diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 39613da3..ac116af6 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ go 1.23.0
 
 require (
 	github.com/DataDog/datadog-go/v5 v5.5.0
-	github.com/artie-labs/transfer v1.27.2
+	github.com/artie-labs/transfer v1.27.7
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2 v1.30.3
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/config v1.27.27
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/credentials v1.17.27
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 3ffe85c2..66d2e402 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ github.com/apache/thrift v0.0.0-20181112125854-24918abba929/go.mod h1:cp2SuWMxlE
 github.com/apache/thrift v0.14.2/go.mod h1:cp2SuWMxlEZw2r+iP2GNCdIi4C1qmUzdZFSVb+bacwQ=
 github.com/apache/thrift v0.17.0 h1:cMd2aj52n+8VoAtvSvLn4kDC3aZ6IAkBuqWQ2IDu7wo=
 github.com/apache/thrift v0.17.0/go.mod h1:OLxhMRJxomX+1I/KUw03qoV3mMz16BwaKI+d4fPBx7Q=
-github.com/artie-labs/transfer v1.27.2 h1:4uQpU63XU/IpHQ9C46yjhpEE1WDZfuUbb6yVQfjpg+4=
-github.com/artie-labs/transfer v1.27.2/go.mod h1:+a/UhlQVRIpdz3muS1yhSvyX42RQL0LHOdovGZfEsDE=
+github.com/artie-labs/transfer v1.27.7 h1:X883+8drGY4W0bH60iER0jb/BVt/TB96E5y2SHOq2/U=
+github.com/artie-labs/transfer v1.27.7/go.mod h1:+a/UhlQVRIpdz3muS1yhSvyX42RQL0LHOdovGZfEsDE=
 github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go v1.30.19/go.mod h1:5zCpMtNQVjRREroY7sYe8lOMRSxkhG6MZveU8YkpAk0=
 github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2 v1.16.12/go.mod h1:C+Ym0ag2LIghJbXhfXZ0YEEp49rBWowxKzJLUoob0ts=
 github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2 v1.30.3 h1:jUeBtG0Ih+ZIFH0F4UkmL9w3cSpaMv9tYYDbzILP8dY=
diff --git a/lib/debezium/converters/decimal_test.go b/lib/debezium/converters/decimal_test.go
index 87221c05..4d89e84e 100644
--- a/lib/debezium/converters/decimal_test.go
+++ b/lib/debezium/converters/decimal_test.go
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@ package converters
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"github.com/artie-labs/transfer/lib/typing"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/artie-labs/transfer/lib/debezium"
 	"github.com/artie-labs/transfer/lib/debezium/converters"
 	"github.com/artie-labs/transfer/lib/numbers"
-	"github.com/artie-labs/transfer/lib/ptr"
 	"github.com/artie-labs/transfer/lib/typing/decimal"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ func TestDecimalConverter_ToField(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	{
 		// With precision
-		converter := NewDecimalConverter(2, ptr.ToInt(3))
+		converter := NewDecimalConverter(2, typing.ToPtr(3))
 		expected := debezium.Field{
 			Type:         "bytes",
 			FieldName:    "col",
diff --git a/lib/mssql/schema/schema_test.go b/lib/mssql/schema/schema_test.go
index b11e9542..7bf726e0 100644
--- a/lib/mssql/schema/schema_test.go
+++ b/lib/mssql/schema/schema_test.go
@@ -1,12 +1,9 @@
 package schema
 
 import (
-	"testing"
-
-	ptr2 "github.com/artie-labs/reader/lib/ptr"
-
-	"github.com/artie-labs/transfer/lib/ptr"
+	"github.com/artie-labs/transfer/lib/typing"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"testing"
 )
 
