diff --git a/internal/store/cronjob.go b/internal/store/cronjob.go
index 5c1465381c..1450f70c4c 100644
--- a/internal/store/cronjob.go
+++ b/internal/store/cronjob.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	descCronJobAnnotationsName     = "kube_cronjob_annotations"
+	descCronJobAnnotationsName     = "kube_cronjob_annotations" //nolint:gosec
 	descCronJobAnnotationsHelp     = "Kubernetes annotations converted to Prometheus labels."
 	descCronJobLabelsName          = "kube_cronjob_labels"
 	descCronJobLabelsHelp          = "Kubernetes labels converted to Prometheus labels."
diff --git a/internal/store/ingress.go b/internal/store/ingress.go
index 1d27f72a25..be98e25aa1 100644
--- a/internal/store/ingress.go
+++ b/internal/store/ingress.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	descIngressAnnotationsName     = "kube_ingress_annotations"
+	descIngressAnnotationsName     = "kube_ingress_annotations" //nolint:gosec
 	descIngressAnnotationsHelp     = "Kubernetes annotations converted to Prometheus labels."
 	descIngressLabelsName          = "kube_ingress_labels"
 	descIngressLabelsHelp          = "Kubernetes labels converted to Prometheus labels."
diff --git a/internal/store/ingressclass.go b/internal/store/ingressclass.go
index 0aaa8e13e2..ec7a0f7d71 100644
--- a/internal/store/ingressclass.go
+++ b/internal/store/ingressclass.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ import (
 var (
 	descIngressClassAnnotationsName     = "kube_ingressclass_annotations"
 	descIngressClassAnnotationsHelp     = "Kubernetes annotations converted to Prometheus labels."
-	descIngressClassLabelsName          = "kube_ingressclass_labels"
+	descIngressClassLabelsName          = "kube_ingressclass_labels" //nolint:gosec
 	descIngressClassLabelsHelp          = "Kubernetes labels converted to Prometheus labels."
 	descIngressClassLabelsDefaultLabels = []string{"ingressclass"}
 )
diff --git a/internal/store/persistentvolume_test.go b/internal/store/persistentvolume_test.go
index b4e0e15f74..4ff4750d72 100644
--- a/internal/store/persistentvolume_test.go
+++ b/internal/store/persistentvolume_test.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import (
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
-	"k8s.io/utils/pointer"
+	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
 
 	generator "k8s.io/kube-state-metrics/v2/pkg/metric_generator"
 )
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ func TestPersistentVolumeStore(t *testing.T) {
 				Spec: v1.PersistentVolumeSpec{
 					PersistentVolumeSource: v1.PersistentVolumeSource{
 						Local: &v1.LocalVolumeSource{
-							FSType: pointer.String("ext4"),
+							FSType: ptr.To("ext4"),
 							Path:   "/mnt/data",
 						},
 					},
diff --git a/internal/store/serviceaccount_test.go b/internal/store/serviceaccount_test.go
index 1223a5b6af..d6d9df3b32 100644
--- a/internal/store/serviceaccount_test.go
+++ b/internal/store/serviceaccount_test.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import (
 
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
-	"k8s.io/utils/pointer"
+	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
 
 	generator "k8s.io/kube-state-metrics/v2/pkg/metric_generator"
 )
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ func TestServiceAccountStore(t *testing.T) {
 					Namespace:         "serviceAccountNS",
 					UID:               "serviceAccountUID",
 				},
-				AutomountServiceAccountToken: pointer.Bool(true),
+				AutomountServiceAccountToken: ptr.To(true),
 				Secrets: []v1.ObjectReference{
 					{
 						APIVersion: "v1",
diff --git a/pkg/customresourcestate/custom_resource_metrics_test.go b/pkg/customresourcestate/custom_resource_metrics_test.go
index e62e333c1c..928f668ddd 100644
--- a/pkg/customresourcestate/custom_resource_metrics_test.go
+++ b/pkg/customresourcestate/custom_resource_metrics_test.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
-	"k8s.io/utils/pointer"
+	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
 )
 
 func TestNewCustomResourceMetrics(t *testing.T) {
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ func TestNewCustomResourceMetrics(t *testing.T) {
 						},
 					},
 				},
-				MetricNamePrefix: pointer.String("apps_deployment"),
+				MetricNamePrefix: ptr.To("apps_deployment"),
 			},
 			wantErr: false,
 			wantResult: &customResourceMetrics{
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ func TestNewCustomResourceMetrics(t *testing.T) {
 						},
 					},
 				},
-				MetricNamePrefix: pointer.String("apps_deployment"),
+				MetricNamePrefix: ptr.To("apps_deployment"),
 			},
 			wantErr: true,
 			wantResult: &customResourceMetrics{
diff --git a/pkg/customresourcestate/registry_factory_test.go b/pkg/customresourcestate/registry_factory_test.go
index 3d53c696fd..a0432ec0bd 100644
--- a/pkg/customresourcestate/registry_factory_test.go
+++ b/pkg/customresourcestate/registry_factory_test.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
-	"k8s.io/utils/pointer"
+	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
 
 	"k8s.io/kube-state-metrics/v2/pkg/metric"
 )
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ func Test_fullName(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			name: "no prefix",
 			args: args{
-				resource: r(pointer.String("")),
+				resource: r(ptr.To("")),
 				f:        count,
 			},
 			want: "count",
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ func Test_fullName(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			name: "custom",
 			args: args{
-				resource: r(pointer.String("bar_baz")),
+				resource: r(ptr.To("bar_baz")),
 				f:        count,
 			},
 			want: "bar_baz_count",
diff --git a/pkg/options/types_test.go b/pkg/options/types_test.go
index 3ccaf4c0e4..a1b43a2c0b 100644
--- a/pkg/options/types_test.go
+++ b/pkg/options/types_test.go
@@ -109,8 +109,8 @@ func TestNamespaceList_GetNamespaces(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 
-	for _, test := range tests {
-		ns := &test.Namespaces
+	for i, test := range tests {
+		ns := &tests[i].Namespaces
 		allowedNamespaces := ns.GetNamespaces()
 		if !reflect.DeepEqual(allowedNamespaces, test.Wanted) {
 			t.Errorf("Test error for Desc: %s. Want: %+v. Got: %+v.", test.Desc, test.Wanted, allowedNamespaces)