diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index d269f50b..68539814 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 module github.com/scylladb/scylla-go-driver
 
-go 1.18
+go 1.19
 
 require (
 	github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.6
 	github.com/klauspost/compress v1.15.1
 	github.com/pierrec/lz4/v4 v4.1.14
-	go.uber.org/atomic v1.9.0
+	go.uber.org/atomic v1.10.0
 	go.uber.org/goleak v1.1.12
 )
 
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 1a791895..2babdf6f 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ github.com/stretchr/testify v1.7.0/go.mod h1:6Fq8oRcR53rry900zMqJjRRixrwX3KX962/
 github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.3.5/go.mod h1:mwnBkeHKe2W/ZEtQ+71ViKU8L12m81fl3OWwC1Zlc8k=
 go.uber.org/atomic v1.9.0 h1:ECmE8Bn/WFTYwEW/bpKD3M8VtR/zQVbavAoalC1PYyE=
 go.uber.org/atomic v1.9.0/go.mod h1:fEN4uk6kAWBTFdckzkM89CLk9XfWZrxpCo0nPH17wJc=
+go.uber.org/atomic v1.10.0 h1:9qC72Qh0+3MqyJbAn8YU5xVq1frD8bn3JtD2oXtafVQ=
+go.uber.org/atomic v1.10.0/go.mod h1:LUxbIzbOniOlMKjJjyPfpl4v+PKK2cNJn91OQbhoJI0=
 go.uber.org/goleak v1.1.12 h1:gZAh5/EyT/HQwlpkCy6wTpqfH9H8Lz8zbm3dZh+OyzA=
 go.uber.org/goleak v1.1.12/go.mod h1:cwTWslyiVhfpKIDGSZEM2HlOvcqm+tG4zioyIeLoqMQ=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20190308221718-c2843e01d9a2/go.mod h1:djNgcEr1/C05ACkg1iLfiJU5Ep61QUkGW8qpdssI0+w=
diff --git a/session.go b/session.go
index b68c2b15..4f37edd1 100644
--- a/session.go
+++ b/session.go
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ func (s *Session) Prepare(ctx context.Context, content string) (Query, error) {
 	stmt := transport.Statement{Content: content, Consistency: frame.ALL}
 
 	// Prepare on all nodes concurrently.
-	nodes := s.cluster.Topology().Nodes
+	nodes := s.cluster.Nodes()
 	resStmt := make([]transport.Statement, len(nodes))
 	resErr := make([]error, len(nodes))
 	var wg sync.WaitGroup
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ func (s *Session) handleAutoAwaitSchemaAgreement(ctx context.Context, stmt strin
 
 func (s *Session) CheckSchemaAgreement(ctx context.Context) (bool, error) {
 	// Get schema version from all nodes concurrently.
-	nodes := s.cluster.Topology().Nodes
+	nodes := s.cluster.Nodes()
 	versions := make([]frame.UUID, len(nodes))
 	errors := make([]error, len(nodes))
 	var wg sync.WaitGroup
diff --git a/transport/cluster.go b/transport/cluster.go
index e95511ff..e8d818af 100644
--- a/transport/cluster.go
+++ b/transport/cluster.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ type (
 )
 
 type Cluster struct {
-	topology          atomic.Value // *topology
+	topology          atomic.Pointer[topology]
 	control           *Conn
 	cfg               ConnConfig
 	handledEvents     []frame.EventType // This will probably be moved to config.
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ type Cluster struct {
 	queryInfoCounter atomic.Uint64
 }
 
+func (c *Cluster) Nodes() []*Node {
+	return c.topology.Load().Nodes
+}
+
 type topology struct {
 	localDC    string
 	peers      peerMap
@@ -86,13 +90,13 @@ type QueryInfo struct {
 func (c *Cluster) NewQueryInfo() QueryInfo {
 	return QueryInfo{
 		tokenAware: false,
-		topology:   c.Topology(),
+		topology:   c.topology.Load(),
 		offset:     c.generateOffset(),
 	}
 }
 
 func (c *Cluster) NewTokenAwareQueryInfo(t Token, ks string) (QueryInfo, error) {
-	top := c.Topology()
+	top := c.topology.Load()
 	// When keyspace is not specified, we take default keyspace from ConnConfig.
 	if ks == "" {
 		if c.cfg.Keyspace == "" {
@@ -144,7 +148,7 @@ func NewCluster(ctx context.Context, cfg ConnConfig, p HostSelectionPolicy, e []
 	if p, ok := p.(*TokenAwarePolicy); ok {
 		localDC = p.localDC
 	}
-	c.setTopology(&topology{localDC: localDC})
+	c.topology.Store(&topology{localDC: localDC})
 
