diff --git a/core/sandbox/controller.go b/core/sandbox/controller.go
index 5450c0c78..1c99dd6d9 100644
--- a/core/sandbox/controller.go
+++ b/core/sandbox/controller.go
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/api/types"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/core/mount"
-	"github.com/containerd/platforms"
 	"github.com/containerd/typeurl/v2"
+	imagespec "github.com/opencontainers/image-spec/specs-go/v1"
 )
 
 type CreateOptions struct {
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ type Controller interface {
 	Start(ctx context.Context, sandboxID string) (ControllerInstance, error)
 	// Platform returns target sandbox OS that will be used by Controller.
 	// containerd will rely on this to generate proper OCI spec.
-	Platform(_ctx context.Context, _sandboxID string) (platforms.Platform, error)
+	Platform(_ctx context.Context, _sandboxID string) (imagespec.Platform, error)
 	// Stop will stop sandbox instance
 	Stop(ctx context.Context, sandboxID string, opts ...StopOpt) error
 	// Wait blocks until sandbox process exits.
diff --git a/core/sandbox/proxy/controller.go b/core/sandbox/proxy/controller.go
index 92078671a..a6ceb72b8 100644
--- a/core/sandbox/proxy/controller.go
+++ b/core/sandbox/proxy/controller.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/core/mount"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/core/sandbox"
 	"github.com/containerd/errdefs"
-	"github.com/containerd/platforms"
+	imagespec "github.com/opencontainers/image-spec/specs-go/v1"
 	"google.golang.org/protobuf/types/known/anypb"
 )
 
@@ -78,14 +78,14 @@ func (s *remoteSandboxController) Start(ctx context.Context, sandboxID string) (
 	}, nil
 }
 
-func (s *remoteSandboxController) Platform(ctx context.Context, sandboxID string) (platforms.Platform, error) {
+func (s *remoteSandboxController) Platform(ctx context.Context, sandboxID string) (imagespec.Platform, error) {
 	resp, err := s.client.Platform(ctx, &api.ControllerPlatformRequest{SandboxID: sandboxID})
 	if err != nil {
-		return platforms.Platform{}, errdefs.FromGRPC(err)
+		return imagespec.Platform{}, errdefs.FromGRPC(err)
 	}
 
 	platform := resp.GetPlatform()
-	return platforms.Platform{
+	return imagespec.Platform{
 		Architecture: platform.GetArchitecture(),
 		OS:           platform.GetOS(),
 		Variant:      platform.GetVariant(),
diff --git a/internal/cri/server/container_create.go b/internal/cri/server/container_create.go
index ca170c473..7d8fc9a49 100644
--- a/internal/cri/server/container_create.go
+++ b/internal/cri/server/container_create.go
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ func (c *criService) CreateContainer(ctx context.Context, r *runtime.CreateConta
 // volumeMounts sets up image volumes for container. Rely on the removal of container
 // root directory to do cleanup. Note that image volume will be skipped, if there is criMounts
 // specified with the same destination.
-func (c *criService) volumeMounts(platform platforms.Platform, containerRootDir string, containerConfig *runtime.ContainerConfig, config *imagespec.ImageConfig) []*runtime.Mount {
+func (c *criService) volumeMounts(platform imagespec.Platform, containerRootDir string, containerConfig *runtime.ContainerConfig, config *imagespec.ImageConfig) []*runtime.Mount {
 	var uidMappings, gidMappings []*runtime.IDMapping
 	if platform.OS == "linux" {
 		if usernsOpts := containerConfig.GetLinux().GetSecurityContext().GetNamespaceOptions().GetUsernsOptions(); usernsOpts != nil {
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ func (c *criService) volumeMounts(platform platforms.Platform, containerRootDir
 }
 
 // runtimeSpec returns a default runtime spec used in cri-containerd.
-func (c *criService) runtimeSpec(id string, platform platforms.Platform, baseSpecFile string, opts ...oci.SpecOpts) (*runtimespec.Spec, error) {
+func (c *criService) runtimeSpec(id string, platform imagespec.Platform, baseSpecFile string, opts ...oci.SpecOpts) (*runtimespec.Spec, error) {
 	// GenerateSpec needs namespace.
 	ctx := util.NamespacedContext()
 	container := &containers.Container{ID: id}
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ func generateUserString(username string, uid, gid *runtime.Int64Value) (string,
 // runtime information (rootfs mounted), or platform specific checks with
 // no defined workaround (yet) to specify for other platforms.
 func (c *criService) platformSpecOpts(
-	platform platforms.Platform,
+	platform imagespec.Platform,
 	config *runtime.ContainerConfig,
 	imageConfig *imagespec.ImageConfig,
 ) ([]oci.SpecOpts, error) {
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ func (c *criService) platformSpecOpts(
 
