoPrintSideBySide(a, b interface{}) string {
-	s := spew.ConfigState{
-		Indent: " ",
-		// Extra deep spew.
-		DisableMethods: true,
-	}
-	sA := s.Sdump(a)
-	sB := s.Sdump(b)
+	sA := dump.Pretty(a)
+	sB := dump.Pretty(b)
 
 	linesA := strings.Split(sA, "\n")
 	linesB := strings.Split(sB, "\n")
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/dump/dump.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/dump/dump.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cf61ef76aed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/dump/dump.go
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2021 The Kubernetes Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package dump
+
+import (
+	"github.com/davecgh/go-spew/spew"
+)
+
+var prettyPrintConfig = &spew.ConfigState{
+	Indent:                  "  ",
+	DisableMethods:          true,
+	DisablePointerAddresses: true,
+	DisableCapacities:       true,
+}
+
+// The config MUST NOT be changed because that could change the result of a hash operation
+var prettyPrintConfigForHash = &spew.ConfigState{
+	Indent:                  " ",
+	SortKeys:                true,
+	DisableMethods:          true,
+	SpewKeys:                true,
+	DisablePointerAddresses: true,
+	DisableCapacities:       true,
+}
+
+// Pretty wrap the spew.Sdump with Indent, and disabled methods like error() and String()
+// The output may change over time, so for guaranteed output please take more direct control
+func Pretty(a interface{}) string {
+	return prettyPrintConfig.Sdump(a)
+}
+
+// ForHash keeps the original Spew.Sprintf format to ensure the same checksum
+func ForHash(a interface{}) string {
+	return prettyPrintConfigForHash.Sprintf("%#v", a)
+}
+
+// OneLine outputs the object in one line
+func OneLine(a interface{}) string {
+	return prettyPrintConfig.Sprintf("%#v", a)
+}
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/dump/dump_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/dump/dump_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b597f5c6324
--- /dev/null
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/dump/dump_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,310 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2021 The Kubernetes Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package dump
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func ptrint(i int) *int {
+	return &i
+}
+
+func ptrstr(s string) *string {
+	return &s
+}
+
+// custom type to test Stringer interface on non-pointer receiver.
+type customString string
+
+// String implements the Stringer interface for testing invocation
+func (s customString) String() string {
+	return "custom string " + string(s)
+}
+
+// custom type to test error interface on non-pointer receiver.
+type customError int
+
+// Error implements the error interface for testing invocation
+func (e customError) Error() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("custom error: %d", int(e))
+}
+
+// custom type to test Stringer interface on pointer receiver.
+type pCustomString string
+
+// String implements the Stringer interface for testing invocation
+func (s *pCustomString) String() string {
+	return "custom string " + string(*s)
+}
+
+// custom type to test error interface on pointer receiver.
