diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 59fe2ce..291367c 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "json-patch"
-version = "2.0.0"
+version = "3.0.0"
 authors = ["Ivan Dubrov <dubrov.ivan@gmail.com>"]
 categories = []
 keywords = ["json", "json-patch"]
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ default = ["diff"]
 diff = []
 
 [dependencies]
-jsonptr = "0.4.7"
+jsonptr = "0.6.0"
 serde = { version = "1.0.159", features = ["derive"] }
 serde_json = "1.0.95"
 thiserror = "1.0.40"
diff --git a/benches/generator/mod.rs b/benches/generator/mod.rs
index 0d30eb2..5e7f2c9 100644
--- a/benches/generator/mod.rs
+++ b/benches/generator/mod.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use json_patch::{AddOperation, Patch, PatchOperation, RemoveOperation};
-use jsonptr::Pointer;
+use jsonptr::PointerBuf;
 use rand::distributions::Alphanumeric;
 use rand::prelude::*;
 use serde_json::{Map, Value};
@@ -98,24 +98,24 @@ pub fn gen_add_remove_patches<R: Rng>(
     vec
 }
 
-fn all_leaves(value: &Value) -> Vec<Pointer> {
+fn all_leaves(value: &Value) -> Vec<PointerBuf> {
     let mut result = Vec::new();
-    collect_leaves(value, &mut Pointer::root(), &mut result);
+    collect_leaves(value, &mut PointerBuf::new(), &mut result);
     result
 }
 
-fn collect_leaves(value: &Value, prefix: &mut Pointer, result: &mut Vec<Pointer>) {
+fn collect_leaves(value: &Value, prefix: &mut PointerBuf, result: &mut Vec<PointerBuf>) {
     match *value {
         Value::Array(ref arr) => {
             for (idx, val) in arr.iter().enumerate() {
-                prefix.push_back(idx.into());
+                prefix.push_back(idx);
                 collect_leaves(val, prefix, result);
                 prefix.pop_back();
             }
         }
         Value::Object(ref map) => {
             for (key, val) in map.iter() {
-                prefix.push_back(key.into());
+                prefix.push_back(key);
                 collect_leaves(val, prefix, result);
                 prefix.pop_back();
             }
diff --git a/src/diff.rs b/src/diff.rs
index 533c204..89c8392 100644
--- a/src/diff.rs
+++ b/src/diff.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 use crate::Patch;
-use jsonptr::Pointer;
+use jsonptr::PointerBuf;
 use serde_json::{Map, Value};
 
-fn diff_impl(left: &Value, right: &Value, pointer: &mut Pointer, patch: &mut super::Patch) {
+fn diff_impl(left: &Value, right: &Value, pointer: &mut PointerBuf, patch: &mut super::Patch) {
     match (left, right) {
         (Value::Object(ref left_obj), Value::Object(ref right_obj)) => {
             diff_object(left_obj, right_obj, pointer, patch);
@@ -25,11 +25,11 @@ fn diff_impl(left: &Value, right: &Value, pointer: &mut Pointer, patch: &mut sup
     }
 }
 
-fn diff_array(left: &[Value], right: &[Value], pointer: &mut Pointer, patch: &mut Patch) {
+fn diff_array(left: &[Value], right: &[Value], pointer: &mut PointerBuf, patch: &mut Patch) {
     let len = left.len().max(right.len());
     let mut shift = 0usize;
     for idx in 0..len {
-        pointer.push_back((idx - shift).into());
+        pointer.push_back(idx - shift);
         match (left.get(idx), right.get(idx)) {
             (Some(left), Some(right)) => {
                 // Both array have an element at this index
@@ -64,12 +64,12 @@ fn diff_array(left: &[Value], right: &[Value], pointer: &mut Pointer, patch: &mu
 fn diff_object(
     left: &Map<String, Value>,
     right: &Map<String, Value>,
-    pointer: &mut Pointer,
+    pointer: &mut PointerBuf,
     patch: &mut Patch,
 ) {
     // Add or replace keys in the right object
     for (key, right_value) in right {
-        pointer.push_back(key.into());
+        pointer.push_back(key);
         match left.get(key) {
             Some(left_value) => {
                 diff_impl(left_value, right_value, pointer, patch);
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ fn diff_object(
     // Remove keys that are not in the right object
     for key in left.keys() {
         if !right.contains_key(key) {
-            pointer.push_back(key.into());
+            pointer.push_back(key);
             patch
                 .0
                 .push(super::PatchOperation::Remove(super::RemoveOperation {
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ fn diff_object(
 /// ```
 pub fn diff(left: &Value, right: &Value) -> super::Patch {
     let mut patch = super::Patch::default();
-    let mut path = Pointer::root();
+    let mut path = PointerBuf::new();
     diff_impl(left, right, &mut path, &mut patch);
     patch
 }
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 5d704fd..e32c839 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
 //! ```
 #![warn(missing_docs)]
 
