diff --git a/internal/common/pointers.go b/internal/common/pointers.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bf8a0d7bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/common/pointers.go
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+package common
+
+func IntToPtr(x int) *int {
+	return &x
+}
+
+func BoolToPtr(x bool) *bool {
+	return &x
+}
diff --git a/internal/common/pointers_test.go b/internal/common/pointers_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..01c1d0cd8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/common/pointers_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+package common
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func TestIntToPtr(t *testing.T) {
+	var value int = 42
+	got := IntToPtr(value)
+	assert.Equal(t, value, *got)
+}
+
+func TestBoolToPtr(t *testing.T) {
+	var value bool = true
+	got := BoolToPtr(value)
+	assert.Equal(t, value, *got)
+}