 func TestParseColumnDataType(t *testing.T) {
@@ -63,7 +60,7 @@ func TestParseColumnDataType(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			// valid
 			for _, colKind := range []string{"numeric", "decimal"} {
-				dataType, opts, err := ParseColumnDataType(colKind, ptr.ToInt(1), ptr2.ToUint16(2), nil)
+				dataType, opts, err := ParseColumnDataType(colKind, typing.ToPtr(1), typing.ToPtr(uint16(2)), nil)
 				assert.NoError(t, err, colKind)
 				assert.NotNil(t, opts, colKind)
 				assert.Equal(t, Numeric, dataType, colKind)
@@ -74,7 +71,7 @@ func TestParseColumnDataType(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			// invalid, precision is missing
 			for _, colKind := range []string{"numeric", "decimal"} {
-				dataType, opts, err := ParseColumnDataType(colKind, nil, ptr2.ToUint16(2), nil)
+				dataType, opts, err := ParseColumnDataType(colKind, nil, typing.ToPtr(uint16(2)), nil)
 				assert.ErrorContains(t, err, "expected precision and scale to be not-nil", colKind)
 				assert.Nil(t, opts, colKind)
 				assert.Equal(t, -1, int(dataType), colKind)
@@ -86,7 +83,7 @@ func TestParseColumnDataType(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			// Default
 			for i := 0; i <= 3; i++ {
-				dataType, opts, err := ParseColumnDataType("time", nil, nil, ptr.ToInt(i))
+				dataType, opts, err := ParseColumnDataType("time", nil, nil, typing.ToPtr(i))
 				assert.NoError(t, err, i)
 				assert.Nil(t, opts, i)
 				assert.Equal(t, Time, dataType, i)
@@ -95,7 +92,7 @@ func TestParseColumnDataType(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			// Micro
 			for i := 4; i <= 6; i++ {
-				dataType, opts, err := ParseColumnDataType("time", nil, nil, ptr.ToInt(i))
+				dataType, opts, err := ParseColumnDataType("time", nil, nil, typing.ToPtr(i))
 				assert.NoError(t, err, i)
 				assert.Nil(t, opts, i)
 				assert.Equal(t, TimeMicro, dataType, i)
@@ -103,7 +100,7 @@ func TestParseColumnDataType(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 		{
 			// Nano
-			dataType, opts, err := ParseColumnDataType("time", nil, nil, ptr.ToInt(7))
+			dataType, opts, err := ParseColumnDataType("time", nil, nil, typing.ToPtr(7))
 			assert.NoError(t, err)
 			assert.Nil(t, opts)
 			assert.Equal(t, TimeNano, dataType)
@@ -139,7 +136,7 @@ func TestParseColumnDataType(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			// Default
 			for i := 0; i <= 3; i++ {
-				dataType, opts, err := ParseColumnDataType("datetime2", nil, nil, ptr.ToInt(i))
+				dataType, opts, err := ParseColumnDataType("datetime2", nil, nil, typing.ToPtr(i))
 				assert.NoError(t, err, i)
 				assert.Nil(t, opts, i)
 				assert.Equal(t, Datetime2, dataType, i)
@@ -148,7 +145,7 @@ func TestParseColumnDataType(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			// Micro
 			for i := 4; i <= 6; i++ {
-				dataType, opts, err := ParseColumnDataType("datetime2", nil, nil, ptr.ToInt(i))
+				dataType, opts, err := ParseColumnDataType("datetime2", nil, nil, typing.ToPtr(i))
 				assert.NoError(t, err, i)
 				assert.Nil(t, opts, i)
 				assert.Equal(t, Datetime2Micro, dataType, i)
@@ -156,7 +153,7 @@ func TestParseColumnDataType(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 		{
 			// nano
-			dataType, opts, err := ParseColumnDataType("datetime2", nil, nil, ptr.ToInt(7))
+			dataType, opts, err := ParseColumnDataType("datetime2", nil, nil, typing.ToPtr(7))
 			assert.NoError(t, err)
 			assert.Nil(t, opts)
 			assert.Equal(t, Datetime2Nano, dataType)
diff --git a/lib/mysql/schema/schema.go b/lib/mysql/schema/schema.go
index 215199c1..e4830888 100644
--- a/lib/mysql/schema/schema.go
+++ b/lib/mysql/schema/schema.go
@@ -4,16 +4,14 @@ import (
 	"database/sql"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-	ptr2 "github.com/artie-labs/reader/lib/ptr"
 	"log/slog"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
-	"github.com/artie-labs/transfer/lib/ptr"
-
 	"github.com/artie-labs/reader/lib/rdbms"
 	"github.com/artie-labs/reader/lib/rdbms/column"
 	"github.com/artie-labs/reader/lib/rdbms/primary_key"
+	"github.com/artie-labs/transfer/lib/typing"
 )
 
 type DataType int
@@ -172,7 +170,7 @@ func parseColumnDataType(originalS string) (DataType, *Opts, error) {
 		if err != nil {
 			return -1, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse scale value %q: %w", s, err)
 		}
-		return Decimal, &Opts{Precision: ptr.ToInt(precision), Scale: ptr2.ToUint16(uint16(scale))}, nil
+		return Decimal, &Opts{Precision: typing.ToPtr(precision), Scale: typing.ToPtr(uint16(scale))}, nil
 	case "float":
 		return Float, nil, nil
 	case "double":
@@ -196,7 +194,7 @@ func parseColumnDataType(originalS string) (DataType, *Opts, error) {
 		if err != nil {
 			return -1, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse varchar size: %w", err)
 		}
-		return Varchar, &Opts{Size: ptr.ToInt(size)}, nil
+		return Varchar, &Opts{Size: typing.ToPtr(size)}, nil
 	case "binary":
 		return Binary, nil, nil
 	case "varbinary":
diff --git a/lib/mysql/schema/schema_test.go b/lib/mysql/schema/schema_test.go
index 0ca81e3f..2304a344 100644
--- a/lib/mysql/schema/schema_test.go
+++ b/lib/mysql/schema/schema_test.go
@@ -1,12 +1,9 @@
 package schema
 
