diff --git a/kubernetes/provider.go b/kubernetes/provider.go
index f39ac86b1d..320eb12a66 100644
--- a/kubernetes/provider.go
+++ b/kubernetes/provider.go
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@ func useAdmissionregistrationV1beta1(conn *kubernetes.Clientset) (bool, error) {
 	err = discovery.ServerSupportsVersion(d, v1)
 	if err == nil {
 		log.Printf("[INFO] Using %s/v1", group)
-		useadmissionregistrationv1beta1 = ptrToBool(false)
+		useadmissionregistrationv1beta1 = pointerOf(false)
 		return false, nil
 	}
 
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@ func useAdmissionregistrationV1beta1(conn *kubernetes.Clientset) (bool, error) {
 	}
 
 	log.Printf("[INFO] Using %s/v1beta1", group)
-	useadmissionregistrationv1beta1 = ptrToBool(true)
+	useadmissionregistrationv1beta1 = pointerOf(true)
 	return true, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/kubernetes/resource_kubernetes_annotations.go b/kubernetes/resource_kubernetes_annotations.go
index 409fb56108..5b6d20f677 100644
--- a/kubernetes/resource_kubernetes_annotations.go
+++ b/kubernetes/resource_kubernetes_annotations.go
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ func resourceKubernetesAnnotationsUpdate(ctx context.Context, d *schema.Resource
 		patchbytes,
 		v1.PatchOptions{
 			FieldManager: d.Get("field_manager").(string),
-			Force:        ptrToBool(d.Get("force").(bool)),
+			Force:        pointerOf(d.Get("force").(bool)),
 		},
 	)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/kubernetes/resource_kubernetes_config_map_v1.go b/kubernetes/resource_kubernetes_config_map_v1.go
index 6a314e6496..6a0aabe5c8 100644
--- a/kubernetes/resource_kubernetes_config_map_v1.go
+++ b/kubernetes/resource_kubernetes_config_map_v1.go
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ func resourceKubernetesConfigMapV1Create(ctx context.Context, d *schema.Resource
 		ObjectMeta: metadata,
 		BinaryData: expandBase64MapToByteMap(d.Get("binary_data").(map[string]interface{})),
 		Data:       expandStringMap(d.Get("data").(map[string]interface{})),
-		Immutable:  ptrToBool(d.Get("immutable").(bool)),
+		Immutable:  pointerOf(d.Get("immutable").(bool)),
 	}
 
 	log.Printf("[INFO] Creating new config map: %#v", cfgMap)
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ func resourceKubernetesConfigMapV1Update(ctx context.Context, d *schema.Resource
 	if d.HasChange("immutable") {
 		ops = append(ops, &ReplaceOperation{
 			Path:  "/immutable",
-			Value: ptrToBool(d.Get("immutable").(bool)),
+			Value: pointerOf(d.Get("immutable").(bool)),
 		})
 	}
 
diff --git a/kubernetes/resource_kubernetes_config_map_v1_data.go b/kubernetes/resource_kubernetes_config_map_v1_data.go
index 85ddb01b29..3517e512fc 100644
--- a/kubernetes/resource_kubernetes_config_map_v1_data.go
+++ b/kubernetes/resource_kubernetes_config_map_v1_data.go
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ func resourceKubernetesConfigMapV1DataUpdate(ctx context.Context, d *schema.Reso
 		patchbytes,
 		v1.PatchOptions{
 			FieldManager: d.Get("field_manager").(string),
-			Force:        ptrToBool(d.Get("force").(bool)),
+			Force:        pointerOf(d.Get("force").(bool)),
 		},
 	)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/kubernetes/resource_kubernetes_env.go b/kubernetes/resource_kubernetes_env.go
index e4f64a5c72..110a8ab1e6 100644
--- a/kubernetes/resource_kubernetes_env.go
+++ b/kubernetes/resource_kubernetes_env.go
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ func resourceKubernetesEnvUpdate(ctx context.Context, d *schema.ResourceData, m
 		patchbytes,
 		v1.PatchOptions{
 			FieldManager: d.Get("field_manager").(string),
-			Force:        ptrToBool(d.Get("force").(bool)),
+			Force:        pointerOf(d.Get("force").(bool)),
 		},
 	)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/kubernetes/resource_kubernetes_labels.go b/kubernetes/resource_kubernetes_labels.go
index 82171e7a73..02aa2e0293 100644
--- a/kubernetes/resource_kubernetes_labels.go
+++ b/kubernetes/resource_kubernetes_labels.go
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ func resourceKubernetesLabelsUpdate(ctx context.Context, d *schema.ResourceData,
 		patchbytes,
 		v1.PatchOptions{
 			FieldManager: d.Get("field_manager").(string),
-			Force:        ptrToBool(d.Get("force").(bool)),
+			Force:        pointerOf(d.Get("force").(bool)),
 		},
 	)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/kubernetes/resource_kubernetes_node_taint.go b/kubernetes/resource_kubernetes_node_taint.go
index 5fa19c52bf..89db2d0c4d 100644
--- a/kubernetes/resource_kubernetes_node_taint.go
+++ b/kubernetes/resource_kubernetes_node_taint.go
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ func resourceKubernetesNodeTaintUpdate(ctx context.Context, d *schema.ResourceDa
 	}
 	patchOpts := metav1.PatchOptions{
 		FieldManager: d.Get("field_manager").(string),
-		Force:        ptrToBool(d.Get("force").(bool)),
+		Force:        pointerOf(d.Get("force").(bool)),
 	}
 	node, err := nodeApi.Patch(ctx, nodeName, types.ApplyPatchType, patchBytes, patchOpts)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/kubernetes/resource_kubernetes_secret_v1.go b/kubernetes/resource_kubernetes_secret_v1.go
index 1a4d0d292b..2b47f3406c 100644
--- a/kubernetes/resource_kubernetes_secret_v1.go
+++ b/kubernetes/resource_kubernetes_secret_v1.go
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ func resourceKubernetesSecretV1Create(ctx context.Context, d *schema.ResourceDat
 	}
 
 	if v, ok := d.GetOkExists("immutable"); ok {
-		secret.Immutable = ptrToBool(v.(bool))
+		secret.Immutable = pointerOf(v.(bool))
 	}
 
 	log.Printf("[INFO] Creating new secret: %#v", secret)
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ func resourceKubernetesSecretV1Update(ctx context.Context, d *schema.ResourceDat
 	if d.HasChange("immutable") {
 		ops = append(ops, &ReplaceOperation{
 			Path:  "/immutable",
-			Value: ptrToBool(d.Get("immutable").(bool)),
+			Value: pointerOf(d.Get("immutable").(bool)),
 		})
 	}
 
diff --git a/kubernetes/resource_kubernetes_service_account_v1.go b/kubernetes/resource_kubernetes_service_account_v1.go
index a54e8c5779..ec05a10f0f 100644
--- a/kubernetes/resource_kubernetes_service_account_v1.go
+++ b/kubernetes/resource_kubernetes_service_account_v1.go
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ func resourceKubernetesServiceAccountV1Create(ctx context.Context, d *schema.Res
 
 	metadata := expandMetadata(d.Get("metadata").([]interface{}))
 	svcAcc := corev1.ServiceAccount{
-		AutomountServiceAccountToken: ptrToBool(d.Get("automount_service_account_token").(bool)),
+		AutomountServiceAccountToken: pointerOf(d.Get("automount_service_account_token").(bool)),
 		ObjectMeta:                   metadata,
 		ImagePullSecrets:             expandLocalObjectReferenceArray(d.Get("image_pull_secret").(*schema.Set).List()),
 		Secrets:                      expandServiceAccountSecrets(d.Get("secret").(*schema.Set).List(), ""),
diff --git a/kubernetes/resource_kubernetes_service_v1_test.go b/kubernetes/resource_kubernetes_service_v1_test.go
index 65f7b7028f..248579bc26 100644
--- a/kubernetes/resource_kubernetes_service_v1_test.go
+++ b/kubernetes/resource_kubernetes_service_v1_test.go
@@ -504,14 +504,14 @@ func TestAccKubernetesServiceV1_nodePort(t *testing.T) {
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "spec.0.type", "NodePort"),
 					testAccCheckServiceV1Ports(&conf, []corev1.ServicePort{
 						{
-							AppProtocol: ptrToString("ssh"),
+							AppProtocol: pointerOf("ssh"),
 							Name:        "first",
 							Port:        int32(10222),
 							Protocol:    corev1.ProtocolTCP,
 							TargetPort:  intstr.FromInt(22),
 						},
 						{
-							AppProtocol: ptrToString("terraform.io/kubernetes"),
+							AppProtocol: pointerOf("terraform.io/kubernetes"),
 							Name:        "second",
 							Port:        int32(10333),
 							Protocol:    corev1.ProtocolTCP,
diff --git a/kubernetes/structure_api_service_spec.go b/kubernetes/structure_api_service_spec.go
index cadd2e0739..8c0cdd52d8 100644
--- a/kubernetes/structure_api_service_spec.go
+++ b/kubernetes/structure_api_service_spec.go
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func expandAPIServiceV1Spec(l []interface{}) v1.APIServiceSpec {
 		}
 
