diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/app-staging-synthesizer-alpha/lib/app-staging-synthesizer.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/app-staging-synthesizer-alpha/lib/app-staging-synthesizer.ts
index 21f7290d19f4b..d422e182bcb97 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/app-staging-synthesizer-alpha/lib/app-staging-synthesizer.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/app-staging-synthesizer-alpha/lib/app-staging-synthesizer.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import {
   Stack,
   StackSynthesizer,
   Token,
-} from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+} from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { StringSpecializer, translateCfnTokenToAssetToken } from 'aws-cdk-lib/core/lib/helpers-internal';
 import { BootstrapRole, BootstrapRoles, DeploymentIdentities } from './bootstrap-roles';
 import { DefaultStagingStack, DefaultStagingStackOptions } from './default-staging-stack';
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/app-staging-synthesizer-alpha/lib/default-staging-stack.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/app-staging-synthesizer-alpha/lib/default-staging-stack.ts
index d3db964441f44..9e75755f344c6 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/app-staging-synthesizer-alpha/lib/default-staging-stack.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/app-staging-synthesizer-alpha/lib/default-staging-stack.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 import * as fs from 'fs';
 import * as path from 'path';
+import * as ecr from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-ecr';
+import * as iam from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-iam';
+import * as kms from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-kms';
+import * as s3 from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-s3';
 import {
   App,
   ArnFormat,
@@ -11,11 +15,7 @@ import {
   RemovalPolicy,
   Stack,
   StackProps,
-} from 'aws-cdk-lib';
-import * as ecr from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-ecr';
-import * as iam from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-iam';
-import * as kms from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-kms';
-import * as s3 from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-s3';
+} from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { StringSpecializer } from 'aws-cdk-lib/core/lib/helpers-internal';
 import { BootstrapRole } from './bootstrap-roles';
 import { FileStagingLocation, IStagingResources, IStagingResourcesFactory, ImageStagingLocation } from './staging-stack';
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/app-staging-synthesizer-alpha/lib/per-env-staging-factory.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/app-staging-synthesizer-alpha/lib/per-env-staging-factory.ts
index 3d3c8fd5c50b2..e510dbf7dfc2c 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/app-staging-synthesizer-alpha/lib/per-env-staging-factory.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/app-staging-synthesizer-alpha/lib/per-env-staging-factory.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Stack } from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import { Stack } from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { AppScopedGlobal } from './private/app-global';
 import { IStagingResources, IStagingResourcesFactory, ObtainStagingResourcesContext } from './staging-stack';
 
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/app-staging-synthesizer-alpha/lib/private/app-global.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/app-staging-synthesizer-alpha/lib/private/app-global.ts
index 2cd36d0264a5b..d68c9bced38f3 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/app-staging-synthesizer-alpha/lib/private/app-global.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/app-staging-synthesizer-alpha/lib/private/app-global.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { App } from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import { App } from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { IConstruct } from 'constructs';
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/app-staging-synthesizer-alpha/lib/staging-stack.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/app-staging-synthesizer-alpha/lib/staging-stack.ts
index 9cc24dbb3bce5..f7cf19d278720 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/app-staging-synthesizer-alpha/lib/staging-stack.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/app-staging-synthesizer-alpha/lib/staging-stack.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { DockerImageAssetSource, FileAssetSource, Stack } from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import { DockerImageAssetSource, FileAssetSource, Stack } from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { IConstruct } from 'constructs';
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-amplify-alpha/lib/app.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-amplify-alpha/lib/app.ts
index e4d2df3fcb657..f0aaa7a7176f7 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-amplify-alpha/lib/app.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-amplify-alpha/lib/app.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import * as codebuild from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-codebuild';
 import * as iam from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-iam';
-import { IResource, Lazy, Resource, SecretValue } from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import { IResource, Lazy, Resource, SecretValue } from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { Construct } from 'constructs';
 import { CfnApp } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-amplify';
 import { BasicAuth } from './basic-auth';
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-amplify-alpha/lib/basic-auth.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-amplify-alpha/lib/basic-auth.ts
index 17b0104e6bfec..85762d3bf9c6d 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-amplify-alpha/lib/basic-auth.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-amplify-alpha/lib/basic-auth.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import * as kms from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-kms';
 import * as secretsmanager from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-secretsmanager';
-import { SecretValue } from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import { SecretValue } from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { Construct } from 'constructs';
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-amplify-alpha/lib/branch.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-amplify-alpha/lib/branch.ts
index 1960df82ac02d..712455dcd980b 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-amplify-alpha/lib/branch.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-amplify-alpha/lib/branch.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import {
   Duration,
   NestedStack,
   Stack,
-} from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+} from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { Provider } from 'aws-cdk-lib/custom-resources';
 import { Construct } from 'constructs';
 import { CfnBranch } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-amplify';
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-amplify-alpha/lib/domain.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-amplify-alpha/lib/domain.ts
index e7b5800842886..6075d2b2a1a52 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-amplify-alpha/lib/domain.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-amplify-alpha/lib/domain.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import * as iam from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-iam';
-import { Lazy, Resource, IResolvable } from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import { Lazy, Resource, IResolvable } from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { Construct } from 'constructs';
 import { CfnDomain } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-amplify';
 import { IApp } from './app';
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-amplify-alpha/lib/source-code-providers.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-amplify-alpha/lib/source-code-providers.ts
index 5f43bbe0df650..640417c52404a 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-amplify-alpha/lib/source-code-providers.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-amplify-alpha/lib/source-code-providers.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import * as codecommit from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-codecommit';
-import { SecretValue } from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import { SecretValue } from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { App, ISourceCodeProvider, SourceCodeProviderConfig } from './app';
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-alpha/lib/common/api-mapping.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-alpha/lib/common/api-mapping.ts
index 98aae8b741dd9..4d83ece564651 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-alpha/lib/common/api-mapping.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-alpha/lib/common/api-mapping.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { IResource, Resource } from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import { IResource, Resource } from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { Construct } from 'constructs';
 import { IApi } from './api';
 import { IDomainName } from './domain-name';
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-alpha/lib/common/api.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-alpha/lib/common/api.ts
index 8c5fb2e991946..0375653007f49 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-alpha/lib/common/api.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-alpha/lib/common/api.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import * as cloudwatch from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-cloudwatch';
-import { IResource } from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import { IResource } from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 
 /**
  * Represents a API Gateway HTTP/WebSocket API
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-alpha/lib/common/authorizer.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-alpha/lib/common/authorizer.ts
index 3b404d1e76037..376baac1dc1e8 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-alpha/lib/common/authorizer.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-alpha/lib/common/authorizer.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { IResource } from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import { IResource } from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 
 /**
  * Represents an Authorizer.
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-alpha/lib/common/base.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-alpha/lib/common/base.ts
index 6d2924568d2bc..bb4804e13e370 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-alpha/lib/common/base.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-alpha/lib/common/base.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import * as cloudwatch from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-cloudwatch';
-import { Resource } from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import { Resource } from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { IApi } from './api';
 import { ApiMapping } from './api-mapping';
 import { DomainMappingOptions, IStage } from './stage';
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-alpha/lib/common/domain-name.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-alpha/lib/common/domain-name.ts
index ffab9059fc113..5d22be1b35e43 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-alpha/lib/common/domain-name.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-alpha/lib/common/domain-name.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { ICertificate } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-certificatemanager';
 import { IBucket } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-s3';
-import { IResource, Lazy, Resource, Token } from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import { IResource, Lazy, Resource, Token } from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { Construct } from 'constructs';
 import { CfnDomainName, CfnDomainNameProps } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-apigatewayv2';
 