-use jsonptr::Pointer;
+use jsonptr::{Pointer, PointerBuf};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use serde_json::{Map, Value};
 use std::{
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ pub struct AddOperation {
     /// JSON-Pointer value [RFC6901](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6901) that references a location
     /// within the target document where the operation is performed.
     #[cfg_attr(feature = "utoipa", schema(value_type = String))]
-    pub path: Pointer,
+    pub path: PointerBuf,
     /// Value to add to the target location.
     pub value: Value,
 }
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ pub struct RemoveOperation {
     /// JSON-Pointer value [RFC6901](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6901) that references a location
     /// within the target document where the operation is performed.
     #[cfg_attr(feature = "utoipa", schema(value_type = String))]
-    pub path: Pointer,
+    pub path: PointerBuf,
 }
 
 impl_display!(RemoveOperation);
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ pub struct ReplaceOperation {
     /// JSON-Pointer value [RFC6901](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6901) that references a location
     /// within the target document where the operation is performed.
     #[cfg_attr(feature = "utoipa", schema(value_type = String))]
-    pub path: Pointer,
+    pub path: PointerBuf,
     /// Value to replace with.
     pub value: Value,
 }
@@ -188,11 +188,11 @@ pub struct MoveOperation {
     /// JSON-Pointer value [RFC6901](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6901) that references a location
     /// to move value from.
     #[cfg_attr(feature = "utoipa", schema(value_type = String))]
-    pub from: Pointer,
+    pub from: PointerBuf,
     /// JSON-Pointer value [RFC6901](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6901) that references a location
     /// within the target document where the operation is performed.
     #[cfg_attr(feature = "utoipa", schema(value_type = String))]
-    pub path: Pointer,
+    pub path: PointerBuf,
 }
 
 impl_display!(MoveOperation);
@@ -204,11 +204,11 @@ pub struct CopyOperation {
     /// JSON-Pointer value [RFC6901](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6901) that references a location
     /// to copy value from.
     #[cfg_attr(feature = "utoipa", schema(value_type = String))]
-    pub from: Pointer,
+    pub from: PointerBuf,
     /// JSON-Pointer value [RFC6901](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6901) that references a location
     /// within the target document where the operation is performed.
     #[cfg_attr(feature = "utoipa", schema(value_type = String))]
-    pub path: Pointer,
+    pub path: PointerBuf,
 }
 