 		if v, ok := m["port"].(int); ok && v > 0 {
-			obj.Service.Port = ptrToInt32(int32(v))
+			obj.Service.Port = pointerOf(int32(v))
 		}
 	}
 	if v, ok := in["version"].(string); ok {
diff --git a/kubernetes/structure_cron_job_v1.go b/kubernetes/structure_cron_job_v1.go
index 1a2128fd7a..b8c93f662c 100644
--- a/kubernetes/structure_cron_job_v1.go
+++ b/kubernetes/structure_cron_job_v1.go
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ func expandCronJobSpecV1(j []interface{}) (batch.CronJobSpec, error) {
 	}
 
 	if v, ok := in["failed_jobs_history_limit"].(int); ok && v != 1 {
-		obj.FailedJobsHistoryLimit = ptrToInt32(int32(v))
+		obj.FailedJobsHistoryLimit = pointerOf(int32(v))
 	}
 
 	if v, ok := in["schedule"].(string); ok && v != "" {
@@ -87,15 +87,15 @@ func expandCronJobSpecV1(j []interface{}) (batch.CronJobSpec, error) {
 	obj.JobTemplate = jtSpec
 
 	if v, ok := in["starting_deadline_seconds"].(int); ok && v > 0 {
-		obj.StartingDeadlineSeconds = ptrToInt64(int64(v))
+		obj.StartingDeadlineSeconds = pointerOf(int64(v))
 	}
 
 	if v, ok := in["successful_jobs_history_limit"].(int); ok && v != 3 {
-		obj.SuccessfulJobsHistoryLimit = ptrToInt32(int32(v))
+		obj.SuccessfulJobsHistoryLimit = pointerOf(int32(v))
 	}
 
 	if v, ok := in["suspend"].(bool); ok {
-		obj.Suspend = ptrToBool(v)
+		obj.Suspend = pointerOf(v)
 	}
 
 	return obj, nil
diff --git a/kubernetes/structure_cron_job_v1beta1.go b/kubernetes/structure_cron_job_v1beta1.go
index c03ca2316e..4792eba514 100644
--- a/kubernetes/structure_cron_job_v1beta1.go
+++ b/kubernetes/structure_cron_job_v1beta1.go
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ func expandCronJobSpecV1Beta1(j []interface{}) (v1beta1.CronJobSpec, error) {
 	}
 
 	if v, ok := in["failed_jobs_history_limit"].(int); ok && v != 1 {
-		obj.FailedJobsHistoryLimit = ptrToInt32(int32(v))
+		obj.FailedJobsHistoryLimit = pointerOf(int32(v))
 	}
 
 	if v, ok := in["schedule"].(string); ok && v != "" {
@@ -80,15 +80,15 @@ func expandCronJobSpecV1Beta1(j []interface{}) (v1beta1.CronJobSpec, error) {
 	obj.JobTemplate = jtSpec
 
 	if v, ok := in["starting_deadline_seconds"].(int); ok && v > 0 {
-		obj.StartingDeadlineSeconds = ptrToInt64(int64(v))
+		obj.StartingDeadlineSeconds = pointerOf(int64(v))
 	}
 
 	if v, ok := in["successful_jobs_history_limit"].(int); ok && v != 3 {
-		obj.SuccessfulJobsHistoryLimit = ptrToInt32(int32(v))
+		obj.SuccessfulJobsHistoryLimit = pointerOf(int32(v))
 	}
 
 	if v, ok := in["suspend"].(bool); ok {
-		obj.Suspend = ptrToBool(v)
+		obj.Suspend = pointerOf(v)
 	}
 
 	return obj, nil
diff --git a/kubernetes/structure_csi_driver.go b/kubernetes/structure_csi_driver.go
index c2a00779f3..2766ae0d2c 100644
--- a/kubernetes/structure_csi_driver.go
+++ b/kubernetes/structure_csi_driver.go
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@ func expandCSIDriverSpec(l []interface{}) storage.CSIDriverSpec {
 	obj := storage.CSIDriverSpec{}
 
 	if v, ok := in["attach_required"].(bool); ok {
-		obj.AttachRequired = ptrToBool(v)
+		obj.AttachRequired = pointerOf(v)
 	}
 
 	if v, ok := in["pod_info_on_mount"].(bool); ok {
-		obj.PodInfoOnMount = ptrToBool(v)
+		obj.PodInfoOnMount = pointerOf(v)
 	}
 
 	if v, ok := in["volume_lifecycle_modes"].([]interface{}); ok && len(v) > 0 {
diff --git a/kubernetes/structure_csi_driver_v1.go b/kubernetes/structure_csi_driver_v1.go
index be85e146bf..a44087e023 100644
--- a/kubernetes/structure_csi_driver_v1.go
+++ b/kubernetes/structure_csi_driver_v1.go
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@ func expandCSIDriverV1Spec(l []interface{}) storage.CSIDriverSpec {
 	obj := storage.CSIDriverSpec{}
 
 	if v, ok := in["attach_required"].(bool); ok {
-		obj.AttachRequired = ptrToBool(v)
+		obj.AttachRequired = pointerOf(v)
 	}
 
 	if v, ok := in["pod_info_on_mount"].(bool); ok {
-		obj.PodInfoOnMount = ptrToBool(v)
+		obj.PodInfoOnMount = pointerOf(v)
 	}
 
 	if v, ok := in["volume_lifecycle_modes"].([]interface{}); ok && len(v) > 0 {
diff --git a/kubernetes/structure_endpoints.go b/kubernetes/structure_endpoints.go
index f709c028c9..d9c5d32a57 100644
--- a/kubernetes/structure_endpoints.go
+++ b/kubernetes/structure_endpoints.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ func expandEndpointsAddresses(in *schema.Set) []api.EndpointAddress {
 			r.IP = v
 		}
 		if v, ok := addrCfg["node_name"].(string); ok && v != "" {
-			r.NodeName = ptrToString(v)
+			r.NodeName = pointerOf(v)
 		}
 		addresses[i] = r
 	}
diff --git a/kubernetes/structure_endpointslice.go b/kubernetes/structure_endpointslice.go
index a555454fe0..1e09bfc510 100644
--- a/kubernetes/structure_endpointslice.go
+++ b/kubernetes/structure_endpointslice.go
@@ -26,16 +26,16 @@ func expandEndpointSliceEndpoints(in []interface{}) []api.Endpoint {
 			r.Conditions = expandEndpointSliceConditions(v)
 		}
 		if v, ok := endpointConfig["hostname"].(string); ok && v != "" {
-			r.Hostname = ptrToString(v)
+			r.Hostname = pointerOf(v)
 		}
 		if v, ok := endpointConfig["node_name"].(string); ok && v != "" {
-			r.NodeName = ptrToString(v)
+			r.NodeName = pointerOf(v)
 		}
 		if v, ok := endpointConfig["target_ref"].([]interface{}); ok && len(v) != 0 {
 			r.TargetRef = expandObjectReference(v)
 		}
 		if v, ok := endpointConfig["zone"].(string); ok && v != "" {
-			r.Zone = ptrToString(v)
+			r.Zone = pointerOf(v)
 		}
 
 		endpoints[i] = r
@@ -78,20 +78,20 @@ func expandEndpointSlicePorts(in []interface{}) []api.EndpointPort {
 		r := api.EndpointPort{}
 		portCfg := port.(map[string]interface{})
 		if v, ok := portCfg["name"].(string); ok {
-			r.Name = ptrToString(v)
+			r.Name = pointerOf(v)
 		}
 		if v, ok := portCfg["port"].(string); ok {
 			if v == "" {
 				continue
 			}
 			v, _ := strconv.ParseInt(v, 10, 32)
-			r.Port = ptrToInt32(int32(v))
+			r.Port = pointerOf(int32(v))
 		}
 		if v, ok := portCfg["protocol"].(v1.Protocol); ok {
 			r.Protocol = &v
 		}
 		if v, ok := portCfg["app_protocol"].(string); ok {
-			r.AppProtocol = ptrToString(v)
+			r.AppProtocol = pointerOf(v)
 		}
 		ports[i] = r
 	}
@@ -107,13 +107,13 @@ func expandEndpointSliceConditions(in []interface{}) api.EndpointConditions {
 	cond := in[0].(map[string]interface{})
 
 	if v, ok := cond["ready"].(bool); ok {
-		obj.Ready = ptrToBool(v)
+		obj.Ready = pointerOf(v)
 	}
 	if v, ok := cond["serving"].(bool); ok {
-		obj.Serving = ptrToBool(v)
+		obj.Serving = pointerOf(v)
 	}
 	if v, ok := cond["terminating"].(bool); ok {
-		obj.Terminating = ptrToBool(v)
+		obj.Terminating = pointerOf(v)
 	}
 