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-alpha/lib/common/integration.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-alpha/lib/common/integration.ts
index 4beab4ce21ab7..023ddacaeea8e 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-alpha/lib/common/integration.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-alpha/lib/common/integration.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { IResource } from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import { IResource } from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 
 /**
  * Represents an integration to an API Route.
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-alpha/lib/common/route.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-alpha/lib/common/route.ts
index d73481295fc31..4920772ff1877 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-alpha/lib/common/route.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-alpha/lib/common/route.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { IResource } from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import { IResource } from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 
 /**
  * Represents a route.
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-alpha/lib/common/stage.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-alpha/lib/common/stage.ts
index 6ad27320e3e91..e9fb36b76084c 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-alpha/lib/common/stage.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-alpha/lib/common/stage.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Metric, MetricOptions } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-cloudwatch';
-import { IResource } from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import { IResource } from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { IDomainName } from './domain-name';
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-alpha/lib/http/api.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-alpha/lib/http/api.ts
index 15deefaa44fcd..8f052e80c993a 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-alpha/lib/http/api.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-alpha/lib/http/api.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Metric, MetricOptions } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-cloudwatch';
-import { Duration } from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import { Duration } from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { Construct } from 'constructs';
 import { IHttpRouteAuthorizer } from './authorizer';
 import { HttpRouteIntegration } from './integration';
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-alpha/lib/http/authorizer.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-alpha/lib/http/authorizer.ts
index 097691aab0426..ba6fafb3a6e7f 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-alpha/lib/http/authorizer.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-alpha/lib/http/authorizer.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Duration, Resource } from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import { Duration, Resource } from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { Construct } from 'constructs';
 import { IHttpApi } from './api';
 import { IHttpRoute } from './route';
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-alpha/lib/http/integration.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-alpha/lib/http/integration.ts
index bea01b943ffae..d9e630557f3ad 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-alpha/lib/http/integration.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-alpha/lib/http/integration.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { IRole } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-iam';
-import { Aws, Resource } from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import { Aws, Resource } from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { Construct } from 'constructs';
 import { IHttpApi } from './api';
 import { HttpMethod, IHttpRoute } from './route';
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-alpha/lib/http/route.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-alpha/lib/http/route.ts
index 040704a99113b..b7aab0663a2a3 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-alpha/lib/http/route.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-alpha/lib/http/route.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import * as iam from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-iam';
-import { Aws, Resource } from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import { Aws, Resource } from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { Construct } from 'constructs';
 import { IHttpApi } from './api';
 import { HttpRouteAuthorizerConfig, IHttpRouteAuthorizer } from './authorizer';
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-alpha/lib/http/stage.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-alpha/lib/http/stage.ts
index 3f90e07f55d4b..d93967d66a82a 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-alpha/lib/http/stage.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-alpha/lib/http/stage.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Metric, MetricOptions } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-cloudwatch';
-import { Stack } from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import { Stack } from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { Construct } from 'constructs';
 import { IHttpApi } from './api';
 import { CfnStage } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-apigatewayv2';
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-alpha/lib/http/vpc-link.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-alpha/lib/http/vpc-link.ts
index 74929a4e4b3a0..5756cdb455922 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-alpha/lib/http/vpc-link.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-alpha/lib/http/vpc-link.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import * as ec2 from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-ec2';
-import { IResource, Lazy, Names, Resource } from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import { IResource, Lazy, Names, Resource } from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { Construct } from 'constructs';
 import { CfnVpcLink } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-apigatewayv2';
 
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-alpha/lib/websocket/api.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-alpha/lib/websocket/api.ts
index c015cee597e1f..94fd95e95508c 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-alpha/lib/websocket/api.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-alpha/lib/websocket/api.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Grant, IGrantable } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-iam';
-import { Stack } from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import { Stack } from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { Construct } from 'constructs';
 import { WebSocketRoute, WebSocketRouteOptions } from './route';
 import { CfnApi } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-apigatewayv2';
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-alpha/lib/websocket/authorizer.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-alpha/lib/websocket/authorizer.ts
index 6ddf1bdc18163..33c5859f6a951 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-alpha/lib/websocket/authorizer.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-alpha/lib/websocket/authorizer.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Resource } from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import { Resource } from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { Construct } from 'constructs';
 import { IWebSocketApi } from './api';
 import { IWebSocketRoute } from './route';
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-alpha/lib/websocket/integration.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-alpha/lib/websocket/integration.ts
index d4c37b73a9a52..43b9c7dc5024a 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-alpha/lib/websocket/integration.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-alpha/lib/websocket/integration.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Resource } from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import { Resource } from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { Construct } from 'constructs';
 import { IWebSocketApi } from './api';
 import { IWebSocketRoute } from './route';
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-alpha/lib/websocket/route.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-alpha/lib/websocket/route.ts
index 7f6c8ed24e40d..e119e5fa63839 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-alpha/lib/websocket/route.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-alpha/lib/websocket/route.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Resource } from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import { Resource } from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { Construct } from 'constructs';
 import { IWebSocketApi } from './api';
 import { IWebSocketRouteAuthorizer, WebSocketNoneAuthorizer } from './authorizer';
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-alpha/lib/websocket/stage.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-alpha/lib/websocket/stage.ts
index ae94d8a0a100f..e294a42946ec9 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-alpha/lib/websocket/stage.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-alpha/lib/websocket/stage.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Grant, IGrantable } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-iam';
-import { Stack } from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import { Stack } from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { Construct } from 'constructs';
 import { IWebSocketApi } from './api';
 import { CfnStage } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-apigatewayv2';
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-authorizers-alpha/lib/http/lambda.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-authorizers-alpha/lib/http/lambda.ts
index 803432e0df0b4..26ba4f1743499 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-authorizers-alpha/lib/http/lambda.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-authorizers-alpha/lib/http/lambda.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import {
 } from '@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-alpha';
 import { ServicePrincipal } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-iam';
 import { IFunction } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-lambda';
-import { Stack, Duration, Names } from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import { Stack, Duration, Names } from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 
 /**
  * Specifies the type responses the lambda returns
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-authorizers-alpha/lib/http/user-pool.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-authorizers-alpha/lib/http/user-pool.ts
index de271ff2cbfa6..7cf9a894ac542 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-authorizers-alpha/lib/http/user-pool.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-authorizers-alpha/lib/http/user-pool.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { HttpAuthorizer, HttpAuthorizerType, HttpRouteAuthorizerBindOptions, HttpRouteAuthorizerConfig, IHttpRouteAuthorizer } from '@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-alpha';
 import { IUserPool, IUserPoolClient } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-cognito';
-import { Stack } from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import { Stack } from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 
 /**
  * Properties to initialize HttpUserPoolAuthorizer.
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-authorizers-alpha/lib/websocket/lambda.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-authorizers-alpha/lib/websocket/lambda.ts
index 26b63e355214c..b02769d2a40c6 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-authorizers-alpha/lib/websocket/lambda.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-authorizers-alpha/lib/websocket/lambda.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import {
 } from '@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-alpha';
 import { ServicePrincipal } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-iam';
 import { IFunction } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-lambda';
-import { Stack, Names } from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import { Stack, Names } from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { Construct } from 'constructs';
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-integrations-alpha/lib/http/lambda.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-integrations-alpha/lib/http/lambda.ts
index a35d9494c7ab9..1dd1e53e3c1da 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-integrations-alpha/lib/http/lambda.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-integrations-alpha/lib/http/lambda.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import {
 } from '@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-alpha';
 import { ServicePrincipal } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-iam';
 import { IFunction } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-lambda';
-import { Stack } from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import { Stack } from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 
 /**
  * Lambda Proxy integration properties
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-integrations-alpha/lib/websocket/lambda.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-integrations-alpha/lib/websocket/lambda.ts
index 4b77351c5a64f..9306ef7dc0e7a 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-integrations-alpha/lib/websocket/lambda.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-integrations-alpha/lib/websocket/lambda.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import {
 } from '@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-alpha';
 import { ServicePrincipal } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-iam';
 import { IFunction } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-lambda';
-import { Stack } from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import { Stack } from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 
 /**
  * Lambda WebSocket Integration
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apprunner-alpha/lib/service.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apprunner-alpha/lib/service.ts
index a6c4f918d5c01..3a2a8e8de57c6 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apprunner-alpha/lib/service.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apprunner-alpha/lib/service.ts
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ import * as assets from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-ecr-assets';
 import * as iam from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-iam';
 import * as secretsmanager from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-secretsmanager';
 import * as ssm from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-ssm';
-import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib';
-import { Lazy } from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
+import { Lazy } from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { Construct } from 'constructs';
 import { CfnService } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-apprunner';
 import { IVpcConnector } from './vpc-connector';
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apprunner-alpha/lib/vpc-connector.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apprunner-alpha/lib/vpc-connector.ts
index ab9e03d846065..a6371eacd86f7 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apprunner-alpha/lib/vpc-connector.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apprunner-alpha/lib/vpc-connector.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import * as ec2 from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-ec2';
 import { Connections } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-ec2';
-import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { Construct } from 'constructs';
 import { CfnVpcConnector } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-apprunner';
 
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-batch-alpha/lib/compute-environment-base.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-batch-alpha/lib/compute-environment-base.ts
index 1a308ef8cd442..c0e82a6f1c5c5 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-batch-alpha/lib/compute-environment-base.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-batch-alpha/lib/compute-environment-base.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import * as iam from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-iam';
-import { IResource, Resource } from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import { IResource, Resource } from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { Construct } from 'constructs';
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-batch-alpha/lib/ecs-container-definition.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-batch-alpha/lib/ecs-container-definition.ts
index 959058f709338..0f09ef8d30497 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-batch-alpha/lib/ecs-container-definition.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-batch-alpha/lib/ecs-container-definition.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import * as ecs from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-ecs';
 import { IFileSystem } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-efs';
 import * as iam from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-iam';
 import * as secretsmanager from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-secretsmanager';
-import { Lazy, PhysicalName, Size } from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import { Lazy, PhysicalName, Size } from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { Construct, IConstruct } from 'constructs';
 import { CfnJobDefinition } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-batch';
 import { LinuxParameters } from './linux-parameters';
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-batch-alpha/lib/ecs-job-definition.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-batch-alpha/lib/ecs-job-definition.ts
index 1e26e46392650..e92cd58b9e914 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-batch-alpha/lib/ecs-job-definition.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-batch-alpha/lib/ecs-job-definition.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { ArnFormat, Stack } from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import { ArnFormat, Stack } from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { Construct } from 'constructs';
 import { CfnJobDefinition } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-batch';
 import { EcsEc2ContainerDefinition, IEcsContainerDefinition } from './ecs-container-definition';
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-batch-alpha/lib/eks-container-definition.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-batch-alpha/lib/eks-container-definition.ts
index d37905d78650a..446e85d416f3f 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-batch-alpha/lib/eks-container-definition.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-batch-alpha/lib/eks-container-definition.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import * as ecs from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-ecs';
-import { Lazy, Size } from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import { Lazy, Size } from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { Construct, IConstruct } from 'constructs';
 import { CfnJobDefinition } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-batch';
 
