diff --git a/api/interfaces.go b/api/interfaces.go
deleted file mode 100644
index ced320f..0000000
--- a/api/interfaces.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2022 Clastix Labs
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-
-package api
-
-type KubeadmConfigResourceVersionDependant interface {
-	GetChecksum() string
-	SetChecksum(string)
-}
diff --git a/api/v1alpha1/tenantcontrolplane_interfaces.go b/api/v1alpha1/tenantcontrolplane_interfaces.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e70b550
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/v1alpha1/tenantcontrolplane_interfaces.go
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+// Copyright 2022 Clastix Labs
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+package v1alpha1
+
+// KubeadmConfigChecksumDependant is the interface used to retrieve the checksum of the kubeadm phases and addons
+// configuration, required to validate the changes and, upon from that, perform the required reconciliation.
+// +kubebuilder:object:generate=false
+type KubeadmConfigChecksumDependant interface {
+	GetChecksum() string
+	SetChecksum(string)
+}
diff --git a/internal/resources/kubeadm_addons.go b/internal/resources/kubeadm_addons.go
index 208ef9c..a4ac5ce 100644
--- a/internal/resources/kubeadm_addons.go
+++ b/internal/resources/kubeadm_addons.go
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import (
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/controller/controllerutil"
 
-	kamajiapi "github.com/clastix/kamaji/api"
 	kamajiv1alpha1 "github.com/clastix/kamaji/api/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/clastix/kamaji/internal/kubeadm"
 	"github.com/clastix/kamaji/internal/utilities"
@@ -148,7 +147,7 @@ func (r *KubeadmAddonResource) UpdateTenantControlPlaneStatus(ctx context.Contex
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (r *KubeadmAddonResource) GetStatus(tenantControlPlane *kamajiv1alpha1.TenantControlPlane) (kamajiapi.KubeadmConfigResourceVersionDependant, error) {
+func (r *KubeadmAddonResource) GetStatus(tenantControlPlane *kamajiv1alpha1.TenantControlPlane) (kamajiv1alpha1.KubeadmConfigChecksumDependant, error) {
 	switch r.KubeadmAddon {
 	case AddonCoreDNS:
 		return &tenantControlPlane.Status.Addons.CoreDNS, nil
diff --git a/internal/resources/kubeadm_phases.go b/internal/resources/kubeadm_phases.go
index 8942884..91f4b55 100644
--- a/internal/resources/kubeadm_phases.go
+++ b/internal/resources/kubeadm_phases.go
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import (
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/controller/controllerutil"
 
-	kamajiapi "github.com/clastix/kamaji/api"
 	kamajiv1alpha1 "github.com/clastix/kamaji/api/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/clastix/kamaji/internal/kubeadm"
 )
@@ -139,7 +138,7 @@ func (r *KubeadmPhase) UpdateTenantControlPlaneStatus(ctx context.Context, tenan
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (r *KubeadmPhase) GetStatus(tenantControlPlane *kamajiv1alpha1.TenantControlPlane) (kamajiapi.KubeadmConfigResourceVersionDependant, error) {
+func (r *KubeadmPhase) GetStatus(tenantControlPlane *kamajiv1alpha1.TenantControlPlane) (kamajiv1alpha1.KubeadmConfigChecksumDependant, error) {
 	switch r.Phase {
 	case PhaseUploadConfigKubeadm:
 		return &tenantControlPlane.Status.KubeadmPhase.UploadConfigKubeadm, nil
diff --git a/internal/resources/resource.go b/internal/resources/resource.go
index 3ef62cd..bc2d09c 100644
--- a/internal/resources/resource.go
+++ b/internal/resources/resource.go
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import (
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/controller/controllerutil"
 
-	kamajiapi "github.com/clastix/kamaji/api"
 	kamajiv1alpha1 "github.com/clastix/kamaji/api/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/clastix/kamaji/internal/kubeadm"
 )
@@ -42,7 +41,7 @@ type KubeadmPhaseResource interface {
 	KubeadmResource
 	GetClient() client.Client
 	GetKubeadmFunction() (func(clientset.Interface, *kubeadm.Configuration) error, error)
-	GetStatus(*kamajiv1alpha1.TenantControlPlane) (kamajiapi.KubeadmConfigResourceVersionDependant, error)
+	GetStatus(*kamajiv1alpha1.TenantControlPlane) (kamajiv1alpha1.KubeadmConfigChecksumDependant, error)
 	SetKubeadmConfigChecksum(string)
 }