 	return obj
diff --git a/kubernetes/structure_horizontal_pod_autoscaler.go b/kubernetes/structure_horizontal_pod_autoscaler.go
index 82261e955a..5888c2b571 100644
--- a/kubernetes/structure_horizontal_pod_autoscaler.go
+++ b/kubernetes/structure_horizontal_pod_autoscaler.go
@@ -20,13 +20,13 @@ func expandHorizontalPodAutoscalerSpec(in []interface{}) (*api.HorizontalPodAuto
 		spec.MaxReplicas = int32(v.(int))
 	}
 	if v, ok := m["min_replicas"].(int); ok && v > 0 {
-		spec.MinReplicas = ptrToInt32(int32(v))
+		spec.MinReplicas = pointerOf(int32(v))
 	}
 	if v, ok := m["scale_target_ref"]; ok {
 		spec.ScaleTargetRef = expandCrossVersionObjectReference(v.([]interface{}))
 	}
 	if v, ok := m["target_cpu_utilization_percentage"].(int); ok && v > 0 {
-		spec.TargetCPUUtilizationPercentage = ptrToInt32(int32(v))
+		spec.TargetCPUUtilizationPercentage = pointerOf(int32(v))
 	}
 
 	return spec, nil
diff --git a/kubernetes/structure_horizontal_pod_autoscaler_v2.go b/kubernetes/structure_horizontal_pod_autoscaler_v2.go
index fa5973f97e..3a8c849183 100644
--- a/kubernetes/structure_horizontal_pod_autoscaler_v2.go
+++ b/kubernetes/structure_horizontal_pod_autoscaler_v2.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ func expandHorizontalPodAutoscalerV2Spec(in []interface{}) (*autoscalingv2.Horiz
 	}
 
 	if v, ok := m["min_replicas"].(int); ok && v > 0 {
-		spec.MinReplicas = ptrToInt32(int32(v))
+		spec.MinReplicas = pointerOf(int32(v))
 	}
 
 	if v, ok := m["scale_target_ref"]; ok {
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ func expandV2MetricTarget(m map[string]interface{}) autoscalingv2.MetricTarget {
 		}
 	case autoscalingv2.UtilizationMetricType:
 		if v, ok := m["average_utilization"].(int); ok && v > 0 {
-			target.AverageUtilization = ptrToInt32(int32(v))
+			target.AverageUtilization = pointerOf(int32(v))
 		}
 	case autoscalingv2.ValueMetricType:
 		if v, ok := m["value"].(string); ok && v != "0" && v != "" {
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ func expandV2ScalingRules(in []interface{}) *autoscalingv2.HPAScalingRules {
 	}
 
 	if v, ok := r["stabilization_window_seconds"].(int); ok {
-		spec.StabilizationWindowSeconds = ptrToInt32(int32(v))
+		spec.StabilizationWindowSeconds = pointerOf(int32(v))
 	}
 
 	return spec
diff --git a/kubernetes/structure_horizontal_pod_autoscaler_v2beta2.go b/kubernetes/structure_horizontal_pod_autoscaler_v2beta2.go
index e37968d992..5b1f9cda85 100644
--- a/kubernetes/structure_horizontal_pod_autoscaler_v2beta2.go
+++ b/kubernetes/structure_horizontal_pod_autoscaler_v2beta2.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ func expandHorizontalPodAutoscalerV2Beta2Spec(in []interface{}) (*autoscalingv2b
 	}
 
 	if v, ok := m["min_replicas"].(int); ok && v > 0 {
-		spec.MinReplicas = ptrToInt32(int32(v))
+		spec.MinReplicas = pointerOf(int32(v))
 	}
 
 	if v, ok := m["scale_target_ref"]; ok {
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ func expandV2Beta2MetricTarget(m map[string]interface{}) autoscalingv2beta2.Metr
 		}
 	case autoscalingv2beta2.UtilizationMetricType:
 		if v, ok := m["average_utilization"].(int); ok && v > 0 {
-			target.AverageUtilization = ptrToInt32(int32(v))
+			target.AverageUtilization = pointerOf(int32(v))
 		}
 	case autoscalingv2beta2.ValueMetricType:
 		if v, ok := m["value"].(string); ok && v != "0" && v != "" {
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ func expandV2Beta2ScalingRules(in []interface{}) *autoscalingv2beta2.HPAScalingR
 	}
 
 	if v, ok := r["stabilization_window_seconds"].(int); ok {
-		spec.StabilizationWindowSeconds = ptrToInt32(int32(v))
+		spec.StabilizationWindowSeconds = pointerOf(int32(v))
 	}
 
 	return spec
diff --git a/kubernetes/structure_job.go b/kubernetes/structure_job.go
index 0aaedfb4f5..8df8a4c01c 100644
--- a/kubernetes/structure_job.go
+++ b/kubernetes/structure_job.go
@@ -66,15 +66,15 @@ func expandJobV1Spec(j []interface{}) (batchv1.JobSpec, error) {
 	in := j[0].(map[string]interface{})
 
 	if v, ok := in["active_deadline_seconds"].(int); ok && v > 0 {
-		obj.ActiveDeadlineSeconds = ptrToInt64(int64(v))
+		obj.ActiveDeadlineSeconds = pointerOf(int64(v))
 	}
 
 	if v, ok := in["backoff_limit"].(int); ok && v >= 0 {
-		obj.BackoffLimit = ptrToInt32(int32(v))
+		obj.BackoffLimit = pointerOf(int32(v))
 	}
 
 	if v, ok := in["completions"].(int); ok && v > 0 {
-		obj.Completions = ptrToInt32(int32(v))
+		obj.Completions = pointerOf(int32(v))
 	}
 
 	if v, ok := in["completion_mode"].(string); ok && v != "" {
@@ -83,11 +83,11 @@ func expandJobV1Spec(j []interface{}) (batchv1.JobSpec, error) {
 	}
 
 	if v, ok := in["manual_selector"]; ok {
-		obj.ManualSelector = ptrToBool(v.(bool))
+		obj.ManualSelector = pointerOf(v.(bool))
 	}
 
 	if v, ok := in["parallelism"].(int); ok && v >= 0 {
-		obj.Parallelism = ptrToInt32(int32(v))
+		obj.Parallelism = pointerOf(int32(v))
 	}
 
 	if v, ok := in["selector"].([]interface{}); ok && len(v) > 0 {
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ func expandJobV1Spec(j []interface{}) (batchv1.JobSpec, error) {
 		if err != nil {
 			return obj, err
 		}
-		obj.TTLSecondsAfterFinished = ptrToInt32(int32(i))
+		obj.TTLSecondsAfterFinished = pointerOf(int32(i))
 	}
 
 	return obj, nil
diff --git a/kubernetes/structure_mutating_webhook_configuration.go b/kubernetes/structure_mutating_webhook_configuration.go
index 3c777748be..06370bd109 100644
--- a/kubernetes/structure_mutating_webhook_configuration.go
+++ b/kubernetes/structure_mutating_webhook_configuration.go
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ func expandMutatingWebhook(in map[string]interface{}) admissionregistrationv1.Mu
 	}
 
 	if v, ok := in["timeout_seconds"].(int); ok {
-		obj.TimeoutSeconds = ptrToInt32(int32(v))
+		obj.TimeoutSeconds = pointerOf(int32(v))
 	}
 
 	return obj
diff --git a/kubernetes/structure_persistent_volume_claim.go b/kubernetes/structure_persistent_volume_claim.go
index fca05bad8f..0487dbaad9 100644
--- a/kubernetes/structure_persistent_volume_claim.go
+++ b/kubernetes/structure_persistent_volume_claim.go
@@ -7,13 +7,12 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-sdk/v2/helper/schema"
-	"k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 )
 
 // Flatteners
 
-func flattenPersistentVolumeClaimSpec(in v1.PersistentVolumeClaimSpec) []interface{} {
+func flattenPersistentVolumeClaimSpec(in corev1.PersistentVolumeClaimSpec) []interface{} {
 	att := make(map[string]interface{})
 	att["access_modes"] = flattenPersistentVolumeAccessModes(in.AccessModes)
 	att["resources"] = flattenResourceRequirements(in.Resources)
@@ -29,7 +28,7 @@ func flattenPersistentVolumeClaimSpec(in v1.PersistentVolumeClaimSpec) []interfa
 	return []interface{}{att}
 }
 
-func flattenResourceRequirements(in v1.ResourceRequirements) []interface{} {
+func flattenResourceRequirements(in corev1.ResourceRequirements) []interface{} {
 	att := make(map[string]interface{})
 	if len(in.Limits) > 0 {
 		att["limits"] = flattenResourceList(in.Limits)
@@ -64,8 +63,8 @@ func expandPersistentVolumeClaim(p map[string]interface{}) (*corev1.PersistentVo
 	return pvc, nil
 }
 
-func expandPersistentVolumeClaimSpec(l []interface{}) (*v1.PersistentVolumeClaimSpec, error) {
-	obj := &v1.PersistentVolumeClaimSpec{}
+func expandPersistentVolumeClaimSpec(l []interface{}) (*corev1.PersistentVolumeClaimSpec, error) {
+	obj := &corev1.PersistentVolumeClaimSpec{}
 	if len(l) == 0 || l[0] == nil {
 		return obj, nil
 	}
@@ -83,13 +82,13 @@ func expandPersistentVolumeClaimSpec(l []interface{}) (*v1.PersistentVolumeClaim
 		obj.VolumeName = v
 	}
 	if v, ok := in["storage_class_name"].(string); ok && v != "" {
-		obj.StorageClassName = ptrToString(v)
+		obj.StorageClassName = pointerOf(v)
 	}
 	return obj, nil
 }
 