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-batch-alpha/lib/eks-job-definition.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-batch-alpha/lib/eks-job-definition.ts
index fb2fbe15b1c45..f5a58b482bf9c 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-batch-alpha/lib/eks-job-definition.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-batch-alpha/lib/eks-job-definition.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { ArnFormat, Lazy, Stack } from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import { ArnFormat, Lazy, Stack } from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { Construct } from 'constructs';
 import { CfnJobDefinition } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-batch';
 import { EksContainerDefinition, EmptyDirVolume, HostPathVolume, SecretPathVolume } from './eks-container-definition';
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-batch-alpha/lib/job-definition-base.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-batch-alpha/lib/job-definition-base.ts
index 4361db9377810..9265e126ded89 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-batch-alpha/lib/job-definition-base.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-batch-alpha/lib/job-definition-base.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Duration, IResource, Lazy, Resource } from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import { Duration, IResource, Lazy, Resource } from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { Construct } from 'constructs';
 import { CfnJobDefinitionProps } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-batch';
 
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-batch-alpha/lib/job-queue.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-batch-alpha/lib/job-queue.ts
index 44197e7bc75cf..c6ce04cedd748 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-batch-alpha/lib/job-queue.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-batch-alpha/lib/job-queue.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { ArnFormat, IResource, Lazy, Resource, Stack } from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import { ArnFormat, IResource, Lazy, Resource, Stack } from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { Construct } from 'constructs';
 import { CfnJobQueue } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-batch';
 import { IComputeEnvironment } from './compute-environment-base';
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-batch-alpha/lib/linux-parameters.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-batch-alpha/lib/linux-parameters.ts
index fd176526e8942..c1fd120a8e6b6 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-batch-alpha/lib/linux-parameters.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-batch-alpha/lib/linux-parameters.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { Construct } from 'constructs';
 import { CfnJobDefinition } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-batch';
 
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-batch-alpha/lib/managed-compute-environment.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-batch-alpha/lib/managed-compute-environment.ts
index e532089cbeb4c..f7ffec746178c 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-batch-alpha/lib/managed-compute-environment.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-batch-alpha/lib/managed-compute-environment.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import * as ec2 from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-ec2';
 import * as eks from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-eks';
 import * as iam from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-iam';
 import { IRole } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-iam';
-import { ArnFormat, Duration, ITaggable, Lazy, Resource, Stack, TagManager, TagType } from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import { ArnFormat, Duration, ITaggable, Lazy, Resource, Stack, TagManager, TagType } from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { Construct } from 'constructs';
 import { CfnComputeEnvironment } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-batch';
 import { IComputeEnvironment, ComputeEnvironmentBase, ComputeEnvironmentProps } from './compute-environment-base';
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-batch-alpha/lib/multinode-job-definition.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-batch-alpha/lib/multinode-job-definition.ts
index 449ba68922918..ec72e6d5d14b8 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-batch-alpha/lib/multinode-job-definition.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-batch-alpha/lib/multinode-job-definition.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import * as ec2 from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-ec2';
-import { ArnFormat, Lazy, Stack } from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import { ArnFormat, Lazy, Stack } from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { Construct } from 'constructs';
 import { CfnJobDefinition } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-batch';
 import { IEcsContainerDefinition } from './ecs-container-definition';
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-batch-alpha/lib/scheduling-policy.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-batch-alpha/lib/scheduling-policy.ts
index 49475e1950344..31478d5cbbd48 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-batch-alpha/lib/scheduling-policy.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-batch-alpha/lib/scheduling-policy.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { ArnFormat, Duration, IResource, Lazy, Resource, Stack } from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import { ArnFormat, Duration, IResource, Lazy, Resource, Stack } from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { Construct } from 'constructs';
 import { CfnSchedulingPolicy } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-batch';
 
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-batch-alpha/lib/unmanaged-compute-environment.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-batch-alpha/lib/unmanaged-compute-environment.ts
index 877215d2a34a6..69076d78cedc2 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-batch-alpha/lib/unmanaged-compute-environment.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-batch-alpha/lib/unmanaged-compute-environment.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { ManagedPolicy, Role, ServicePrincipal } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-iam';
-import { ArnFormat, Stack } from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import { ArnFormat, Stack } from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { Construct } from 'constructs';
 import { CfnComputeEnvironment } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-batch';
 import { IComputeEnvironment, ComputeEnvironmentBase, ComputeEnvironmentProps } from './compute-environment-base';
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-cloud9-alpha/lib/environment.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-cloud9-alpha/lib/environment.ts
index 325dd2374102e..1894499e4da5f 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-cloud9-alpha/lib/environment.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-cloud9-alpha/lib/environment.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import * as codecommit from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-codecommit';
 import * as ec2 from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-ec2';
 import { IUser } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-iam';
-import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { Construct } from 'constructs';
 import { CfnEnvironmentEC2 } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-cloud9';
 
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-codestar-alpha/lib/github-repository.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-codestar-alpha/lib/github-repository.ts
index 38db0c0d4fce6..ff2a5bf8dd230 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-codestar-alpha/lib/github-repository.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-codestar-alpha/lib/github-repository.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import * as s3 from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-s3';
-import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { Construct } from 'constructs';
 import * as codestar from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-codestar';
 
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-cognito-identitypool-alpha/lib/identitypool-role-attachment.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-cognito-identitypool-alpha/lib/identitypool-role-attachment.ts
index 0d719a7bd4dc7..d555e816408ed 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-cognito-identitypool-alpha/lib/identitypool-role-attachment.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-cognito-identitypool-alpha/lib/identitypool-role-attachment.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import {
   Resource,
   IResource,
   Token,
-} from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+} from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import {
   Construct,
 } from 'constructs';
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-cognito-identitypool-alpha/lib/identitypool-user-pool-authentication-provider.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-cognito-identitypool-alpha/lib/identitypool-user-pool-authentication-provider.ts
index cad1a858e8454..bcf5a2cc075bf 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-cognito-identitypool-alpha/lib/identitypool-user-pool-authentication-provider.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-cognito-identitypool-alpha/lib/identitypool-user-pool-authentication-provider.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import {
   IUserPool,
   IUserPoolClient,
 } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-cognito';
-import { Stack } from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import { Stack } from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import {
   Construct, Node,
 } from 'constructs';
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-cognito-identitypool-alpha/lib/identitypool.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-cognito-identitypool-alpha/lib/identitypool.ts
index 7dd469a745a1c..589ab8d285428 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-cognito-identitypool-alpha/lib/identitypool.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-cognito-identitypool-alpha/lib/identitypool.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import {
   Stack,
   ArnFormat,
   Lazy,
-} from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+} from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import {
   Construct,
 } from 'constructs';
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-gamelift-alpha/lib/alias.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-gamelift-alpha/lib/alias.ts
index 904886b5a3bff..cc3640d0fa9f3 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-gamelift-alpha/lib/alias.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-gamelift-alpha/lib/alias.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { Construct } from 'constructs';
 import { IFleet } from './fleet-base';
 import { IGameSessionQueueDestination } from './game-session-queue';
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-gamelift-alpha/lib/build-fleet.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-gamelift-alpha/lib/build-fleet.ts
index 66ac42c2799e2..67b0ff03e78b9 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-gamelift-alpha/lib/build-fleet.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-gamelift-alpha/lib/build-fleet.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import * as iam from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-iam';
-import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { Construct } from 'constructs';
 import { IBuild } from './build';
 import { FleetBase, FleetProps, IFleet } from './fleet-base';
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-gamelift-alpha/lib/build.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-gamelift-alpha/lib/build.ts
index 6ef687da25e6f..364fab7ef112e 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-gamelift-alpha/lib/build.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-gamelift-alpha/lib/build.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import * as iam from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-iam';
 import * as s3 from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-s3';
 import * as s3_assets from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-s3-assets';
-import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { Construct } from 'constructs';
 import { Content } from './content';
 import { CfnBuild } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-gamelift';
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-gamelift-alpha/lib/content.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-gamelift-alpha/lib/content.ts
index de3dd80773691..fb57ea0feb520 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-gamelift-alpha/lib/content.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-gamelift-alpha/lib/content.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import * as iam from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-iam';
 import * as s3 from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-s3';
 import * as s3_assets from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-s3-assets';
-import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { Construct } from 'constructs';
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-gamelift-alpha/lib/fleet-base.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-gamelift-alpha/lib/fleet-base.ts
index b97b3fe26121c..68d907c899fe6 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-gamelift-alpha/lib/fleet-base.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-gamelift-alpha/lib/fleet-base.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import * as cloudwatch from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-cloudwatch';
 import * as ec2 from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-ec2';
 import * as iam from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-iam';
-import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { Construct } from 'constructs';
 import { Alias, AliasOptions } from './alias';
 import { IGameSessionQueueDestination } from './game-session-queue';
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-gamelift-alpha/lib/game-server-group.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-gamelift-alpha/lib/game-server-group.ts
index f6990156105fc..26952d36583f5 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-gamelift-alpha/lib/game-server-group.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-gamelift-alpha/lib/game-server-group.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import * as cloudwatch from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-cloudwatch';
 import * as ec2 from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-ec2';
 import * as iam from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-iam';
-import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { Construct } from 'constructs';
 import { CfnGameServerGroup } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-gamelift';
 
