diff --git a/builder/vmware/iso/step_create_vmx_test.go b/builder/vmware/iso/step_create_vmx_test.go
index ca599df66..7b3a55f88 100644
--- a/builder/vmware/iso/step_create_vmx_test.go
+++ b/builder/vmware/iso/step_create_vmx_test.go
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ func setupVMwareBuild(t *testing.T, builderConfig map[string]string, provisioner
 			return &packersdk.DispatchHook{}, nil
 		},
 		ProvisionerStore: packer.MapOfProvisioner{
-			"shell": func() (packer.Provisioner, error) { return &shell.Provisioner{}, nil },
+			"shell": func() (packersdk.Provisioner, error) { return &shell.Provisioner{}, nil },
 		},
 		PostProcessorStore: packer.MapOfPostProcessor{
 			"something": func() (packer.PostProcessor, error) { return &packer.MockPostProcessor{}, nil },
diff --git a/command/build_parallel_test.go b/command/build_parallel_test.go
index dd45a59d9..00b43258f 100644
--- a/command/build_parallel_test.go
+++ b/command/build_parallel_test.go
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ func testMetaParallel(t *testing.T, builder *ParallelTestBuilder, locked *Locked
 					"lock":          func() (packersdk.Builder, error) { return locked, nil },
 				},
 				ProvisionerStore: packer.MapOfProvisioner{
-					"sleep": func() (packer.Provisioner, error) { return &sleep.Provisioner{}, nil },
+					"sleep": func() (packersdk.Provisioner, error) { return &sleep.Provisioner{}, nil },
 				},
 			},
 		},
diff --git a/command/build_test.go b/command/build_test.go
index 01c656ed8..1605606fd 100644
--- a/command/build_test.go
+++ b/command/build_test.go
@@ -841,9 +841,9 @@ func testCoreConfigBuilder(t *testing.T) *packer.CoreConfig {
 			"null": func() (packersdk.Builder, error) { return &null.Builder{}, nil },
 		},
 		ProvisionerStore: packer.MapOfProvisioner{
-			"shell-local": func() (packer.Provisioner, error) { return &shell_local.Provisioner{}, nil },
-			"shell":       func() (packer.Provisioner, error) { return &shell.Provisioner{}, nil },
-			"file":        func() (packer.Provisioner, error) { return &filep.Provisioner{}, nil },
+			"shell-local": func() (packersdk.Provisioner, error) { return &shell_local.Provisioner{}, nil },
+			"shell":       func() (packersdk.Provisioner, error) { return &shell.Provisioner{}, nil },
+			"file":        func() (packersdk.Provisioner, error) { return &filep.Provisioner{}, nil },
 		},
 		PostProcessorStore: packer.MapOfPostProcessor{
 			"shell-local": func() (packer.PostProcessor, error) { return &shell_local_pp.PostProcessor{}, nil },
diff --git a/command/build_timeout_test.go b/command/build_timeout_test.go
index 49c69c083..59b4c2b3f 100644
--- a/command/build_timeout_test.go
+++ b/command/build_timeout_test.go
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ func testCoreConfigSleepBuilder(t *testing.T) *packer.CoreConfig {
 			"file": func() (packersdk.Builder, error) { return &file.Builder{}, nil },
 		},
 		ProvisionerStore: packer.MapOfProvisioner{
-			"sleep":       func() (packer.Provisioner, error) { return &sleep.Provisioner{}, nil },
-			"shell-local": func() (packer.Provisioner, error) { return &shell_local.Provisioner{}, nil },
+			"sleep":       func() (packersdk.Provisioner, error) { return &sleep.Provisioner{}, nil },
+			"shell-local": func() (packersdk.Provisioner, error) { return &shell_local.Provisioner{}, nil },
 		},
 	}
 	return &packer.CoreConfig{
diff --git a/command/exec_test.go b/command/exec_test.go
index 6d5305fe0..a91caf7ee 100644
--- a/command/exec_test.go
+++ b/command/exec_test.go
@@ -124,9 +124,9 @@ func getBareComponentFinder() packer.ComponentFinder {
 			"amazon-ebs": func() (packersdk.Builder, error) { return &ebs.Builder{}, nil },
 		},
 		ProvisionerStore: packer.MapOfProvisioner{
-			"shell-local": func() (packer.Provisioner, error) { return &shell_local.Provisioner{}, nil },
-			"shell":       func() (packer.Provisioner, error) { return &shell.Provisioner{}, nil },
-			"file":        func() (packer.Provisioner, error) { return &filep.Provisioner{}, nil },
+			"shell-local": func() (packersdk.Provisioner, error) { return &shell_local.Provisioner{}, nil },
+			"shell":       func() (packersdk.Provisioner, error) { return &shell.Provisioner{}, nil },
+			"file":        func() (packersdk.Provisioner, error) { return &filep.Provisioner{}, nil },
 		},
 		PostProcessorStore: packer.MapOfPostProcessor{
 			"shell-local": func() (packer.PostProcessor, error) { return &shell_local_pp.PostProcessor{}, nil },
diff --git a/command/plugin.go b/command/plugin.go
index 25f328db0..737e27367 100644
--- a/command/plugin.go
+++ b/command/plugin.go
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ var Builders = map[string]packersdk.Builder{
 	"yandex":              new(yandexbuilder.Builder),
 }
 