-func expandResourceRequirements(l []interface{}) (*v1.ResourceRequirements, error) {
-	obj := &v1.ResourceRequirements{}
+func expandResourceRequirements(l []interface{}) (*corev1.ResourceRequirements, error) {
+	obj := &corev1.ResourceRequirements{}
 	if len(l) == 0 || l[0] == nil {
 		return obj, nil
 	}
diff --git a/kubernetes/structure_persistent_volume_spec.go b/kubernetes/structure_persistent_volume_spec.go
index ac44acd4a5..f06e3a8777 100644
--- a/kubernetes/structure_persistent_volume_spec.go
+++ b/kubernetes/structure_persistent_volume_spec.go
@@ -579,10 +579,10 @@ func expandAzureDiskVolumeSource(l []interface{}) *v1.AzureDiskVolumeSource {
 		DataDiskURI: in["data_disk_uri"].(string),
 	}
 	if v, ok := in["fs_type"].(string); ok {
-		obj.FSType = ptrToString(v)
+		obj.FSType = pointerOf(v)
 	}
 	if v, ok := in["read_only"].(bool); ok {
-		obj.ReadOnly = ptrToBool(v)
+		obj.ReadOnly = pointerOf(v)
 	}
 	if v, ok := in["kind"].(string); ok && in["kind"].(string) != "" {
 		kind := v1.AzureDataDiskKind(v)
@@ -717,7 +717,7 @@ func expandFCVolumeSource(l []interface{}) *v1.FCVolumeSource {
 	in := l[0].(map[string]interface{})
 	obj := &v1.FCVolumeSource{
 		TargetWWNs: sliceOfString(in["target_ww_ns"].(*schema.Set).List()),
-		Lun:        ptrToInt32(int32(in["lun"].(int))),
+		Lun:        pointerOf(int32(in["lun"].(int))),
 	}
 	if v, ok := in["fs_type"].(string); ok {
 		obj.FSType = v
diff --git a/kubernetes/structure_pod_security_policy_spec.go b/kubernetes/structure_pod_security_policy_spec.go
index fe3a555744..90f1791ac6 100644
--- a/kubernetes/structure_pod_security_policy_spec.go
+++ b/kubernetes/structure_pod_security_policy_spec.go
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ func expandPodSecurityPolicySpec(in []interface{}) (v1beta1.PodSecurityPolicySpe
 	}
 
 	if v, ok := m["allow_privilege_escalation"].(bool); ok {
-		spec.AllowPrivilegeEscalation = ptrToBool(v)
+		spec.AllowPrivilegeEscalation = pointerOf(v)
 	}
 
 	if v, ok := m["allowed_capabilities"].([]interface{}); ok && len(v) > 0 {
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ func expandPodSecurityPolicySpec(in []interface{}) (v1beta1.PodSecurityPolicySpe
 	}
 
 	if v, ok := m["default_allow_privilege_escalation"].(bool); ok {
-		spec.DefaultAllowPrivilegeEscalation = ptrToBool(v)
+		spec.DefaultAllowPrivilegeEscalation = pointerOf(v)
 	}
 
 	if v, ok := m["forbidden_sysctls"].([]interface{}); ok && len(v) > 0 {
diff --git a/kubernetes/structure_service_spec.go b/kubernetes/structure_service_spec.go
index fd02da747e..30d7e7d9c6 100644
--- a/kubernetes/structure_service_spec.go
+++ b/kubernetes/structure_service_spec.go
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ func expandSessionAffinityConfigClientIP(l []interface{}) *v1.ClientIPConfig {
 
 	in := l[0].(map[string]interface{})
 	if v, ok := in["timeout_seconds"].(int); ok {
-		obj.TimeoutSeconds = ptrToInt32(int32(v))
+		obj.TimeoutSeconds = pointerOf(int32(v))
 	}
 
 	return obj
diff --git a/kubernetes/structure_validating_webhook_configuration.go b/kubernetes/structure_validating_webhook_configuration.go
index 90a433d7c1..00b550c0ae 100644
--- a/kubernetes/structure_validating_webhook_configuration.go
+++ b/kubernetes/structure_validating_webhook_configuration.go
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ func expandValidatingWebhook(in map[string]interface{}) admissionregistrationv1.
 	}
 
 	if v, ok := in["timeout_seconds"].(int); ok {
-		obj.TimeoutSeconds = ptrToInt32(int32(v))
+		obj.TimeoutSeconds = pointerOf(int32(v))
 	}
 
 	return obj
diff --git a/kubernetes/structures.go b/kubernetes/structures.go
index cdcea644a3..c02f46c3fb 100644
--- a/kubernetes/structures.go
+++ b/kubernetes/structures.go
@@ -227,20 +227,8 @@ func flattenByteMapToStringMap(m map[string][]byte) map[string]string {
 	return result
 }
 
-func ptrToString(s string) *string {
-	return &s
-}
-
-func ptrToBool(b bool) *bool {
-	return &b
-}
-
-func ptrToInt32(i int32) *int32 {
-	return &i
-}
-
-func ptrToInt64(i int64) *int64 {
-	return &i
+func pointerOf[A any](a A) *A {
+	return &a
 }
 
 func sliceOfString(slice []interface{}) []string {
diff --git a/kubernetes/structures_admissionregistration.go b/kubernetes/structures_admissionregistration.go
index 8efcd6cf89..38ae028451 100644
--- a/kubernetes/structures_admissionregistration.go
+++ b/kubernetes/structures_admissionregistration.go
@@ -42,11 +42,11 @@ func expandServiceReference(l []interface{}) *admissionregistrationv1.ServiceRef
 	}
 
 	if v, ok := in["path"].(string); ok && v != "" {
-		obj.Path = ptrToString(v)
+		obj.Path = pointerOf(v)
 	}
 
 	if v, ok := in["port"].(int); ok {
-		obj.Port = ptrToInt32(int32(v))
+		obj.Port = pointerOf(int32(v))
 	}
 
 	return obj
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ func expandWebhookClientConfig(l []interface{}) admissionregistrationv1.WebhookC
 	}
 
 	if v, ok := in["url"].(string); ok && v != "" {
-		obj.URL = ptrToString(v)
+		obj.URL = pointerOf(v)
 	}
 
 	return obj
diff --git a/kubernetes/structures_container.go b/kubernetes/structures_container.go
index 66f7ce712f..20f8115a8d 100644
--- a/kubernetes/structures_container.go
+++ b/kubernetes/structures_container.go
@@ -600,33 +600,33 @@ func expandContainerSecurityContext(l []interface{}) (*v1.SecurityContext, error
 	in := l[0].(map[string]interface{})
 	obj := v1.SecurityContext{}
 	if v, ok := in["allow_privilege_escalation"]; ok {
-		obj.AllowPrivilegeEscalation = ptrToBool(v.(bool))
+		obj.AllowPrivilegeEscalation = pointerOf(v.(bool))
 	}
 	if v, ok := in["capabilities"].([]interface{}); ok && len(v) > 0 {
 		obj.Capabilities = expandSecurityCapabilities(v)
 	}
 	if v, ok := in["privileged"]; ok {
-		obj.Privileged = ptrToBool(v.(bool))
+		obj.Privileged = pointerOf(v.(bool))
 	}
 	if v, ok := in["read_only_root_filesystem"]; ok {
-		obj.ReadOnlyRootFilesystem = ptrToBool(v.(bool))
+		obj.ReadOnlyRootFilesystem = pointerOf(v.(bool))
 	}
 	if v, ok := in["run_as_group"].(string); ok && v != "" {
 		i, err := strconv.ParseInt(v, 10, 64)
 		if err != nil {
 			return &obj, err
 		}
-		obj.RunAsGroup = ptrToInt64(int64(i))
+		obj.RunAsGroup = pointerOf(int64(i))
 	}
 	if v, ok := in["run_as_non_root"]; ok {
-		obj.RunAsNonRoot = ptrToBool(v.(bool))
+		obj.RunAsNonRoot = pointerOf(v.(bool))
 	}
 	if v, ok := in["run_as_user"].(string); ok && v != "" {
 		i, err := strconv.ParseInt(v, 10, 64)
 		if err != nil {
 			return &obj, err
 		}
-		obj.RunAsUser = ptrToInt64(int64(i))
+		obj.RunAsUser = pointerOf(int64(i))
 	}
 	if v, ok := in["seccomp_profile"].([]interface{}); ok && len(v) > 0 {
 		obj.SeccompProfile = expandSeccompProfile(v)
@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@ func expandGRPC(l []interface{}) *v1.GRPCAction {
 		obj.Port = int32(v)
 	}
 	if v, ok := in["service"].(string); ok {
-		obj.Service = ptrToString(v)
+		obj.Service = pointerOf(v)
 	}
 	return &obj
 }
@@ -910,7 +910,7 @@ func expandConfigMapKeyRef(r []interface{}) (*v1.ConfigMapKeySelector, error) {
 		obj.Name = v
 	}
 	if v, ok := in["optional"]; ok {
-		obj.Optional = ptrToBool(v.(bool))
+		obj.Optional = pointerOf(v.(bool))
 	}
 	return obj, nil
 