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-gamelift-alpha/lib/game-session-queue.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-gamelift-alpha/lib/game-session-queue.ts
index 715d9a0f51a41..93af69be6d2b8 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-gamelift-alpha/lib/game-session-queue.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-gamelift-alpha/lib/game-session-queue.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import * as cloudwatch from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-cloudwatch';
 import * as sns from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-sns';
-import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { Construct } from 'constructs';
 import { CfnGameSessionQueue } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-gamelift';
 
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-gamelift-alpha/lib/ingress-rule.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-gamelift-alpha/lib/ingress-rule.ts
index 37813eb2917ca..63914e41a876c 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-gamelift-alpha/lib/ingress-rule.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-gamelift-alpha/lib/ingress-rule.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 
 /**
  * Protocol for use in Connection Rules
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-gamelift-alpha/lib/matchmaking-configuration.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-gamelift-alpha/lib/matchmaking-configuration.ts
index 5ffa172aa259c..bcb2b0425b813 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-gamelift-alpha/lib/matchmaking-configuration.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-gamelift-alpha/lib/matchmaking-configuration.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import * as cloudwatch from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-cloudwatch';
 import * as sns from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-sns';
-import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { Construct } from 'constructs';
 import { IMatchmakingRuleSet } from '.';
 
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-gamelift-alpha/lib/matchmaking-ruleset.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-gamelift-alpha/lib/matchmaking-ruleset.ts
index f54fa01783c5d..0061e314dbded 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-gamelift-alpha/lib/matchmaking-ruleset.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-gamelift-alpha/lib/matchmaking-ruleset.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import * as cloudwatch from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-cloudwatch';
-import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { Construct } from 'constructs';
 import { CfnMatchmakingRuleSet } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-gamelift';
 import { RuleSetContent } from './matchmaking-ruleset-body';
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-gamelift-alpha/lib/queued-matchmaking-configuration.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-gamelift-alpha/lib/queued-matchmaking-configuration.ts
index 2aeff56674547..1e32e265dfc50 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-gamelift-alpha/lib/queued-matchmaking-configuration.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-gamelift-alpha/lib/queued-matchmaking-configuration.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import * as iam from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-iam';
 import * as sns from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-sns';
-import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { Construct } from 'constructs';
 import { IGameSessionQueue } from './game-session-queue';
 import * as gamelift from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-gamelift';
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-gamelift-alpha/lib/script.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-gamelift-alpha/lib/script.ts
index 1b625c9c3a7a7..6f1dba1f267c6 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-gamelift-alpha/lib/script.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-gamelift-alpha/lib/script.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import * as iam from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-iam';
 import * as s3 from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-s3';
 import * as s3_assets from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-s3-assets';
-import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { Construct } from 'constructs';
 import { Content } from './content';
 import { CfnScript } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-gamelift';
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-gamelift-alpha/lib/standalone-matchmaking-configuration.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-gamelift-alpha/lib/standalone-matchmaking-configuration.ts
index 87639683b1827..68af2935629b5 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-gamelift-alpha/lib/standalone-matchmaking-configuration.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-gamelift-alpha/lib/standalone-matchmaking-configuration.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import * as iam from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-iam';
 import * as sns from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-sns';
-import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { Construct } from 'constructs';
 import * as gamelift from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-gamelift';
 import { MatchmakingConfigurationProps, MatchmakingConfigurationBase, IMatchmakingConfiguration } from './matchmaking-configuration';
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-glue-alpha/lib/code.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-glue-alpha/lib/code.ts
index dc53ab1d1797a..ed5c3c58e3510 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-glue-alpha/lib/code.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-glue-alpha/lib/code.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import * as fs from 'fs';
 import * as iam from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-iam';
 import * as s3 from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-s3';
 import * as s3assets from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-s3-assets';
-import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { md5hash } from 'aws-cdk-lib/core/lib/helpers-internal';
 import * as constructs from 'constructs';
 
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-glue-alpha/lib/connection.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-glue-alpha/lib/connection.ts
index 31d109dd60274..3d8b4738f3d57 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-glue-alpha/lib/connection.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-glue-alpha/lib/connection.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import * as ec2 from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-ec2';
-import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import * as constructs from 'constructs';
 import { CfnConnection } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-glue';
 
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-glue-alpha/lib/database.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-glue-alpha/lib/database.ts
index 2ab0d7c088993..8368caa0c89a5 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-glue-alpha/lib/database.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-glue-alpha/lib/database.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { ArnFormat, IResource, Lazy, Names, Resource, Stack } from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import { ArnFormat, IResource, Lazy, Names, Resource, Stack } from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { Construct } from 'constructs';
 import { CfnDatabase } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-glue';
 
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-glue-alpha/lib/job.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-glue-alpha/lib/job.ts
index 4f7c87344749b..76487882e3758 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-glue-alpha/lib/job.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-glue-alpha/lib/job.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import * as events from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-events';
 import * as iam from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-iam';
 import * as logs from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-logs';
 import * as s3 from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-s3';
-import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import * as constructs from 'constructs';
 import { Code, JobExecutable, JobExecutableConfig, JobType } from '.';
 import { IConnection } from './connection';
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-glue-alpha/lib/security-configuration.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-glue-alpha/lib/security-configuration.ts
index 6f9d770463c37..f628ac46e6b63 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-glue-alpha/lib/security-configuration.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-glue-alpha/lib/security-configuration.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import * as kms from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-kms';
-import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib';
-import { Lazy, Names } from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
+import { Lazy, Names } from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import * as constructs from 'constructs';
 import { CfnSecurityConfiguration } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-glue';
 
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-glue-alpha/lib/table.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-glue-alpha/lib/table.ts
index 1439fc4f2b90d..ff36dce8a0f90 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-glue-alpha/lib/table.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-glue-alpha/lib/table.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import * as iam from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-iam';
 import * as kms from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-kms';
 import * as s3 from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-s3';
-import { ArnFormat, Fn, IResource, Lazy, Names, Resource, Stack } from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import { ArnFormat, Fn, IResource, Lazy, Names, Resource, Stack } from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import * as cr from 'aws-cdk-lib/custom-resources';
 import { AwsCustomResource } from 'aws-cdk-lib/custom-resources';
 import { Construct } from 'constructs';
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-iot-actions-alpha/lib/lambda-function-action.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-iot-actions-alpha/lib/lambda-function-action.ts
index 724cc81005a13..ea2701ba5c73a 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-iot-actions-alpha/lib/lambda-function-action.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-iot-actions-alpha/lib/lambda-function-action.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import * as iam from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-iam';
 import * as iot from '@aws-cdk/aws-iot-alpha';
 import * as lambda from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-lambda';
-import { Names } from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import { Names } from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 
 /**
  * The action to invoke an AWS Lambda function, passing in an MQTT message.
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-iot-actions-alpha/lib/private/role.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-iot-actions-alpha/lib/private/role.ts
index bf697605a3e6b..28c734b840762 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-iot-actions-alpha/lib/private/role.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-iot-actions-alpha/lib/private/role.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import * as iam from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-iam';
-import { PhysicalName } from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import { PhysicalName } from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { Construct, IConstruct } from 'constructs';
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-iot-alpha/lib/topic-rule.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-iot-alpha/lib/topic-rule.ts
index d99575a5140ea..6f4e8cd92ab1a 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-iot-alpha/lib/topic-rule.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-iot-alpha/lib/topic-rule.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { ArnFormat, Resource, Stack, IResource, Lazy } from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import { ArnFormat, Resource, Stack, IResource, Lazy } from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { Construct } from 'constructs';
 import { IAction } from './action';
 import { IotSql } from './iot-sql';
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-iotevents-actions-alpha/lib/timer-duration.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-iotevents-actions-alpha/lib/timer-duration.ts
index 7ab203ead3f18..4d83e948e2b8b 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-iotevents-actions-alpha/lib/timer-duration.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-iotevents-actions-alpha/lib/timer-duration.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import * as iotevents from '@aws-cdk/aws-iotevents-alpha';
-import { Duration } from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import { Duration } from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 
 /**
  * The duration of the timer.
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-iotevents-alpha/lib/detector-model.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-iotevents-alpha/lib/detector-model.ts
index 6f0fd1151b998..4eb4e6d216d0e 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-iotevents-alpha/lib/detector-model.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-iotevents-alpha/lib/detector-model.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import * as iam from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-iam';
-import { Resource, IResource } from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import { Resource, IResource } from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { Construct } from 'constructs';
 import { CfnDetectorModel } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-iotevents';
 import { State } from './state';
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-iotevents-alpha/lib/input.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-iotevents-alpha/lib/input.ts
index 7aa257b26ca24..7471dfba761e1 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-iotevents-alpha/lib/input.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-iotevents-alpha/lib/input.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import * as iam from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-iam';
-import { Resource, IResource, Aws } from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import { Resource, IResource, Aws } from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { Construct } from 'constructs';
 import { CfnInput } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-iotevents';
 