+type pCustomError int
+
+// Error implements the error interface for testing invocation
+func (e *pCustomError) Error() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("custom error: %d", int(*e))
+}
+
+// embed is used to test embedded structures.
+type embed struct {
+	s string
+}
+
+// embedwrap is used to test embedded structures.
+type embedwrap struct {
+	embed
+	e *embed
+}
+
+func TestPretty(t *testing.T) {
+	tcs := customString("test")
+	tpcs := pCustomString("&test")
+
+	tce := customError(0)
+	tpce := pCustomError(0)
+
+	teb := embed{"test"}
+	tebw := embedwrap{teb, &teb}
+
+	testCases := []struct {
+		a    interface{}
+		want string
+	}{
+		{int8(93), "(int8) 93\n"},
+		{int16(93), "(int16) 93\n"},
+		{int32(93), "(int32) 93\n"},
+		{int64(93), "(int64) 93\n"},
+		{int(-93), "(int) -93\n"},
+		{int8(-93), "(int8) -93\n"},
+		{int16(-93), "(int16) -93\n"},
+		{int32(-93), "(int32) -93\n"},
+		{int64(-93), "(int64) -93\n"},
+		{uint(93), "(uint) 93\n"},
+		{uint8(93), "(uint8) 93\n"},
+		{uint16(93), "(uint16) 93\n"},
+		{uint32(93), "(uint32) 93\n"},
+		{uint64(93), "(uint64) 93\n"},
+		{uintptr(93), "(uintptr) 0x5d\n"},
+		{ptrint(93), "(*int)(93)\n"},
+		{float32(93.76), "(float32) 93.76\n"},
+		{float64(93.76), "(float64) 93.76\n"},
+		{complex64(93i), "(complex64) (0+93i)\n"},
+		{complex128(93i), "(complex128) (0+93i)\n"},
+		{bool(true), "(bool) true\n"},
+		{bool(false), "(bool) false\n"},
+		{string("test"), "(string) (len=4) \"test\"\n"},
+		{ptrstr("test"), "(*string)((len=4) \"test\")\n"},
+		{[1]string{"arr"}, "([1]string) (len=1) {\n  (string) (len=3) \"arr\"\n}\n"},
+		{[]string{"slice"}, "([]string) (len=1) {\n  (string) (len=5) \"slice\"\n}\n"},
+		{tcs, "(dump.customString) (len=4) \"test\"\n"},
+		{&tcs, "(*dump.customString)((len=4) \"test\")\n"},
+		{tpcs, "(dump.pCustomString) (len=5) \"&test\"\n"},
+		{&tpcs, "(*dump.pCustomString)((len=5) \"&test\")\n"},
+		{tce, "(dump.customError) 0\n"},
+		{&tce, "(*dump.customError)(0)\n"},
+		{tpce, "(dump.pCustomError) 0\n"},
+		{&tpce, "(*dump.pCustomError)(0)\n"},
+		{
+			struct {
+				arr   [1]string
+				slice []string
+				m     map[string]int
+			}{
+				[1]string{"arr"},
+				[]string{"slice"},
+				map[string]int{"one": 1},
+			},
+			"(struct { arr [1]string; slice []string; m map[string]int }) {\n  arr: ([1]string) (len=1) {\n    (string) (len=3) \"arr\"\n  },\n  slice: ([]string) (len=1) {\n    (string) (len=5) \"slice\"\n  },\n  m: (map[string]int) (len=1) {\n    (string) (len=3) \"one\": (int) 1\n  }\n}\n",
+		},
+		{teb, "(dump.embed) {\n  s: (string) (len=4) \"test\"\n}\n"},
+		{tebw, "(dump.embedwrap) {\n  embed: (dump.embed) {\n    s: (string) (len=4) \"test\"\n  },\n  e: (*dump.embed)({\n    s: (string) (len=4) \"test\"\n  })\n}\n"},
+		{map[string]int{}, "(map[string]int) {\n}\n"},
+		{map[string]int{"one": 1}, "(map[string]int) (len=1) {\n  (string) (len=3) \"one\": (int) 1\n}\n"},
+		{map[string]interface{}{"one": 1}, "(map[string]interface {}) (len=1) {\n  (string) (len=3) \"one\": (int) 1\n}\n"},
+		{map[string]customString{"key": tcs}, "(map[string]dump.customString) (len=1) {\n  (string) (len=3) \"key\": (dump.customString) (len=4) \"test\"\n}\n"},
