diff --git a/src/blob/mod.rs b/src/blob/mod.rs
index f221d61..81c6098 100644
--- a/src/blob/mod.rs
+++ b/src/blob/mod.rs
@@ -321,8 +321,7 @@ impl io::Read for Blob<'_> {
         if n <= 0 {
             return Ok(0);
         }
-        let rc =
-            unsafe { ffi::sqlite3_blob_read(self.blob, buf.as_mut_ptr() as *mut _, n, self.pos) };
+        let rc = unsafe { ffi::sqlite3_blob_read(self.blob, buf.as_mut_ptr().cast(), n, self.pos) };
         self.conn
             .decode_result(rc)
             .map(|_| {
diff --git a/src/blob/pos_io.rs b/src/blob/pos_io.rs
index 01f9c34..ecc7d65 100644
--- a/src/blob/pos_io.rs
+++ b/src/blob/pos_io.rs
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ impl<'conn> Blob<'conn> {
         self.conn.decode_result(unsafe {
             ffi::sqlite3_blob_write(
                 self.blob,
-                buf.as_ptr() as *const _,
+                buf.as_ptr().cast(),
                 buf.len() as i32,
                 write_start as i32,
             )
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ impl<'conn> Blob<'conn> {
         // Safety: this is safe because `raw_read_at` never stores uninitialized
         // data into `as_uninit`.
         let as_uninit: &mut [MaybeUninit<u8>] =
-            unsafe { from_raw_parts_mut(buf.as_mut_ptr() as *mut _, buf.len()) };
+            unsafe { from_raw_parts_mut(buf.as_mut_ptr().cast(), buf.len()) };
         self.raw_read_at(as_uninit, read_start).map(|s| s.len())
     }
 
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ impl<'conn> Blob<'conn> {
             // We could return `Ok(&mut [])`, but it seems confusing that the
             // pointers don't match, so fabricate a empty slice of u8 with the
             // same base pointer as `buf`.
-            let empty = unsafe { from_raw_parts_mut(buf.as_mut_ptr() as *mut u8, 0) };
+            let empty = unsafe { from_raw_parts_mut(buf.as_mut_ptr().cast::<u8>(), 0) };
             return Ok(empty);
         }
 
@@ -152,12 +152,12 @@ impl<'conn> Blob<'conn> {
         unsafe {
             self.conn.decode_result(ffi::sqlite3_blob_read(
                 self.blob,
-                buf.as_mut_ptr() as *mut _,
+                buf.as_mut_ptr().cast(),
                 read_len as i32,
                 read_start as i32,
             ))?;
 
-            Ok(from_raw_parts_mut(buf.as_mut_ptr() as *mut u8, read_len))
+            Ok(from_raw_parts_mut(buf.as_mut_ptr().cast::<u8>(), read_len))
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/collation.rs b/src/collation.rs
index 7a24ad7..c1fe3f7 100644
--- a/src/collation.rs
+++ b/src/collation.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use crate::{str_to_cstring, Connection, InnerConnection, Result};
 
 // FIXME copy/paste from function.rs
 unsafe extern "C" fn free_boxed_value<T>(p: *mut c_void) {
-    drop(Box::from_raw(p as *mut T));
+    drop(Box::from_raw(p.cast::<T>()));
 }
 
