diff --git a/staging/publishing/import-restrictions.yaml b/staging/publishing/import-restrictions.yaml
index 9b902f978fe..16331ce5a9b 100644
--- a/staging/publishing/import-restrictions.yaml
+++ b/staging/publishing/import-restrictions.yaml
@@ -297,3 +297,8 @@
   allowedImports:
   - k8s.io/api
   - k8s.io/apimachinery
+  - k8s.io/client-go
+  - k8s.io/klog
+  - k8s.io/kms
+  - k8s.io/utils
+