+		{map[string]customError{"key": tce}, "(map[string]dump.customError) (len=1) {\n  (string) (len=3) \"key\": (dump.customError) 0\n}\n"},
+		{map[string]embed{"key": teb}, "(map[string]dump.embed) (len=1) {\n  (string) (len=3) \"key\": (dump.embed) {\n    s: (string) (len=4) \"test\"\n  }\n}\n"},
+		{map[string]embedwrap{"key": tebw}, "(map[string]dump.embedwrap) (len=1) {\n  (string) (len=3) \"key\": (dump.embedwrap) {\n    embed: (dump.embed) {\n      s: (string) (len=4) \"test\"\n    },\n    e: (*dump.embed)({\n      s: (string) (len=4) \"test\"\n    })\n  }\n}\n"},
+	}
+
+	for i, tc := range testCases {
+		s := Pretty(tc.a)
+		if tc.want != s {
+			t.Errorf("[%d]:\n\texpected %q\n\tgot      %q", i, tc.want, s)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestForHash(t *testing.T) {
+	tcs := customString("test")
+	tpcs := pCustomString("&test")
+
+	tce := customError(0)
+	tpce := pCustomError(0)
+
+	teb := embed{"test"}
+	tebw := embedwrap{teb, &teb}
+
+	testCases := []struct {
+		a    interface{}
+		want string
+	}{
+		{int8(93), "(int8)93"},
+		{int16(93), "(int16)93"},
+		{int32(93), "(int32)93"},
+		{int64(93), "(int64)93"},
+		{int(-93), "(int)-93"},
+		{int8(-93), "(int8)-93"},
+		{int16(-93), "(int16)-93"},
+		{int32(-93), "(int32)-93"},
+		{int64(-93), "(int64)-93"},
+		{uint(93), "(uint)93"},
+		{uint8(93), "(uint8)93"},
+		{uint16(93), "(uint16)93"},
+		{uint32(93), "(uint32)93"},
+		{uint64(93), "(uint64)93"},
+		{uintptr(93), "(uintptr)0x5d"},
+		{ptrint(93), "(*int)93"},
+		{float32(93.76), "(float32)93.76"},
+		{float64(93.76), "(float64)93.76"},
+		{complex64(93i), "(complex64)(0+93i)"},
+		{complex128(93i), "(complex128)(0+93i)"},
+		{bool(true), "(bool)true"},
+		{bool(false), "(bool)false"},
+		{string("test"), "(string)test"},
+		{ptrstr("test"), "(*string)test"},
+		{[1]string{"arr"}, "([1]string)[arr]"},
+		{[]string{"slice"}, "([]string)[slice]"},
+		{tcs, "(dump.customString)test"},
+		{&tcs, "(*dump.customString)test"},
+		{tpcs, "(dump.pCustomString)&test"},
+		{&tpcs, "(*dump.pCustomString)&test"},
+		{tce, "(dump.customError)0"},
+		{&tce, "(*dump.customError)0"},
+		{tpce, "(dump.pCustomError)0"},
+		{&tpce, "(*dump.pCustomError)0"},
+		{
+			struct {
+				arr   [1]string
+				slice []string
+				m     map[string]int
+			}{
+				[1]string{"arr"},
+				[]string{"slice"},
+				map[string]int{"one": 1},
+			},
+			"(struct { arr [1]string; slice []string; m map[string]int }){arr:([1]string)[arr] slice:([]string)[slice] m:(map[string]int)map[one:1]}",
+		},
+		{teb, "(dump.embed){s:(string)test}"},
+		{tebw, "(dump.embedwrap){embed:(dump.embed){s:(string)test} e:(*dump.embed){s:(string)test}}"},
+		{map[string]int{}, "(map[string]int)map[]"},
+		{map[string]int{"one": 1, "two": 2}, "(map[string]int)map[one:1 two:2]"},
+		{map[string]interface{}{"one": 1}, "(map[string]interface {})map[one:(int)1]"},
+		{map[string]customString{"key": tcs}, "(map[string]dump.customString)map[key:test]"},
+		{map[string]customError{"key": tce}, "(map[string]dump.customError)map[key:0]"},
+		{map[string]embed{"key": teb}, "(map[string]dump.embed)map[key:{s:(string)test}]"},
+		{map[string]embedwrap{"key": tebw}, "(map[string]dump.embedwrap)map[key:{embed:(dump.embed){s:(string)test} e:(*dump.embed){s:(string)test}}]"},