@@ -964,7 +964,7 @@ func expandSecretRef(r []interface{}) (*v1.SecretEnvSource, error) {
 		obj.Name = v
 	}
 	if v, ok := in["optional"]; ok {
-		obj.Optional = ptrToBool(v.(bool))
+		obj.Optional = pointerOf(v.(bool))
 	}
 
 	return obj, nil
@@ -984,7 +984,7 @@ func expandSecretKeyRef(r []interface{}) (*v1.SecretKeySelector, error) {
 		obj.Name = v
 	}
 	if v, ok := in["optional"]; ok {
-		obj.Optional = ptrToBool(v.(bool))
+		obj.Optional = pointerOf(v.(bool))
 	}
 	return obj, nil
 }
@@ -1036,7 +1036,7 @@ func expandConfigMapRef(r []interface{}) (*v1.ConfigMapEnvSource, error) {
 		obj.Name = v
 	}
 	if v, ok := in["optional"]; ok {
-		obj.Optional = ptrToBool(v.(bool))
+		obj.Optional = pointerOf(v.(bool))
 	}
 
 	return obj, nil
diff --git a/kubernetes/structures_container_test.go b/kubernetes/structures_container_test.go
index 12ccc76c8e..c5c1304085 100644
--- a/kubernetes/structures_container_test.go
+++ b/kubernetes/structures_container_test.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ func TestFlattenSecretKeyRef(t *testing.T) {
 					Name: "Secret1",
 				},
 				Key:      "key1",
-				Optional: ptrToBool(true),
+				Optional: pointerOf(true),
 			},
 			[]interface{}{
 				map[string]interface{}{
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ func TestExpandSecretKeyRef(t *testing.T) {
 					Name: "Secret1",
 				},
 				Key:      "key1",
-				Optional: ptrToBool(true),
+				Optional: pointerOf(true),
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ func TestFlattenConfigMapKeyRef(t *testing.T) {
 					Name: "configmap1",
 				},
 				Key:      "key1",
-				Optional: ptrToBool(true),
+				Optional: pointerOf(true),
 			},
 			[]interface{}{
 				map[string]interface{}{
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ func TestExpandConfigMapKeyRef(t *testing.T) {
 					Name: "configmap1",
 				},
 				Key:      "key1",
-				Optional: ptrToBool(true),
+				Optional: pointerOf(true),
 			},
 		},
 		{
diff --git a/kubernetes/structures_daemonset.go b/kubernetes/structures_daemonset.go
index a65d6e42c7..0ed77ba470 100644
--- a/kubernetes/structures_daemonset.go
+++ b/kubernetes/structures_daemonset.go
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func expandDaemonSetSpec(daemonset []interface{}) (appsv1.DaemonSetSpec, error)
 	in := daemonset[0].(map[string]interface{})
 
 	obj.MinReadySeconds = int32(in["min_ready_seconds"].(int))
-	obj.RevisionHistoryLimit = ptrToInt32(int32(in["revision_history_limit"].(int)))
+	obj.RevisionHistoryLimit = pointerOf(int32(in["revision_history_limit"].(int)))
 
 	if v, ok := in["selector"].([]interface{}); ok && len(v) > 0 {
 		obj.Selector = expandLabelSelector(v)
diff --git a/kubernetes/structures_deployment.go b/kubernetes/structures_deployment.go
index 648229e649..646fd4f720 100644
--- a/kubernetes/structures_deployment.go
+++ b/kubernetes/structures_deployment.go
@@ -79,15 +79,15 @@ func expandDeploymentSpec(deployment []interface{}) (*appsv1.DeploymentSpec, err
 
 	obj.MinReadySeconds = int32(in["min_ready_seconds"].(int))
 	obj.Paused = in["paused"].(bool)
-	obj.ProgressDeadlineSeconds = ptrToInt32(int32(in["progress_deadline_seconds"].(int)))
+	obj.ProgressDeadlineSeconds = pointerOf(int32(in["progress_deadline_seconds"].(int)))
 	if v, ok := in["replicas"].(string); ok && v != "" {
 		i, err := strconv.ParseInt(v, 10, 32)
 		if err != nil {
 			return obj, err
 		}
-		obj.Replicas = ptrToInt32(int32(i))
+		obj.Replicas = pointerOf(int32(i))
 	}
-	obj.RevisionHistoryLimit = ptrToInt32(int32(in["revision_history_limit"].(int)))
+	obj.RevisionHistoryLimit = pointerOf(int32(in["revision_history_limit"].(int)))
 
 	if v, ok := in["selector"].([]interface{}); ok && len(v) > 0 {
 		obj.Selector = expandLabelSelector(v)
diff --git a/kubernetes/structures_pod.go b/kubernetes/structures_pod.go
index df3308d888..20ad9f511d 100644
--- a/kubernetes/structures_pod.go
+++ b/kubernetes/structures_pod.go
@@ -730,7 +730,7 @@ func expandPodSpec(p []interface{}) (*v1.PodSpec, error) {
 	in := p[0].(map[string]interface{})
 
 	if v, ok := in["active_deadline_seconds"].(int); ok && v > 0 {
-		obj.ActiveDeadlineSeconds = ptrToInt64(int64(v))
+		obj.ActiveDeadlineSeconds = pointerOf(int64(v))
 	}
 
 	if v, ok := in["affinity"].([]interface{}); ok && len(v) > 0 {
@@ -742,7 +742,7 @@ func expandPodSpec(p []interface{}) (*v1.PodSpec, error) {
 	}
 
 	if v, ok := in["automount_service_account_token"].(bool); ok {
-		obj.AutomountServiceAccountToken = ptrToBool(v)
+		obj.AutomountServiceAccountToken = pointerOf(v)
 	}
 
 	if v, ok := in["container"].([]interface{}); ok && len(v) > 0 {
@@ -782,7 +782,7 @@ func expandPodSpec(p []interface{}) (*v1.PodSpec, error) {
 	}
 
 	if v, ok := in["enable_service_links"].(bool); ok {
-		obj.EnableServiceLinks = ptrToBool(v)
+		obj.EnableServiceLinks = pointerOf(v)
 	}
 
 	if v, ok := in["host_aliases"].([]interface{}); ok && len(v) > 0 {
@@ -833,7 +833,7 @@ func expandPodSpec(p []interface{}) (*v1.PodSpec, error) {
 	}
 
 	if v, ok := in["runtime_class_name"].(string); ok && v != "" {
-		obj.RuntimeClassName = ptrToString(v)
+		obj.RuntimeClassName = pointerOf(v)
 	}
 
 	if v, ok := in["priority_class_name"].(string); ok {
@@ -861,7 +861,7 @@ func expandPodSpec(p []interface{}) (*v1.PodSpec, error) {
 	}
 
 	if v, ok := in["share_process_namespace"]; ok {
-		obj.ShareProcessNamespace = ptrToBool(v.(bool))
+		obj.ShareProcessNamespace = pointerOf(v.(bool))
 	}
 
 	if v, ok := in["subdomain"].(string); ok {
@@ -869,7 +869,7 @@ func expandPodSpec(p []interface{}) (*v1.PodSpec, error) {
 	}
 
 	if v, ok := in["termination_grace_period_seconds"].(int); ok {
-		obj.TerminationGracePeriodSeconds = ptrToInt64(int64(v))
+		obj.TerminationGracePeriodSeconds = pointerOf(int64(v))
 	}
 
 	if v, ok := in["toleration"].([]interface{}); ok && len(v) > 0 {
@@ -924,19 +924,19 @@ func expandWindowsOptions(l []interface{}) *v1.WindowsSecurityContextOptions {
 	obj := &v1.WindowsSecurityContextOptions{}
 
 	if v, ok := in["gmsa_credential_spec"].(string); ok {
-		obj.GMSACredentialSpec = ptrToString(v)
+		obj.GMSACredentialSpec = pointerOf(v)
 	}
 
 	if v, ok := in["host_process"].(bool); ok {
-		obj.HostProcess = ptrToBool(v)
+		obj.HostProcess = pointerOf(v)
 	}
 
 	if v, ok := in["gmsa_credential_spec_name"].(string); ok {
-		obj.GMSACredentialSpecName = ptrToString(v)
+		obj.GMSACredentialSpecName = pointerOf(v)
 	}
 
 	if v, ok := in["run_as_username"].(string); ok {
-		obj.RunAsUserName = ptrToString(v)
+		obj.RunAsUserName = pointerOf(v)
 	}
 