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-ivs-alpha/lib/channel.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-ivs-alpha/lib/channel.ts
index 373da1eee3ea3..124dd6118db1c 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-ivs-alpha/lib/channel.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-ivs-alpha/lib/channel.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-import * as core from 'aws-cdk-lib';
-import { Lazy, Names } from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import * as core from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
+import { Lazy, Names } from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { Construct } from 'constructs';
 import { CfnChannel } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-ivs';
 import { StreamKey } from './stream-key';
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-ivs-alpha/lib/playback-key-pair.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-ivs-alpha/lib/playback-key-pair.ts
index 3316a34f10a58..38114e46050e4 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-ivs-alpha/lib/playback-key-pair.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-ivs-alpha/lib/playback-key-pair.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-import * as core from 'aws-cdk-lib';
-import { Lazy, Names } from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import * as core from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
+import { Lazy, Names } from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { Construct } from 'constructs';
 import { CfnPlaybackKeyPair } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-ivs';
 
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-ivs-alpha/lib/stream-key.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-ivs-alpha/lib/stream-key.ts
index 154855bc257cf..1f7fdd4c7c92a 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-ivs-alpha/lib/stream-key.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-ivs-alpha/lib/stream-key.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import * as core from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import * as core from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { Construct } from 'constructs';
 import { IChannel } from './channel';
 import { CfnStreamKey } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-ivs';
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-kinesisanalytics-flink-alpha/lib/application.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-kinesisanalytics-flink-alpha/lib/application.ts
index fb45ce19661f1..462e8615c8afc 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-kinesisanalytics-flink-alpha/lib/application.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-kinesisanalytics-flink-alpha/lib/application.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import * as ec2 from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-ec2';
 import * as iam from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-iam';
 import { CfnApplicationCloudWatchLoggingOptionV2, CfnApplicationV2 } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-kinesisanalytics';
 import * as logs from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-logs';
-import * as core from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import * as core from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { Construct } from 'constructs';
 import { ApplicationCode } from './application-code';
 import { environmentProperties } from './private/environment-properties';
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-kinesisanalytics-flink-alpha/lib/private/flink-application-configuration.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-kinesisanalytics-flink-alpha/lib/private/flink-application-configuration.ts
index 4b89f5b58d321..534a3a91d4b4c 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-kinesisanalytics-flink-alpha/lib/private/flink-application-configuration.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-kinesisanalytics-flink-alpha/lib/private/flink-application-configuration.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import * as core from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import * as core from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { LogLevel, MetricsLevel } from '../types';
 
 interface FlinkApplicationConfiguration extends
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-kinesisanalytics-flink-alpha/lib/private/validation.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-kinesisanalytics-flink-alpha/lib/private/validation.ts
index 2cdd614f90b74..17080bf8a5676 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-kinesisanalytics-flink-alpha/lib/private/validation.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-kinesisanalytics-flink-alpha/lib/private/validation.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import * as ec2 from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-ec2';
-import * as core from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import * as core from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 
 interface ValidatedProps {
   applicationName?: string;
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-kinesisfirehose-alpha/lib/delivery-stream.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-kinesisfirehose-alpha/lib/delivery-stream.ts
index 29943a3cadb16..7704c9f594199 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-kinesisfirehose-alpha/lib/delivery-stream.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-kinesisfirehose-alpha/lib/delivery-stream.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import * as ec2 from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-ec2';
 import * as iam from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-iam';
 import * as kinesis from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-kinesis';
 import * as kms from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-kms';
-import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { RegionInfo } from 'aws-cdk-lib/region-info';
 import { Construct, Node } from 'constructs';
 import { IDestination } from './destination';
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-kinesisfirehose-alpha/lib/processor.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-kinesisfirehose-alpha/lib/processor.ts
index 65a3dd9860bd7..b5157f5872e01 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-kinesisfirehose-alpha/lib/processor.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-kinesisfirehose-alpha/lib/processor.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import * as iam from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-iam';
-import { Duration, Size } from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import { Duration, Size } from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 
 import { Construct } from 'constructs';
 
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-kinesisfirehose-destinations-alpha/lib/common.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-kinesisfirehose-destinations-alpha/lib/common.ts
index 3eede7b2dfb8b..ab7de15a28517 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-kinesisfirehose-destinations-alpha/lib/common.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-kinesisfirehose-destinations-alpha/lib/common.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import * as firehose from '@aws-cdk/aws-kinesisfirehose-alpha';
 import * as kms from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-kms';
 import * as logs from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-logs';
 import * as s3 from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-s3';
-import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 
 /**
  * Possible compression options Kinesis Data Firehose can use to compress data on delivery.
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-kinesisfirehose-destinations-alpha/lib/private/helpers.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-kinesisfirehose-destinations-alpha/lib/private/helpers.ts
index 800299c09b322..8a3cddc65d1ca 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-kinesisfirehose-destinations-alpha/lib/private/helpers.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-kinesisfirehose-destinations-alpha/lib/private/helpers.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { CfnDeliveryStream } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-kinesisfirehose';
 import * as kms from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-kms';
 import * as logs from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-logs';
 import * as s3 from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-s3';
-import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { Construct, IDependable, Node } from 'constructs';
 import { DestinationS3BackupProps } from '../common';
 
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda-go-alpha/lib/bundling.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda-go-alpha/lib/bundling.ts
index fdeab4ca3435e..f219915c068f3 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda-go-alpha/lib/bundling.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda-go-alpha/lib/bundling.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import * as os from 'os';
 import * as path from 'path';
 import { Architecture, AssetCode, Code, Runtime } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-lambda';
-import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { BundlingOptions } from './types';
 import { exec, findUp, getGoBuildVersion } from './util';
 
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda-go-alpha/lib/types.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda-go-alpha/lib/types.ts
index b9e4266b5e7fb..33b999215e6fe 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda-go-alpha/lib/types.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda-go-alpha/lib/types.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { AssetHashType, BundlingFileAccess, DockerImage, DockerRunOptions } from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import { AssetHashType, BundlingFileAccess, DockerImage, DockerRunOptions } from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 
 /**
  * Bundling options
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda-python-alpha/lib/bundling.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda-python-alpha/lib/bundling.ts
index ab1251cb6e65d..2590299ca66c4 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda-python-alpha/lib/bundling.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda-python-alpha/lib/bundling.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import * as path from 'path';
 import { Architecture, AssetCode, Code, Runtime } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-lambda';
-import { AssetStaging, BundlingFileAccess, BundlingOptions as CdkBundlingOptions, DockerImage, DockerVolume } from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import { AssetStaging, BundlingFileAccess, BundlingOptions as CdkBundlingOptions, DockerImage, DockerVolume } from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { Packaging, DependenciesFile } from './packaging';
 import { BundlingOptions, ICommandHooks } from './types';
 
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda-python-alpha/lib/function.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda-python-alpha/lib/function.ts
index 0b67d86c6e3e1..7105c088be82a 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda-python-alpha/lib/function.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda-python-alpha/lib/function.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import * as fs from 'fs';
 import * as path from 'path';
 import { Function, FunctionOptions, Runtime, RuntimeFamily } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-lambda';
-import { Stack } from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import { Stack } from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { Construct } from 'constructs';
 import { Bundling } from './bundling';
 import { BundlingOptions } from './types';
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda-python-alpha/lib/layer.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda-python-alpha/lib/layer.ts
index a35bbca4ca470..7b7820acf8d2e 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda-python-alpha/lib/layer.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda-python-alpha/lib/layer.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import * as path from 'path';
 import * as lambda from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-lambda';
-import { Stack } from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import { Stack } from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { Construct } from 'constructs';
 import { Bundling } from './bundling';
 import { BundlingOptions } from './types';
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda-python-alpha/lib/types.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda-python-alpha/lib/types.ts
index d5f92006df1eb..3c26bd54ab72c 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda-python-alpha/lib/types.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda-python-alpha/lib/types.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { AssetHashType, BundlingFileAccess, DockerImage, DockerRunOptions } from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import { AssetHashType, BundlingFileAccess, DockerImage, DockerRunOptions } from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 
 /**
  * Options for bundling
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-location-alpha/lib/place-index.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-location-alpha/lib/place-index.ts
index 681a8726d2f96..c9df3f77a2ff6 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-location-alpha/lib/place-index.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-location-alpha/lib/place-index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import * as iam from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-iam';
-import { ArnFormat, IResource, Lazy, Names, Resource, Stack, Token } from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import { ArnFormat, IResource, Lazy, Names, Resource, Stack, Token } from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { Construct } from 'constructs';
 import { CfnPlaceIndex } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-location';
 