-var Provisioners = map[string]packer.Provisioner{
+var Provisioners = map[string]packersdk.Provisioner{
 	"ansible":           new(ansibleprovisioner.Provisioner),
 	"ansible-local":     new(ansiblelocalprovisioner.Provisioner),
 	"azure-dtlartifact": new(azuredtlartifactprovisioner.Provisioner),
diff --git a/hcl2template/common_test.go b/hcl2template/common_test.go
index 17aa9c34b..6ddac96c8 100644
--- a/hcl2template/common_test.go
+++ b/hcl2template/common_test.go
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ func getBasicParser() *Parser {
 			"null":           func() (packersdk.Builder, error) { return &null.Builder{}, nil },
 		},
 		ProvisionersSchemas: packer.MapOfProvisioner{
-			"shell": func() (packer.Provisioner, error) { return &MockProvisioner{}, nil },
-			"file":  func() (packer.Provisioner, error) { return &MockProvisioner{}, nil },
+			"shell": func() (packersdk.Provisioner, error) { return &MockProvisioner{}, nil },
+			"file":  func() (packersdk.Provisioner, error) { return &MockProvisioner{}, nil },
 		},
 		PostProcessorsSchemas: packer.MapOfPostProcessor{
 			"amazon-import": func() (packer.PostProcessor, error) { return &MockPostProcessor{}, nil },
diff --git a/hcl2template/internal/mock.go b/hcl2template/internal/mock.go
index 4a6fc091f..167154eaf 100644
--- a/hcl2template/internal/mock.go
+++ b/hcl2template/internal/mock.go
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ type MockProvisioner struct {
 	Config MockConfig
 }
 
-var _ packer.Provisioner = new(MockProvisioner)
+var _ packersdk.Provisioner = new(MockProvisioner)
 
 func (b *MockProvisioner) ConfigSpec() hcldec.ObjectSpec {
 	return b.Config.FlatMapstructure().HCL2Spec()
diff --git a/hcl2template/types.build.provisioners.go b/hcl2template/types.build.provisioners.go
index a50156782..da3253ba7 100644
--- a/hcl2template/types.build.provisioners.go
+++ b/hcl2template/types.build.provisioners.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/hashicorp/hcl/v2"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/hcl/v2/gohcl"
 	hcl2shim "github.com/hashicorp/packer/hcl2template/shim"
-	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/packer"
+	packersdk "github.com/hashicorp/packer/packer-plugin-sdk/packer"
 	"github.com/zclconf/go-cty/cty"
 )
 
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ func (p *Parser) decodeProvisioner(block *hcl.Block, cfg *PackerConfig) (*Provis
 	return provisioner, diags
 }
 
