diff --git a/cmd/ctr/commands/run/run_unix.go b/cmd/ctr/commands/run/run_unix.go
index db061cc4d..d9d74d163 100644
--- a/cmd/ctr/commands/run/run_unix.go
+++ b/cmd/ctr/commands/run/run_unix.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/contrib/nvidia"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/contrib/seccomp"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/oci"
-	crioptions "github.com/containerd/containerd/pkg/cri/runtimeoptions/v1"
+	runtimeoptions "github.com/containerd/containerd/pkg/runtimeoptions/v1"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/platforms"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime/v2/runc/options"
 	"github.com/opencontainers/runtime-spec/specs-go"
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ func getRuntimeOptions(context *cli.Context) (interface{}, error) {
 	}
 
 	if configPath := context.String("runtime-config-path"); configPath != "" {
-		return &crioptions.Options{
+		return &runtimeoptions.Options{
 			ConfigPath: configPath,
 		}, nil
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/cri/server/helpers.go b/pkg/cri/server/helpers.go
index 3514e680b..40145a23e 100644
--- a/pkg/cri/server/helpers.go
+++ b/pkg/cri/server/helpers.go
@@ -38,11 +38,11 @@ import (
 	runtime "k8s.io/cri-api/pkg/apis/runtime/v1alpha2"
 
 	criconfig "github.com/containerd/containerd/pkg/cri/config"
-	runtimeoptions "github.com/containerd/containerd/pkg/cri/runtimeoptions/v1"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/pkg/cri/store"
 	containerstore "github.com/containerd/containerd/pkg/cri/store/container"
 	imagestore "github.com/containerd/containerd/pkg/cri/store/image"
 	sandboxstore "github.com/containerd/containerd/pkg/cri/store/sandbox"
+	runtimeoptions "github.com/containerd/containerd/pkg/runtimeoptions/v1"
 )
 
 const (
diff --git a/pkg/cri/runtimeoptions/v1/api.pb.go b/pkg/runtimeoptions/v1/api.pb.go
similarity index 83%
rename from pkg/cri/runtimeoptions/v1/api.pb.go
rename to pkg/runtimeoptions/v1/api.pb.go
index 3cc86ac4f..9db747dbe 100644
--- a/pkg/cri/runtimeoptions/v1/api.pb.go
+++ b/pkg/runtimeoptions/v1/api.pb.go
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Code generated by protoc-gen-gogo. DO NOT EDIT.
-// source: github.com/containerd/containerd/pkg/cri/runtimeoptions/v1/api.proto
+// source: github.com/containerd/containerd/pkg/runtimeoptions/v1/api.proto
 
-package cri_runtimeoptions_v1
+package runtimeoptions_v1
 
 import (
 	fmt "fmt"
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ type Options struct {
 func (m *Options) Reset()      { *m = Options{} }
 func (*Options) ProtoMessage() {}
 func (*Options) Descriptor() ([]byte, []int) {
-	return fileDescriptor_fe2c17d0693aba39, []int{0}
+	return fileDescriptor_7700dd27e3487aa6, []int{0}
 }
 func (m *Options) XXX_Unmarshal(b []byte) error {
 	return m.Unmarshal(b)
@@ -82,30 +82,29 @@ func (m *Options) GetConfigPath() string {
 }
 
 func init() {
-	proto.RegisterType((*Options)(nil), "cri.runtimeoptions.v1.Options")
+	proto.RegisterType((*Options)(nil), "runtimeoptions.v1.Options")
 }
 
 func init() {
-	proto.RegisterFile("github.com/containerd/containerd/pkg/cri/runtimeoptions/v1/api.proto", fileDescriptor_fe2c17d0693aba39)
+	proto.RegisterFile("github.com/containerd/containerd/pkg/runtimeoptions/v1/api.proto", fileDescriptor_7700dd27e3487aa6)
 }
 
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+var fileDescriptor_7700dd27e3487aa6 = []byte{
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 }
 
 func (m *Options) Marshal() (dAtA []byte, err error) {
diff --git a/pkg/cri/runtimeoptions/v1/api.proto b/pkg/runtimeoptions/v1/api.proto
similarity index 83%
rename from pkg/cri/runtimeoptions/v1/api.proto
rename to pkg/runtimeoptions/v1/api.proto
index 520f54f54..c771ea10e 100644
--- a/pkg/cri/runtimeoptions/v1/api.proto
+++ b/pkg/runtimeoptions/v1/api.proto
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // To regenerate api.pb.go run `make protos`
 syntax = "proto3";
 
-package cri.runtimeoptions.v1;
+package runtimeoptions.v1;
 
 import "github.com/gogo/protobuf/gogoproto/gogo.proto";
 
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ option (gogoproto.unmarshaler_all) = true;
 option (gogoproto.goproto_unrecognized_all) = false;
 
 
-option go_package = "github.com/containerd/containerd/pkg/cri/runtimeoptions/v1;cri_runtimeoptions_v1";
+option go_package = "github.com/containerd/containerd/pkg/runtimeoptions/v1;runtimeoptions_v1";
 
 message Options {
 	// TypeUrl specifies the type of the content inside the config file.