diff --git a/abi-compat/jammy_0.107.xml b/abi-compat/jammy_0.107.xml
index 3b64b4d3a..4bb4b014f 100644
--- a/abi-compat/jammy_0.107.xml
+++ b/abi-compat/jammy_0.107.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
     <elf-symbol name='_netplan_iter_defs_per_devtype_next' type='func-type' binding='global-binding' visibility='default-visibility' is-defined='yes'/>
     <elf-symbol name='_netplan_nameserver_iter_free' type='func-type' binding='global-binding' visibility='default-visibility' is-defined='yes'/>
     <elf-symbol name='_netplan_nameserver_iter_next' type='func-type' binding='global-binding' visibility='default-visibility' is-defined='yes'/>
-    <elf-symbol name='_netplan_netdef_get_keep_configuration' type='func-type' binding='global-binding' visibility='default-visibility' is-defined='yes'/>
     <elf-symbol name='_netplan_netdef_get_delay_vf_rebind' type='func-type' binding='global-binding' visibility='default-visibility' alias='netplan_netdef_get_delay_virtual_functions_rebind' is-defined='yes'/>
     <elf-symbol name='_netplan_netdef_get_embedded_switch_mode' type='func-type' binding='global-binding' visibility='default-visibility' is-defined='yes'/>
     <elf-symbol name='_netplan_netdef_get_optional' type='func-type' binding='global-binding' visibility='default-visibility' is-defined='yes'/>
@@ -59,6 +58,7 @@
     <elf-symbol name='netplan_get_global_backend' type='func-type' binding='global-binding' visibility='default-visibility' is-defined='yes'/>
     <elf-symbol name='netplan_get_id_from_nm_filename' type='func-type' binding='global-binding' visibility='default-visibility' is-defined='yes'/>
     <elf-symbol name='netplan_get_id_from_nm_filepath' type='func-type' binding='global-binding' visibility='default-visibility' is-defined='yes'/>
+    <elf-symbol name='netplan_netdef_get_keep_configuration' type='func-type' binding='global-binding' visibility='default-visibility' is-defined='yes'/>
     <elf-symbol name='netplan_netdef_get_backend' type='func-type' binding='global-binding' visibility='default-visibility' is-defined='yes'/>
     <elf-symbol name='netplan_netdef_get_bond_link' type='func-type' binding='global-binding' visibility='default-visibility' is-defined='yes'/>
     <elf-symbol name='netplan_netdef_get_bridge_link' type='func-type' binding='global-binding' visibility='default-visibility' is-defined='yes'/>
@@ -4191,10 +4191,6 @@
       <parameter type-id='type-id-181' name='netdef' filepath='../src/types.c' line='590' column='1'/>
       <return type-id='type-id-44'/>
     </function-decl>
-    <function-decl name='_netplan_netdef_get_keep_configuration' mangled-name='_netplan_netdef_get_keep_configuration' filepath='../src/types.c' line='597' column='1' visibility='default' binding='global' size-in-bits='64' elf-symbol-id='_netplan_netdef_get_keep_configuration'>
-      <parameter type-id='type-id-181' name='netdef' filepath='../src/types.c' line='597' column='1'/>
-      <return type-id='type-id-43'/>
-    </function-decl>
     <function-decl name='_netplan_netdef_get_optional' mangled-name='_netplan_netdef_get_optional' filepath='../src/types.c' line='604' column='1' visibility='default' binding='global' size-in-bits='64' elf-symbol-id='_netplan_netdef_get_optional'>
       <parameter type-id='type-id-181' name='netdef' filepath='../src/types.c' line='604' column='1'/>
       <return type-id='type-id-42'/>
@@ -4373,6 +4369,10 @@
       <parameter type-id='type-id-106' name='rootdir' filepath='../src/util.c' line='590' column='1'/>
       <return type-id='type-id-42'/>
     </function-decl>
+    <function-decl name='netplan_netdef_get_keep_configuration' mangled-name='netplan_netdef_get_keep_configuration' filepath='../src/types.c' line='597' column='1' visibility='default' binding='global' size-in-bits='64' elf-symbol-id='netplan_netdef_get_keep_configuration'>
+      <parameter type-id='type-id-181' name='netdef' filepath='../src/types.c' line='597' column='1'/>
+      <return type-id='type-id-43'/>
+    </function-decl>
     <function-decl name='netplan_netdef_get_output_filename' mangled-name='netplan_netdef_get_output_filename' filepath='../src/util.c' line='645' column='1' visibility='default' binding='global' size-in-bits='64' elf-symbol-id='netplan_netdef_get_output_filename'>
       <parameter type-id='type-id-181' name='netdef' filepath='../src/util.c' line='645' column='1'/>
       <parameter type-id='type-id-106' name='ssid' filepath='../src/util.c' line='645' column='1'/>
diff --git a/include/netplan.h b/include/netplan.h
index 8fbf3fba9..b083d9896 100644
--- a/include/netplan.h
+++ b/include/netplan.h
@@ -118,6 +118,9 @@ netplan_netdef_get_vlan_link(const NetplanNetDefinition* netdef);
 NETPLAN_PUBLIC NetplanNetDefinition*
 netplan_netdef_get_sriov_link(const NetplanNetDefinition* netdef);
 
