diff --git a/pkg/cri/sbserver/container_create_windows.go b/pkg/cri/sbserver/container_create_windows.go
index 7ab18a5aa..9beb2a44a 100644
--- a/pkg/cri/sbserver/container_create_windows.go
+++ b/pkg/cri/sbserver/container_create_windows.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 package sbserver
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
+	"strconv"
 
 	imagespec "github.com/opencontainers/image-spec/specs-go/v1"
 	runtime "k8s.io/cri-api/pkg/apis/runtime/v1"
@@ -39,9 +39,8 @@ func snapshotterOpts(snapshotterName string, config *runtime.ContainerConfig) ([
 	case "windows":
 		rootfsSize := config.GetWindows().GetResources().GetRootfsSizeInBytes()
 		if rootfsSize != 0 {
-			sizeStr := fmt.Sprintf("%d", rootfsSize)
 			labels := map[string]string{
-				"containerd.io/snapshot/windows/rootfs.sizebytes": sizeStr,
+				"containerd.io/snapshot/windows/rootfs.sizebytes": strconv.FormatInt(rootfsSize, 10),
 			}
 			opts = append(opts, snapshots.WithLabels(labels))
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/cri/sbserver/helpers.go b/pkg/cri/sbserver/helpers.go
index 5adcbc28d..44b5141cb 100644
--- a/pkg/cri/sbserver/helpers.go
+++ b/pkg/cri/sbserver/helpers.go
@@ -135,10 +135,10 @@ func (c *criService) getSandboxDevShm(id string) string {
 // generated is unique as long as sandbox metadata is unique.
 func makeSandboxName(s *runtime.PodSandboxMetadata) string {
 	return strings.Join([]string{
-		s.Name,                       // 0
-		s.Namespace,                  // 1
-		s.Uid,                        // 2
-		fmt.Sprintf("%d", s.Attempt), // 3
+		s.Name,      // 0
+		s.Namespace, // 1
+		s.Uid,       // 2
+		strconv.FormatUint(uint64(s.Attempt), 10), // 3
 	}, nameDelimiter)
 }
 
@@ -147,11 +147,11 @@ func makeSandboxName(s *runtime.PodSandboxMetadata) string {
 // unique.
 func makeContainerName(c *runtime.ContainerMetadata, s *runtime.PodSandboxMetadata) string {
 	return strings.Join([]string{
-		c.Name,                       // 0: container name
-		s.Name,                       // 1: pod name
-		s.Namespace,                  // 2: pod namespace
-		s.Uid,                        // 3: pod uid
-		fmt.Sprintf("%d", c.Attempt), // 4: attempt number of creating the container
+		c.Name,      // 0: container name
+		s.Name,      // 1: pod name
+		s.Namespace, // 2: pod namespace
+		s.Uid,       // 3: pod uid
+		strconv.FormatUint(uint64(s.Attempt), 10), // 4: attempt number of creating the container
 	}, nameDelimiter)
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/cri/server/container_create_windows.go b/pkg/cri/server/container_create_windows.go
index 6b3a74c78..ec253bcb1 100644
--- a/pkg/cri/server/container_create_windows.go
+++ b/pkg/cri/server/container_create_windows.go
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ package server
 
 import (
 	"errors"
-	"fmt"
 	"strconv"
 
 	imagespec "github.com/opencontainers/image-spec/specs-go/v1"
@@ -147,9 +146,8 @@ func snapshotterOpts(snapshotterName string, config *runtime.ContainerConfig) ([
 	case "windows":
 		rootfsSize := config.GetWindows().GetResources().GetRootfsSizeInBytes()
 		if rootfsSize != 0 {
-			sizeStr := fmt.Sprintf("%d", rootfsSize)
 			labels := map[string]string{
-				"containerd.io/snapshot/windows/rootfs.sizebytes": sizeStr,
+				"containerd.io/snapshot/windows/rootfs.sizebytes": strconv.FormatInt(rootfsSize, 10),
 			}
 			opts = append(opts, snapshots.WithLabels(labels))
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/cri/server/helpers.go b/pkg/cri/server/helpers.go
index 1f5e5cd53..c72e25376 100644
--- a/pkg/cri/server/helpers.go
+++ b/pkg/cri/server/helpers.go
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ func makeSandboxName(s *runtime.PodSandboxMetadata) string {
 		s.Name,                       // 0
 		s.Namespace,                  // 1
 		s.Uid,                        // 2
-		fmt.Sprintf("%d", s.Attempt), // 3
+		strconv.Itoa(int(s.Attempt)), // 3
 	}, nameDelimiter)
 }
 
@@ -108,11 +108,11 @@ func makeSandboxName(s *runtime.PodSandboxMetadata) string {
 // unique.
 func makeContainerName(c *runtime.ContainerMetadata, s *runtime.PodSandboxMetadata) string {
 	return strings.Join([]string{
-		c.Name,                       // 0: container name
-		s.Name,                       // 1: pod name
-		s.Namespace,                  // 2: pod namespace
-		s.Uid,                        // 3: pod uid
-		fmt.Sprintf("%d", c.Attempt), // 4: attempt number of creating the container
+		c.Name,      // 0: container name
+		s.Name,      // 1: pod name
+		s.Namespace, // 2: pod namespace
+		s.Uid,       // 3: pod uid
+		strconv.FormatUint(uint64(s.Attempt), 10), // 4: attempt number of creating the container
 	}, nameDelimiter)
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/cri/streaming/remotecommand/exec.go b/pkg/cri/streaming/remotecommand/exec.go
index 5111521ba..1a3febe1b 100644
--- a/pkg/cri/streaming/remotecommand/exec.go
+++ b/pkg/cri/streaming/remotecommand/exec.go
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
+	"strconv"
 	"time"
 
 	apierrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ func ServeExec(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request, executor Executor, podN
 					Causes: []metav1.StatusCause{
 						{
 							Type:    remotecommandconsts.ExitCodeCauseType,
-							Message: fmt.Sprintf("%d", rc),
+							Message: strconv.Itoa(rc),
 						},
 					},
 				},