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-msk-alpha/lib/cluster.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-msk-alpha/lib/cluster.ts
index 18f90da02ae82..392b78cc014a0 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-msk-alpha/lib/cluster.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-msk-alpha/lib/cluster.ts
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ import * as kms from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-kms';
 import * as logs from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-logs';
 import * as s3 from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-s3';
 import * as secretsmanager from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-secretsmanager';
-import * as core from 'aws-cdk-lib';
-import { FeatureFlags } from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import * as core from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
+import { FeatureFlags } from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import * as cr from 'aws-cdk-lib/custom-resources';
 import { S3_CREATE_DEFAULT_LOGGING_POLICY } from 'aws-cdk-lib/cx-api';
 import * as constructs from 'constructs';
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-neptune-alpha/lib/cluster.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-neptune-alpha/lib/cluster.ts
index f52d4e3832a5d..cf22688d1e890 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-neptune-alpha/lib/cluster.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-neptune-alpha/lib/cluster.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import * as ec2 from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-ec2';
 import * as iam from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-iam';
 import * as kms from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-kms';
 import * as logs from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-logs';
-import { Aws, Duration, IResource, Lazy, RemovalPolicy, Resource, Token } from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import { Aws, Duration, IResource, Lazy, RemovalPolicy, Resource, Token } from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { Construct } from 'constructs';
 import { Endpoint } from './endpoint';
 import { InstanceType } from './instance';
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-neptune-alpha/lib/endpoint.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-neptune-alpha/lib/endpoint.ts
index 3d20dbdd42445..cc881922740fb 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-neptune-alpha/lib/endpoint.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-neptune-alpha/lib/endpoint.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Token } from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import { Token } from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 
 /**
  * Connection endpoint of a neptune cluster or instance
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-neptune-alpha/lib/instance.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-neptune-alpha/lib/instance.ts
index 0270c1f2243ab..e9d68312d6811 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-neptune-alpha/lib/instance.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-neptune-alpha/lib/instance.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import * as cloudwatch from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-cloudwatch';
 import * as ec2 from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-ec2';
-import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { Construct } from 'constructs';
 import { IDatabaseCluster } from './cluster';
 import { Endpoint } from './endpoint';
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-neptune-alpha/lib/parameter-group.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-neptune-alpha/lib/parameter-group.ts
index 28f878173c5dd..dc1d4969283bb 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-neptune-alpha/lib/parameter-group.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-neptune-alpha/lib/parameter-group.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { IResource, Resource } from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import { IResource, Resource } from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { Construct } from 'constructs';
 import { CfnDBClusterParameterGroup, CfnDBParameterGroup } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-neptune';
 
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-neptune-alpha/lib/subnet-group.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-neptune-alpha/lib/subnet-group.ts
index 9cafd87feafc7..386b7f2ba37b7 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-neptune-alpha/lib/subnet-group.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-neptune-alpha/lib/subnet-group.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import * as ec2 from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-ec2';
-import { IResource, RemovalPolicy, Resource } from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import { IResource, RemovalPolicy, Resource } from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { Construct } from 'constructs';
 import { CfnDBSubnetGroup } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-neptune';
 
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-redshift-alpha/lib/cluster.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-redshift-alpha/lib/cluster.ts
index e4da33d1b58fd..70fab88697fb1 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-redshift-alpha/lib/cluster.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-redshift-alpha/lib/cluster.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import * as kms from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-kms';
 import * as lambda from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-lambda';
 import * as s3 from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-s3';
 import * as secretsmanager from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-secretsmanager';
-import { ArnFormat, CustomResource, Duration, IResource, Lazy, RemovalPolicy, Resource, SecretValue, Stack, Token } from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import { ArnFormat, CustomResource, Duration, IResource, Lazy, RemovalPolicy, Resource, SecretValue, Stack, Token } from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { AwsCustomResource, AwsCustomResourcePolicy, PhysicalResourceId, Provider } from 'aws-cdk-lib/custom-resources';
 import { Construct } from 'constructs';
 import { DatabaseSecret } from './database-secret';
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-redshift-alpha/lib/endpoint.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-redshift-alpha/lib/endpoint.ts
index 23f59080a584d..ee632cb2682b5 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-redshift-alpha/lib/endpoint.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-redshift-alpha/lib/endpoint.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Token } from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import { Token } from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 
 /**
  * Connection endpoint of a redshift cluster
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-redshift-alpha/lib/parameter-group.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-redshift-alpha/lib/parameter-group.ts
index 2b466453c0597..5b2125df029c2 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-redshift-alpha/lib/parameter-group.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-redshift-alpha/lib/parameter-group.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { IResource, Resource } from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import { IResource, Resource } from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { Construct } from 'constructs';
 import { CfnClusterParameterGroup } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-redshift';
 
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-redshift-alpha/lib/private/database-query.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-redshift-alpha/lib/private/database-query.ts
index eb74aa06b4b71..2e90c8883ae78 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-redshift-alpha/lib/private/database-query.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-redshift-alpha/lib/private/database-query.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import * as path from 'path';
 import * as iam from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-iam';
 import * as lambda from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-lambda';
 import * as secretsmanager from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-secretsmanager';
-import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import * as customresources from 'aws-cdk-lib/custom-resources';
 import { Construct } from 'constructs';
 import { DatabaseQueryHandlerProps } from './handler-props';
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-redshift-alpha/lib/private/privileges.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-redshift-alpha/lib/private/privileges.ts
index 201778776d5f8..cb3f7367f8786 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-redshift-alpha/lib/private/privileges.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-redshift-alpha/lib/private/privileges.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { Construct } from 'constructs';
 import { DatabaseQuery } from './database-query';
 import { HandlerName } from './database-query-provider/handler-name';
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-redshift-alpha/lib/subnet-group.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-redshift-alpha/lib/subnet-group.ts
index bc0f49aa7ce55..1986bc027b226 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-redshift-alpha/lib/subnet-group.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-redshift-alpha/lib/subnet-group.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import * as ec2 from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-ec2';
-import { IResource, RemovalPolicy, Resource } from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import { IResource, RemovalPolicy, Resource } from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { Construct } from 'constructs';
 import { CfnClusterSubnetGroup } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-redshift';
 
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-redshift-alpha/lib/table.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-redshift-alpha/lib/table.ts
index 0a1504b4bfe68..1e432936ef4e3 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-redshift-alpha/lib/table.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-redshift-alpha/lib/table.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* eslint-disable import/no-extraneous-dependencies */
-import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { REDSHIFT_COLUMN_ID } from 'aws-cdk-lib/cx-api';
 import { Construct, IConstruct } from 'constructs';
 import { ICluster } from './cluster';
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-redshift-alpha/lib/user.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-redshift-alpha/lib/user.ts
index fcdfee37637af..add3d1b071bfd 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-redshift-alpha/lib/user.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-redshift-alpha/lib/user.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import * as kms from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-kms';
 import * as secretsmanager from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-secretsmanager';
-import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { Construct, IConstruct } from 'constructs';
 import { ICluster } from './cluster';
 import { DatabaseOptions } from './database-options';
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-route53resolver-alpha/lib/firewall-domain-list.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-route53resolver-alpha/lib/firewall-domain-list.ts
index 7ee514343f621..cad3a21ffc7ef 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-route53resolver-alpha/lib/firewall-domain-list.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-route53resolver-alpha/lib/firewall-domain-list.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import * as path from 'path';
 import { IBucket } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-s3';
 import { Asset } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-s3-assets';
-import { IResource, Resource, Token } from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import { IResource, Resource, Token } from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { Construct } from 'constructs';
 import { CfnFirewallDomainList } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-route53resolver';
 
