diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index cbf4f29912..ff5e8ca6f1 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -227,6 +227,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "shellexpand",
  "solana-cli-config",
  "solana-faucet",
+ "solana-pubkey 2.2.1",
  "solana-rpc-client",
  "solana-sdk",
  "syn 1.0.109",
@@ -246,6 +247,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde",
  "solana-account",
  "solana-account-decoder",
+ "solana-pubkey 2.2.1",
  "solana-pubsub-client",
  "solana-rpc-client",
  "solana-rpc-client-api",
diff --git a/cli/Cargo.toml b/cli/Cargo.toml
index a1448a115c..83b610f463 100644
--- a/cli/Cargo.toml
+++ b/cli/Cargo.toml
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ solana-cli-config = "2"
 solana-faucet = "2"
 solana-rpc-client = "2"
 solana-sdk = "2"
+solana-pubkey = "2"
 syn = { version = "1.0.60", features = ["full", "extra-traits"] }
 tar = "0.4.35"
 toml = "0.7.6"
diff --git a/cli/src/config.rs b/cli/src/config.rs
index e9b2e760c2..4fd9e38f0c 100644
--- a/cli/src/config.rs
+++ b/cli/src/config.rs
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ use serde::de::{self, MapAccess, Visitor};
 use serde::ser::SerializeMap;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Deserializer, Serialize, Serializer};
 use solana_cli_config::{Config as SolanaConfig, CONFIG_FILE};
+use solana_pubkey::Pubkey;
 use solana_sdk::clock::Slot;
-use solana_sdk::pubkey::Pubkey;
 use solana_sdk::signature::{Keypair, Signer};
 use std::collections::{BTreeMap, HashMap};
 use std::convert::TryFrom;
diff --git a/cli/src/lib.rs b/cli/src/lib.rs
index b8ad661b77..e70d377924 100644
--- a/cli/src/lib.rs
+++ b/cli/src/lib.rs
@@ -22,11 +22,11 @@ use regex::{Regex, RegexBuilder};
 use rust_template::{ProgramTemplate, TestTemplate};
 use semver::{Version, VersionReq};
 use serde_json::{json, Map, Value as JsonValue};
+use solana_pubkey::Pubkey;
 use solana_rpc_client::rpc_client::RpcClient;
 use solana_sdk::commitment_config::CommitmentConfig;
 use solana_sdk::compute_budget::ComputeBudgetInstruction;
 use solana_sdk::instruction::{AccountMeta, Instruction};
-use solana_sdk::pubkey::Pubkey;
 use solana_sdk::signature::Keypair;
 use solana_sdk::signature::Signer;
 use solana_sdk::signer::EncodableKey;
diff --git a/cli/src/rust_template.rs b/cli/src/rust_template.rs
index 18a9c35709..c64da16d50 100644
--- a/cli/src/rust_template.rs
+++ b/cli/src/rust_template.rs
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ use crate::{
 use anyhow::Result;
 use clap::{Parser, ValueEnum};
 use heck::{ToLowerCamelCase, ToPascalCase, ToSnakeCase};
+use solana_pubkey::Pubkey;
 use solana_sdk::{
-    pubkey::Pubkey,
     signature::{read_keypair_file, write_keypair_file, Keypair},
     signer::Signer,
 };
@@ -779,8 +779,9 @@ mod test_initialize;
                 r#"use std::str::FromStr;
 
 use anchor_client::{{
+    solana_pubkey::Pubkey,
     solana_sdk::{{
-        commitment_config::CommitmentConfig, pubkey::Pubkey, signature::read_keypair_file,
+        commitment_config::CommitmentConfig, signature::read_keypair_file,
     }},
     Client, Cluster,
 }};
diff --git a/client/Cargo.toml b/client/Cargo.toml
index ac2044e935..32f90227ab 100644
--- a/client/Cargo.toml
+++ b/client/Cargo.toml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ solana-rpc-client = "2"
 solana-rpc-client-api = "2"
 solana-account = "2"
 solana-sdk = "2"
+solana-pubkey = "2"
 thiserror = "1"
 tokio = { version = "1", features = ["rt", "sync"] }
 url = "2"
diff --git a/client/example/src/blocking.rs b/client/example/src/blocking.rs
index eaf7a01b28..0f0444e8e4 100644
--- a/client/example/src/blocking.rs
+++ b/client/example/src/blocking.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use anchor_client::solana_sdk::pubkey::Pubkey;
+use anchor_client::solana_pubkey::Pubkey;
 use anchor_client::solana_sdk::signature::{Keypair, Signer};
 use anchor_client::solana_sdk::system_instruction;
 use anchor_client::{Client, Cluster};
diff --git a/client/example/src/main.rs b/client/example/src/main.rs
index f13e76c7d1..53d96f20e0 100644
--- a/client/example/src/main.rs
+++ b/client/example/src/main.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use anchor_client::solana_sdk::pubkey::Pubkey;
+use anchor_client::solana_pubkey::Pubkey;
 use anyhow::Result;
 use clap::Parser;
 