-func (cfg *PackerConfig) startProvisioner(source SourceBlock, pb *ProvisionerBlock, ectx *hcl.EvalContext) (packer.Provisioner, hcl.Diagnostics) {
+func (cfg *PackerConfig) startProvisioner(source SourceBlock, pb *ProvisionerBlock, ectx *hcl.EvalContext) (packersdk.Provisioner, hcl.Diagnostics) {
 	var diags hcl.Diagnostics
 
 	provisioner, err := cfg.provisionersSchemas.Start(pb.PType)
diff --git a/hcl2template/types.hcl_provisioner.go b/hcl2template/types.hcl_provisioner.go
index d7cfcbd80..c52fb31be 100644
--- a/hcl2template/types.hcl_provisioner.go
+++ b/hcl2template/types.hcl_provisioner.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/hcl/v2"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/hcl/v2/hcldec"
-	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/packer"
 	packersdk "github.com/hashicorp/packer/packer-plugin-sdk/packer"
 	"github.com/zclconf/go-cty/cty"
 )
@@ -16,7 +15,7 @@ import (
 // calling Provision: with contextual variables.
 // This permits using "${build.ID}" values for example.
 type HCL2Provisioner struct {
-	Provisioner      packer.Provisioner
+	Provisioner      packersdk.Provisioner
 	provisionerBlock *ProvisionerBlock
 	evalContext      *hcl.EvalContext
 	builderVariables map[string]string
diff --git a/helper/tests/core.go b/helper/tests/core.go
index 92b10b288..87b19d0b5 100644
--- a/helper/tests/core.go
+++ b/helper/tests/core.go
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ func testCoreConfigBuilder(t *testing.T) *packer.CoreConfig {
 			"amazon-ebs": func() (packersdk.Builder, error) { return &amazonebsbuilder.Builder{}, nil },
 		},
 		ProvisionerStore: packer.MapOfProvisioner{
-			"shell": func() (packer.Provisioner, error) { return &shell.Provisioner{}, nil },
-			"file":  func() (packer.Provisioner, error) { return &fileprovisioner.Provisioner{}, nil },
+			"shell": func() (packersdk.Provisioner, error) { return &shell.Provisioner{}, nil },
+			"file":  func() (packersdk.Provisioner, error) { return &fileprovisioner.Provisioner{}, nil },
 		},
 		PostProcessorStore: packer.MapOfPostProcessor{},
 	}
diff --git a/packer-plugin-sdk/packer/provisioner.go b/packer-plugin-sdk/packer/provisioner.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1f70e70a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packer-plugin-sdk/packer/provisioner.go
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+package packer
+
+import "context"
+
+// A provisioner is responsible for installing and configuring software
+// on a machine prior to building the actual image.
+type Provisioner interface {
+	HCL2Speccer
+
+	// Prepare is called with a set of configurations to setup the
+	// internal state of the provisioner. The multiple configurations
+	// should be merged in some sane way.
+	Prepare(...interface{}) error
+
+	// Provision is called to actually provision the machine. A context is
+	// given for cancellation, a UI is given to communicate with the user, and
+	// a communicator is given that is guaranteed to be connected to some
+	// machine so that provisioning can be done.
+	Provision(context.Context, Ui, Communicator, map[string]interface{}) error
+}
diff --git a/packer/plugin/client.go b/packer/plugin/client.go
index b8c01b57b..c6564ad45 100644
--- a/packer/plugin/client.go
+++ b/packer/plugin/client.go
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ func (c *Client) PostProcessor() (packer.PostProcessor, error) {
 
 // Returns a provisioner implementation that is communicating over this
 // client. If the client hasn't been started, this will start it.
-func (c *Client) Provisioner() (packer.Provisioner, error) {
+func (c *Client) Provisioner() (packersdk.Provisioner, error) {
 	client, err := c.packrpcClient()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/packer/plugin/provisioner.go b/packer/plugin/provisioner.go
index 9d502b9ff..00b5e88e4 100644
--- a/packer/plugin/provisioner.go
+++ b/packer/plugin/provisioner.go
@@ -5,12 +5,11 @@ import (
 	"log"
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/hcl/v2/hcldec"
-	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/packer"
 	packersdk "github.com/hashicorp/packer/packer-plugin-sdk/packer"
 )
 
 type cmdProvisioner struct {
-	p      packer.Provisioner
+	p      packersdk.Provisioner
 	client *Client
 }
 
diff --git a/packer/rpc/client.go b/packer/rpc/client.go
index 6d79567aa..49752a384 100644
--- a/packer/rpc/client.go
+++ b/packer/rpc/client.go
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ func (c *Client) PostProcessor() packer.PostProcessor {
 	}
 }
 