+NETPLAN_PUBLIC char *
+netplan_netdef_get_keep_configuration(const NetplanNetDefinition* netdef);
+
 NETPLAN_PUBLIC ssize_t
 netplan_netdef_get_set_name(const NetplanNetDefinition* netdef, char* out_buffer, size_t out_buffer_size);
 
diff --git a/python-cffi/netplan/_build_cffi.py b/python-cffi/netplan/_build_cffi.py
index c031f5dd1..496e643fe 100644
--- a/python-cffi/netplan/_build_cffi.py
+++ b/python-cffi/netplan/_build_cffi.py
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
     ssize_t _netplan_netdef_get_embedded_switch_mode(const NetplanNetDefinition* netdef, char* out_buffer, size_t out_buf_size);
     gboolean _netplan_netdef_get_sriov_vlan_filter(const NetplanNetDefinition* netdef);
     guint _netplan_netdef_get_vlan_id(const NetplanNetDefinition* netdef);
-    char* _netplan_netdef_get_keep_configuration(const NetplanNetDefinition* netdef);
+    char* netplan_netdef_get_keep_configuration(const NetplanNetDefinition* netdef);
     gboolean _netplan_netdef_is_trivial_compound_itf(const NetplanNetDefinition* netdef);
     int _netplan_state_get_vf_count_for_def(
         const NetplanState* np_state, const NetplanNetDefinition* netdef, NetplanError** error);
diff --git a/src/types.c b/src/types.c
index 2aebbd9f6..92fd1f2ee 100644
--- a/src/types.c
+++ b/src/types.c
@@ -594,13 +594,6 @@ _netplan_netdef_get_vlan_id(const NetplanNetDefinition* netdef)
     return netdef->vlan_id;
 }
 
-char *
-_netplan_netdef_get_keep_configuration(const NetplanNetDefinition* netdef)
-{
-    g_assert(netdef);
-    return netdef->keep_configuration;
-}
-
 gboolean
 _netplan_netdef_get_optional(const NetplanNetDefinition* netdef)
 {
diff --git a/src/util-internal.h b/src/util-internal.h
index 41e98486c..aea6b2db3 100644
--- a/src/util-internal.h
+++ b/src/util-internal.h
@@ -102,9 +102,6 @@ _netplan_state_get_vf_count_for_def(const NetplanState* np_state, const NetplanN
 NETPLAN_INTERNAL gboolean
 _netplan_netdef_get_sriov_vlan_filter(const NetplanNetDefinition* netdef);
 
-NETPLAN_INTERNAL char *
-_netplan_netdef_get_keep_configuration(const NetplanNetDefinition* netdef);
-
 NETPLAN_INTERNAL gboolean
 _netplan_netdef_get_optional(const NetplanNetDefinition* netdef);
 
diff --git a/src/util.c b/src/util.c
index b9b621c2f..8f7dcc453 100644
--- a/src/util.c
+++ b/src/util.c
@@ -1018,6 +1018,13 @@ netplan_netdef_match_interface(const NetplanNetDefinition* netdef, const char* n
     return TRUE;
 }
 
+char *
+netplan_netdef_get_keep_configuration(const NetplanNetDefinition* netdef)
+{
+    g_assert(netdef);
+    return netdef->keep_configuration;
+}
+
 ssize_t
 netplan_netdef_get_set_name(const NetplanNetDefinition* netdef, char* out_buffer, size_t out_buf_size)
 {