diff --git a/cmd/switcher/switcher.go b/cmd/switcher/switcher.go
index 099e1d33..386b287e 100644
--- a/cmd/switcher/switcher.go
+++ b/cmd/switcher/switcher.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/danielfoehrkn/kubeswitch/pkg/util"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
-	"k8s.io/utils/pointer"
+	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
 
 	switchconfig "github.com/danielfoehrkn/kubeswitch/pkg/config"
 	"github.com/danielfoehrkn/kubeswitch/pkg/config/validation"
@@ -340,11 +340,11 @@ func initialize() ([]store.KubeconfigStore, *types.Config, error) {
 	// this is optional, so don't care about errors
 	if !digitalOceanStoreAddedViaConfig {
 		doStore, _ := store.NewDigitalOceanStore(types.KubeconfigStore{
-			ID:   pointer.String("doDefaultStore"),
+			ID:   ptr.To("doDefaultStore"),
 			Kind: types.StoreKindDigitalOcean,
 			// for users with outdated `doctl` configs, don't show errors if they have no explicitly enabled the DO backing store
-			Required:   pointer.Bool(false),
-			ShowPrefix: pointer.Bool(true),
+			Required:   ptr.To(false),
+			ShowPrefix: ptr.To(true),
 		})
 		if doStore != nil {
 			// we found a valid `doctl` config, hence add Digital Ocean as a backing store with default configuration
@@ -392,11 +392,11 @@ func getStoreFromFlagAndEnv(config *types.Config) *types.KubeconfigStore {
 	}
 
 	return &types.KubeconfigStore{
-		ID:             pointer.String("env-and-flag"),
+		ID:             ptr.To("env-and-flag"),
 		Kind:           types.StoreKind(storageBackend),
-		KubeconfigName: pointer.String(kubeconfigName),
+		KubeconfigName: ptr.To(kubeconfigName),
 		Paths:          paths,
-		ShowPrefix:     pointer.Bool(false),
+		ShowPrefix:     ptr.To(false),
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/config/migration/migrate.go b/pkg/config/migration/migrate.go
index 4f2e44d9..ab6b15c9 100644
--- a/pkg/config/migration/migrate.go
+++ b/pkg/config/migration/migrate.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 package migration
 
 import (
-	"k8s.io/utils/pointer"
+	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
 
 	"github.com/danielfoehrkn/kubeswitch/types"
 )
@@ -34,13 +34,13 @@ func ConvertConfiguration(old types.ConfigOld) types.Config {
 	}
 
 	filesystemStore := types.KubeconfigStore{
-		ID:    pointer.String("default"),
+		ID:    ptr.To("default"),
 		Kind:  types.StoreKindFilesystem,
 		Paths: []string{},
 	}
 
 	vaultStore := types.KubeconfigStore{
-		ID:    pointer.String("default"),
+		ID:    ptr.To("default"),
 		Kind:  types.StoreKindVault,
 		Paths: []string{},
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/config/migration/migration_test.go b/pkg/config/migration/migration_test.go
index 44946a96..107120da 100644
--- a/pkg/config/migration/migration_test.go
+++ b/pkg/config/migration/migration_test.go
@@ -17,10 +17,9 @@ package migration_test
 import (
 	"time"
 
-	"k8s.io/utils/pointer"
-
 	"github.com/danielfoehrkn/kubeswitch/pkg/config/migration"
 	"github.com/danielfoehrkn/kubeswitch/types"
+	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
 
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo"
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
@@ -50,24 +49,24 @@ var _ = Describe("ValidateConfig", func() {
 			{
 				Name: "name",
 				Type: "type",
-				Path: pointer.String("my-path"),
+				Path: ptr.To("my-path"),
 			},
 		}
 
 		new := types.Config{
 			Kind:              "SwitchConfig",
 			Version:           "v1alpha1",
-			KubeconfigName:    pointer.String("name"),
+			KubeconfigName:    ptr.To("name"),
 			RefreshIndexAfter: &refreshIndexAfter,
 			Hooks:             hooks,
 			KubeconfigStores: []types.KubeconfigStore{
 				{
-					ID:    pointer.String("default"),
+					ID:    ptr.To("default"),
 					Kind:  types.StoreKindFilesystem,
 					Paths: []string{"path", "other-path"},
 				},
 				{
-					ID:     pointer.String("default"),
+					ID:     ptr.To("default"),
 					Kind:   types.StoreKindVault,
 					Paths:  []string{"path", "other-path"},
 					Config: types.StoreConfigVault{VaultAPIAddress: "vault-api"},
diff --git a/pkg/config/validation/validation_test.go b/pkg/config/validation/validation_test.go
index 22120f3d..176f6570 100644
--- a/pkg/config/validation/validation_test.go
+++ b/pkg/config/validation/validation_test.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import (
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega/gstruct"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/validation/field"
-	"k8s.io/utils/pointer"
+	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
 
 	"github.com/danielfoehrkn/kubeswitch/pkg/config/validation"
 	"github.com/danielfoehrkn/kubeswitch/types"
@@ -176,13 +176,13 @@ var _ = Describe("ValidateConfig", func() {
 					Kind:              types.StoreKindVault,
 					RefreshIndexAfter: &minute,
 					Paths:             []string{"ab"},
-					ID:                pointer.String("id-one"),
+					ID:                ptr.To("id-one"),
 				},
 				{
 					Kind:              types.StoreKindVault,
 					RefreshIndexAfter: &minute,
 					Paths:             []string{"ab"},
-					ID:                pointer.String("id-two"),
+					ID:                ptr.To("id-two"),
 				},
 			},
 		}
@@ -220,14 +220,14 @@ var _ = Describe("ValidateConfig", func() {
 						Kind: types.StoreKindGardener,
 						Config: types.StoreConfigGardener{
 							GardenerAPIKubeconfigPath: "my-path-to-gardener-kubeconfig",
-							LandscapeName:             pointer.String("dev"),
+							LandscapeName:             ptr.To("dev"),
 						},
 					},
 					{
 						Kind: types.StoreKindGardener,
 						Config: types.StoreConfigGardener{
 							GardenerAPIKubeconfigPath: "my-path-to-gardener-kubeconfig",
-							LandscapeName:             pointer.String("canary"),
+							LandscapeName:             ptr.To("canary"),
 						},
 					},
 				},
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ var _ = Describe("ValidateConfig", func() {
 						Kind: types.StoreKindGardener,
 						Config: types.StoreConfigGardener{
 							GardenerAPIKubeconfigPath: "xy",
-							LandscapeName:             pointer.String(""),
+							LandscapeName:             ptr.To(""),
 						},
 					},
 				},
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ var _ = Describe("ValidateConfig", func() {
 					{
 						Name: "my-hooks",
 						Type: types.HookTypeExecutable,
-						Path: pointer.String("my-path"),
+						Path: ptr.To("my-path"),
 					},
 				},
 			}