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-route53resolver-alpha/lib/firewall-rule-group-association.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-route53resolver-alpha/lib/firewall-rule-group-association.ts
index 62dbf3192bdcf..2197762b32da6 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-route53resolver-alpha/lib/firewall-rule-group-association.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-route53resolver-alpha/lib/firewall-rule-group-association.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { IVpc } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-ec2';
-import { Resource, Token } from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import { Resource, Token } from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { Construct } from 'constructs';
 import { IFirewallRuleGroup } from './firewall-rule-group';
 import { CfnFirewallRuleGroupAssociation } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-route53resolver';
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-route53resolver-alpha/lib/firewall-rule-group.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-route53resolver-alpha/lib/firewall-rule-group.ts
index 85b7245888a4d..6d9e7869b0015 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-route53resolver-alpha/lib/firewall-rule-group.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-route53resolver-alpha/lib/firewall-rule-group.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Duration, IResource, Lazy, Resource } from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import { Duration, IResource, Lazy, Resource } from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { Construct } from 'constructs';
 import { IFirewallDomainList } from './firewall-domain-list';
 import { FirewallRuleGroupAssociation, FirewallRuleGroupAssociationOptions } from './firewall-rule-group-association';
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-s3objectlambda-alpha/lib/access-point.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-s3objectlambda-alpha/lib/access-point.ts
index 7ece7df575980..e24566d6e98ed 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-s3objectlambda-alpha/lib/access-point.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-s3objectlambda-alpha/lib/access-point.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import * as iam from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-iam';
 import * as lambda from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-lambda';
 import * as s3 from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-s3';
-import * as core from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import * as core from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { Construct } from 'constructs';
 import { CfnAccessPoint } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-s3objectlambda';
 
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-sagemaker-alpha/lib/accelerator-type.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-sagemaker-alpha/lib/accelerator-type.ts
index 3c013782c3734..be3fb40d2054a 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-sagemaker-alpha/lib/accelerator-type.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-sagemaker-alpha/lib/accelerator-type.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 
 /**
  * Supported Elastic Inference (EI) instance types for SageMaker instance-based production variants.
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-sagemaker-alpha/lib/endpoint-config.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-sagemaker-alpha/lib/endpoint-config.ts
index 40585f2f0e615..e7824a124bd67 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-sagemaker-alpha/lib/endpoint-config.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-sagemaker-alpha/lib/endpoint-config.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { EOL } from 'os';
 import * as kms from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-kms';
-import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { Construct } from 'constructs';
 import { AcceleratorType } from './accelerator-type';
 import { InstanceType } from './instance-type';
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-sagemaker-alpha/lib/endpoint.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-sagemaker-alpha/lib/endpoint.ts
index 9ccbf039890f9..3f716347e0ca7 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-sagemaker-alpha/lib/endpoint.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-sagemaker-alpha/lib/endpoint.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import * as appscaling from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-applicationautoscaling';
 import * as cloudwatch from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-cloudwatch';
 import * as ec2 from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-ec2';
 import * as iam from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-iam';
-import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { Construct } from 'constructs';
 import { EndpointConfig, IEndpointConfig, InstanceProductionVariant } from './endpoint-config';
 import { InstanceType } from './instance-type';
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-sagemaker-alpha/lib/instance-type.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-sagemaker-alpha/lib/instance-type.ts
index bb8351de4bb8b..6323212dc6f15 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-sagemaker-alpha/lib/instance-type.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-sagemaker-alpha/lib/instance-type.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 
 /**
  * Supported instance types for SageMaker instance-based production variants.
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-sagemaker-alpha/lib/model.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-sagemaker-alpha/lib/model.ts
index ab04c28ca11ca..589caed2e9556 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-sagemaker-alpha/lib/model.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-sagemaker-alpha/lib/model.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import * as ec2 from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-ec2';
 import * as iam from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-iam';
-import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { Construct } from 'constructs';
 import { ContainerImage } from './container-image';
 import { ModelData } from './model-data';
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-sagemaker-alpha/lib/private/util.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-sagemaker-alpha/lib/private/util.ts
index eab1ad1dbf6d2..c1121fc426fb1 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-sagemaker-alpha/lib/private/util.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-sagemaker-alpha/lib/private/util.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { md5hash } from 'aws-cdk-lib/core/lib/helpers-internal';
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-scheduler-alpha/lib/schedule-expression.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-scheduler-alpha/lib/schedule-expression.ts
index 89aa1f9205dae..477eee7b20659 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-scheduler-alpha/lib/schedule-expression.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-scheduler-alpha/lib/schedule-expression.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-import { Duration, TimeZone } from 'aws-cdk-lib';
 import * as events from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-events';
+import { Duration, TimeZone } from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 
 /**
  * ScheduleExpression for EventBridge Schedule
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-servicecatalogappregistry-alpha/lib/application-associator.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-servicecatalogappregistry-alpha/lib/application-associator.ts
index 8bbb614e805f0..8542f21fd74e7 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-servicecatalogappregistry-alpha/lib/application-associator.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-servicecatalogappregistry-alpha/lib/application-associator.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { Construct } from 'constructs';
 import { IApplication } from './application';
 import { CheckedStageStackAssociator } from './aspects/stack-associator';
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-servicecatalogappregistry-alpha/lib/application.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-servicecatalogappregistry-alpha/lib/application.ts
index 1adbea95e543d..40d5479148fdf 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-servicecatalogappregistry-alpha/lib/application.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-servicecatalogappregistry-alpha/lib/application.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { CfnResourceShare } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-ram';
-import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { Construct } from 'constructs';
 import { StageStackAssociator } from './aspects/stack-associator';
 import { AttributeGroup, IAttributeGroup } from './attribute-group';
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-servicecatalogappregistry-alpha/lib/aspects/stack-associator.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-servicecatalogappregistry-alpha/lib/aspects/stack-associator.ts
index 79a608a44e176..c3f5692ea22e2 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-servicecatalogappregistry-alpha/lib/aspects/stack-associator.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-servicecatalogappregistry-alpha/lib/aspects/stack-associator.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { IAspect, Stack, Stage, Annotations, Names } from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import { IAspect, Stack, Stage, Annotations, Names } from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { IConstruct } from 'constructs';
 import { IApplication } from '../application';
 import { ApplicationAssociator } from '../application-associator';
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-servicecatalogappregistry-alpha/lib/attribute-group.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-servicecatalogappregistry-alpha/lib/attribute-group.ts
index 818c6f477533d..f71c6cce8c365 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-servicecatalogappregistry-alpha/lib/attribute-group.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-servicecatalogappregistry-alpha/lib/attribute-group.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { CfnResourceShare } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-ram';
-import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { Construct } from 'constructs';
 import { IApplication } from './application';
 import { getPrincipalsforSharing, hashValues, ShareOptions, SharePermission } from './common';
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-servicecatalogappregistry-alpha/lib/private/utils.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-servicecatalogappregistry-alpha/lib/private/utils.ts
index 395bcae4dd55c..ee6e4ae6bb0b3 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-servicecatalogappregistry-alpha/lib/private/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-servicecatalogappregistry-alpha/lib/private/utils.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Token } from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import { Token } from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 
 /**
   * Verifies if application or the visited node is region agnostic.
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-servicecatalogappregistry-alpha/lib/private/validation.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-servicecatalogappregistry-alpha/lib/private/validation.ts
index 7ad7d8b6d0bfd..c3d84e3718f9f 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-servicecatalogappregistry-alpha/lib/private/validation.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-servicecatalogappregistry-alpha/lib/private/validation.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 
 /**
  * Class to validate that inputs match requirements.
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-servicecatalogappregistry-alpha/lib/target-application.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-servicecatalogappregistry-alpha/lib/target-application.ts
index 6d5b8ce9dfcbf..6c1dd508fc16a 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-servicecatalogappregistry-alpha/lib/target-application.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-servicecatalogappregistry-alpha/lib/target-application.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { Construct } from 'constructs';
 import { IApplication, Application } from './application';
 import { hashValues } from './common';
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-synthetics-alpha/lib/canary.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-synthetics-alpha/lib/canary.ts
index 83664f03f6c57..a5503b61708ef 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-synthetics-alpha/lib/canary.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-synthetics-alpha/lib/canary.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { Metric, MetricOptions, MetricProps } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-cloudwatch';
 import * as ec2 from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-ec2';
 import * as iam from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-iam';
 import * as s3 from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-s3';
-import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { Construct } from 'constructs';
 import { Code } from './code';
 import { Runtime } from './runtime';
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-synthetics-alpha/lib/schedule.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-synthetics-alpha/lib/schedule.ts
index 9b8df232d0490..7be04de89fab3 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-synthetics-alpha/lib/schedule.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-synthetics-alpha/lib/schedule.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Duration } from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import { Duration } from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 
 /**
  * Schedule for canary runs
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/cli-lib-alpha/rosetta/default.ts-fixture b/packages/@aws-cdk/cli-lib-alpha/rosetta/default.ts-fixture
index e714a8e55535d..a7cc8422a5203 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/cli-lib-alpha/rosetta/default.ts-fixture
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/cli-lib-alpha/rosetta/default.ts-fixture
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // Fixture with an AwsCdkCli set up
-import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { AwsCdkCli } from '@aws-cdk/cli-lib-alpha';
 
 const cli = AwsCdkCli.fromCloudAssemblyDirectoryProducer({
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/cli-lib-alpha/rosetta/imports.ts-fixture b/packages/@aws-cdk/cli-lib-alpha/rosetta/imports.ts-fixture
index 8824253afe9f4..5028764e138f9 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/cli-lib-alpha/rosetta/imports.ts-fixture
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/cli-lib-alpha/rosetta/imports.ts-fixture
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // Fixture with imports, but nothing else
-import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { AwsCdkCli, ICloudAssemblyDirectoryProducer } from '@aws-cdk/cli-lib-alpha';
 