 // buildContainerSpec build container's OCI spec depending on controller's target platform OS.
 func (c *criService) buildContainerSpec(
-	platform platforms.Platform,
+	platform imagespec.Platform,
 	id string,
 	sandboxID string,
 	sandboxPid uint32,
diff --git a/internal/cri/server/container_create_test.go b/internal/cri/server/container_create_test.go
index 5887f13a0..8697d5e0f 100644
--- a/internal/cri/server/container_create_test.go
+++ b/internal/cri/server/container_create_test.go
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ func TestVolumeMounts(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for _, test := range []struct {
 		desc              string
-		platform          platforms.Platform
+		platform          imagespec.Platform
 		criMounts         []*runtime.Mount
 		usernsEnabled     bool
 		imageVolumes      map[string]struct{}
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ func TestVolumeMounts(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			desc:     "should make relative paths absolute on Linux",
-			platform: platforms.Platform{OS: "linux"},
+			platform: imagespec.Platform{OS: "linux"},
 			imageVolumes: map[string]struct{}{
 				"./test-volume-1":     {},
 				"C:/test-volume-2":    {},
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ func TestVolumeMounts(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			desc:          "should include mappings for image volumes on Linux",
-			platform:      platforms.Platform{OS: "linux"},
+			platform:      imagespec.Platform{OS: "linux"},
 			usernsEnabled: true,
 			imageVolumes: map[string]struct{}{
 				"/test-volume-1/": {},
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ func TestVolumeMounts(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			desc:          "should NOT include mappings for image volumes on Linux if !userns",
-			platform:      platforms.Platform{OS: "linux"},
+			platform:      imagespec.Platform{OS: "linux"},
 			usernsEnabled: false,
 			imageVolumes: map[string]struct{}{
 				"/test-volume-1/": {},
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ func TestVolumeMounts(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			desc:          "should convert rel imageVolume paths to abs paths and add userns mappings",
-			platform:      platforms.Platform{OS: "linux"},
+			platform:      imagespec.Platform{OS: "linux"},
 			usernsEnabled: true,
 			imageVolumes: map[string]struct{}{
 				"test-volume-1/":       {},
diff --git a/internal/cri/server/images/service.go b/internal/cri/server/images/service.go
index 94a4113d8..1e2463370 100644
--- a/internal/cri/server/images/service.go
+++ b/internal/cri/server/images/service.go
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containerd/platforms"
 	docker "github.com/distribution/reference"
 	imagedigest "github.com/opencontainers/go-digest"
+	imagespec "github.com/opencontainers/image-spec/specs-go/v1"
 
 	runtime "k8s.io/cri-api/pkg/apis/runtime/v1"
 )
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ type imageClient interface {
 
 type ImagePlatform struct {
 	Snapshotter string
-	Platform    platforms.Platform
+	Platform    imagespec.Platform
 }
 
 type CRIImageService struct {
diff --git a/internal/cri/server/podsandbox/controller.go b/internal/cri/server/podsandbox/controller.go
index 76d764d5e..7fcba26c8 100644
--- a/internal/cri/server/podsandbox/controller.go
+++ b/internal/cri/server/podsandbox/controller.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containerd/log"
 	"github.com/containerd/plugin"
 	"github.com/containerd/plugin/registry"
+	imagespec "github.com/opencontainers/image-spec/specs-go/v1"
 	runtime "k8s.io/cri-api/pkg/apis/runtime/v1"
 
 	eventtypes "github.com/containerd/containerd/api/events"
@@ -134,7 +135,7 @@ type Controller struct {
 
 var _ sandbox.Controller = (*Controller)(nil)
 
-func (c *Controller) Platform(_ctx context.Context, _sandboxID string) (platforms.Platform, error) {
+func (c *Controller) Platform(_ctx context.Context, _sandboxID string) (imagespec.Platform, error) {
 	return platforms.DefaultSpec(), nil
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/cri/server/sandbox_service.go b/internal/cri/server/sandbox_service.go
index 1a568ae93..8cec187ca 100644
--- a/internal/cri/server/sandbox_service.go
+++ b/internal/cri/server/sandbox_service.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/containerd/platforms"
+	imagespec "github.com/opencontainers/image-spec/specs-go/v1"
 
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/client"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/core/sandbox"
@@ -94,10 +94,10 @@ func (c *criSandboxService) SandboxStatus(ctx context.Context, sandboxer string,
 	return ctrl.Status(ctx, sandboxID, verbose)
 }
 