-func (c *Client) Provisioner() packer.Provisioner {
+func (c *Client) Provisioner() packersdk.Provisioner {
 	return &provisioner{
 		commonClient: commonClient{
 			endpoint: DefaultProvisionerEndpoint,
diff --git a/packer/rpc/provisioner.go b/packer/rpc/provisioner.go
index 8337cf6db..391e968cf 100644
--- a/packer/rpc/provisioner.go
+++ b/packer/rpc/provisioner.go
@@ -4,24 +4,23 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"log"
 
-	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/packer"
 	packersdk "github.com/hashicorp/packer/packer-plugin-sdk/packer"
 )
 
-// An implementation of packer.Provisioner where the provisioner is actually
+// An implementation of packersdk.Provisioner where the provisioner is actually
 // executed over an RPC connection.
 type provisioner struct {
 	commonClient
 }
 
-// ProvisionerServer wraps a packer.Provisioner implementation and makes it
+// ProvisionerServer wraps a packersdk.Provisioner implementation and makes it
 // exportable as part of a Golang RPC server.
 type ProvisionerServer struct {
 	context       context.Context
 	contextCancel func()
 
 	commonServer
-	p packer.Provisioner
+	p packersdk.Provisioner
 }
 
 type ProvisionerPrepareArgs struct {
diff --git a/packer/rpc/provisioner_test.go b/packer/rpc/provisioner_test.go
index 5b3d8844a..be77943d9 100644
--- a/packer/rpc/provisioner_test.go
+++ b/packer/rpc/provisioner_test.go
@@ -50,5 +50,5 @@ func TestProvisionerRPC(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestProvisioner_Implements(t *testing.T) {
-	var _ packer.Provisioner = new(provisioner)
+	var _ packersdk.Provisioner = new(provisioner)
 }
diff --git a/packer/rpc/server.go b/packer/rpc/server.go
index 94ffb96b6..0cc7bd43e 100644
--- a/packer/rpc/server.go
+++ b/packer/rpc/server.go
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ func (s *Server) RegisterPostProcessor(p packer.PostProcessor) error {
 	})
 }
 
-func (s *Server) RegisterProvisioner(p packer.Provisioner) error {
+func (s *Server) RegisterProvisioner(p packersdk.Provisioner) error {
 	return s.server.RegisterName(DefaultProvisionerEndpoint, &ProvisionerServer{
 		commonServer: commonServer{
 			selfConfigurable: p,
diff --git a/provisioner/ansible-local/provisioner_test.go b/provisioner/ansible-local/provisioner_test.go
index 225854f87..19d7f87e4 100644
--- a/provisioner/ansible-local/provisioner_test.go
+++ b/provisioner/ansible-local/provisioner_test.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import (
 func TestProvisioner_Impl(t *testing.T) {
 	var raw interface{}
 	raw = &Provisioner{}
-	if _, ok := raw.(packer.Provisioner); !ok {
+	if _, ok := raw.(packersdk.Provisioner); !ok {
 		t.Fatalf("must be a Provisioner")
 	}
 }
diff --git a/provisioner/ansible/provisioner_test.go b/provisioner/ansible/provisioner_test.go
index 83f4d6960..aa939d80f 100644
--- a/provisioner/ansible/provisioner_test.go
+++ b/provisioner/ansible/provisioner_test.go
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/packer"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/packer-plugin-sdk/multistep/commonsteps"
 	packersdk "github.com/hashicorp/packer/packer-plugin-sdk/packer"
 	confighelper "github.com/hashicorp/packer/packer-plugin-sdk/template/config"
@@ -43,7 +42,7 @@ func testConfig(t *testing.T) map[string]interface{} {
 func TestProvisioner_Impl(t *testing.T) {
 	var raw interface{}
 	raw = &Provisioner{}
-	if _, ok := raw.(packer.Provisioner); !ok {
+	if _, ok := raw.(packersdk.Provisioner); !ok {
 		t.Fatalf("must be a Provisioner")
 	}
 }
diff --git a/provisioner/chef-client/provisioner_test.go b/provisioner/chef-client/provisioner_test.go
index 40aca6988..80349fa5a 100644
--- a/provisioner/chef-client/provisioner_test.go
+++ b/provisioner/chef-client/provisioner_test.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/packer"
 	packersdk "github.com/hashicorp/packer/packer-plugin-sdk/packer"
 )
 
