diff --git a/pkg/chart/loader/directory.go b/pkg/chart/loader/directory.go
index 489eea93c88..9bcbee60cf5 100644
--- a/pkg/chart/loader/directory.go
+++ b/pkg/chart/loader/directory.go
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 
-	"helm.sh/helm/v3/internal/ignore"
 	"helm.sh/helm/v3/internal/sympath"
 	"helm.sh/helm/v3/pkg/chart"
+	"helm.sh/helm/v3/pkg/ignore"
 )
 
 var utf8bom = []byte{0xEF, 0xBB, 0xBF}
diff --git a/internal/ignore/doc.go b/pkg/ignore/doc.go
similarity index 97%
rename from internal/ignore/doc.go
rename to pkg/ignore/doc.go
index a1f0fcfc840..5245d410eea 100644
--- a/internal/ignore/doc.go
+++ b/pkg/ignore/doc.go
@@ -65,4 +65,4 @@ Notable differences from .gitignore:
   - The evaluation of escape sequences has not been tested for compatibility
   - There is no support for '\!' as a special leading sequence.
 */
-package ignore // import "helm.sh/helm/v3/internal/ignore"
+package ignore // import "helm.sh/helm/v3/pkg/ignore"
diff --git a/internal/ignore/rules.go b/pkg/ignore/rules.go
similarity index 100%
rename from internal/ignore/rules.go
rename to pkg/ignore/rules.go
diff --git a/internal/ignore/rules_test.go b/pkg/ignore/rules_test.go
similarity index 100%
rename from internal/ignore/rules_test.go
rename to pkg/ignore/rules_test.go
diff --git a/internal/ignore/testdata/.helmignore b/pkg/ignore/testdata/.helmignore
similarity index 100%
rename from internal/ignore/testdata/.helmignore
rename to pkg/ignore/testdata/.helmignore
diff --git a/internal/ignore/testdata/.joonix b/pkg/ignore/testdata/.joonix
similarity index 100%
rename from internal/ignore/testdata/.joonix
rename to pkg/ignore/testdata/.joonix
diff --git a/internal/ignore/testdata/a.txt b/pkg/ignore/testdata/a.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from internal/ignore/testdata/a.txt
rename to pkg/ignore/testdata/a.txt
diff --git a/internal/ignore/testdata/cargo/a.txt b/pkg/ignore/testdata/cargo/a.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from internal/ignore/testdata/cargo/a.txt
rename to pkg/ignore/testdata/cargo/a.txt
diff --git a/internal/ignore/testdata/cargo/b.txt b/pkg/ignore/testdata/cargo/b.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from internal/ignore/testdata/cargo/b.txt
rename to pkg/ignore/testdata/cargo/b.txt
diff --git a/internal/ignore/testdata/cargo/c.txt b/pkg/ignore/testdata/cargo/c.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from internal/ignore/testdata/cargo/c.txt
rename to pkg/ignore/testdata/cargo/c.txt
diff --git a/internal/ignore/testdata/helm.txt b/pkg/ignore/testdata/helm.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from internal/ignore/testdata/helm.txt
rename to pkg/ignore/testdata/helm.txt
diff --git a/internal/ignore/testdata/mast/a.txt b/pkg/ignore/testdata/mast/a.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from internal/ignore/testdata/mast/a.txt
rename to pkg/ignore/testdata/mast/a.txt
diff --git a/internal/ignore/testdata/mast/b.txt b/pkg/ignore/testdata/mast/b.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from internal/ignore/testdata/mast/b.txt
rename to pkg/ignore/testdata/mast/b.txt
diff --git a/internal/ignore/testdata/mast/c.txt b/pkg/ignore/testdata/mast/c.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from internal/ignore/testdata/mast/c.txt
rename to pkg/ignore/testdata/mast/c.txt
diff --git a/internal/ignore/testdata/rudder.txt b/pkg/ignore/testdata/rudder.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from internal/ignore/testdata/rudder.txt
rename to pkg/ignore/testdata/rudder.txt
diff --git a/internal/ignore/testdata/templates/.dotfile b/pkg/ignore/testdata/templates/.dotfile
similarity index 100%
rename from internal/ignore/testdata/templates/.dotfile
rename to pkg/ignore/testdata/templates/.dotfile
diff --git a/internal/ignore/testdata/tiller.txt b/pkg/ignore/testdata/tiller.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from internal/ignore/testdata/tiller.txt
rename to pkg/ignore/testdata/tiller.txt