 	if control, err := c.NewControl(ctx); err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("create control connection: %w", err)
@@ -190,9 +194,9 @@ func (c *Cluster) refreshTopology(ctx context.Context) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("query info about nodes in cluster: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	old := c.Topology().peers
+	old := c.topology.Load().peers
 	t := newTopology()
-	t.localDC = c.Topology().localDC
+	t.localDC = c.topology.Load().localDC
 	t.keyspaces, err = c.updateKeyspace(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("query keyspaces: %w", err)
@@ -247,7 +251,7 @@ func (c *Cluster) refreshTopology(ctx context.Context) error {
 		t.policyInfo.Preprocess(t, keyspace{})
 	}
 
-	c.setTopology(t)
+	c.topology.Store(t)
 	drainChan(c.refreshChan)
 	return nil
 }
@@ -442,14 +446,6 @@ func parseTokensFromRow(n *Node, r frame.Row, ring *Ring) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (c *Cluster) Topology() *topology {
-	return c.topology.Load().(*topology)
-}
-
-func (c *Cluster) setTopology(t *topology) {
-	c.topology.Store(t)
-}
-
 // handleEvent creates function which is passed to control connection
 // via registerEvents in order to handle events right away instead
 // of registering handlers for them.
@@ -478,7 +474,7 @@ func (c *Cluster) handleTopologyChange(v *TopologyChange) {
 
 func (c *Cluster) handleStatusChange(v *StatusChange) {
 	log.Printf("cluster: handle status change: %+#v", v)
-	m := c.Topology().peers
+	m := c.topology.Load().peers
 	addr := v.Address.String()
 	if n, ok := m[addr]; ok {
 		switch v.Status {
@@ -549,7 +545,7 @@ func (c *Cluster) tryReopenControl(ctx context.Context) {
 func (c *Cluster) handleClose() {
 	log.Printf("cluster: handle cluster close")
 	c.control.Close()
-	m := c.Topology().peers
+	m := c.topology.Load().peers
 	for _, v := range m {
 		if v.pool != nil {
 			v.pool.Close()
diff --git a/transport/cluster_integration_test.go b/transport/cluster_integration_test.go
index d8f29c13..ab93d483 100644
--- a/transport/cluster_integration_test.go
+++ b/transport/cluster_integration_test.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import (
 const awaitingChanges = 100 * time.Millisecond
 
 func compareNodes(c *Cluster, addr string, expected *Node) error {
-	m := c.Topology().peers
+	m := c.topology.Load().peers
 	got, ok := m[addr]
 	switch {
 	case !ok:
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func TestClusterIntegration(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// There should be at least system keyspaces present.
-	if len(c.topology.Load().(*topology).keyspaces) == 0 {
+	if len(c.topology.Load().keyspaces) == 0 {
 		t.Fatalf("Keyspaces failed to load")
 	}
 
diff --git a/transport/export_test.go b/transport/export_test.go
index 84a4a911..f9258628 100644
--- a/transport/export_test.go
+++ b/transport/export_test.go
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ package transport
 
 func (p *ConnPool) AllConns() []*Conn {
 	var conns = make([]*Conn, len(p.conns))
-	for i, v := range p.conns {
-		conns[i], _ = v.Load().(*Conn)
+	for i := range conns {
+		conns[i] = p.loadConn(i)
 	}
 	return conns
 }
diff --git a/transport/policy_test.go b/transport/policy_test.go
index d00f0d2a..f7c59786 100644
--- a/transport/policy_test.go
+++ b/transport/policy_test.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ func mockCluster(t *topology, ks, localDC string) *Cluster {
 	} else {
 		t.policyInfo.Preprocess(t, keyspace{})
 	}
-	c.setTopology(t)
+	c.topology.Store(t)
 
 	return &c
 }
@@ -139,16 +139,16 @@ func TestDCAwareRoundRobinPolicy(t *testing.T) { //nolint:paralleltest // Can't
 }
 
 /*
-	mockTopologyTokenAwareSimpleStrategy creates cluster topology with info about 3 nodes living in the same datacenter.
+mockTopologyTokenAwareSimpleStrategy creates cluster topology with info about 3 nodes living in the same datacenter.
 