+	}
+
+	for i, tc := range testCases {
+		s := ForHash(tc.a)
+		if tc.want != s {
+			t.Errorf("[%d]:\n\texpected %q\n\tgot      %q", i, tc.want, s)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestOneLine(t *testing.T) {
+	tcs := customString("test")
+	tpcs := pCustomString("&test")
+
+	tce := customError(0)
+	tpce := pCustomError(0)
+
+	teb := embed{"test"}
+	tebw := embedwrap{teb, &teb}
+
+	testCases := []struct {
+		a    interface{}
+		want string
+	}{
+		{int8(93), "(int8)93"},
+		{int16(93), "(int16)93"},
+		{int32(93), "(int32)93"},
+		{int64(93), "(int64)93"},
+		{int(-93), "(int)-93"},
+		{int8(-93), "(int8)-93"},
+		{int16(-93), "(int16)-93"},
+		{int32(-93), "(int32)-93"},
+		{int64(-93), "(int64)-93"},
+		{uint(93), "(uint)93"},
+		{uint8(93), "(uint8)93"},
+		{uint16(93), "(uint16)93"},
+		{uint32(93), "(uint32)93"},
+		{uint64(93), "(uint64)93"},
+		{uintptr(93), "(uintptr)0x5d"},
+		{ptrint(93), "(*int)93"},
+		{float32(93.76), "(float32)93.76"},
+		{float64(93.76), "(float64)93.76"},
+		{complex64(93i), "(complex64)(0+93i)"},
+		{complex128(93i), "(complex128)(0+93i)"},
+		{bool(true), "(bool)true"},
+		{bool(false), "(bool)false"},
+		{string("test"), "(string)test"},
+		{ptrstr("test"), "(*string)test"},
+		{[1]string{"arr"}, "([1]string)[arr]"},
+		{[]string{"slice"}, "([]string)[slice]"},
+		{tcs, "(dump.customString)test"},
+		{&tcs, "(*dump.customString)test"},
+		{tpcs, "(dump.pCustomString)&test"},
+		{&tpcs, "(*dump.pCustomString)&test"},
+		{tce, "(dump.customError)0"},
+		{&tce, "(*dump.customError)0"},
+		{tpce, "(dump.pCustomError)0"},
+		{&tpce, "(*dump.pCustomError)0"},
+		{
+			struct {
+				arr   [1]string
+				slice []string
+				m     map[string]int
+			}{
+				[1]string{"arr"},
+				[]string{"slice"},
+				map[string]int{"one": 1},
+			},
+			"(struct { arr [1]string; slice []string; m map[string]int }){arr:([1]string)[arr] slice:([]string)[slice] m:(map[string]int)map[one:1]}",
+		},
+		{teb, "(dump.embed){s:(string)test}"},
+		{tebw, "(dump.embedwrap){embed:(dump.embed){s:(string)test} e:(*dump.embed){s:(string)test}}"},
+		{map[string]int{}, "(map[string]int)map[]"},
+		{map[string]int{"one": 1}, "(map[string]int)map[one:1]"},
+		{map[string]interface{}{"one": 1}, "(map[string]interface {})map[one:(int)1]"},
+		{map[string]customString{"key": tcs}, "(map[string]dump.customString)map[key:test]"},
+		{map[string]customError{"key": tce}, "(map[string]dump.customError)map[key:0]"},
+		{map[string]embed{"key": teb}, "(map[string]dump.embed)map[key:{s:(string)test}]"},
+		{map[string]embedwrap{"key": tebw}, "(map[string]dump.embedwrap)map[key:{embed:(dump.embed){s:(string)test} e:(*dump.embed){s:(string)test}}]"},
+	}
+
+	for i, tc := range testCases {
+		s := OneLine(tc.a)
+		if tc.want != s {
+			t.Errorf("[%d]:\n\texpected %q\n\tgot      %q", i, tc.want, s)
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/mergepatch/util.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/mergepatch/util.go
index a20efd18715..25626cf3af2 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/mergepatch/util.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/mergepatch/util.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"reflect"
 