 	return obj
@@ -998,7 +998,7 @@ func expandDNSConfigOptions(options []interface{}) ([]v1.PodDNSConfigOption, err
 			opt.Name = v
 		}
 		if v, ok := in["value"].(string); ok {
-			opt.Value = ptrToString(v)
+			opt.Value = pointerOf(v)
 		}
 		opts[i] = opt
 	}
@@ -1017,24 +1017,24 @@ func expandPodSecurityContext(l []interface{}) (*v1.PodSecurityContext, error) {
 		if err != nil {
 			return obj, err
 		}
-		obj.FSGroup = ptrToInt64(int64(i))
+		obj.FSGroup = pointerOf(int64(i))
 	}
 	if v, ok := in["run_as_group"].(string); ok && v != "" {
 		i, err := strconv.ParseInt(v, 10, 64)
 		if err != nil {
 			return obj, err
 		}
-		obj.RunAsGroup = ptrToInt64(int64(i))
+		obj.RunAsGroup = pointerOf(int64(i))
 	}
 	if v, ok := in["run_as_non_root"].(bool); ok {
-		obj.RunAsNonRoot = ptrToBool(v)
+		obj.RunAsNonRoot = pointerOf(v)
 	}
 	if v, ok := in["run_as_user"].(string); ok && v != "" {
 		i, err := strconv.ParseInt(v, 10, 64)
 		if err != nil {
 			return obj, err
 		}
-		obj.RunAsUser = ptrToInt64(int64(i))
+		obj.RunAsUser = pointerOf(int64(i))
 	}
 	if v, ok := in["seccomp_profile"].([]interface{}); ok && len(v) > 0 {
 		obj.SeccompProfile = expandSeccompProfile(v)
@@ -1127,7 +1127,7 @@ func expandKeyPath(in []interface{}) []v1.KeyToPath {
 		if v, ok := p["mode"].(string); ok {
 			m, err := strconv.ParseInt(v, 8, 32)
 			if err == nil {
-				keyPaths[i].Mode = ptrToInt32(int32(m))
+				keyPaths[i].Mode = pointerOf(int32(m))
 			}
 		}
 		if v, ok := p["path"].(string); ok {
@@ -1151,7 +1151,7 @@ func expandDownwardAPIVolumeFile(in []interface{}) ([]v1.DownwardAPIVolumeFile,
 			if err != nil {
 				return dapivf, fmt.Errorf("DownwardAPI volume file: failed to parse 'mode' value: %s", err)
 			}
-			dapivf[i].Mode = ptrToInt32(int32(m))
+			dapivf[i].Mode = pointerOf(int32(m))
 		}
 		if v, ok := p["path"].(string); ok {
 			dapivf[i].Path = v
@@ -1184,7 +1184,7 @@ func expandConfigMapVolumeSource(l []interface{}) (*v1.ConfigMapVolumeSource, er
 		if err != nil {
 			return obj, fmt.Errorf("ConfigMap volume: failed to parse 'default_mode' value: %s", err)
 		}
-		obj.DefaultMode = ptrToInt32(int32(v))
+		obj.DefaultMode = pointerOf(int32(v))
 	}
 
 	if v, ok := in["name"].(string); ok {
@@ -1192,7 +1192,7 @@ func expandConfigMapVolumeSource(l []interface{}) (*v1.ConfigMapVolumeSource, er
 	}
 
 	if opt, ok := in["optional"].(bool); ok {
-		obj.Optional = ptrToBool(opt)
+		obj.Optional = pointerOf(opt)
 	}
 	if v, ok := in["items"].([]interface{}); ok && len(v) > 0 {
 		obj.Items = expandKeyPath(v)
@@ -1213,7 +1213,7 @@ func expandDownwardAPIVolumeSource(l []interface{}) (*v1.DownwardAPIVolumeSource
 		if err != nil {
 			return obj, fmt.Errorf("Downward API volume: failed to parse 'default_mode' value: %s", err)
 		}
-		obj.DefaultMode = ptrToInt32(int32(v))
+		obj.DefaultMode = pointerOf(int32(v))
 	}
 
 	if v, ok := in["items"].([]interface{}); ok && len(v) > 0 {
@@ -1290,7 +1290,7 @@ func expandSecretVolumeSource(l []interface{}) (*v1.SecretVolumeSource, error) {
 		if err != nil {
 			return obj, fmt.Errorf("Secret volume: failed to parse 'default_mode' value: %s", err)
 		}
-		obj.DefaultMode = ptrToInt32(int32(v))
+		obj.DefaultMode = pointerOf(int32(v))
 	}
 
 	if secret, ok := in["secret_name"].(string); ok {
@@ -1298,7 +1298,7 @@ func expandSecretVolumeSource(l []interface{}) (*v1.SecretVolumeSource, error) {
 	}
 
 	if opt, ok := in["optional"].(bool); ok {
-		obj.Optional = ptrToBool(opt)
+		obj.Optional = pointerOf(opt)
 	}
 	if v, ok := in["items"].([]interface{}); ok && len(v) > 0 {
 		obj.Items = expandKeyPath(v)
@@ -1319,7 +1319,7 @@ func expandProjectedVolumeSource(l []interface{}) (*v1.ProjectedVolumeSource, er
 		if err != nil {
 			return obj, fmt.Errorf("Projected volume: failed to parse 'default_mode' value: %s", err)
 		}
-		obj.DefaultMode = ptrToInt32(int32(v))
+		obj.DefaultMode = pointerOf(int32(v))
 	}
 	if v, ok := in["sources"].([]interface{}); ok && len(v) > 0 {
 		srcs, err := expandProjectedSources(v)
@@ -1387,7 +1387,7 @@ func expandProjectedSecret(secret map[string]interface{}) *v1.SecretProjection {
 		s.Items = expandKeyPath(values)
 	}
 	if value, ok := secret["optional"].(bool); ok {
-		s.Optional = ptrToBool(value)
+		s.Optional = pointerOf(value)
 	}
 	return s
 }
@@ -1413,7 +1413,7 @@ func expandProjectedConfigMap(configMap map[string]interface{}) *v1.ConfigMapPro
 		s.Items = expandKeyPath(values)
 	}
 	if value, ok := configMap["optional"].(bool); ok {
-		s.Optional = ptrToBool(value)
+		s.Optional = pointerOf(value)
 	}
 	return s
 }
@@ -1468,7 +1468,7 @@ func expandProjectedServiceAccountToken(sat map[string]interface{}) (*v1.Service
 		s.Audience = value
 	}
 	if value, ok := sat["expiration_seconds"].(int); ok {
-		s.ExpirationSeconds = ptrToInt64(int64(value))
+		s.ExpirationSeconds = pointerOf(int64(value))
 	}
 	if value, ok := sat["path"].(string); ok {
 		s.Path = value
@@ -1499,7 +1499,7 @@ func expandTolerations(tolerations []interface{}) ([]*v1.Toleration, error) {
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid toleration_seconds must be int or \"\", got \"%s\"", value)
 			}
-			ts[i].TolerationSeconds = ptrToInt64(seconds)
+			ts[i].TolerationSeconds = pointerOf(seconds)
 		}
 		if value, ok := m["value"]; ok {
 			ts[i].Value = value.(string)
diff --git a/kubernetes/structures_pod_test.go b/kubernetes/structures_pod_test.go
index b627ba32c4..c1d9d84268 100644
--- a/kubernetes/structures_pod_test.go
+++ b/kubernetes/structures_pod_test.go
@@ -8,17 +8,17 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
-	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource"
 )
 
 func TestFlattenTolerations(t *testing.T) {
 	cases := []struct {
-		Input          []v1.Toleration
+		Input          []corev1.Toleration
 		ExpectedOutput []interface{}
 	}{
 		{
-			[]v1.Toleration{
+			[]corev1.Toleration{
 				{
 					Key:   "node-role.kubernetes.io/spot-worker",
 					Value: "true",
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func TestFlattenTolerations(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			[]v1.Toleration{
+			[]corev1.Toleration{
 				{
 					Key:      "node-role.kubernetes.io/other-worker",
 					Operator: "Exists",
@@ -54,10 +54,10 @@ func TestFlattenTolerations(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			[]v1.Toleration{
+			[]corev1.Toleration{
 				{
 					Effect:            "NoExecute",
-					TolerationSeconds: ptrToInt64(120),
+					TolerationSeconds: pointerOf(int64(120)),
 				},
 			},
 			[]interface{}{
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ func TestFlattenTolerations(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			[]v1.Toleration{},
+			[]corev1.Toleration{},
 			[]interface{}{},
 		},
 	}
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ func TestFlattenTolerations(t *testing.T) {
 func TestExpandTolerations(t *testing.T) {
 	cases := []struct {
 		Input          []interface{}
-		ExpectedOutput []*v1.Toleration
+		ExpectedOutput []*corev1.Toleration
 	}{
 		{
 			[]interface{}{
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ func TestExpandTolerations(t *testing.T) {
 					"value": "true",
 				},
 			},
-			[]*v1.Toleration{
+			[]*corev1.Toleration{
 				{
 					Key:   "node-role.kubernetes.io/spot-worker",
 					Value: "true",
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ func TestExpandTolerations(t *testing.T) {
 					"operator": "Exists",
 				},
 			},
-			[]*v1.Toleration{
+			[]*corev1.Toleration{
 				{
 					Key:   "node-role.kubernetes.io/spot-worker",
 					Value: "true",
@@ -130,16 +130,16 @@ func TestExpandTolerations(t *testing.T) {
 					"toleration_seconds": "120",
 				},
 			},
-			[]*v1.Toleration{
+			[]*corev1.Toleration{
 				{
 					Effect:            "NoExecute",
-					TolerationSeconds: ptrToInt64(120),
+					TolerationSeconds: pointerOf(int64(120)),
 				},
 			},
 		},
 		{
 			[]interface{}{},
-			[]*v1.Toleration{},
+			[]*corev1.Toleration{},
 		},
 	}
 