@@ -20,7 +19,7 @@ func testConfig() map[string]interface{} {
 func TestProvisioner_Impl(t *testing.T) {
 	var raw interface{}
 	raw = &Provisioner{}
-	if _, ok := raw.(packer.Provisioner); !ok {
+	if _, ok := raw.(packersdk.Provisioner); !ok {
 		t.Fatalf("must be a Provisioner")
 	}
 }
diff --git a/provisioner/chef-solo/provisioner_test.go b/provisioner/chef-solo/provisioner_test.go
index 6df4c378c..9a378efc0 100644
--- a/provisioner/chef-solo/provisioner_test.go
+++ b/provisioner/chef-solo/provisioner_test.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/packer"
+	packersdk "github.com/hashicorp/packer/packer-plugin-sdk/packer"
 )
 
 func testConfig() map[string]interface{} {
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ func testConfig() map[string]interface{} {
 func TestProvisioner_Impl(t *testing.T) {
 	var raw interface{}
 	raw = &Provisioner{}
-	if _, ok := raw.(packer.Provisioner); !ok {
+	if _, ok := raw.(packersdk.Provisioner); !ok {
 		t.Fatalf("must be a Provisioner")
 	}
 }
diff --git a/provisioner/converge/provisioner_test.go b/provisioner/converge/provisioner_test.go
index ee38905a5..8b2c4bf29 100644
--- a/provisioner/converge/provisioner_test.go
+++ b/provisioner/converge/provisioner_test.go
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package converge
 import (
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/packer"
+	packersdk "github.com/hashicorp/packer/packer-plugin-sdk/packer"
 )
 
 func testConfig() map[string]interface{} {
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ func testConfig() map[string]interface{} {
 func TestProvisioner_Impl(t *testing.T) {
 	var raw interface{}
 	raw = &Provisioner{}
-	if _, ok := raw.(packer.Provisioner); !ok {
+	if _, ok := raw.(packersdk.Provisioner); !ok {
 		t.Fatal("must be a Provisioner")
 	}
 }
diff --git a/provisioner/file/provisioner_test.go b/provisioner/file/provisioner_test.go
index e0c5166ad..510dabfc7 100644
--- a/provisioner/file/provisioner_test.go
+++ b/provisioner/file/provisioner_test.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ func testConfig() map[string]interface{} {
 func TestProvisioner_Impl(t *testing.T) {
 	var raw interface{}
 	raw = &Provisioner{}
-	if _, ok := raw.(packer.Provisioner); !ok {
+	if _, ok := raw.(packersdk.Provisioner); !ok {
 		t.Fatalf("must be a provisioner")
 	}
 }
diff --git a/provisioner/inspec/provisioner_test.go b/provisioner/inspec/provisioner_test.go
index f814768a9..3725a7ba2 100644
--- a/provisioner/inspec/provisioner_test.go
+++ b/provisioner/inspec/provisioner_test.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/packer"
+	packersdk "github.com/hashicorp/packer/packer-plugin-sdk/packer"
 )
 
 // Be sure to remove the InSpec stub file in each test with:
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ func testConfig(t *testing.T) map[string]interface{} {
 func TestProvisioner_Impl(t *testing.T) {
 	var raw interface{}
 	raw = &Provisioner{}
-	if _, ok := raw.(packer.Provisioner); !ok {
+	if _, ok := raw.(packersdk.Provisioner); !ok {
 		t.Fatalf("must be a Provisioner")
 	}
 }
diff --git a/provisioner/powershell/provisioner_acc_test.go b/provisioner/powershell/provisioner_acc_test.go
index 3e485a055..baad86fad 100644
--- a/provisioner/powershell/provisioner_acc_test.go
+++ b/provisioner/powershell/provisioner_acc_test.go
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@ func (s *PowershellProvisionerAccTest) GetConfig() (string, error) {
 
