diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 59d01240a1..e7c43c3b11 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ junit = "5.10.2"
 log4j = "2.25.2"
 math = "2.0.1"
 mockito = "5.11.0"
-pluginSpi = "0.4.0"
+pluginSpi = "0.5.0"
 
 [libraries]
 adventure-bom = { module = "net.kyori:adventure-bom", version.ref = "adventure" }
diff --git a/gradle/verification-metadata.xml b/gradle/verification-metadata.xml
index 89077d51bd..704ffac582 100644
--- a/gradle/verification-metadata.xml
+++ b/gradle/verification-metadata.xml
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
       <trusted-artifacts>
          <trust file=".*-javadoc[.]jar" regex="true"/>
          <trust file=".*-sources[.]jar" regex="true"/>
-         <trust file=".*[.]pom" regex="true"/>
          <trust file=".*[.]module" regex="true"/>
+         <trust file=".*[.]pom" regex="true"/>
       </trusted-artifacts>
    </configuration>
    <components>
@@ -1829,6 +1829,11 @@
             <sha256 value="34d4d890004d181c7f412c2f5e8e08489f9df5a5317c24f5f48ec69eddb6826c" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
          </artifact>
       </component>
+      <component group="org.apache.maven" name="maven-artifact" version="3.9.16">
+         <artifact name="maven-artifact-3.9.16.jar">
+            <sha256 value="54cc1c1ef932e3d4a903352111b42b4d3c3ed8e7a1d0de73b625309d9c3ad3e8" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
+         </artifact>
+      </component>
       <component group="org.apache.maven" name="maven-model" version="3.6.0">
          <artifact name="maven-model-3.6.0.jar">
             <sha256 value="a1bf0c7856afd1f1b9c81c22818328fb7a796b4047010e08f2e859d1896080a9" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
@@ -2055,6 +2060,11 @@
             <sha256 value="5e583878df905b5f33a230ef690a52b8f19dab9cc892bedee069f3d8af4e960a" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
          </artifact>
       </component>
+      <component group="org.codehaus.plexus" name="plexus-utils" version="3.6.1">
+         <artifact name="plexus-utils-3.6.1.jar">
+            <sha256 value="05a63effd67e2d6b9d610cc82e2bd7473289d34802e57a529b28110f28af5679" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
+         </artifact>
+      </component>
       <component group="org.eclipse.ee4j" name="project" version="1.0.6">
          <artifact name="project-1.0.6.pom">
             <sha256 value="4e7d8329d8da7dcf30779d824241be145f27108932f5a5a24eb907677bc8d72d" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
@@ -2741,6 +2751,11 @@
             <sha256 value="2f57975203b3be9f047209f52c913fe1c14303de0d83efff9b1d641c00e4d035" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
          </artifact>
       </component>
+      <component group="org.spongepowered" name="plugin-meta" version="0.9.0">
+         <artifact name="plugin-meta-0.9.0.jar">
+            <sha256 value="82ce63e2226ce6eb5983266ed2a5432966bf85609556e67d6806d6a04727503f" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
+         </artifact>
+      </component>
       <component group="org.spongepowered" name="plugin-spi" version="0.3.0">
          <artifact name="plugin-spi-0.3.0-javadoc.jar">
             <sha256 value="3d0c0002d79c34a02541bb42891675ffb72fe214140f7357626fd2a34ea3d37b" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
@@ -2763,6 +2778,11 @@
             <sha256 value="cc0edaaa1c9794e727249961c43aacad829edb7a87e6ca8aa1c80364943baefc" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
          </artifact>
       </component>
+      <component group="org.spongepowered" name="plugin-spi" version="0.5.0">
+         <artifact name="plugin-spi-0.5.0.jar">
+            <sha256 value="4171030321f31bb44855ffb12aa43cd6f7c5b4decfe204b2792d38da1ef747da" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
+         </artifact>
+      </component>
       <component group="org.spongepowered" name="spongegradle-convention" version="2.2.0">
          <artifact name="spongegradle-convention-2.2.0.jar">
             <sha256 value="44332ecd9bd2e7b9969d37d61d924fcc64739c1c231127654a4b077d8785cb80" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/spongepowered/api/plugin/PluginManager.java b/src/main/java/org/spongepowered/api/plugin/PluginManager.java
index cbc54ec183..6c619ecad1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/spongepowered/api/plugin/PluginManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/spongepowered/api/plugin/PluginManager.java
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ public interface PluginManager {
      * @param instance The instance
      * @return The container
      */
+    @Deprecated(forRemoval = true, since = "18")
     Optional<PluginContainer> fromInstance(Object instance);
 
     /**