diff --git a/pkg/api/annotation_key_constants.go b/pkg/api/annotation_key_constants.go
index e63417fcd88..b77f3172340 100644
--- a/pkg/api/annotation_key_constants.go
+++ b/pkg/api/annotation_key_constants.go
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */
 
+// This file should be consistent with pkg/api/v1/annotation_key_constants.go.
+
 package api
 
 const (
diff --git a/pkg/api/v1/annotation_key_constants.go b/pkg/api/v1/annotation_key_constants.go
index c977a26400b..ffd4b8b2ada 100644
--- a/pkg/api/v1/annotation_key_constants.go
+++ b/pkg/api/v1/annotation_key_constants.go
@@ -14,9 +14,22 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */
 
+// This file should be consistent with pkg/api/annotation_key_constants.go.
+
 package v1
 
 const (
+	// MirrorAnnotationKey represents the annotation key set by kubelets when creating mirror pods
+	MirrorPodAnnotationKey string = "kubernetes.io/config.mirror"
+
+	// TolerationsAnnotationKey represents the key of tolerations data (json serialized)
+	// in the Annotations of a Pod.
+	TolerationsAnnotationKey string = "scheduler.alpha.kubernetes.io/tolerations"
+
+	// TaintsAnnotationKey represents the key of taints data (json serialized)
+	// in the Annotations of a Node.
+	TaintsAnnotationKey string = "scheduler.alpha.kubernetes.io/taints"
+
 	// SeccompPodAnnotationKey represents the key of a seccomp profile applied
 	// to all containers of a pod.
 	SeccompPodAnnotationKey string = "seccomp.security.alpha.kubernetes.io/pod"
@@ -56,4 +69,7 @@ const (
 	// in the Annotations of a Pod.
 	// TODO: remove when alpha support for affinity is removed
 	AffinityAnnotationKey string = "scheduler.alpha.kubernetes.io/affinity"
+
+	// annotation key prefix used to identify non-convertible json paths.
+	NonConvertibleAnnotationPrefix = "non-convertible.kubernetes.io"
 )
diff --git a/pkg/api/v1/conversion.go b/pkg/api/v1/conversion.go
index f3670b5f83e..6295337416c 100644
--- a/pkg/api/v1/conversion.go
+++ b/pkg/api/v1/conversion.go
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ func Convert_extensions_ReplicaSet_to_v1_ReplicationController(in *extensions.Re
 		if out.Annotations == nil {
 			out.Annotations = make(map[string]string)
 		}
-		out.Annotations[api.NonConvertibleAnnotationPrefix+"/"+fieldErr.Field] = reflect.ValueOf(fieldErr.BadValue).String()
+		out.Annotations[NonConvertibleAnnotationPrefix+"/"+fieldErr.Field] = reflect.ValueOf(fieldErr.BadValue).String()
 	}
 	if err := Convert_extensions_ReplicaSetStatus_to_v1_ReplicationControllerStatus(&in.Status, &out.Status, s); err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/types/pod_update.go b/pkg/kubelet/types/pod_update.go
index a5b4de85f88..2c2dbb8a071 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/types/pod_update.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/types/pod_update.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import (
 
 const (
 	ConfigSourceAnnotationKey    = "kubernetes.io/config.source"
-	ConfigMirrorAnnotationKey    = kubeapi.MirrorPodAnnotationKey
+	ConfigMirrorAnnotationKey    = v1.MirrorPodAnnotationKey
 	ConfigFirstSeenAnnotationKey = "kubernetes.io/config.seen"
 	ConfigHashAnnotationKey      = "kubernetes.io/config.hash"
 	CriticalPodAnnotationKey     = "scheduler.alpha.kubernetes.io/critical-pod"