 /// here
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/cli-lib-alpha/rosetta/producer.ts-fixture b/packages/@aws-cdk/cli-lib-alpha/rosetta/producer.ts-fixture
index 093665648f5b7..50292193a57f1 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/cli-lib-alpha/rosetta/producer.ts-fixture
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/cli-lib-alpha/rosetta/producer.ts-fixture
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // Fixture with imports, but nothing else
-import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { AwsCdkCli, ICloudAssemblyDirectoryProducer } from '@aws-cdk/cli-lib-alpha';
 
 class MyProducer implements ICloudAssemblyDirectoryProducer {
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/cli-lib-alpha/test/cli.test.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/cli-lib-alpha/test/cli.test.ts
index 803d92fb7655c..d3a2e6d661442 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/cli-lib-alpha/test/cli.test.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/cli-lib-alpha/test/cli.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { join } from 'path';
-import * as core from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import * as core from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import * as cli from 'aws-cdk/lib';
 import { AwsCdkCli } from '../lib';
 
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/cli-lib-alpha/test/commands.test.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/cli-lib-alpha/test/commands.test.ts
index 4bcb558323628..d2433139d68a1 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/cli-lib-alpha/test/commands.test.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/cli-lib-alpha/test/commands.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import * as core from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import * as core from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import * as cli from 'aws-cdk/lib';
 import { AwsCdkCli } from '../lib';
 import { RequireApproval, StackActivityProgress } from '../lib/commands';
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/cli-lib-alpha/test/test-app/app.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/cli-lib-alpha/test/test-app/app.ts
index 5e57c0b34c932..303299ec8b1cf 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/cli-lib-alpha/test/test-app/app.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/cli-lib-alpha/test/test-app/app.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 
 const app = new cdk.App();
 new cdk.Stack(app, 'AppStack1');
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/example-construct-library/lib/example-resource.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/example-construct-library/lib/example-resource.ts
index f55c98f495fe1..8308bb0a340f5 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/example-construct-library/lib/example-resource.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/example-construct-library/lib/example-resource.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import * as ec2 from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-ec2';
 import * as events from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-events';
 import * as iam from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-iam';
 import * as s3 from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-s3';
-import * as core from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import * as core from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { Construct } from 'constructs';
 // for files that are part of this package, we do import individual classes or functions
 import { exampleResourceArnComponents } from './private/example-resource-common';
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/example-construct-library/lib/private/example-resource-common.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/example-construct-library/lib/private/example-resource-common.ts
index a0d9f86091322..76eac6dc78a11 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/example-construct-library/lib/private/example-resource-common.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/example-construct-library/lib/private/example-resource-common.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 
 // This file contains utility functions used in the implementation of ExampleResource
 // which we don't want to make part of the public API of this module
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/example-construct-library/test/example-resource.test.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/example-construct-library/test/example-resource.test.ts
index fa9ea68fe0179..736b9750c4f11 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/example-construct-library/test/example-resource.test.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/example-construct-library/test/example-resource.test.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { Match, Template } from 'aws-cdk-lib/assertions';
 import * as cloudwatch from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-cloudwatch';
 import * as ec2 from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-ec2';
 import * as iam from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-iam';
-import * as core from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import * as core from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 
 // Always import the module you're testing qualified -
 // don't import individual classes from it!
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/example-construct-library/test/integ.example-resource.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/example-construct-library/test/integ.example-resource.ts
index 59bfe78e4c4a5..275e12ab2adfb 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/example-construct-library/test/integ.example-resource.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/example-construct-library/test/integ.example-resource.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
  * see the main CONTRIBUTING.md file.
  */
 
-import * as core from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import * as core from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 // as in unit tests, we use a qualified import,
 // not bring in individual classes
 import * as er from '../lib';
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/integ-tests-alpha/lib/assertions/api-call-base.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/integ-tests-alpha/lib/assertions/api-call-base.ts
index 6904a75e3fdb8..67aa8156f9be4 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/integ-tests-alpha/lib/assertions/api-call-base.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/integ-tests-alpha/lib/assertions/api-call-base.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { CustomResource, Reference } from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import { CustomResource, Reference } from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { Construct, IConstruct } from 'constructs';
 import { ExpectedResult } from './common';
 import { AssertionsProvider } from './providers';
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/integ-tests-alpha/lib/assertions/assertions.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/integ-tests-alpha/lib/assertions/assertions.ts
index f6db29e52ac79..69ff247f8b829 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/integ-tests-alpha/lib/assertions/assertions.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/integ-tests-alpha/lib/assertions/assertions.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { CustomResource, CfnOutput } from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import { CustomResource, CfnOutput } from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { Construct } from 'constructs';
 import { ExpectedResult, ActualResult } from './common';
 import { md5hash } from './private/hash';
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/integ-tests-alpha/lib/assertions/common.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/integ-tests-alpha/lib/assertions/common.ts
index c967754b299a5..57eba2d41e52c 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/integ-tests-alpha/lib/assertions/common.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/integ-tests-alpha/lib/assertions/common.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { CustomResource } from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import { CustomResource } from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { IApiCall } from './api-call-base';
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/integ-tests-alpha/lib/assertions/private/deploy-assert.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/integ-tests-alpha/lib/assertions/private/deploy-assert.ts
index 55342380f7b0e..4610a6c0a03a0 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/integ-tests-alpha/lib/assertions/private/deploy-assert.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/integ-tests-alpha/lib/assertions/private/deploy-assert.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Stack } from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import { Stack } from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { Construct, IConstruct, Node } from 'constructs';
 import { IApiCall } from '../api-call-base';
 import { EqualsAssertion } from '../assertions';
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/integ-tests-alpha/lib/assertions/providers/provider.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/integ-tests-alpha/lib/assertions/providers/provider.ts
index 7b495d69213a7..661f7b47f3ff1 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/integ-tests-alpha/lib/assertions/providers/provider.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/integ-tests-alpha/lib/assertions/providers/provider.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import * as path from 'path';
-import { Duration, CfnResource, AssetStaging, Stack, FileAssetPackaging, Token, Lazy, Reference } from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import { Duration, CfnResource, AssetStaging, Stack, FileAssetPackaging, Token, Lazy, Reference } from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { Construct } from 'constructs';
 
 let SDK_METADATA: any = undefined;
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/integ-tests-alpha/lib/assertions/sdk.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/integ-tests-alpha/lib/assertions/sdk.ts
index bfc1dfa4674be..b65e0f5bec2e4 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/integ-tests-alpha/lib/assertions/sdk.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/integ-tests-alpha/lib/assertions/sdk.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { ArnFormat, CfnResource, CustomResource, Lazy, Stack, Aspects, CfnOutput } from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import { ArnFormat, CfnResource, CustomResource, Lazy, Stack, Aspects, CfnOutput } from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { Construct, IConstruct } from 'constructs';
 import { ApiCallBase, IApiCall } from './api-call-base';
 import { ExpectedResult } from './common';
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/integ-tests-alpha/lib/assertions/waiter-state-machine.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/integ-tests-alpha/lib/assertions/waiter-state-machine.ts
index 63bbfe7779fe1..7739e6ceb8b1d 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/integ-tests-alpha/lib/assertions/waiter-state-machine.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/integ-tests-alpha/lib/assertions/waiter-state-machine.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { CfnResource, Duration, Stack } from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import { CfnResource, Duration, Stack } from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { Construct } from 'constructs';
 import { AssertionsProvider } from './providers';
 
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/integ-tests-alpha/lib/manifest-synthesizer.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/integ-tests-alpha/lib/manifest-synthesizer.ts
index ff3e400fa04a1..a92c7a6cec350 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/integ-tests-alpha/lib/manifest-synthesizer.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/integ-tests-alpha/lib/manifest-synthesizer.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { IntegManifest, Manifest } from 'aws-cdk-lib/cloud-assembly-schema';
-import { ISynthesisSession } from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import { ISynthesisSession } from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { IntegManifestWriter } from './manifest-writer';
 import { IntegTestCase } from './test-case';
 
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/integ-tests-alpha/lib/test-case.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/integ-tests-alpha/lib/test-case.ts
index dcbd0d3cb209e..6bcac0c08693b 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/integ-tests-alpha/lib/test-case.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/integ-tests-alpha/lib/test-case.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { IntegManifest, Manifest, TestCase, TestOptions } from 'aws-cdk-lib/cloud-assembly-schema';
-import { attachCustomSynthesis, ISynthesisSession, Stack, StackProps } from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import { attachCustomSynthesis, ISynthesisSession, Stack, StackProps } from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { Construct } from 'constructs';
 import { IDeployAssert } from './assertions';
 import { DeployAssert } from './assertions/private/deploy-assert';