 impl Connection {
@@ -57,14 +57,14 @@ impl InnerConnection {
             C: Fn(&str, &str) -> Ordering,
         {
             let r = catch_unwind(|| {
-                let boxed_f: *mut C = arg1 as *mut C;
+                let boxed_f: *mut C = arg1.cast::<C>();
                 assert!(!boxed_f.is_null(), "Internal error - null function pointer");
                 let s1 = {
-                    let c_slice = slice::from_raw_parts(arg3 as *const u8, arg2 as usize);
+                    let c_slice = slice::from_raw_parts(arg3.cast::<u8>(), arg2 as usize);
                     String::from_utf8_lossy(c_slice)
                 };
                 let s2 = {
-                    let c_slice = slice::from_raw_parts(arg5 as *const u8, arg4 as usize);
+                    let c_slice = slice::from_raw_parts(arg5.cast::<u8>(), arg4 as usize);
                     String::from_utf8_lossy(c_slice)
                 };
                 (*boxed_f)(s1.as_ref(), s2.as_ref())
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ impl InnerConnection {
                 self.db(),
                 c_name.as_ptr(),
                 flags,
-                boxed_f as *mut c_void,
+                boxed_f.cast::<c_void>(),
                 Some(call_boxed_closure::<C>),
                 Some(free_boxed_value::<C>),
             )
diff --git a/src/context.rs b/src/context.rs
index b37159c..5f935fa 100644
--- a/src/context.rs
+++ b/src/context.rs
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ pub(super) unsafe fn set_result(ctx: *mut sqlite3_context, result: &ToSqlOutput<
             } else {
                 ffi::sqlite3_result_blob(
                     ctx,
-                    b.as_ptr() as *const c_void,
+                    b.as_ptr().cast::<c_void>(),
                     length as c_int,
                     ffi::SQLITE_TRANSIENT(),
                 );
diff --git a/src/functions.rs b/src/functions.rs
index e6f7e0f..e613182 100644
--- a/src/functions.rs
+++ b/src/functions.rs
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ unsafe fn report_error(ctx: *mut sqlite3_context, err: &Error) {
 }
 
 unsafe extern "C" fn free_boxed_value<T>(p: *mut c_void) {
-    drop(Box::from_raw(p as *mut T));
+    drop(Box::from_raw(p.cast::<T>()));
 }
 
 /// Context is a wrapper for the SQLite function
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ impl Context<'_> {
             ffi::sqlite3_set_auxdata(
                 self.ctx,
                 arg,
-                raw as *mut _,
+                raw.cast(),
                 Some(free_boxed_value::<AuxInner>),
             );
         };
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ impl InnerConnection {
             T: ToSql,
         {
             let r = catch_unwind(|| {
-                let boxed_f: *mut F = ffi::sqlite3_user_data(ctx) as *mut F;
+                let boxed_f: *mut F = ffi::sqlite3_user_data(ctx).cast::<F>();
                 assert!(!boxed_f.is_null(), "Internal error - null function pointer");
                 let ctx = Context {
                     ctx,
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ impl InnerConnection {
                 c_name.as_ptr(),
                 n_arg,
                 flags.bits(),
-                boxed_f as *mut c_void,
+                boxed_f.cast::<c_void>(),
                 Some(call_boxed_closure::<F, T>),
                 None,
                 None,
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ impl InnerConnection {
                 c_name.as_ptr(),
                 n_arg,
                 flags.bits(),
-                boxed_aggr as *mut c_void,
+                boxed_aggr.cast::<c_void>(),
                 None,
                 Some(call_boxed_step::<A, D, T>),
                 Some(call_boxed_final::<A, D, T>),
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ impl InnerConnection {
                 c_name.as_ptr(),
                 n_arg,
                 flags.bits(),
-                boxed_aggr as *mut c_void,
+                boxed_aggr.cast::<c_void>(),
                 Some(call_boxed_step::<A, W, T>),
                 Some(call_boxed_final::<A, W, T>),
                 Some(call_boxed_value::<A, W, T>),
@@ -625,7 +625,7 @@ unsafe extern "C" fn call_boxed_step<A, D, T>(
     };
 
     let r = catch_unwind(|| {
-        let boxed_aggr: *mut D = ffi::sqlite3_user_data(ctx) as *mut D;
+        let boxed_aggr: *mut D = ffi::sqlite3_user_data(ctx).cast::<D>();
         assert!(
             !boxed_aggr.is_null(),
             "Internal error - null aggregate pointer"
@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@ unsafe extern "C" fn call_boxed_inverse<A, W, T>(
     };
 
     let r = catch_unwind(|| {
-        let boxed_aggr: *mut W = ffi::sqlite3_user_data(ctx) as *mut W;
+        let boxed_aggr: *mut W = ffi::sqlite3_user_data(ctx).cast::<W>();
         assert!(
             !boxed_aggr.is_null(),
             "Internal error - null aggregate pointer"
@@ -717,7 +717,7 @@ where
     };
 
