diff --git a/cmd/grype/cli/commands/db_diff.go b/cmd/grype/cli/commands/db_diff.go
index c41a8496d3f..6ff85f3eafb 100644
--- a/cmd/grype/cli/commands/db_diff.go
+++ b/cmd/grype/cli/commands/db_diff.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/anchore/clio"
 	"github.com/anchore/grype/cmd/grype/cli/options"
 	"github.com/anchore/grype/grype/db/legacy/distribution"
-	"github.com/anchore/grype/grype/differ"
+	"github.com/anchore/grype/grype/db/v5/differ"
 	"github.com/anchore/grype/internal/bus"
 	"github.com/anchore/grype/internal/log"
 )
diff --git a/grype/differ/differ.go b/grype/db/v5/differ/differ.go
similarity index 100%
rename from grype/differ/differ.go
rename to grype/db/v5/differ/differ.go
diff --git a/grype/differ/differ_test.go b/grype/db/v5/differ/differ_test.go
similarity index 100%
rename from grype/differ/differ_test.go
rename to grype/db/v5/differ/differ_test.go
diff --git a/grype/differ/test-fixtures/dbs/base/5/metadata.json b/grype/db/v5/differ/test-fixtures/dbs/base/5/metadata.json
similarity index 100%
rename from grype/differ/test-fixtures/dbs/base/5/metadata.json
rename to grype/db/v5/differ/test-fixtures/dbs/base/5/metadata.json
diff --git a/grype/differ/test-fixtures/dbs/base/5/vulnerability.db b/grype/db/v5/differ/test-fixtures/dbs/base/5/vulnerability.db
similarity index 100%
rename from grype/differ/test-fixtures/dbs/base/5/vulnerability.db
rename to grype/db/v5/differ/test-fixtures/dbs/base/5/vulnerability.db
diff --git a/grype/differ/test-fixtures/dbs/target/5/metadata.json b/grype/db/v5/differ/test-fixtures/dbs/target/5/metadata.json
similarity index 100%
rename from grype/differ/test-fixtures/dbs/target/5/metadata.json
rename to grype/db/v5/differ/test-fixtures/dbs/target/5/metadata.json
diff --git a/grype/differ/test-fixtures/dbs/target/5/vulnerability.db b/grype/db/v5/differ/test-fixtures/dbs/target/5/vulnerability.db
similarity index 100%
rename from grype/differ/test-fixtures/dbs/target/5/vulnerability.db
rename to grype/db/v5/differ/test-fixtures/dbs/target/5/vulnerability.db
diff --git a/grype/differ/test-fixtures/snapshot/TestPresent_Json.golden b/grype/db/v5/differ/test-fixtures/snapshot/TestPresent_Json.golden
similarity index 100%
rename from grype/differ/test-fixtures/snapshot/TestPresent_Json.golden
rename to grype/db/v5/differ/test-fixtures/snapshot/TestPresent_Json.golden
diff --git a/grype/differ/test-fixtures/snapshot/TestPresent_Table.golden b/grype/db/v5/differ/test-fixtures/snapshot/TestPresent_Table.golden
similarity index 100%
rename from grype/differ/test-fixtures/snapshot/TestPresent_Table.golden
rename to grype/db/v5/differ/test-fixtures/snapshot/TestPresent_Table.golden