 impl_display!(CopyOperation);
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ pub struct TestOperation {
     /// JSON-Pointer value [RFC6901](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6901) that references a location
     /// within the target document where the operation is performed.
     #[cfg_attr(feature = "utoipa", schema(value_type = String))]
-    pub path: Pointer,
+    pub path: PointerBuf,
     /// Value to test against.
     pub value: Value,
 }
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ pub struct PatchError {
     /// Index of the operation that has failed.
     pub operation: usize,
     /// `path` of the operation.
-    pub path: Pointer,
+    pub path: PointerBuf,
     /// Kind of the error.
     pub kind: PatchErrorKind,
 }
@@ -503,22 +503,23 @@ fn undo_patches(doc: &mut Value, undo_patches: &[PatchOperation]) -> Result<(),
     for (operation, patch) in undo_patches.iter().enumerate().rev() {
         match patch {
             PatchOperation::Add(op) => {
-                add(doc, &op.path, op.value.clone())
+                add(doc, op.path.as_str(), op.value.clone())
                     .map_err(|e| translate_error(e, operation, &op.path))?;
             }
             PatchOperation::Remove(op) => {
-                remove(doc, &op.path, true).map_err(|e| translate_error(e, operation, &op.path))?;
+                remove(doc, op.path.as_str(), true)
+                    .map_err(|e| translate_error(e, operation, &op.path))?;
             }
             PatchOperation::Replace(op) => {
-                replace(doc, &op.path, op.value.clone())
+                replace(doc, op.path.as_str(), op.value.clone())
                     .map_err(|e| translate_error(e, operation, &op.path))?;
             }
             PatchOperation::Move(op) => {
-                mov(doc, op.from.as_str(), &op.path, true)
+                mov(doc, op.from.as_str(), op.path.as_str(), true)
                     .map_err(|e| translate_error(e, operation, &op.path))?;
             }
             PatchOperation::Copy(op) => {
-                copy(doc, op.from.as_str(), &op.path)
+                copy(doc, op.from.as_str(), op.path.as_str())
                     .map_err(|e| translate_error(e, operation, &op.path))?;
             }
             _ => unreachable!(),
@@ -539,7 +540,7 @@ fn apply_patches(
     for (operation, patch) in patches.iter().enumerate() {
         match patch {
             PatchOperation::Add(ref op) => {
-                let prev = add(doc, &op.path, op.value.clone())
+                let prev = add(doc, op.path.as_str(), op.value.clone())
                     .map_err(|e| translate_error(e, operation, &op.path))?;
                 if let Some(&mut ref mut undo_stack) = undo_stack {
                     undo_stack.push(match prev {
@@ -554,7 +555,7 @@ fn apply_patches(
                 }
             }
             PatchOperation::Remove(ref op) => {
-                let prev = remove(doc, &op.path, false)
+                let prev = remove(doc, op.path.as_str(), false)
                     .map_err(|e| translate_error(e, operation, &op.path))?;
                 if let Some(&mut ref mut undo_stack) = undo_stack {
                     undo_stack.push(PatchOperation::Add(AddOperation {
@@ -564,7 +565,7 @@ fn apply_patches(
                 }
             }
             PatchOperation::Replace(ref op) => {
-                let prev = replace(doc, &op.path, op.value.clone())
+                let prev = replace(doc, op.path.as_str(), op.value.clone())
                     .map_err(|e| translate_error(e, operation, &op.path))?;
                 if let Some(&mut ref mut undo_stack) = undo_stack {
                     undo_stack.push(PatchOperation::Replace(ReplaceOperation {
@@ -574,7 +575,7 @@ fn apply_patches(
                 }
             }
             PatchOperation::Move(ref op) => {
-                let prev = mov(doc, op.from.as_str(), &op.path, false)
+                let prev = mov(doc, op.from.as_str(), op.path.as_str(), false)
                     .map_err(|e| translate_error(e, operation, &op.path))?;
                 if let Some(&mut ref mut undo_stack) = undo_stack {
                     if let Some(prev) = prev {
@@ -590,7 +591,7 @@ fn apply_patches(
                 }
             }
             PatchOperation::Copy(ref op) => {
-                let prev = copy(doc, op.from.as_str(), &op.path)
+                let prev = copy(doc, op.from.as_str(), op.path.as_str())
                     .map_err(|e| translate_error(e, operation, &op.path))?;
                 if let Some(&mut ref mut undo_stack) = undo_stack {
                     undo_stack.push(match prev {
@@ -605,7 +606,7 @@ fn apply_patches(
                 }
             }
             PatchOperation::Test(ref op) => {
-                test(doc, &op.path, &op.value)
+                test(doc, op.path.as_str(), &op.value)
                     .map_err(|e| translate_error(e, operation, &op.path))?;
             }
         }
diff --git a/tests/basic.rs b/tests/basic.rs
index 374f3c7..d90339f 100644
--- a/tests/basic.rs
+++ b/tests/basic.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ use json_patch::{
     AddOperation, CopyOperation, MoveOperation, Patch, PatchOperation, RemoveOperation,
     ReplaceOperation, TestOperation,
 };
-use jsonptr::Pointer;
 use serde_json::{from_str, from_value, json, Value};
 