diff --git a/client/example/src/nonblocking.rs b/client/example/src/nonblocking.rs
index 4c7b0fd66b..88b16561d5 100644
--- a/client/example/src/nonblocking.rs
+++ b/client/example/src/nonblocking.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use anchor_client::solana_sdk::pubkey::Pubkey;
+use anchor_client::solana_pubkey::Pubkey;
 use anchor_client::solana_sdk::signature::{Keypair, Signer};
 use anchor_client::solana_sdk::system_instruction;
 use anchor_client::{Client, Cluster};
diff --git a/client/src/lib.rs b/client/src/lib.rs
index 652f96cafa..10eb9098dc 100644
--- a/client/src/lib.rs
+++ b/client/src/lib.rs
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ pub use cluster::Cluster;
 #[cfg(feature = "async")]
 pub use nonblocking::ThreadSafeSigner;
 pub use solana_account_decoder;
+pub use solana_pubkey;
 pub use solana_sdk;
 
 mod cluster;
diff --git a/docs/content/docs/quickstart/local.mdx b/docs/content/docs/quickstart/local.mdx
index 004dd71476..c6427eade7 100644
--- a/docs/content/docs/quickstart/local.mdx
+++ b/docs/content/docs/quickstart/local.mdx
@@ -182,8 +182,9 @@ The Rust test file will be at `/tests/src/test_initialize.rs`.
 use std::str::FromStr;
 
 use anchor_client::{
+    solana_pubkey::Pubkey,
     solana_sdk::{
-        commitment_config::CommitmentConfig, pubkey::Pubkey, signature::read_keypair_file,
+        commitment_config::CommitmentConfig,  signature::read_keypair_file,
     },
     Client, Cluster,
 };
diff --git a/docs/content/docs/testing/mollusk.mdx b/docs/content/docs/testing/mollusk.mdx
index db7c9fd097..744c0a6b34 100644
--- a/docs/content/docs/testing/mollusk.mdx
+++ b/docs/content/docs/testing/mollusk.mdx
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ checks on the result. In both cases, the result is also returned.
 ```rust
 use {
     mollusk_svm::Mollusk,
-    solana_account::Account,
-    solana_sdk::{instruction::{AccountMeta, Instruction}, pubkey::Pubkey},
+    solana_pubkey::Pubkey,
+    solana_sdk::{account::Account, instruction::{AccountMeta, Instruction}},
 };
 
 let program_id = Pubkey::new_unique();
@@ -86,10 +86,9 @@ To apply checks via `process_and_validate_instruction`, developers can use the
 ```rust
 use {
     mollusk_svm::{Mollusk, result::Check},
-    solana_account::Account,
+    solana_pubkey::Pubkey,
     solana_sdk::{
         instruction::{AccountMeta, Instruction},
-        pubkey::Pubkey
         system_instruction,
         system_program,
     },
@@ -146,8 +145,8 @@ the final result is also returned.
 ```rust
 use {
     mollusk_svm::Mollusk,
-    solana_account::Account,
-    solana_sdk::{pubkey::Pubkey, system_instruction},
+    solana_pubkey::Pubkey,
+    solana_sdk::{account::Account, system_instruction},
 };
 
 let mollusk = Mollusk::default();
@@ -188,8 +187,8 @@ returned by the method is the final result of the last instruction in the chain.
 ```rust
 use {
     mollusk_svm::{Mollusk, result::Check},
-    solana_account::Account,
-    solana_sdk::{pubkey::Pubkey, system_instruction},
+    solana_pubkey::Pubkey,
+    solana_sdk::{account::Account, system_instruction},
 };
 
 let mollusk = Mollusk::default();
diff --git a/tests/zero-copy/programs/zero-copy/tests/compute_unit_test.rs b/tests/zero-copy/programs/zero-copy/tests/compute_unit_test.rs
index 593620ca46..0e4ba317be 100644
--- a/tests/zero-copy/programs/zero-copy/tests/compute_unit_test.rs
+++ b/tests/zero-copy/programs/zero-copy/tests/compute_unit_test.rs
@@ -3,10 +3,9 @@
 use {
     anchor_client::{
         anchor_lang::Discriminator,
-        solana_account::Account,
+        solana_pubkey::Pubkey,
         solana_sdk::{
             commitment_config::CommitmentConfig,
-            pubkey::Pubkey,
             signature::{Keypair, Signer},
             transaction::Transaction,
         },