diff --git a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/util/DurationInfo.java b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/util/DurationInfo.java
index 9dd75db27c7..605d060270f 100644
--- a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/util/DurationInfo.java
+++ b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/util/DurationInfo.java
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
 
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 
-import org.apache.hadoop.classification.InterfaceAudience;
-import org.apache.hadoop.classification.InterfaceStability;
+import org.apache.hadoop.classification.InterfaceAudience.Public;
+import org.apache.hadoop.classification.InterfaceStability.Unstable;
 
 /**
  * A duration with logging of final state at info or debug
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@
  * This allows it to be used in a try-with-resources clause, and have the
  * duration automatically logged.
  */
-@InterfaceAudience.Private
-@InterfaceStability.Unstable
+@Public
+@Unstable
 public class DurationInfo extends OperationDuration
     implements AutoCloseable {
   private final String text;