-	"github.com/davecgh/go-spew/spew"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/dump"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/yaml"
 )
 
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ func ToYAMLOrError(v interface{}) string {
 func toYAML(v interface{}) (string, error) {
 	y, err := yaml.Marshal(v)
 	if err != nil {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("yaml marshal failed:%v\n%v\n", err, spew.Sdump(v))
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("yaml marshal failed:%v\n%v\n", err, dump.Pretty(v))
 	}
 
 	return string(y), nil
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/plugin/pkg/client/auth/exec/exec.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/plugin/pkg/client/auth/exec/exec.go
index 5331b237a70..b471f5cc648 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/plugin/pkg/client/auth/exec/exec.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/plugin/pkg/client/auth/exec/exec.go
@@ -32,12 +32,12 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/davecgh/go-spew/spew"
 	"golang.org/x/term"
 
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/serializer"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/dump"
 	utilnet "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/net"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/pkg/apis/clientauthentication"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/pkg/apis/clientauthentication/install"
@@ -81,8 +81,6 @@ func newCache() *cache {
 	return &cache{m: make(map[string]*Authenticator)}
 }
 
-var spewConfig = &spew.ConfigState{DisableMethods: true, Indent: " "}
-
 func cacheKey(conf *api.ExecConfig, cluster *clientauthentication.Cluster) string {
 	key := struct {
 		conf    *api.ExecConfig
@@ -91,7 +89,7 @@ func cacheKey(conf *api.ExecConfig, cluster *clientauthentication.Cluster) strin
 		conf:    conf,
 		cluster: cluster,
 	}
-	return spewConfig.Sprint(key)
+	return dump.Pretty(key)
 }
 
 type cache struct {
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/watch/retrywatcher.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/watch/retrywatcher.go
index e4806d2ea12..d81dc43570d 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/watch/retrywatcher.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/watch/retrywatcher.go
@@ -24,10 +24,9 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/davecgh/go-spew/spew"
-
 	apierrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/dump"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/net"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/watch"
@@ -191,7 +190,7 @@ func (rw *RetryWatcher) doReceive() (bool, time.Duration) {
 				errObject := apierrors.FromObject(event.Object)
 				statusErr, ok := errObject.(*apierrors.StatusError)
 				if !ok {
-					klog.Error(spew.Sprintf("Received an error which is not *metav1.Status but %#+v", event.Object))
+					klog.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Received an error which is not *metav1.Status but %s", dump.Pretty(event.Object)))
 					// Retry unknown errors
 					return false, 0
 				}
@@ -220,7 +219,7 @@ func (rw *RetryWatcher) doReceive() (bool, time.Duration) {
 
 					// Log here so we have a record of hitting the unexpected error
 					// and we can whitelist some error codes if we missed any that are expected.
-					klog.V(5).Info(spew.Sprintf("Retrying after unexpected error: %#+v", event.Object))
+					klog.V(5).Info(fmt.Sprintf("Retrying after unexpected error: %s", dump.Pretty(event.Object)))
 
 					// Retry
 					return false, statusDelay
diff --git a/test/e2e/apps/deployment.go b/test/e2e/apps/deployment.go
index 6d702e6677a..6798995445e 100644
--- a/test/e2e/apps/deployment.go
+++ b/test/e2e/apps/deployment.go
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/davecgh/go-spew/spew"
 	"github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
 	"github.com/onsi/gomega"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/fields"
@@ -40,6 +39,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/dump"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/intstr"
 	utilrand "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/rand"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait"
@@ -626,7 +626,7 @@ func failureTrap(ctx context.Context, c clientset.Interface, ns string) {
 	for i := range deployments.Items {
 		d := deployments.Items[i]
 
-		framework.Logf(spew.Sprintf("Deployment %q:\n%+v\n", d.Name, d))
+		framework.Logf("Deployment %q:\n%s\n", d.Name, dump.Pretty(d))
 		_, allOldRSs, newRS, err := testutil.GetAllReplicaSets(&d, c)
 		if err != nil {
 			framework.Logf("Could not list ReplicaSets for Deployment %q: %v", d.Name, err)
@@ -650,7 +650,7 @@ func failureTrap(ctx context.Context, c clientset.Interface, ns string) {
 		return
 	}
 	for _, rs := range rss.Items {
-		framework.Logf(spew.Sprintf("ReplicaSet %q:\n%+v\n", rs.Name, rs))
+		framework.Logf("ReplicaSet %q:\n%s\n", rs.Name, dump.Pretty(rs))
 		selector, err := metav1.LabelSelectorAsSelector(rs.Spec.Selector)
 		if err != nil {
 			framework.Logf("failed to get selector of ReplicaSet %s: %v", rs.Name, err)
@@ -662,7 +662,7 @@ func failureTrap(ctx context.Context, c clientset.Interface, ns string) {
 			continue
 		}
 		for _, pod := range podList.Items {
-			framework.Logf(spew.Sprintf("pod: %q:\n%+v\n", pod.Name, pod))
+			framework.Logf("pod: %q:\n%s\n", pod.Name, dump.Pretty(pod))
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/test/e2e/storage/testsuites/volumeperf.go b/test/e2e/storage/testsuites/volumeperf.go
index 528c30a6e19..ed7e3ef987c 100644
--- a/test/e2e/storage/testsuites/volumeperf.go
+++ b/test/e2e/storage/testsuites/volumeperf.go
@@ -22,13 +22,13 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/davecgh/go-spew/spew"
 	"github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
 
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	storagev1 "k8s.io/api/storage/v1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/dump"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/errors"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/watch"
 	clientset "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ func (t *volumePerformanceTestSuite) DefineTests(driver storageframework.TestDri
 		ginkgo.By("Calculating performance metrics for provisioning operations")
 		createPerformanceStats(provisioningStats, l.options.ProvisioningOptions.Count, l.pvcs)
 
