diff --git a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/aws/BUILD b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/aws/BUILD
index cb19345627d..7cf1c847380 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/aws/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/aws/BUILD
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ go_library(
         "//pkg/api/v1/service:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/credentialprovider/aws:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubelet/apis:go_default_library",
-        "//pkg/version:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/volume:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/volume/util:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/api/core/v1:go_default_library",
@@ -42,6 +41,7 @@ go_library(
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/scheme:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/core/v1:go_default_library",
+        "//staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/pkg/version:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/record:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider/node/helpers:go_default_library",
diff --git a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/aws/aws.go b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/aws/aws.go
index a335e640dd0..aa4d8762375 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/aws/aws.go
+++ b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/aws/aws.go
@@ -55,12 +55,12 @@ import (
 	clientset "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/scheme"
 	v1core "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/core/v1"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/pkg/version"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/record"
 	cloudprovider "k8s.io/cloud-provider"
 	nodehelpers "k8s.io/cloud-provider/node/helpers"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/v1/service"
 	kubeletapis "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/apis"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/version"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/volume"
 	volumeutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/volume/util"
 )
diff --git a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/BUILD b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/BUILD
index d4116a63893..ca0100cd977 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/BUILD
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ go_library(
         "//pkg/api/v1/service:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/auth:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubelet/apis:go_default_library",
-        "//pkg/version:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/volume:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/volume/util:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/api/core/v1:go_default_library",
@@ -54,6 +53,7 @@ go_library(
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/scheme:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/core/v1:go_default_library",
+        "//staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/pkg/version:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/record:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/util/flowcontrol:go_default_library",
diff --git a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure.go b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure.go
index 203f7d8534c..02c9267ad76 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure.go
+++ b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure.go
@@ -31,13 +31,13 @@ import (
 	clientset "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/scheme"
 	v1core "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/core/v1"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/pkg/version"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/record"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/util/flowcontrol"
 	cloudprovider "k8s.io/cloud-provider"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/auth"
 	kubeletapis "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/apis"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/version"
 
 	"github.com/Azure/go-autorest/autorest"
 	"github.com/Azure/go-autorest/autorest/azure"
diff --git a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/gce/BUILD b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/gce/BUILD
index adab6ef078b..480659d9274 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/gce/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/gce/BUILD
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ go_library(
         "//pkg/kubelet/apis:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/master/ports:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/util/net/sets:go_default_library",
-        "//pkg/version:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/volume:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/volume/util:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/api/core/v1:go_default_library",
@@ -70,6 +69,7 @@ go_library(
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/scheme:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/core/v1:go_default_library",
+        "//staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/pkg/version:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/record:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/util/flowcontrol:go_default_library",
diff --git a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/gce/gce.go b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/gce/gce.go
index fc0961b955a..6e45eef1622 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/gce/gce.go
+++ b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/gce/gce.go
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ import (
 	computebeta "google.golang.org/api/compute/v0.beta"
 	compute "google.golang.org/api/compute/v1"
 	container "google.golang.org/api/container/v1"
-	"k8s.io/klog"
+
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/k8s-cloud-provider/pkg/cloud"
 
 	"k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets"
@@ -45,14 +46,13 @@ import (
 	clientset "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/scheme"
 	v1core "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/core/v1"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/pkg/version"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/record"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/util/flowcontrol"
-
-	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/k8s-cloud-provider/pkg/cloud"
 	cloudprovider "k8s.io/cloud-provider"
+	"k8s.io/klog"
 	kubeletapis "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/apis"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/version"
 )
 
 const (
diff --git a/pkg/controller/.import-restrictions b/pkg/controller/.import-restrictions
index e88de83a1e8..caf6ab74f05 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/.import-restrictions
+++ b/pkg/controller/.import-restrictions
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@
         "k8s.io/client-go/listers/policy/v1beta1",
         "k8s.io/client-go/listers/rbac/v1",
         "k8s.io/client-go/listers/storage/v1",
+        "k8s.io/client-go/pkg/version",
         "k8s.io/client-go/rest",
         "k8s.io/client-go/scale",
         "k8s.io/client-go/scale/fake",