diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 4638cc1f..18a1cb1e 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.5
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.1
 	github.com/tdewolff/minify/v2 v2.12.4
-	go.uber.org/atomic v1.10.0
 	go.uber.org/zap v1.24.0
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.5.0
 	golang.org/x/net v0.5.0
@@ -139,6 +138,7 @@ require (
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk v1.10.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace v1.10.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/proto/otlp v0.19.0 // indirect
+	go.uber.org/atomic v1.10.0 // indirect
 	go.uber.org/multierr v1.8.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/mod v0.7.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.4.0 // indirect
diff --git a/internal/leaderelection/leaderelection.go b/internal/leaderelection/leaderelection.go
index a3cca966..82e349da 100644
--- a/internal/leaderelection/leaderelection.go
+++ b/internal/leaderelection/leaderelection.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright 2021-2022 the Pinniped contributors. All Rights Reserved.
+// Copyright 2021-2023 the Pinniped contributors. All Rights Reserved.
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
 package leaderelection
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ package leaderelection
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"sync/atomic"
 	"time"
 
-	"go.uber.org/atomic"
 	appsv1 "k8s.io/api/apps/v1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func New(podInfo *downward.PodInfo, deployment *appsv1.Deployment, opts ...kubec
 		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("could not create internal client for leader election: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	isLeader := &isLeaderTracker{tracker: atomic.NewBool(false)}
+	isLeader := &isLeaderTracker{tracker: &atomic.Bool{}}
 
 	identity := podInfo.Name
 	leaseName := deployment.Name
diff --git a/internal/leaderelection/leaderelection_test.go b/internal/leaderelection/leaderelection_test.go
index 8446614e..088ff2b4 100644
--- a/internal/leaderelection/leaderelection_test.go
+++ b/internal/leaderelection/leaderelection_test.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright 2021 the Pinniped contributors. All Rights Reserved.
+// Copyright 2021-2023 the Pinniped contributors. All Rights Reserved.
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
 package leaderelection
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ package leaderelection
 import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
+	"sync/atomic"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
-	"go.uber.org/atomic"
 	coordinationv1 "k8s.io/api/coordination/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	kubefake "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/fake"
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func Test_releaseLock_Update(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Parallel()
 
 			internalClient := kubefake.NewSimpleClientset()
-			isLeader := &isLeaderTracker{tracker: atomic.NewBool(false)}
+			isLeader := &isLeaderTracker{tracker: &atomic.Bool{}}
 
 			leaderElectorCtx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 
diff --git a/internal/supervisor/server/bootstrap.go b/internal/supervisor/server/bootstrap.go
index 826d86d1..9ffdf2b3 100644
--- a/internal/supervisor/server/bootstrap.go
+++ b/internal/supervisor/server/bootstrap.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright 2021 the Pinniped contributors. All Rights Reserved.
+// Copyright 2021-2023 the Pinniped contributors. All Rights Reserved.
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
 package server
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"net"
 	"net/http"
+	"sync/atomic"
 	"time"
 
-	"go.uber.org/atomic"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets"
 
 	"go.pinniped.dev/internal/certauthority"
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ type contextKey int
 const bootstrapKey contextKey = iota
 
 func withBootstrapConnCtx(ctx context.Context, _ net.Conn) context.Context {
-	isBootstrap := atomic.NewBool(false) // safe for concurrent access
-	return context.WithValue(ctx, bootstrapKey, isBootstrap)
+	isBootstrap := atomic.Bool{} // safe for concurrent access
+	return context.WithValue(ctx, bootstrapKey, &isBootstrap)
 }
 
 func setIsBootstrapConn(ctx context.Context) {