diff --git a/packages/eslint-config-airbnb-base/package.json b/packages/eslint-config-airbnb-base/package.json
index 9b71edda..95e6dec9 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-config-airbnb-base/package.json
+++ b/packages/eslint-config-airbnb-base/package.json
@@ -74,14 +74,14 @@
     "eclint": "^2.8.1",
     "eslint": "^7.32.0 || ^8.2.0",
     "eslint-find-rules": "^4.1.0",
-    "eslint-plugin-import": "^2.26.0",
+    "eslint-plugin-import": "^2.27.5",
     "in-publish": "^2.0.1",
     "safe-publish-latest": "^2.0.0",
     "tape": "^5.6.3"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "eslint": "^7.32.0 || ^8.2.0",
-    "eslint-plugin-import": "^2.26.0"
+    "eslint-plugin-import": "^2.27.5"
   },
   "engines": {
     "node": "^10.12.0 || >=12.0.0"
diff --git a/packages/eslint-config-airbnb-base/rules/imports.js b/packages/eslint-config-airbnb-base/rules/imports.js
index 5f7f1bd4..70bc95a8 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-config-airbnb-base/rules/imports.js
+++ b/packages/eslint-config-airbnb-base/rules/imports.js
@@ -269,5 +269,15 @@ module.exports = {
     // Use this rule to prevent importing packages through relative paths.
     // https://github.com/benmosher/eslint-plugin-import/blob/1012eb951767279ce3b540a4ec4f29236104bb5b/docs/rules/no-relative-packages.md
     'import/no-relative-packages': 'error',
+
+    // enforce a consistent style for type specifiers (inline or top-level)
+    // https://github.com/import-js/eslint-plugin-import/blob/d5fc8b670dc8e6903dbb7b0894452f60c03089f5/docs/rules/consistent-type-specifier-style.md
+    // TODO, semver-major: enable (just in case)
+    'import/consistent-type-specifier-style': ['off', 'prefer-inline'],
+
+    // Reports the use of empty named import blocks.
+    // https://github.com/import-js/eslint-plugin-import/blob/d5fc8b670dc8e6903dbb7b0894452f60c03089f5/docs/rules/no-empty-named-blocks.md
+    // TODO, semver-minor: enable
+    'import/no-empty-named-blocks': 'off',
   },
 };
diff --git a/packages/eslint-config-airbnb/package.json b/packages/eslint-config-airbnb/package.json
index 31af4bae..79858996 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-config-airbnb/package.json
+++ b/packages/eslint-config-airbnb/package.json
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
     "eclint": "^2.8.1",
     "eslint": "^7.32.0 || ^8.2.0",
     "eslint-find-rules": "^4.1.0",
-    "eslint-plugin-import": "^2.26.0",
+    "eslint-plugin-import": "^2.27.5",
     "eslint-plugin-jsx-a11y": "^6.6.1",
     "eslint-plugin-react": "^7.31.8",
     "eslint-plugin-react-hooks": "^4.6.0",
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "eslint": "^7.32.0 || ^8.2.0",
-    "eslint-plugin-import": "^2.26.0",
+    "eslint-plugin-import": "^2.27.5",
     "eslint-plugin-jsx-a11y": "^6.6.1",
     "eslint-plugin-react": "^7.31.8",
     "eslint-plugin-react-hooks": "^4.6.0"