@@ -157,18 +157,18 @@ func TestExpandTolerations(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestFlattenSecretVolumeSource(t *testing.T) {
 	cases := []struct {
-		Input          *v1.SecretVolumeSource
+		Input          *corev1.SecretVolumeSource
 		ExpectedOutput []interface{}
 	}{
 		{
-			&v1.SecretVolumeSource{
-				DefaultMode: ptrToInt32(0644),
+			&corev1.SecretVolumeSource{
+				DefaultMode: pointerOf(int32(0644)),
 				SecretName:  "secret1",
-				Optional:    ptrToBool(true),
-				Items: []v1.KeyToPath{
+				Optional:    pointerOf(true),
+				Items: []corev1.KeyToPath{
 					{
 						Key:  "foo.txt",
-						Mode: ptrToInt32(0600),
+						Mode: pointerOf(int32(0600)),
 						Path: "etc/foo.txt",
 					},
 				},
@@ -189,10 +189,10 @@ func TestFlattenSecretVolumeSource(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			&v1.SecretVolumeSource{
-				DefaultMode: ptrToInt32(0755),
+			&corev1.SecretVolumeSource{
+				DefaultMode: pointerOf(int32(0755)),
 				SecretName:  "secret2",
-				Items: []v1.KeyToPath{
+				Items: []corev1.KeyToPath{
 					{
 						Key:  "bar.txt",
 						Path: "etc/bar.txt",
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ func TestFlattenSecretVolumeSource(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			&v1.SecretVolumeSource{},
+			&corev1.SecretVolumeSource{},
 			[]interface{}{map[string]interface{}{}},
 		},
 	}
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ func TestFlattenSecretVolumeSource(t *testing.T) {
 func TestExpandSecretVolumeSource(t *testing.T) {
 	cases := []struct {
 		Input          []interface{}
-		ExpectedOutput *v1.SecretVolumeSource
+		ExpectedOutput *corev1.SecretVolumeSource
 	}{
 		{
 			[]interface{}{
@@ -247,14 +247,14 @@ func TestExpandSecretVolumeSource(t *testing.T) {
 					},
 				},
 			},
-			&v1.SecretVolumeSource{
-				DefaultMode: ptrToInt32(0644),
+			&corev1.SecretVolumeSource{
+				DefaultMode: pointerOf(int32(0644)),
 				SecretName:  "secret1",
-				Optional:    ptrToBool(true),
-				Items: []v1.KeyToPath{
+				Optional:    pointerOf(true),
+				Items: []corev1.KeyToPath{
 					{
 						Key:  "foo.txt",
-						Mode: ptrToInt32(0600),
+						Mode: pointerOf(int32(0600)),
 						Path: "etc/foo.txt",
 					},
 				},
@@ -273,10 +273,10 @@ func TestExpandSecretVolumeSource(t *testing.T) {
 					},
 				},
 			},
-			&v1.SecretVolumeSource{
-				DefaultMode: ptrToInt32(0755),
+			&corev1.SecretVolumeSource{
+				DefaultMode: pointerOf(int32(0755)),
 				SecretName:  "secret2",
-				Items: []v1.KeyToPath{
+				Items: []corev1.KeyToPath{
 					{
 						Key:  "bar.txt",
 						Path: "etc/bar.txt",
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ func TestExpandSecretVolumeSource(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			[]interface{}{},
-			&v1.SecretVolumeSource{},
+			&corev1.SecretVolumeSource{},
 		},
 	}
 
@@ -306,12 +306,12 @@ func TestFlattenEmptyDirVolumeSource(t *testing.T) {
 	size, _ := resource.ParseQuantity("64Mi")
 
 	cases := []struct {
-		Input          *v1.EmptyDirVolumeSource
+		Input          *corev1.EmptyDirVolumeSource
 		ExpectedOutput []interface{}
 	}{
 		{
-			&v1.EmptyDirVolumeSource{
-				Medium: v1.StorageMediumMemory,
+			&corev1.EmptyDirVolumeSource{
+				Medium: corev1.StorageMediumMemory,
 			},
 			[]interface{}{
 				map[string]interface{}{
@@ -320,8 +320,8 @@ func TestFlattenEmptyDirVolumeSource(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			&v1.EmptyDirVolumeSource{
-				Medium:    v1.StorageMediumMemory,
+			&corev1.EmptyDirVolumeSource{
+				Medium:    corev1.StorageMediumMemory,
 				SizeLimit: &size,
 			},
 			[]interface{}{
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ func TestFlattenEmptyDirVolumeSource(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			&v1.EmptyDirVolumeSource{},
+			&corev1.EmptyDirVolumeSource{},
 			[]interface{}{
 				map[string]interface{}{
 					"medium": "",
@@ -352,20 +352,20 @@ func TestFlattenEmptyDirVolumeSource(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestFlattenConfigMapVolumeSource(t *testing.T) {
 	cases := []struct {
-		Input          *v1.ConfigMapVolumeSource
+		Input          *corev1.ConfigMapVolumeSource
 		ExpectedOutput []interface{}
 	}{
 		{
-			&v1.ConfigMapVolumeSource{
-				LocalObjectReference: v1.LocalObjectReference{
+			&corev1.ConfigMapVolumeSource{
+				LocalObjectReference: corev1.LocalObjectReference{
 					Name: "configmap1",
 				},
-				DefaultMode: ptrToInt32(0644),
-				Optional:    ptrToBool(true),
-				Items: []v1.KeyToPath{
+				DefaultMode: pointerOf(int32(0644)),
+				Optional:    pointerOf(true),
+				Items: []corev1.KeyToPath{
 					{
 						Key:  "foo.txt",
-						Mode: ptrToInt32(0600),
+						Mode: pointerOf(int32(0600)),
 						Path: "etc/foo.txt",
 					},
 				},
@@ -386,12 +386,12 @@ func TestFlattenConfigMapVolumeSource(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			&v1.ConfigMapVolumeSource{
-				LocalObjectReference: v1.LocalObjectReference{
+			&corev1.ConfigMapVolumeSource{
+				LocalObjectReference: corev1.LocalObjectReference{
 					Name: "configmap2",
 				},
-				DefaultMode: ptrToInt32(0755),
-				Items: []v1.KeyToPath{
+				DefaultMode: pointerOf(int32(0755)),
+				Items: []corev1.KeyToPath{
 					{
 						Key:  "bar.txt",
 						Path: "etc/bar.txt",
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ func TestFlattenConfigMapVolumeSource(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			&v1.ConfigMapVolumeSource{},
+			&corev1.ConfigMapVolumeSource{},
 			[]interface{}{map[string]interface{}{"name": ""}},
 		},
 	}
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ func TestFlattenConfigMapVolumeSource(t *testing.T) {
 func TestExpandConfigMapVolumeSource(t *testing.T) {
 	cases := []struct {
 		Input          []interface{}
-		ExpectedOutput *v1.ConfigMapVolumeSource
+		ExpectedOutput *corev1.ConfigMapVolumeSource
 	}{
 		{
 			[]interface{}{
@@ -446,16 +446,16 @@ func TestExpandConfigMapVolumeSource(t *testing.T) {
 					},
 				},
 			},
-			&v1.ConfigMapVolumeSource{
-				LocalObjectReference: v1.LocalObjectReference{
+			&corev1.ConfigMapVolumeSource{
+				LocalObjectReference: corev1.LocalObjectReference{
 					Name: "configmap1",
 				},
-				DefaultMode: ptrToInt32(0644),
-				Optional:    ptrToBool(true),
-				Items: []v1.KeyToPath{
+				DefaultMode: pointerOf(int32(0644)),
+				Optional:    pointerOf(true),
+				Items: []corev1.KeyToPath{
 					{
 						Key:  "foo.txt",
-						Mode: ptrToInt32(0600),
+						Mode: pointerOf(int32(0600)),
 						Path: "etc/foo.txt",
 					},
 				},
@@ -474,12 +474,12 @@ func TestExpandConfigMapVolumeSource(t *testing.T) {
 					},
 				},
 			},
-			&v1.ConfigMapVolumeSource{
-				LocalObjectReference: v1.LocalObjectReference{
+			&corev1.ConfigMapVolumeSource{
+				LocalObjectReference: corev1.LocalObjectReference{
 					Name: "configmap2",
 				},
-				DefaultMode: ptrToInt32(0755),
-				Items: []v1.KeyToPath{
+				DefaultMode: pointerOf(int32(0755)),
+				Items: []corev1.KeyToPath{
 					{
 						Key:  "bar.txt",
 						Path: "etc/bar.txt",
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ func TestExpandConfigMapVolumeSource(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			[]interface{}{},
-			&v1.ConfigMapVolumeSource{},
+			&corev1.ConfigMapVolumeSource{},
 		},
 	}
 
