diff --git a/staging/publishing/import-restrictions.yaml b/staging/publishing/import-restrictions.yaml
index a857f456b41..bd4affe5ed9 100644
--- a/staging/publishing/import-restrictions.yaml
+++ b/staging/publishing/import-restrictions.yaml
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@
   - k8s.io/apimachinery
   - k8s.io/client-go
   - k8s.io/klog
+  - k8s.io/kube-openapi
   - k8s.io/utils
 
 # prevent core machinery from taking explicit v1 references unless