-		ginkgo.By(fmt.Sprintf("Validating performance metrics for provisioning operations against baseline %v", spew.Sdump(l.options.ProvisioningOptions.ExpectedMetrics)))
+		ginkgo.By(fmt.Sprintf("Validating performance metrics for provisioning operations against baseline %v", dump.Pretty(l.options.ProvisioningOptions.ExpectedMetrics)))
 		errList := validatePerformanceStats(provisioningStats.operationMetrics, l.options.ProvisioningOptions.ExpectedMetrics)
 		framework.ExpectNoError(errors.NewAggregate(errList), "while validating performance metrics")
 	})
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ func createPerformanceStats(stats *performanceStats, provisionCount int, pvcs []
 // validatePerformanceStats validates if test performance metrics meet the baseline target
 func validatePerformanceStats(operationMetrics *storageframework.Metrics, baselineMetrics *storageframework.Metrics) []error {
 	var errList []error
-	framework.Logf("Metrics to evaluate: %+v", spew.Sdump(operationMetrics))
+	framework.Logf("Metrics to evaluate: %+v", dump.Pretty(operationMetrics))
 
 	if operationMetrics.AvgLatency > baselineMetrics.AvgLatency {
 		err := fmt.Errorf("expected latency to be less than %v but calculated latency %v", baselineMetrics.AvgLatency, operationMetrics.AvgLatency)
diff --git a/test/integration/client/exec_test.go b/test/integration/client/exec_test.go
index 45faf5ce902..b9616b80889 100644
--- a/test/integration/client/exec_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/client/exec_test.go
@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/davecgh/go-spew/spew"
 	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/dump"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/rand"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait"
@@ -612,7 +612,7 @@ func (is *informerSpy) waitForEvents(t *testing.T, wantEvents bool) {
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("wanted no events, but got error: %v", err)
 			} else {
-				t.Fatalf("wanted no events, but got some: %s", spew.Sprintf("%#v", is))
+				t.Fatalf("wanted no events, but got some: %s", dump.Pretty(is))
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/test/utils/deployment.go b/test/utils/deployment.go
index 84687f36b83..b7bb7b7fe59 100644
--- a/test/utils/deployment.go
+++ b/test/utils/deployment.go
@@ -21,11 +21,10 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/davecgh/go-spew/spew"
-
 	apps "k8s.io/api/apps/v1"
-	"k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/dump"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait"
 	clientset "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
 	podutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/v1/pod"
@@ -37,7 +36,7 @@ type LogfFn func(format string, args ...interface{})
 
 func LogReplicaSetsOfDeployment(deployment *apps.Deployment, allOldRSs []*apps.ReplicaSet, newRS *apps.ReplicaSet, logf LogfFn) {
 	if newRS != nil {
-		logf(spew.Sprintf("New ReplicaSet %q of Deployment %q:\n%+v", newRS.Name, deployment.Name, *newRS))
+		logf("New ReplicaSet %q of Deployment %q:\n%s", newRS.Name, deployment.Name, dump.Pretty(*newRS))
 	} else {
 		logf("New ReplicaSet of Deployment %q is nil.", deployment.Name)
 	}
@@ -45,7 +44,7 @@ func LogReplicaSetsOfDeployment(deployment *apps.Deployment, allOldRSs []*apps.R
 		logf("All old ReplicaSets of Deployment %q:", deployment.Name)
 	}
 	for i := range allOldRSs {
-		logf(spew.Sprintf("%+v", *allOldRSs[i]))
+		logf(dump.Pretty(*allOldRSs[i]))
 	}
 }
 
@@ -65,7 +64,7 @@ func LogPodsOfDeployment(c clientset.Interface, deployment *apps.Deployment, rsL
 		if podutil.IsPodAvailable(&pod, minReadySeconds, metav1.Now()) {
 			availability = "available"
 		}
-		logf(spew.Sprintf("Pod %q is %s:\n%+v", pod.Name, availability, pod))
+		logf("Pod %q is %s:\n%s", pod.Name, availability, dump.Pretty(pod))
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/vendor/modules.txt b/vendor/modules.txt
index 3e9bf905103..0fea6324711 100644
--- a/vendor/modules.txt
+++ b/vendor/modules.txt
@@ -1355,6 +1355,7 @@ k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/selection
 k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types
 k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/cache
 k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/diff
+k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/dump
 k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/duration
 k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/errors
 k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/framer