     let r = catch_unwind(|| {
-        let boxed_aggr: *mut D = ffi::sqlite3_user_data(ctx) as *mut D;
+        let boxed_aggr: *mut D = ffi::sqlite3_user_data(ctx).cast::<D>();
         assert!(
             !boxed_aggr.is_null(),
             "Internal error - null aggregate pointer"
@@ -762,7 +762,7 @@ where
     };
 
     let r = catch_unwind(|| {
-        let boxed_aggr: *mut W = ffi::sqlite3_user_data(ctx) as *mut W;
+        let boxed_aggr: *mut W = ffi::sqlite3_user_data(ctx).cast::<W>();
         assert!(
             !boxed_aggr.is_null(),
             "Internal error - null aggregate pointer"
diff --git a/src/hooks.rs b/src/hooks.rs
index 52c0f86..f0ae1f3 100644
--- a/src/hooks.rs
+++ b/src/hooks.rs
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ impl InnerConnection {
             F: FnMut() -> bool,
         {
             let r = catch_unwind(|| {
-                let boxed_hook: *mut F = p_arg as *mut F;
+                let boxed_hook: *mut F = p_arg.cast::<F>();
                 (*boxed_hook)()
             });
             if let Ok(true) = r {
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ impl InnerConnection {
                     ffi::sqlite3_commit_hook(
                         self.db(),
                         Some(call_boxed_closure::<F>),
-                        boxed_hook as *mut _,
+                        boxed_hook.cast(),
                     )
                 }
             }
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ impl InnerConnection {
             F: FnMut(),
         {
             drop(catch_unwind(|| {
-                let boxed_hook: *mut F = p_arg as *mut F;
+                let boxed_hook: *mut F = p_arg.cast::<F>();
                 (*boxed_hook)();
             }));
         }
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ impl InnerConnection {
                     ffi::sqlite3_rollback_hook(
                         self.db(),
                         Some(call_boxed_closure::<F>),
-                        boxed_hook as *mut _,
+                        boxed_hook.cast(),
                     )
                 }
             }
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ impl InnerConnection {
         {
             let action = Action::from(action_code);
             drop(catch_unwind(|| {
-                let boxed_hook: *mut F = p_arg as *mut F;
+                let boxed_hook: *mut F = p_arg.cast::<F>();
                 (*boxed_hook)(
                     action,
                     expect_utf8(p_db_name, "database name"),
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ impl InnerConnection {
                     ffi::sqlite3_update_hook(
                         self.db(),
                         Some(call_boxed_closure::<F>),
-                        boxed_hook as *mut _,
+                        boxed_hook.cast(),
                     )
                 }
             }
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@ impl InnerConnection {
             F: FnMut() -> bool,
         {
             let r = catch_unwind(|| {
-                let boxed_handler: *mut F = p_arg as *mut F;
+                let boxed_handler: *mut F = p_arg.cast::<F>();
                 (*boxed_handler)()
             });
             if let Ok(true) = r {
@@ -623,7 +623,7 @@ impl InnerConnection {
                         "accessor (inner-most trigger or view)",
                     ),
                 };
-                let boxed_hook: *mut F = p_arg as *mut F;
+                let boxed_hook: *mut F = p_arg.cast::<F>();
                 (*boxed_hook)(auth_ctx)
             })
             .map_or_else(|_| ffi::SQLITE_ERROR, Authorization::into_raw)
@@ -661,7 +661,7 @@ impl InnerConnection {
 }
 
 unsafe fn free_boxed_hook<F>(p: *mut c_void) {
-    drop(Box::from_raw(p as *mut F));
+    drop(Box::from_raw(p.cast::<F>()));
 }
 