 #[test]
@@ -14,11 +13,11 @@ fn parse_from_value() {
         patch,
         Patch(vec![
             PatchOperation::Add(AddOperation {
-                path: Pointer::new(["a", "b"]),
+                path: "/a/b".parse().unwrap(),
                 value: Value::from(1),
             }),
             PatchOperation::Remove(RemoveOperation {
-                path: Pointer::new(["c"]),
+                path: "/c".parse().unwrap(),
             }),
         ])
     );
@@ -38,11 +37,11 @@ fn parse_from_string() {
         patch,
         Patch(vec![
             PatchOperation::Add(AddOperation {
-                path: Pointer::new(["a", "b"]),
+                path: "/a/b".parse().unwrap(),
                 value: Value::from(1),
             }),
             PatchOperation::Remove(RemoveOperation {
-                path: Pointer::new(["c"]),
+                path: "/c".parse().unwrap(),
             }),
         ])
     );
@@ -60,7 +59,7 @@ fn serialize_patch() {
 #[test]
 fn display_add_operation() {
     let op = PatchOperation::Add(AddOperation {
-        path: Pointer::new(["a", "b", "c"]),
+        path: "/a/b/c".parse().unwrap(),
         value: json!(["hello", "bye"]),
     });
     assert_eq!(
@@ -83,7 +82,7 @@ fn display_add_operation() {
 #[test]
 fn display_remove_operation() {
     let op = PatchOperation::Remove(RemoveOperation {
-        path: Pointer::new(["a", "b", "c"]),
+        path: "/a/b/c".parse().unwrap(),
     });
     assert_eq!(op.to_string(), r#"{"op":"remove","path":"/a/b/c"}"#);
     assert_eq!(
@@ -98,7 +97,7 @@ fn display_remove_operation() {
 #[test]
 fn display_replace_operation() {
     let op = PatchOperation::Replace(ReplaceOperation {
-        path: Pointer::new(["a", "b", "c"]),
+        path: "/a/b/c".parse().unwrap(),
         value: json!(42),
     });
     assert_eq!(
@@ -118,8 +117,8 @@ fn display_replace_operation() {
 #[test]
 fn display_move_operation() {
     let op = PatchOperation::Move(MoveOperation {
-        from: Pointer::new(["a", "b", "c"]),
-        path: Pointer::new(["a", "b", "d"]),
+        from: "/a/b/c".parse().unwrap(),
+        path: "/a/b/d".parse().unwrap(),
     });
     assert_eq!(
         op.to_string(),
@@ -138,8 +137,8 @@ fn display_move_operation() {
 #[test]
 fn display_copy_operation() {
     let op = PatchOperation::Copy(CopyOperation {
-        from: Pointer::new(["a", "b", "d"]),
-        path: Pointer::new(["a", "b", "e"]),
+        from: "/a/b/d".parse().unwrap(),
+        path: "/a/b/e".parse().unwrap(),
     });
     assert_eq!(
         op.to_string(),
@@ -158,7 +157,7 @@ fn display_copy_operation() {
 #[test]
 fn display_test_operation() {
     let op = PatchOperation::Test(TestOperation {
-        path: Pointer::new(["a", "b", "c"]),
+        path: "/a/b/c".parse().unwrap(),
         value: json!("hello"),
     });
     assert_eq!(
@@ -179,11 +178,11 @@ fn display_test_operation() {
 fn display_patch() {
     let patch = Patch(vec![
         PatchOperation::Add(AddOperation {
-            path: Pointer::new(["a", "b", "c"]),
+            path: "/a/b/c".parse().unwrap(),
             value: json!(["hello", "bye"]),
         }),
         PatchOperation::Remove(RemoveOperation {
-            path: Pointer::new(["a", "b", "c"]),
+            path: "/a/b/c".parse().unwrap(),
         }),
     ]);
 
diff --git a/tests/errors.yaml b/tests/errors.yaml
index 662a903..ead9373 100644
--- a/tests/errors.yaml
+++ b/tests/errors.yaml
@@ -89,19 +89,19 @@
     - op: add
       path: "first"
       value: true
-  error: "json pointer \"first\" is malformed due to missing starting slash"
+  error: "json pointer is malformed as it does not start with a backslash ('/')"
 - doc: *1
   patch:
     - op: replace
       path: "first"
       value: true
-  error: "json pointer \"first\" is malformed due to missing starting slash"
+  error: "json pointer is malformed as it does not start with a backslash ('/')"
 - doc: *1
   patch:
     - op: remove
       path: "first"
       value: true
-  error: "json pointer \"first\" is malformed due to missing starting slash"
+  error: "json pointer is malformed as it does not start with a backslash ('/')"
 - doc: *1
   patch:
     - op: add