 import (
-	"testing"
-
-	ptr2 "github.com/artie-labs/reader/lib/ptr"
-
-	"github.com/artie-labs/transfer/lib/ptr"
+	"github.com/artie-labs/transfer/lib/typing"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"testing"
 )
 
 func TestQuoteIdentifier(t *testing.T) {
@@ -80,14 +77,14 @@ func TestParseColumnDataType(t *testing.T) {
 		dataType, opts, err := parseColumnDataType("varchar(255)")
 		assert.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.Equal(t, Varchar, dataType)
-		assert.Equal(t, &Opts{Size: ptr.ToInt(255)}, opts)
+		assert.Equal(t, &Opts{Size: typing.ToPtr(255)}, opts)
 	}
 	{
 		// Decimal
 		dataType, opts, err := parseColumnDataType("decimal(5,2)")
 		assert.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.Equal(t, Decimal, dataType)
-		assert.Equal(t, &Opts{Precision: ptr.ToInt(5), Scale: ptr2.ToUint16(2)}, opts)
+		assert.Equal(t, &Opts{Precision: typing.ToPtr(5), Scale: typing.ToPtr(uint16(2))}, opts)
 	}
 	{
 		// Blob
diff --git a/lib/postgres/schema/schema_test.go b/lib/postgres/schema/schema_test.go
index b61864e9..4d38147a 100644
--- a/lib/postgres/schema/schema_test.go
+++ b/lib/postgres/schema/schema_test.go
@@ -1,12 +1,9 @@
 package schema
 
 import (
-	"testing"
-
-	ptr2 "github.com/artie-labs/reader/lib/ptr"
-
-	"github.com/artie-labs/transfer/lib/ptr"
+	"github.com/artie-labs/transfer/lib/typing"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"testing"
 )
 
 func TestParseColumnDataType(t *testing.T) {
@@ -81,8 +78,8 @@ func TestParseColumnDataType(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			name:             "numeric - with scale + precision",
 			colKind:          "numeric",
-			scale:            ptr2.ToUint16(2),
-			precision:        ptr.ToInt(3),
+			scale:            typing.ToPtr(uint16(2)),
+			precision:        typing.ToPtr(3),
 			expectedDataType: Numeric,
 			expectedOpts: &Opts{
 				Scale:     2,
@@ -102,25 +99,25 @@ func TestParseColumnDataType(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			name:             "hstore",
 			colKind:          "user-defined",
-			udtName:          ptr.ToString("hstore"),
+			udtName:          typing.ToPtr("hstore"),
 			expectedDataType: HStore,
 		},
 		{
 			name:             "geometry",
 			colKind:          "user-defined",
-			udtName:          ptr.ToString("geometry"),
+			udtName:          typing.ToPtr("geometry"),
 			expectedDataType: Geometry,
 		},
 		{
 			name:             "geography",
 			colKind:          "user-defined",
-			udtName:          ptr.ToString("geography"),
+			udtName:          typing.ToPtr("geography"),
 			expectedDataType: Geography,
 		},
 		{
 			name:             "user-defined text",
 			colKind:          "user-defined",
-			udtName:          ptr.ToString("foo"),
+			udtName:          typing.ToPtr("foo"),
 			expectedDataType: UserDefinedText,
 		},
 		{
diff --git a/lib/s3lib/s3lib_test.go b/lib/s3lib/s3lib_test.go
index c722646c..caf7e21a 100644
--- a/lib/s3lib/s3lib_test.go
+++ b/lib/s3lib/s3lib_test.go
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 package s3lib
 
 import (
-	"testing"
-
-	"github.com/artie-labs/transfer/lib/ptr"
+	"github.com/artie-labs/transfer/lib/typing"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"testing"
 )
 