 unsafe fn expect_utf8<'a>(p_str: *const c_char, description: &'static str) -> &'a str {
diff --git a/src/inner_connection.rs b/src/inner_connection.rs
index b3b1bcd..f57541d 100644
--- a/src/inner_connection.rs
+++ b/src/inner_connection.rs
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ impl InnerConnection {
             Ok(())
         } else {
             let message = super::errmsg_to_string(errmsg);
-            ffi::sqlite3_free(errmsg as *mut ::std::os::raw::c_void);
+            ffi::sqlite3_free(errmsg.cast::<::std::os::raw::c_void>());
             Err(error_from_sqlite_code(r, Some(message)))
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index ac91720..cbd0677 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -258,10 +258,10 @@ fn str_to_cstring(s: &str) -> Result<SmallCString> {
 fn str_for_sqlite(s: &[u8]) -> Result<(*const c_char, c_int, ffi::sqlite3_destructor_type)> {
     let len = len_as_c_int(s.len())?;
     let (ptr, dtor_info) = if len != 0 {
-        (s.as_ptr() as *const c_char, ffi::SQLITE_TRANSIENT())
+        (s.as_ptr().cast::<c_char>(), ffi::SQLITE_TRANSIENT())
     } else {
         // Return a pointer guaranteed to live forever
-        ("".as_ptr() as *const c_char, ffi::SQLITE_STATIC())
+        ("".as_ptr().cast::<c_char>(), ffi::SQLITE_STATIC())
     };
     Ok((ptr, len, dtor_info))
 }
diff --git a/src/statement.rs b/src/statement.rs
index 04c71ef..35f608f 100644
--- a/src/statement.rs
+++ b/src/statement.rs
@@ -717,7 +717,7 @@ impl Statement<'_> {
                     ffi::sqlite3_bind_blob(
                         ptr,
                         col as c_int,
-                        b.as_ptr() as *const c_void,
+                        b.as_ptr().cast::<c_void>(),
                         length,
                         ffi::SQLITE_TRANSIENT(),
                     )
@@ -875,7 +875,7 @@ impl Statement<'_> {
                         !text.is_null(),
                         "unexpected SQLITE_TEXT column type with NULL data"
                     );
-                    from_raw_parts(text as *const u8, len as usize)
+                    from_raw_parts(text.cast::<u8>(), len as usize)
                 };
 
                 ValueRef::Text(s)
@@ -897,7 +897,7 @@ impl Statement<'_> {
                         !blob.is_null(),
                         "unexpected SQLITE_BLOB column type with NULL data"
                     );
-                    ValueRef::Blob(unsafe { from_raw_parts(blob as *const u8, len as usize) })
+                    ValueRef::Blob(unsafe { from_raw_parts(blob.cast::<u8>(), len as usize) })
                 } else {
                     // The return value from sqlite3_column_blob() for a zero-length BLOB
                     // is a NULL pointer.
diff --git a/src/types/value_ref.rs b/src/types/value_ref.rs
index f25335c..c0d81ca 100644
--- a/src/types/value_ref.rs
+++ b/src/types/value_ref.rs
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ impl<'a> ValueRef<'a> {
                     !text.is_null(),
                     "unexpected SQLITE_TEXT value type with NULL data"
                 );
-                let s = from_raw_parts(text as *const u8, len as usize);
+                let s = from_raw_parts(text.cast::<u8>(), len as usize);
                 ValueRef::Text(s)
             }
             ffi::SQLITE_BLOB => {
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ impl<'a> ValueRef<'a> {
                         !blob.is_null(),
                         "unexpected SQLITE_BLOB value type with NULL data"
                     );
-                    ValueRef::Blob(from_raw_parts(blob as *const u8, len as usize))
+                    ValueRef::Blob(from_raw_parts(blob.cast::<u8>(), len as usize))
                 } else {
                     // The return value from sqlite3_value_blob() for a zero-length BLOB
                     // is a NULL pointer.
diff --git a/src/util/sqlite_string.rs b/src/util/sqlite_string.rs
index ce492b1..3cdf109 100644
--- a/src/util/sqlite_string.rs
+++ b/src/util/sqlite_string.rs
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ impl SqliteMallocString {
                     // `>` because we added 1.
                     debug_assert!(len_to_alloc > 0);
                     debug_assert_eq!((len_to_alloc - 1) as usize, src_len);
-                    NonNull::new(ffi::sqlite3_malloc(len_to_alloc) as *mut c_char)
+                    NonNull::new(ffi::sqlite3_malloc(len_to_alloc).cast::<c_char>())
                 })
                 .unwrap_or_else(|| {
                     use std::alloc::{handle_alloc_error, Layout};
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ impl SqliteMallocString {
                     // Note: This call does not return.
                     handle_alloc_error(layout);
                 });
-            let buf: *mut c_char = res_ptr.as_ptr() as *mut c_char;
+            let buf: *mut c_char = res_ptr.as_ptr().cast::<c_char>();
             src_ptr.copy_to_nonoverlapping(buf, src_len);
             buf.add(src_len).write(0);
             debug_assert_eq!(std::ffi::CStr::from_ptr(res_ptr.as_ptr()).to_bytes(), bytes);
diff --git a/src/vtab/array.rs b/src/vtab/array.rs
index 0a494a3..adfd9c9 100644
--- a/src/vtab/array.rs
+++ b/src/vtab/array.rs
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ use crate::{Connection, Result};
 