 func (s *PowershellProvisionerAccTest) GetProvisionerStore() packer.MapOfProvisioner {
 	return packer.MapOfProvisioner{
-		TestProvisionerName: func() (packer.Provisioner, error) { return &powershell.Provisioner{}, nil },
-		"windows-shell":     func() (packer.Provisioner, error) { return &windowsshellprovisioner.Provisioner{}, nil },
+		TestProvisionerName: func() (packersdk.Provisioner, error) { return &powershell.Provisioner{}, nil },
+		"windows-shell":     func() (packersdk.Provisioner, error) { return &windowsshellprovisioner.Provisioner{}, nil },
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/provisioner/powershell/provisioner_test.go b/provisioner/powershell/provisioner_test.go
index 7fb8f355e..feb14c2f1 100644
--- a/provisioner/powershell/provisioner_test.go
+++ b/provisioner/powershell/provisioner_test.go
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func TestProvisionerPrepare_extractScript(t *testing.T) {
 func TestProvisioner_Impl(t *testing.T) {
 	var raw interface{}
 	raw = &Provisioner{}
-	if _, ok := raw.(packer.Provisioner); !ok {
+	if _, ok := raw.(packersdk.Provisioner); !ok {
 		t.Fatalf("must be a Provisioner")
 	}
 }
diff --git a/provisioner/puppet-masterless/provisioner_test.go b/provisioner/puppet-masterless/provisioner_test.go
index ebaee2dd3..9a522c59f 100644
--- a/provisioner/puppet-masterless/provisioner_test.go
+++ b/provisioner/puppet-masterless/provisioner_test.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func testConfig() (config map[string]interface{}, tf *os.File) {
 func TestProvisioner_Impl(t *testing.T) {
 	var raw interface{}
 	raw = &Provisioner{}
-	if _, ok := raw.(packer.Provisioner); !ok {
+	if _, ok := raw.(packersdk.Provisioner); !ok {
 		t.Fatalf("must be a Provisioner")
 	}
 }
diff --git a/provisioner/puppet-server/provisioner_test.go b/provisioner/puppet-server/provisioner_test.go
index 68e9369b6..04d9d9dde 100644
--- a/provisioner/puppet-server/provisioner_test.go
+++ b/provisioner/puppet-server/provisioner_test.go
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/packer"
+	packersdk "github.com/hashicorp/packer/packer-plugin-sdk/packer"
 )
 
 func testConfig() (config map[string]interface{}, tf *os.File) {
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ func testConfig() (config map[string]interface{}, tf *os.File) {
 func TestProvisioner_Impl(t *testing.T) {
 	var raw interface{}
 	raw = &Provisioner{}
-	if _, ok := raw.(packer.Provisioner); !ok {
+	if _, ok := raw.(packersdk.Provisioner); !ok {
 		t.Fatalf("must be a Provisioner")
 	}
 }
diff --git a/provisioner/salt-masterless/provisioner_test.go b/provisioner/salt-masterless/provisioner_test.go
index f8f2fb7a9..dc4d404d2 100644
--- a/provisioner/salt-masterless/provisioner_test.go
+++ b/provisioner/salt-masterless/provisioner_test.go
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/packer"
+	packersdk "github.com/hashicorp/packer/packer-plugin-sdk/packer"
 )
 
 func testConfig() map[string]interface{} {
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ func testConfig() map[string]interface{} {
 func TestProvisioner_Impl(t *testing.T) {
 	var raw interface{}
 	raw = &Provisioner{}
-	if _, ok := raw.(packer.Provisioner); !ok {
+	if _, ok := raw.(packersdk.Provisioner); !ok {
 		t.Fatalf("must be a Provisioner")
 	}
 }
diff --git a/provisioner/shell-local/provisioner_acc_test.go b/provisioner/shell-local/provisioner_acc_test.go
index a23ceb3c5..0b2e608a1 100644
--- a/provisioner/shell-local/provisioner_acc_test.go
+++ b/provisioner/shell-local/provisioner_acc_test.go
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ func (s *ShellLocalProvisionerAccTest) GetConfig() (string, error) {
 
 func (s *ShellLocalProvisionerAccTest) GetProvisionerStore() packer.MapOfProvisioner {
 	return packer.MapOfProvisioner{
-		"shell-local": func() (packer.Provisioner, error) { return &shell.Provisioner{}, nil },
+		"shell-local": func() (packersdk.Provisioner, error) { return &shell.Provisioner{}, nil },
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/provisioner/shell-local/provisioner_test.go b/provisioner/shell-local/provisioner_test.go
index 9f4fb9d2a..f173763b3 100644
--- a/provisioner/shell-local/provisioner_test.go
+++ b/provisioner/shell-local/provisioner_test.go
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ package shell
 import (
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/packer"
+	packersdk "github.com/hashicorp/packer/packer-plugin-sdk/packer"
 )
 
 func TestProvisioner_impl(t *testing.T) {
-	var _ packer.Provisioner = new(Provisioner)
+	var _ packersdk.Provisioner = new(Provisioner)
 }
 