@@ -507,35 +507,35 @@ func TestExpandConfigMapVolumeSource(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestExpandThenFlatten_projected_volume(t *testing.T) {
 	cases := []struct {
-		Input *v1.ProjectedVolumeSource
+		Input *corev1.ProjectedVolumeSource
 	}{
 		{
-			Input: &v1.ProjectedVolumeSource{
-				Sources: []v1.VolumeProjection{
+			Input: &corev1.ProjectedVolumeSource{
+				Sources: []corev1.VolumeProjection{
 					{
-						Secret: &v1.SecretProjection{
-							LocalObjectReference: v1.LocalObjectReference{Name: "secret-1"},
+						Secret: &corev1.SecretProjection{
+							LocalObjectReference: corev1.LocalObjectReference{Name: "secret-1"},
 						},
 					},
 					{
-						ConfigMap: &v1.ConfigMapProjection{
-							LocalObjectReference: v1.LocalObjectReference{Name: "config-1"},
+						ConfigMap: &corev1.ConfigMapProjection{
+							LocalObjectReference: corev1.LocalObjectReference{Name: "config-1"},
 						},
 					},
 					{
-						ConfigMap: &v1.ConfigMapProjection{
-							LocalObjectReference: v1.LocalObjectReference{Name: "config-2"},
+						ConfigMap: &corev1.ConfigMapProjection{
+							LocalObjectReference: corev1.LocalObjectReference{Name: "config-2"},
 						},
 					},
 					{
-						DownwardAPI: &v1.DownwardAPIProjection{
-							Items: []v1.DownwardAPIVolumeFile{
+						DownwardAPI: &corev1.DownwardAPIProjection{
+							Items: []corev1.DownwardAPIVolumeFile{
 								{Path: "path-1"},
 							},
 						},
 					},
 					{
-						ServiceAccountToken: &v1.ServiceAccountTokenProjection{
+						ServiceAccountToken: &corev1.ServiceAccountTokenProjection{
 							Audience: "audience-1",
 						},
 					},
@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@ func TestExpandThenFlatten_projected_volume(t *testing.T) {
 func TestExpandCSIVolumeSource(t *testing.T) {
 	cases := []struct {
 		Input          []interface{}
-		ExpectedOutput *v1.CSIVolumeSource
+		ExpectedOutput *corev1.CSIVolumeSource
 	}{
 		{
 			Input: []interface{}{
@@ -583,14 +583,14 @@ func TestExpandCSIVolumeSource(t *testing.T) {
 					},
 				},
 			},
-			ExpectedOutput: &v1.CSIVolumeSource{
+			ExpectedOutput: &corev1.CSIVolumeSource{
 				Driver:   "secrets-store.csi.k8s.io",
-				ReadOnly: ptrToBool(true),
-				FSType:   ptrToString("nfs"),
+				ReadOnly: pointerOf(true),
+				FSType:   pointerOf("nfs"),
 				VolumeAttributes: map[string]string{
 					"secretProviderClass": "azure-keyvault",
 				},
-				NodePublishSecretRef: &v1.LocalObjectReference{
+				NodePublishSecretRef: &corev1.LocalObjectReference{
 					Name: "secrets-store",
 				},
 			},
@@ -607,7 +607,7 @@ func TestExpandCSIVolumeSource(t *testing.T) {
 					},
 				},
 			},
-			ExpectedOutput: &v1.CSIVolumeSource{
+			ExpectedOutput: &corev1.CSIVolumeSource{
 				Driver:   "other-csi-driver.k8s.io",
 				ReadOnly: nil,
 				FSType:   nil,
@@ -632,18 +632,18 @@ func TestExpandCSIVolumeSource(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestFlattenCSIVolumeSource(t *testing.T) {
 	cases := []struct {
-		Input          *v1.CSIVolumeSource
+		Input          *corev1.CSIVolumeSource
 		ExpectedOutput []interface{}
 	}{
 		{
-			Input: &v1.CSIVolumeSource{
+			Input: &corev1.CSIVolumeSource{
 				Driver:   "secrets-store.csi.k8s.io",
-				ReadOnly: ptrToBool(true),
-				FSType:   ptrToString("nfs"),
+				ReadOnly: pointerOf(true),
+				FSType:   pointerOf("nfs"),
 				VolumeAttributes: map[string]string{
 					"secretProviderClass": "azure-keyvault",
 				},
-				NodePublishSecretRef: &v1.LocalObjectReference{
+				NodePublishSecretRef: &corev1.LocalObjectReference{
 					Name: "secrets-store",
 				},
 			},
@@ -664,7 +664,7 @@ func TestFlattenCSIVolumeSource(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			Input: &v1.CSIVolumeSource{
+			Input: &corev1.CSIVolumeSource{
 				Driver:   "other-csi-driver.k8s.io",
 				ReadOnly: nil,
 				FSType:   nil,
diff --git a/kubernetes/structures_replication_controller.go b/kubernetes/structures_replication_controller.go
index 08f25382da..180e8051a0 100644
--- a/kubernetes/structures_replication_controller.go
+++ b/kubernetes/structures_replication_controller.go
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func expandReplicationControllerSpec(rc []interface{}) (*corev1.ReplicationContr
 	}
 	in := rc[0].(map[string]interface{})
 	obj.MinReadySeconds = int32(in["min_ready_seconds"].(int))
-	obj.Replicas = ptrToInt32(int32(in["replicas"].(int)))
+	obj.Replicas = pointerOf(int32(in["replicas"].(int)))
 	obj.Selector = expandStringMap(in["selector"].(map[string]interface{}))
 
 	template, err := expandReplicationControllerTemplate(in["template"].([]interface{}))
diff --git a/kubernetes/structures_stateful_set.go b/kubernetes/structures_stateful_set.go
index af72e7dafc..5c5b4f64c1 100644
--- a/kubernetes/structures_stateful_set.go
+++ b/kubernetes/structures_stateful_set.go
@@ -32,11 +32,11 @@ func expandStatefulSetSpec(s []interface{}) (*v1.StatefulSetSpec, error) {
 		if err != nil {
 			return obj, err
 		}
-		obj.Replicas = ptrToInt32(int32(i))
+		obj.Replicas = pointerOf(int32(i))
 	}
 
 	if v, ok := in["revision_history_limit"].(int); ok {
-		obj.RevisionHistoryLimit = ptrToInt32(int32(v))
+		obj.RevisionHistoryLimit = pointerOf(int32(v))
 	}
 
 	if v, ok := in["selector"].([]interface{}); ok && len(v) > 0 {
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ func expandStatefulSetSpecUpdateStrategy(s []interface{}) (*v1.StatefulSetUpdate
 		if !ok {
 			return ust, errors.New("failed to expand 'spec.update_strategy.rolling_update.partition'")
 		}
-		u.Partition = ptrToInt32(int32(p))
+		u.Partition = pointerOf(int32(p))
 		ust.RollingUpdate = &u
 	}
 	log.Printf("[DEBUG] Expanded StatefulSet.Spec.UpdateStrategy: %#v", ust)
diff --git a/kubernetes/structures_test.go b/kubernetes/structures_test.go
index c551489bed..e65efa6016 100644
--- a/kubernetes/structures_test.go
+++ b/kubernetes/structures_test.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 package kubernetes
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
 	"testing"
 )
 
@@ -24,7 +23,7 @@ func TestIsInternalKey(t *testing.T) {
 		{"pv.kubernetes.io/any/path", true},
 	}
 	for _, tc := range testCases {
-		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("%s", tc.Key), func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Run(tc.Key, func(t *testing.T) {
 			isInternal := isInternalKey(tc.Key)
 			if tc.Expected && isInternal != tc.Expected {
 				t.Fatalf("Expected %q to be internal", tc.Key)
@@ -35,3 +34,29 @@ func TestIsInternalKey(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestPointerOf(t *testing.T) {
+	b := false
+	bp := pointerOf(b)
+	if b != *bp {
+		t.Error("Failed to get bool pointer")
+	}
+
+	s := "this"
+	sp := pointerOf(s)
+	if s != *sp {
+		t.Error("Failed to get string pointer")
+	}
+
+	i := int(1984)
+	ip := pointerOf(i)
+	if i != *ip {
+		t.Error("Failed to get int pointer")
+	}
+
+	i64 := int64(1984)
+	i64p := pointerOf(i64)
+	if i64 != *i64p {
+		t.Error("Failed to get int64 pointer")
+	}
+}
diff --git a/kubernetes/structures_tokenrequest.go b/kubernetes/structures_tokenrequest.go
index aee6d9733f..6fd4d178bf 100644
--- a/kubernetes/structures_tokenrequest.go
+++ b/kubernetes/structures_tokenrequest.go
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ func expandTokenRequestV1Spec(p []interface{}) *authv1.TokenRequestSpec {
 	obj.BoundObjectRef = bdObjRef
 
 	if v, ok := in["expiration_seconds"].(int); v != 0 && ok {
-		obj.ExpirationSeconds = ptrToInt64(int64(v))
+		obj.ExpirationSeconds = pointerOf(int64(v))
 	}
 
 	return obj