 // http://sqlite.org/bindptr.html
 
-pub(crate) const ARRAY_TYPE: *const c_char = b"rarray\0" as *const u8 as *const c_char;
+pub(crate) const ARRAY_TYPE: *const c_char = (b"rarray\0" as *const u8).cast::<c_char>();
 
 pub(crate) unsafe extern "C" fn free_array(p: *mut c_void) {
     drop(Rc::from_raw(p as *const Vec<Value>));
diff --git a/src/vtab/mod.rs b/src/vtab/mod.rs
index 367e20d..0e9881f 100644
--- a/src/vtab/mod.rs
+++ b/src/vtab/mod.rs
@@ -712,7 +712,7 @@ impl InnerConnection {
                         self.db(),
                         c_name.as_ptr(),
                         &module.base,
-                        boxed_aux as *mut c_void,
+                        boxed_aux.cast::<c_void>(),
                         Some(free_boxed_value::<T::Aux>),
                     )
                 }
@@ -782,7 +782,7 @@ pub fn parse_boolean(s: &str) -> Option<bool> {
 
 // FIXME copy/paste from function.rs
 unsafe extern "C" fn free_boxed_value<T>(p: *mut c_void) {
-    let _: Box<T> = Box::from_raw(p as *mut T);
+    drop(Box::from_raw(p.cast::<T>()));
 }
 
 unsafe extern "C" fn rust_create<'vtab, T>(
@@ -799,7 +799,7 @@ where
     use std::ffi::CStr;
 
     let mut conn = VTabConnection(db);
-    let aux = aux as *mut T::Aux;
+    let aux = aux.cast::<T::Aux>();
     let args = slice::from_raw_parts(argv, argc as usize);
     let vec = args
         .iter()
@@ -811,7 +811,7 @@ where
                 let rc = ffi::sqlite3_declare_vtab(db, c_sql.as_ptr());
                 if rc == ffi::SQLITE_OK {
                     let boxed_vtab: *mut T = Box::into_raw(Box::new(vtab));
-                    *pp_vtab = boxed_vtab as *mut ffi::sqlite3_vtab;
+                    *pp_vtab = boxed_vtab.cast::<ffi::sqlite3_vtab>();
                     ffi::SQLITE_OK
                 } else {
                     let err = error_from_sqlite_code(rc, None);
@@ -851,7 +851,7 @@ where
     use std::ffi::CStr;
 
