diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d3ba0737242c..0442f396c332 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ RUN_CONFIG?=local/config.yaml
 CMD?=
 OTEL_VERSION=main
 
-BUILD_INFO_IMPORT_PATH=github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/internal/version
+BUILD_INFO_IMPORT_PATH=github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/internal/otelcontribcore/internal/version
 VERSION=$(shell git describe --always --match "v[0-9]*" HEAD)
 BUILD_INFO=-ldflags "-X $(BUILD_INFO_IMPORT_PATH).Version=$(VERSION)"
 
diff --git a/internal/version/version.go b/internal/otelcontribcore/internal/version/version.go
similarity index 92%
rename from internal/version/version.go
rename to internal/otelcontribcore/internal/version/version.go
index 45d973d2becc..9531383a5ac0 100644
--- a/internal/version/version.go
+++ b/internal/otelcontribcore/internal/version/version.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
-package version // import "github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/internal/version"
+package version // import "github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/internal/otelcontribcore/internal/version"
 
 // Version variable will be replaced at link time after `make` has been run.
 var Version = "latest"
diff --git a/internal/version/version_test.go b/internal/otelcontribcore/internal/version/version_test.go
similarity index 100%
rename from internal/version/version_test.go
rename to internal/otelcontribcore/internal/version/version_test.go
diff --git a/internal/otelcontribcore/main.go b/internal/otelcontribcore/main.go
index ffdea09469a5..3d958c4c9c1e 100644
--- a/internal/otelcontribcore/main.go
+++ b/internal/otelcontribcore/main.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import (
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/component"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/service"
 
-	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/internal/version"
+	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/internal/otelcontribcore/internal/version"
 )
 
 type ComponentsFunc func() (component.Factories, error)