diff --git a/hack/verify-imports.sh b/hack/verify-imports.sh
index ba9951bdac..0f24b89680 100755
--- a/hack/verify-imports.sh
+++ b/hack/verify-imports.sh
@@ -38,4 +38,4 @@ if [[ ! -x "$importverifier" ]]; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
-"${importverifier}" "k8s.io/" "${KUBE_ROOT}/hack/import-restrictions.yaml"
+"${importverifier}" "k8s.io/" "${KUBE_ROOT}/staging/publishing/import-restrictions.yaml"
diff --git a/hack/import-restrictions.yaml b/staging/publishing/import-restrictions.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from hack/import-restrictions.yaml
rename to staging/publishing/import-restrictions.yaml