diff --git a/client/container_checkpoint_opts.go b/client/container_checkpoint_opts.go
index 27056cd8d..5c5e758d3 100644
--- a/client/container_checkpoint_opts.go
+++ b/client/container_checkpoint_opts.go
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/core/containers"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/core/diff"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/core/images"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/pkg/rootfs"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/platforms"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/protobuf"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/protobuf/proto"
-	"github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/rootfs"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/runtime/v2/runc/options"
 	"github.com/opencontainers/go-digest"
 	imagespec "github.com/opencontainers/image-spec/specs-go/v1"
diff --git a/client/image.go b/client/image.go
index 5924b47c3..7184a3c46 100644
--- a/client/image.go
+++ b/client/image.go
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/pkg/errdefs"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/pkg/kmutex"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/pkg/labels"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/pkg/rootfs"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/platforms"
-	"github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/rootfs"
 	"github.com/opencontainers/go-digest"
 	"github.com/opencontainers/image-spec/identity"
 	ocispec "github.com/opencontainers/image-spec/specs-go/v1"
diff --git a/client/task.go b/client/task.go
index 829e42791..0b2b14657 100644
--- a/client/task.go
+++ b/client/task.go
@@ -35,10 +35,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/pkg/cio"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/pkg/errdefs"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/pkg/oci"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/pkg/rootfs"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/plugins"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/protobuf"
 	google_protobuf "github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/protobuf/types"
-	"github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/rootfs"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/runtime/v2/runc/options"
 	"github.com/containerd/typeurl/v2"
 	digest "github.com/opencontainers/go-digest"
diff --git a/cmd/ctr/commands/snapshots/snapshots.go b/cmd/ctr/commands/snapshots/snapshots.go
index aa95e9682..9501b3d09 100644
--- a/cmd/ctr/commands/snapshots/snapshots.go
+++ b/cmd/ctr/commands/snapshots/snapshots.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/core/mount"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/core/snapshots"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/pkg/progress"
-	"github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/rootfs"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/pkg/rootfs"
 	"github.com/containerd/log"
 	digest "github.com/opencontainers/go-digest"
 	ocispec "github.com/opencontainers/image-spec/specs-go/v1"
diff --git a/rootfs/apply.go b/pkg/rootfs/apply.go
similarity index 100%
rename from rootfs/apply.go
rename to pkg/rootfs/apply.go
diff --git a/rootfs/diff.go b/pkg/rootfs/diff.go
similarity index 100%
rename from rootfs/diff.go
rename to pkg/rootfs/diff.go
diff --git a/rootfs/init.go b/pkg/rootfs/init.go
similarity index 100%
rename from rootfs/init.go
rename to pkg/rootfs/init.go
diff --git a/rootfs/init_linux.go b/pkg/rootfs/init_linux.go
similarity index 100%
rename from rootfs/init_linux.go
rename to pkg/rootfs/init_linux.go
diff --git a/rootfs/init_other.go b/pkg/rootfs/init_other.go
similarity index 100%
rename from rootfs/init_other.go
rename to pkg/rootfs/init_other.go