diff --git a/packages/eslint-config-airbnb-base/package.json b/packages/eslint-config-airbnb-base/package.json
index cf83b916..2066ad1a 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-config-airbnb-base/package.json
+++ b/packages/eslint-config-airbnb-base/package.json
@@ -53,14 +53,14 @@
     "editorconfig-tools": "^0.1.1",
     "eslint": "^4.9.0",
     "eslint-find-rules": "^3.1.1",
-    "eslint-plugin-import": "^2.7.0",
+    "eslint-plugin-import": "^2.8.0",
     "in-publish": "^2.0.0",
     "safe-publish-latest": "^1.1.1",
     "tape": "^4.8.0"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "eslint": "^4.9.0",
-    "eslint-plugin-import": "^2.7.0"
+    "eslint-plugin-import": "^2.8.0"
   },
   "engines": {
     "node": ">= 4"
diff --git a/packages/eslint-config-airbnb-base/rules/imports.js b/packages/eslint-config-airbnb-base/rules/imports.js
index 6636d771..54e158f5 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-config-airbnb-base/rules/imports.js
+++ b/packages/eslint-config-airbnb-base/rules/imports.js
@@ -204,5 +204,10 @@ module.exports = {
       allowLiteral: false,
       allowObject: false,
     }],
+
+    // This rule enforces that all exports are declared at the bottom of the file.
+    // https://github.com/benmosher/eslint-plugin-import/blob/98acd6afd04dcb6920b81330114e146dc8532ea4/docs/rules/exports-last.md
+    // TODO: enable?
+    'import/exports-last': 'off',
   },
 };
diff --git a/packages/eslint-config-airbnb/package.json b/packages/eslint-config-airbnb/package.json
index b35110c1..bdf97000 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-config-airbnb/package.json
+++ b/packages/eslint-config-airbnb/package.json
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
     "editorconfig-tools": "^0.1.1",
     "eslint": "^4.9.0",
     "eslint-find-rules": "^3.1.1",
-    "eslint-plugin-import": "^2.7.0",
+    "eslint-plugin-import": "^2.8.0",
     "eslint-plugin-jsx-a11y": "^6.0.2",
     "eslint-plugin-react": "^7.4.0",
     "in-publish": "^2.0.0",
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "eslint": "^4.9.0",
-    "eslint-plugin-import": "^2.7.0",
+    "eslint-plugin-import": "^2.8.0",
     "eslint-plugin-jsx-a11y": "^6.0.2",
     "eslint-plugin-react": "^7.4.0"
   },