diff --git a/cli/restore/helpers.go b/cli/restore/helpers.go
index 90045f915..fa68209a4 100644
--- a/cli/restore/helpers.go
+++ b/cli/restore/helpers.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (
 
 func RandomStringGenerator(n int) string {
 	var characters = []rune("abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz1234567890")
-	rand.Seed(time.Now().UnixNano())
+	rand.New(rand.NewSource(time.Now().UnixNano()))
 	b := make([]rune, n)
 	for i := range b {
 		b[i] = characters[rand.Intn(len(characters))]
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index e6ae10f48..8a9db032b 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ module github.com/k8up-io/k8up/v2
 
 go 1.21
 
-toolchain go1.22.1
-
 require (
 	github.com/firepear/qsplit/v2 v2.5.0
 	github.com/go-logr/logr v1.4.1
diff --git a/operator/backupcontroller/controller_utils_integration_test.go b/operator/backupcontroller/controller_utils_integration_test.go
index 1b08df247..9c07f6d84 100644
--- a/operator/backupcontroller/controller_utils_integration_test.go
+++ b/operator/backupcontroller/controller_utils_integration_test.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ func (ts *BackupTestSuite) newPvc(name string, accessMode corev1.PersistentVolum
 		},
 		Spec: corev1.PersistentVolumeClaimSpec{
 			AccessModes: []corev1.PersistentVolumeAccessMode{accessMode},
-			Resources: corev1.ResourceRequirements{
+			Resources: corev1.VolumeResourceRequirements{
 				Requests: map[corev1.ResourceName]resource.Quantity{
 					corev1.ResourceStorage: resource.MustParse("1Mi"),
 				},
diff --git a/operator/backupcontroller/prebackup_utils.go b/operator/backupcontroller/prebackup_utils.go
index fb0f16406..7c6608fad 100644
--- a/operator/backupcontroller/prebackup_utils.go
+++ b/operator/backupcontroller/prebackup_utils.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/labels"
-	"k8s.io/utils/pointer"
+	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
 	controllerruntime "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/controller/controllerutil"
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ func (b *BackupExecutor) generateDeployments(ctx context.Context, templates []k8
 				},
 			},
 			Spec: appsv1.DeploymentSpec{
-				Replicas: pointer.Int32(1),
+				Replicas: ptr.To(int32(1)),
 				Template: template.Spec.Pod.PodTemplateSpec,
 				Selector: &metav1.LabelSelector{
 					MatchLabels: podLabels,
diff --git a/restic/kubernetes/pod_exec.go b/restic/kubernetes/pod_exec.go
index 757841c4e..274cf1f29 100644
--- a/restic/kubernetes/pod_exec.go
+++ b/restic/kubernetes/pod_exec.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package kubernetes
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"strings"
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ func PodExec(pod BackupPod, log logr.Logger) (*ExecData, error) {
 	var stdoutReader, stdoutWriter = io.Pipe()
 	done := make(chan bool, 1)
 	go func() {
-		err = exec.Stream(remotecommand.StreamOptions{
+		err = exec.StreamWithContext(context.Background(), remotecommand.StreamOptions{
 			Stdin:  nil,
 			Stdout: stdoutWriter,
 			Stderr: logging.NewErrorWriter(log.WithName(pod.PodName)),
diff --git a/restic/kubernetes/snapshots_test.go b/restic/kubernetes/snapshots_test.go
index c1e69c926..8440a3745 100644
--- a/restic/kubernetes/snapshots_test.go
+++ b/restic/kubernetes/snapshots_test.go
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import (
 
 	k8upv1 "github.com/k8up-io/k8up/v2/api/v1"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
-	"k8s.io/utils/pointer"
+	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
 )
 
 func Test_diff(t *testing.T) {
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ func Test_diff(t *testing.T) {
 					Items: []k8upv1.Snapshot{
 						{
 							Spec: k8upv1.SnapshotSpec{
-								ID: pointer.String("2"),
+								ID: ptr.To("2"),
 							},
 						},
 					},
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func Test_diff(t *testing.T) {
 					Items: []k8upv1.Snapshot{
 						{
 							Spec: k8upv1.SnapshotSpec{
-								ID: pointer.String("1"),
+								ID: ptr.To("1"),
 							},
 						},
 					},
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ func Test_diff(t *testing.T) {
 					Items: []k8upv1.Snapshot{
 						{
 							Spec: k8upv1.SnapshotSpec{
-								ID: pointer.String("1"),
+								ID: ptr.To("1"),
 							},
 						},
 					},
@@ -73,17 +73,17 @@ func Test_diff(t *testing.T) {
 					Items: []k8upv1.Snapshot{
 						{
 							Spec: k8upv1.SnapshotSpec{
-								ID: pointer.String("1"),
+								ID: ptr.To("1"),
 							},
 						},
 						{
 							Spec: k8upv1.SnapshotSpec{
-								ID: pointer.String("2"),
+								ID: ptr.To("2"),
 							},
 						},
 						{
 							Spec: k8upv1.SnapshotSpec{
-								ID: pointer.String("3"),
+								ID: ptr.To("3"),
 							},
 						},
 					},
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ func Test_diff(t *testing.T) {
 					Items: []k8upv1.Snapshot{
 						{
 							Spec: k8upv1.SnapshotSpec{
-								ID: pointer.String("1"),
+								ID: ptr.To("1"),
 							},
 						},
 					},
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ func Test_diff(t *testing.T) {
 					Items: []k8upv1.Snapshot{
 						{
 							Spec: k8upv1.SnapshotSpec{
-								ID: pointer.String("2"),
+								ID: ptr.To("2"),
 							},
 						},
 					},
@@ -152,12 +152,12 @@ func Test_filterByRepo(t *testing.T) {
 				Items: []k8upv1.Snapshot{
 					{
 						Spec: k8upv1.SnapshotSpec{
-							Repository: pointer.String("myrepo"),
+							Repository: ptr.To("myrepo"),
 						},
 					},
 					{
 						Spec: k8upv1.SnapshotSpec{
-							Repository: pointer.String("myrepo"),
+							Repository: ptr.To("myrepo"),
 						},
 					},
 				},
@@ -168,12 +168,12 @@ func Test_filterByRepo(t *testing.T) {
 					Items: []k8upv1.Snapshot{
 						{
 							Spec: k8upv1.SnapshotSpec{
-								Repository: pointer.String("myrepo"),
+								Repository: ptr.To("myrepo"),
 							},
 						},
 						{
 							Spec: k8upv1.SnapshotSpec{
-								Repository: pointer.String("myrepo"),
+								Repository: ptr.To("myrepo"),
 							},
 						},
 					},
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ func Test_filterByRepo(t *testing.T) {
 				Items: []k8upv1.Snapshot{
 					{
 						Spec: k8upv1.SnapshotSpec{
-							Repository: pointer.String("myrepo"),
+							Repository: ptr.To("myrepo"),
 						},
 					},
 				},
@@ -197,12 +197,12 @@ func Test_filterByRepo(t *testing.T) {
 					Items: []k8upv1.Snapshot{
 						{
 							Spec: k8upv1.SnapshotSpec{
-								Repository: pointer.String("yourrepo"),
+								Repository: ptr.To("yourrepo"),
 							},
 						},
 						{
 							Spec: k8upv1.SnapshotSpec{
-								Repository: pointer.String("myrepo"),
+								Repository: ptr.To("myrepo"),
 							},
 						},
 					},