-func (c *criSandboxService) SandboxPlatform(ctx context.Context, sandboxer string, sandboxID string) (platforms.Platform, error) {
+func (c *criSandboxService) SandboxPlatform(ctx context.Context, sandboxer string, sandboxID string) (imagespec.Platform, error) {
 	ctrl, err := c.SandboxController(sandboxer)
 	if err != nil {
-		return platforms.Platform{}, err
+		return imagespec.Platform{}, err
 	}
 	return ctrl.Platform(ctx, sandboxID)
 }
diff --git a/internal/cri/server/service.go b/internal/cri/server/service.go
index 4b02cad0d..fd2b21acc 100644
--- a/internal/cri/server/service.go
+++ b/internal/cri/server/service.go
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/containerd/go-cni"
 	"github.com/containerd/log"
-	"github.com/containerd/platforms"
 	"github.com/containerd/typeurl/v2"
+	imagespec "github.com/opencontainers/image-spec/specs-go/v1"
 	"github.com/opencontainers/runtime-spec/specs-go/features"
 	runtime "k8s.io/cri-api/pkg/apis/runtime/v1"
 	"k8s.io/kubelet/pkg/cri/streaming"
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ type sandboxService interface {
 	StopSandbox(ctx context.Context, sandboxer, sandboxID string, opts ...sandbox.StopOpt) error
 	ShutdownSandbox(ctx context.Context, sandboxer string, sandboxID string) error
 	SandboxStatus(ctx context.Context, sandboxer string, sandboxID string, verbose bool) (sandbox.ControllerStatus, error)
-	SandboxPlatform(ctx context.Context, sandboxer string, sandboxID string) (platforms.Platform, error)
+	SandboxPlatform(ctx context.Context, sandboxer string, sandboxID string) (imagespec.Platform, error)
 	SandboxController(sandboxer string) (sandbox.Controller, error)
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/cri/server/service_test.go b/internal/cri/server/service_test.go
index 4946dace5..8db1bcbbc 100644
--- a/internal/cri/server/service_test.go
+++ b/internal/cri/server/service_test.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containerd/errdefs"
 	"github.com/containerd/go-cni"
 	"github.com/containerd/platforms"
+	imagespec "github.com/opencontainers/image-spec/specs-go/v1"
 
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/api/types"
 	containerd "github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/client"
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@ func (f *fakeSandboxService) SandboxStatus(ctx context.Context, sandboxer string
 	return sandbox.ControllerStatus{}, errdefs.ErrNotImplemented
 }
 
-func (f *fakeSandboxService) SandboxPlatform(ctx context.Context, sandboxer string, sandboxID string) (platforms.Platform, error) {
+func (f *fakeSandboxService) SandboxPlatform(ctx context.Context, sandboxer string, sandboxID string) (imagespec.Platform, error) {
 	return platforms.DefaultSpec(), nil
 }
 
@@ -80,7 +81,7 @@ func (f fakeSandboxController) Start(ctx context.Context, sandboxID string) (san
 	return sandbox.ControllerInstance{}, errdefs.ErrNotImplemented
 }
 
-func (f fakeSandboxController) Platform(_ctx context.Context, _sandboxID string) (platforms.Platform, error) {
+func (f fakeSandboxController) Platform(_ctx context.Context, _sandboxID string) (imagespec.Platform, error) {
 	return platforms.DefaultSpec(), nil
 }
 
diff --git a/plugins/sandbox/controller.go b/plugins/sandbox/controller.go
index e72f5639d..ed6436d79 100644
--- a/plugins/sandbox/controller.go
+++ b/plugins/sandbox/controller.go
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/containerd/errdefs"
 	"github.com/containerd/log"
-	"github.com/containerd/platforms"
 	"github.com/containerd/plugin"
 	"github.com/containerd/plugin/registry"
+	imagespec "github.com/opencontainers/image-spec/specs-go/v1"
 	"google.golang.org/protobuf/types/known/anypb"
 
 	runtimeAPI "github.com/containerd/containerd/api/runtime/sandbox/v1"
@@ -198,18 +198,18 @@ func (c *controllerLocal) Start(ctx context.Context, sandboxID string) (sandbox.
 	}, nil
 }
 
-func (c *controllerLocal) Platform(ctx context.Context, sandboxID string) (platforms.Platform, error) {
+func (c *controllerLocal) Platform(ctx context.Context, sandboxID string) (imagespec.Platform, error) {
 	svc, err := c.getSandbox(ctx, sandboxID)
 	if err != nil {
-		return platforms.Platform{}, err
+		return imagespec.Platform{}, err
 	}
 
 	response, err := svc.Platform(ctx, &runtimeAPI.PlatformRequest{SandboxID: sandboxID})
 	if err != nil {
-		return platforms.Platform{}, fmt.Errorf("failed to get sandbox platform: %w", errdefs.FromGRPC(err))
+		return imagespec.Platform{}, fmt.Errorf("failed to get sandbox platform: %w", errdefs.FromGRPC(err))
 	}
 
-	var platform platforms.Platform
+	var platform imagespec.Platform
 	if p := response.GetPlatform(); p != nil {
 		platform.OS = p.OS
 		platform.Architecture = p.Architecture