diff --git a/hudi-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/table/upgrade/HoodieUpgradeDowngradeException.java b/hudi-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/exception/HoodieUpgradeDowngradeException.java
similarity index 93%
rename from hudi-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/table/upgrade/HoodieUpgradeDowngradeException.java
rename to hudi-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/exception/HoodieUpgradeDowngradeException.java
index c7b45eabc..19d7e7e37 100644
--- a/hudi-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/table/upgrade/HoodieUpgradeDowngradeException.java
+++ b/hudi-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/exception/HoodieUpgradeDowngradeException.java
@@ -16,9 +16,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-package org.apache.hudi.table.upgrade;
-
-import org.apache.hudi.exception.HoodieException;
+package org.apache.hudi.exception;
 
 public class HoodieUpgradeDowngradeException extends HoodieException {
 
diff --git a/hudi-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/table/upgrade/UpgradeDowngrade.java b/hudi-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/table/upgrade/UpgradeDowngrade.java
index b72c42d48..0783e84e5 100644
--- a/hudi-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/table/upgrade/UpgradeDowngrade.java
+++ b/hudi-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/table/upgrade/UpgradeDowngrade.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import org.apache.hudi.common.table.HoodieTableMetaClient;
 import org.apache.hudi.common.table.HoodieTableVersion;
 import org.apache.hudi.common.util.FileIOUtils;
 import org.apache.hudi.config.HoodieWriteConfig;
+import org.apache.hudi.exception.HoodieUpgradeDowngradeException;
 
 import org.apache.hadoop.fs.FSDataOutputStream;
 import org.apache.hadoop.fs.FileSystem;