-	Ring field is populated as follows:
-	ring tokens:            50 100 150 200 250 300 400 500
-	corresponding node ids: 2  1   2   3   1   2   3   1
+Ring field is populated as follows:
+ring tokens:            50 100 150 200 250 300 400 500
+corresponding node ids: 2  1   2   3   1   2   3   1
 
-	Keyspaces:
-	names:       "rf2"  "rf3"
-	strategies:  simple simple
-	rep factors: 2      3
+Keyspaces:
+names:       "rf2"  "rf3"
+strategies:  simple simple
+rep factors: 2      3.
 */
 func mockTopologyTokenAwareSimpleStrategy() *topology {
 	dummyNodes := []*Node{
@@ -239,24 +239,24 @@ func TestTokenAwareSimpleStrategyPolicy(t *testing.T) { //nolint:paralleltest //
 }
 
 /*
-	mockTopologyTokenAwareNetworkStrategy creates cluster topology with info about 8 nodes
-	living in two different datacenters.
+mockTopologyTokenAwareNetworkStrategy creates cluster topology with info about 8 nodes
+living in two different datacenters.
 
-	Ring field is populated as follows:
-	ring tokens:            50 100 150 200 250 300 400 500 510
-	corresponding node ids: 1  5   2   1   6   4   8   7   3
+Ring field is populated as follows:
+ring tokens:            50 100 150 200 250 300 400 500 510
+corresponding node ids: 1  5   2   1   6   4   8   7   3
 
-	Datacenter:       waw
-	nodes in rack r1: 1 2
-	nodes in rack r2: 3 4
+Datacenter:       waw
+nodes in rack r1: 1 2
+nodes in rack r2: 3 4
 
-	Datacenter:       her
-	nodes in rack r3: 5 6
-	nodes in rack r4: 7 8
+Datacenter:       her
+nodes in rack r3: 5 6
+nodes in rack r4: 7 8
 
-	Keyspace:         "waw/her"
-	strategy: network topology
-	replication factors: waw: 2 her: 3
+Keyspace:         "waw/her"
+strategy: network topology
+replication factors: waw: 2 her: 3.
 */
 func mockTopologyTokenAwareDCAwareStrategy() *topology {
 	dummyNodes := []*Node{
diff --git a/transport/pool.go b/transport/pool.go
index b41a21d4..f0f770cc 100644
--- a/transport/pool.go
+++ b/transport/pool.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ type ConnPool struct {
 	host         string
 	nrShards     int
 	msbIgnore    uint8
-	conns        []atomic.Value
+	conns        []atomic.Pointer[Conn]
 	connClosedCh chan int // notification channel for when connection is closed
 	connObs      ConnObserver
 }
@@ -99,13 +99,11 @@ func (p *ConnPool) storeConn(conn *Conn) {
 }
 
 func (p *ConnPool) loadConn(shard int) *Conn {
-	conn, _ := p.conns[shard].Load().(*Conn)
-	return conn
+	return p.conns[shard].Load()
 }
 
 func (p *ConnPool) clearConn(shard int) bool {
-	conn, _ := p.conns[shard].Swap((*Conn)(nil)).(*Conn)
-	return conn != nil
+	return p.conns[shard].Swap(nil) != nil
 }
 
 func (p *ConnPool) Close() {
@@ -115,7 +113,7 @@ func (p *ConnPool) Close() {
 // closeAll is called by PoolRefiller.
 func (p *ConnPool) closeAll() {
 	for i := range p.conns {
-		if conn, ok := p.conns[i].Swap((*Conn)(nil)).(*Conn); ok {
+		if conn := p.conns[i].Swap(nil); conn != nil {
 			conn.Close()
 		}
 	}
@@ -168,7 +166,7 @@ func (r *PoolRefiller) init(ctx context.Context, host string) error {
 		host:         host,
 		nrShards:     int(ss.NrShards),
 		msbIgnore:    ss.MsbIgnore,
-		conns:        make([]atomic.Value, int(ss.NrShards)),
+		conns:        make([]atomic.Pointer[Conn], int(ss.NrShards)),
 		connClosedCh: make(chan int, int(ss.NrShards)+1),
 		connObs:      r.cfg.ConnObserver,
 	}