 func TestConfigPrepare(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/provisioner/shell/provisioner_acc_test.go b/provisioner/shell/provisioner_acc_test.go
index faf785a0a..5ba6ac42f 100644
--- a/provisioner/shell/provisioner_acc_test.go
+++ b/provisioner/shell/provisioner_acc_test.go
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ func (s *ShellProvisionerAccTest) GetConfig() (string, error) {
 
 func (s *ShellProvisionerAccTest) GetProvisionerStore() packer.MapOfProvisioner {
 	return packer.MapOfProvisioner{
-		"shell": func() (packer.Provisioner, error) { return &shell.Provisioner{}, nil },
-		"file":  func() (packer.Provisioner, error) { return &file.Provisioner{}, nil },
+		"shell": func() (packersdk.Provisioner, error) { return &shell.Provisioner{}, nil },
+		"file":  func() (packersdk.Provisioner, error) { return &file.Provisioner{}, nil },
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/provisioner/shell/provisioner_test.go b/provisioner/shell/provisioner_test.go
index 8f88bcc53..8068f3e65 100644
--- a/provisioner/shell/provisioner_test.go
+++ b/provisioner/shell/provisioner_test.go
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/packer"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/packer-plugin-sdk/multistep/commonsteps"
+	packersdk "github.com/hashicorp/packer/packer-plugin-sdk/packer"
 )
 
 func testConfig() map[string]interface{} {
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ func testConfig() map[string]interface{} {
 func TestProvisioner_Impl(t *testing.T) {
 	var raw interface{}
 	raw = &Provisioner{}
-	if _, ok := raw.(packer.Provisioner); !ok {
+	if _, ok := raw.(packersdk.Provisioner); !ok {
 		t.Fatalf("must be a Provisioner")
 	}
 }
diff --git a/provisioner/sleep/provisioner.go b/provisioner/sleep/provisioner.go
index 8c3de5dd8..1f6746c97 100644
--- a/provisioner/sleep/provisioner.go
+++ b/provisioner/sleep/provisioner.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/hcl/v2/hcldec"
-	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/packer"
 	packersdk "github.com/hashicorp/packer/packer-plugin-sdk/packer"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/packer-plugin-sdk/template/config"
 )
@@ -16,7 +15,7 @@ type Provisioner struct {
 	Duration time.Duration
 }
 
-var _ packer.Provisioner = new(Provisioner)
+var _ packersdk.Provisioner = new(Provisioner)
 
 func (p *Provisioner) ConfigSpec() hcldec.ObjectSpec { return p.FlatMapstructure().HCL2Spec() }
 
diff --git a/provisioner/windows-restart/provisioner_test.go b/provisioner/windows-restart/provisioner_test.go
index 6d87216c2..93397e803 100644
--- a/provisioner/windows-restart/provisioner_test.go
+++ b/provisioner/windows-restart/provisioner_test.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/packer"
 	packersdk "github.com/hashicorp/packer/packer-plugin-sdk/packer"
 )
 
@@ -18,7 +17,7 @@ func testConfig() map[string]interface{} {
 func TestProvisioner_Impl(t *testing.T) {
 	var raw interface{}
 	raw = &Provisioner{}
-	if _, ok := raw.(packer.Provisioner); !ok {
+	if _, ok := raw.(packersdk.Provisioner); !ok {
 		t.Fatalf("must be a Provisioner")
 	}
 }
diff --git a/provisioner/windows-shell/provisioner_test.go b/provisioner/windows-shell/provisioner_test.go
index b523721a2..961bbe76c 100644
--- a/provisioner/windows-shell/provisioner_test.go
+++ b/provisioner/windows-shell/provisioner_test.go
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/packer"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/packer-plugin-sdk/multistep/commonsteps"
 	packersdk "github.com/hashicorp/packer/packer-plugin-sdk/packer"
 )
@@ -49,7 +48,7 @@ func TestProvisionerPrepare_extractScript(t *testing.T) {
 func TestProvisioner_Impl(t *testing.T) {
 	var raw interface{}
 	raw = &Provisioner{}
-	if _, ok := raw.(packer.Provisioner); !ok {
+	if _, ok := raw.(packersdk.Provisioner); !ok {
 		t.Fatalf("must be a Provisioner")
 	}
 }