 func TestBucketAndPrefixFromFilePath(t *testing.T) {
@@ -18,39 +17,39 @@ func TestBucketAndPrefixFromFilePath(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			name:           "valid path (w/ S3 prefix)",
 			fp:             "s3://bucket/prefix",
-			expectedBucket: ptr.ToString("bucket"),
-			expectedPrefix: ptr.ToString("prefix"),
+			expectedBucket: typing.ToPtr("bucket"),
+			expectedPrefix: typing.ToPtr("prefix"),
 		},
 		{
 			name:           "valid path (w/ S3 prefix) with trailing slash",
 			fp:             "s3://bucket/prefix/",
-			expectedBucket: ptr.ToString("bucket"),
-			expectedPrefix: ptr.ToString("prefix/"),
+			expectedBucket: typing.ToPtr("bucket"),
+			expectedPrefix: typing.ToPtr("prefix/"),
 		},
 		{
 			name:           "valid path (w/ S3 prefix) with multiple slashes",
 			fp:             "s3://bucket/prefix/with/multiple/slashes",
-			expectedBucket: ptr.ToString("bucket"),
-			expectedPrefix: ptr.ToString("prefix/with/multiple/slashes"),
+			expectedBucket: typing.ToPtr("bucket"),
+			expectedPrefix: typing.ToPtr("prefix/with/multiple/slashes"),
 		},
 		// Without S3 prefix
 		{
 			name:           "valid path (w/o S3 prefix)",
 			fp:             "bucket/prefix",
-			expectedBucket: ptr.ToString("bucket"),
-			expectedPrefix: ptr.ToString("prefix"),
+			expectedBucket: typing.ToPtr("bucket"),
+			expectedPrefix: typing.ToPtr("prefix"),
 		},
 		{
 			name:           "valid path (w/o S3 prefix) with trailing slash",
 			fp:             "bucket/prefix/",
-			expectedBucket: ptr.ToString("bucket"),
-			expectedPrefix: ptr.ToString("prefix/"),
+			expectedBucket: typing.ToPtr("bucket"),
+			expectedPrefix: typing.ToPtr("prefix/"),
 		},
 		{
 			name:           "valid path (w/o S3 prefix) with multiple slashes",
 			fp:             "bucket/prefix/with/multiple/slashes",
-			expectedBucket: ptr.ToString("bucket"),
-			expectedPrefix: ptr.ToString("prefix/with/multiple/slashes"),
+			expectedBucket: typing.ToPtr("bucket"),
+			expectedPrefix: typing.ToPtr("prefix/with/multiple/slashes"),
 		},
 		{
 			name:        "invalid path",
diff --git a/sources/dynamodb/stream/shard.go b/sources/dynamodb/stream/shard.go
index a12a817f..14d36010 100644
--- a/sources/dynamodb/stream/shard.go
+++ b/sources/dynamodb/stream/shard.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/artie-labs/transfer/lib/jitter"
-	"github.com/artie-labs/transfer/lib/ptr"
+	"github.com/artie-labs/transfer/lib/typing"
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/dynamodbstreams"
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/dynamodbstreams/types"
 
@@ -77,13 +77,13 @@ func (s *Store) processShard(ctx context.Context, shard types.Shard, writer writ
 	}
 
 	iteratorInput := &dynamodbstreams.GetShardIteratorInput{
-		StreamArn:         ptr.ToString(s.streamArn),
+		StreamArn:         typing.ToPtr(s.streamArn),
 		ShardId:           shard.ShardId,
 		ShardIteratorType: iteratorType,
 	}
 
 	if startingSequenceNumber != "" {
-		iteratorInput.SequenceNumber = ptr.ToString(startingSequenceNumber)
+		iteratorInput.SequenceNumber = typing.ToPtr(startingSequenceNumber)
 	}
 
 	iteratorOutput, err := s.streams.GetShardIterator(ctx, iteratorInput)
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ func (s *Store) processShard(ctx context.Context, shard types.Shard, writer writ
 	for shardIterator != nil {
 		getRecordsInput := &dynamodbstreams.GetRecordsInput{
 			ShardIterator: shardIterator,
-			Limit:         ptr.ToInt32(1000),
+			Limit:         typing.ToPtr(int32(1000)),
 		}
 
 		getRecordsOutput, err := s.streams.GetRecords(ctx, getRecordsInput)
diff --git a/sources/mysql/adapter/adapter_test.go b/sources/mysql/adapter/adapter_test.go
index 5e113950..7021d7ce 100644
--- a/sources/mysql/adapter/adapter_test.go
+++ b/sources/mysql/adapter/adapter_test.go
@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
 package adapter
 
 import (
+	"github.com/artie-labs/transfer/lib/typing"
 	"testing"
 
-	ptr2 "github.com/artie-labs/reader/lib/ptr"
-
 	"github.com/artie-labs/transfer/lib/debezium"
-	"github.com/artie-labs/transfer/lib/ptr"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 
 	"github.com/artie-labs/reader/lib/mysql"
@@ -137,8 +135,8 @@ func TestValueConverterForType(t *testing.T) {
 			name:     "decimal",
 			dataType: schema.Decimal,
 			opts: &schema.Opts{
-				Scale:     ptr2.ToUint16(3),
-				Precision: ptr.ToInt(5),
+				Scale:     typing.ToPtr(uint16(3)),
+				Precision: typing.ToPtr(5),
 			},
 			expected: debezium.Field{
 				Type:         "bytes",