     let mut conn = VTabConnection(db);
-    let aux = aux as *mut T::Aux;
+    let aux = aux.cast::<T::Aux>();
     let args = slice::from_raw_parts(argv, argc as usize);
     let vec = args
         .iter()
@@ -863,7 +863,7 @@ where
                 let rc = ffi::sqlite3_declare_vtab(db, c_sql.as_ptr());
                 if rc == ffi::SQLITE_OK {
                     let boxed_vtab: *mut T = Box::into_raw(Box::new(vtab));
-                    *pp_vtab = boxed_vtab as *mut ffi::sqlite3_vtab;
+                    *pp_vtab = boxed_vtab.cast::<ffi::sqlite3_vtab>();
                     ffi::SQLITE_OK
                 } else {
                     let err = error_from_sqlite_code(rc, None);
@@ -896,7 +896,7 @@ unsafe extern "C" fn rust_best_index<'vtab, T>(
 where
     T: VTab<'vtab>,
 {
-    let vt = vtab as *mut T;
+    let vt = vtab.cast::<T>();
     let mut idx_info = IndexInfo(info);
     match (*vt).best_index(&mut idx_info) {
         Ok(_) => ffi::SQLITE_OK,
@@ -920,8 +920,8 @@ where
     if vtab.is_null() {
         return ffi::SQLITE_OK;
     }
-    let vtab = vtab as *mut T;
-    let _: Box<T> = Box::from_raw(vtab);
+    let vtab = vtab.cast::<T>();
+    drop(Box::from_raw(vtab));
     ffi::SQLITE_OK
 }
 
@@ -932,7 +932,7 @@ where
     if vtab.is_null() {
         return ffi::SQLITE_OK;
     }
-    let vt = vtab as *mut T;
+    let vt = vtab.cast::<T>();
     match (*vt).destroy() {
         Ok(_) => {
             drop(Box::from_raw(vt));
@@ -958,11 +958,11 @@ unsafe extern "C" fn rust_open<'vtab, T: 'vtab>(
 where
     T: VTab<'vtab>,
 {
-    let vt = vtab as *mut T;
+    let vt = vtab.cast::<T>();
     match (*vt).open() {
         Ok(cursor) => {
             let boxed_cursor: *mut T::Cursor = Box::into_raw(Box::new(cursor));
-            *pp_cursor = boxed_cursor as *mut ffi::sqlite3_vtab_cursor;
+            *pp_cursor = boxed_cursor.cast::<ffi::sqlite3_vtab_cursor>();
             ffi::SQLITE_OK
         }
         Err(Error::SqliteFailure(err, s)) => {
@@ -982,8 +982,8 @@ unsafe extern "C" fn rust_close<C>(cursor: *mut ffi::sqlite3_vtab_cursor) -> c_i
 where
     C: VTabCursor,
 {
-    let cr = cursor as *mut C;
-    let _: Box<C> = Box::from_raw(cr);
+    let cr = cursor.cast::<C>();
+    drop(Box::from_raw(cr));
     ffi::SQLITE_OK
 }
 
@@ -1023,7 +1023,7 @@ unsafe extern "C" fn rust_eof<C>(cursor: *mut ffi::sqlite3_vtab_cursor) -> c_int
 where
     C: VTabCursor,
 {
-    let cr = cursor as *mut C;
+    let cr = cursor.cast::<C>();
     (*cr).eof() as c_int
 }
 
@@ -1035,7 +1035,7 @@ unsafe extern "C" fn rust_column<C>(
 where
     C: VTabCursor,
 {
-    let cr = cursor as *mut C;
+    let cr = cursor.cast::<C>();
     let mut ctxt = Context(ctx);
     result_error(ctx, (*cr).column(&mut ctxt, i))
 }
@@ -1047,7 +1047,7 @@ unsafe extern "C" fn rust_rowid<C>(
 where
     C: VTabCursor,
 {
-    let cr = cursor as *mut C;
+    let cr = cursor.cast::<C>();
     match (*cr).rowid() {
         Ok(rowid) => {
             *p_rowid = rowid;
@@ -1081,7 +1081,7 @@ unsafe fn cursor_error<T>(cursor: *mut ffi::sqlite3_vtab_cursor, result: Result<
 #[cold]
 unsafe fn set_err_msg(vtab: *mut ffi::sqlite3_vtab, err_msg: &str) {
     if !(*vtab).zErrMsg.is_null() {
-        ffi::sqlite3_free((*vtab).zErrMsg as *mut c_void);
+        ffi::sqlite3_free((*vtab).zErrMsg.cast::<c_void>());
     }
     (*vtab).zErrMsg = alloc(err_msg);
 }