diff --git a/runtime/v2/example/cmd/main.go b/runtime/v2/example/cmd/main.go
index 187258d05..3240e7870 100644
--- a/runtime/v2/example/cmd/main.go
+++ b/runtime/v2/example/cmd/main.go
@@ -19,11 +19,14 @@
 package main
 
 import (
-	"github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime/v2/example"
+	"context"
+
+	_ "github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime/v2/example"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime/v2/runc/manager"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime/v2/shim"
 )
 
 func main() {
 	// init and execute the shim
-	shim.Run("io.containerd.example.v1", example.New)
+	shim.Run(context.Background(), manager.NewShimManager("io.containerd.example.v1"))
 }
diff --git a/runtime/v2/example/example.go b/runtime/v2/example/example.go
index 2d6d66092..2fea9c5da 100644
--- a/runtime/v2/example/example.go
+++ b/runtime/v2/example/example.go
@@ -24,115 +24,141 @@ import (
 
 	taskAPI "github.com/containerd/containerd/api/runtime/task/v2"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/errdefs"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/pkg/shutdown"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugin"
 	ptypes "github.com/containerd/containerd/protobuf/types"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime/v2/shim"
 )
 
 var (
-	// check to make sure the *service implements the GRPC API
-	_ = (taskAPI.TaskService)(&service{})
+	// check to make sure the *exampleTaskService implements the GRPC API
+	_ = (taskAPI.TaskService)(&exampleTaskService{})
 )
 
-// New returns a new shim service
-func New(ctx context.Context, id string, publisher shim.Publisher, shutdown func()) (shim.Shim, error) {
-	return &service{}, nil
+func init() {
+	plugin.Register(&plugin.Registration{
+		Type: plugin.TTRPCPlugin,
+		ID:   "task",
+		Requires: []plugin.Type{
+			plugin.EventPlugin,
+			plugin.InternalPlugin,
+		},
+		InitFn: func(ic *plugin.InitContext) (interface{}, error) {
+			pp, err := ic.GetByID(plugin.EventPlugin, "publisher")
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+			ss, err := ic.GetByID(plugin.InternalPlugin, "shutdown")
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+			return NewTaskService(ic.Context, pp.(shim.Publisher), ss.(shutdown.Service))
+		},
+	})
 }
 
-type service struct {
+// NewTaskService creates a new instance of a task service
+func NewTaskService(ctx context.Context, publisher shim.Publisher, sd shutdown.Service) (taskAPI.TaskService, error) {
+	// The shim.Publisher and shutdown.Service are usually useful for your task service,
+	// but we don't need them in the exampleTaskService.
+	return &exampleTaskService{}, nil
+}
+
+type exampleTaskService struct {
 }
 
 // StartShim is a binary call that executes a new shim returning the address
-func (s *service) StartShim(ctx context.Context, opts shim.StartOpts) (string, error) {
+func (s *exampleTaskService) StartShim(ctx context.Context, opts shim.StartOpts) (string, error) {
 	return "", nil
 }
 
 // Cleanup is a binary call that cleans up any resources used by the shim when the service crashes
-func (s *service) Cleanup(ctx context.Context) (*taskAPI.DeleteResponse, error) {
+func (s *exampleTaskService) Cleanup(ctx context.Context) (*taskAPI.DeleteResponse, error) {
 	return nil, errdefs.ErrNotImplemented
 }
 
 // Create a new container
-func (s *service) Create(ctx context.Context, r *taskAPI.CreateTaskRequest) (_ *taskAPI.CreateTaskResponse, err error) {
+func (s *exampleTaskService) Create(ctx context.Context, r *taskAPI.CreateTaskRequest) (_ *taskAPI.CreateTaskResponse, err error) {
 	return nil, errdefs.ErrNotImplemented
 }
 
 // Start the primary user process inside the container
-func (s *service) Start(ctx context.Context, r *taskAPI.StartRequest) (*taskAPI.StartResponse, error) {
+func (s *exampleTaskService) Start(ctx context.Context, r *taskAPI.StartRequest) (*taskAPI.StartResponse, error) {
 	return nil, errdefs.ErrNotImplemented
 }
 
 // Delete a process or container
-func (s *service) Delete(ctx context.Context, r *taskAPI.DeleteRequest) (*taskAPI.DeleteResponse, error) {
+func (s *exampleTaskService) Delete(ctx context.Context, r *taskAPI.DeleteRequest) (*taskAPI.DeleteResponse, error) {
 	return nil, errdefs.ErrNotImplemented
 }
 
 // Exec an additional process inside the container
-func (s *service) Exec(ctx context.Context, r *taskAPI.ExecProcessRequest) (*ptypes.Empty, error) {
+func (s *exampleTaskService) Exec(ctx context.Context, r *taskAPI.ExecProcessRequest) (*ptypes.Empty, error) {
 	return nil, errdefs.ErrNotImplemented
 }
 
 // ResizePty of a process
-func (s *service) ResizePty(ctx context.Context, r *taskAPI.ResizePtyRequest) (*ptypes.Empty, error) {
+func (s *exampleTaskService) ResizePty(ctx context.Context, r *taskAPI.ResizePtyRequest) (*ptypes.Empty, error) {
 	return nil, errdefs.ErrNotImplemented
 }
 
 // State returns runtime state of a process
-func (s *service) State(ctx context.Context, r *taskAPI.StateRequest) (*taskAPI.StateResponse, error) {
+func (s *exampleTaskService) State(ctx context.Context, r *taskAPI.StateRequest) (*taskAPI.StateResponse, error) {
 	return nil, errdefs.ErrNotImplemented
 }
 
 // Pause the container
-func (s *service) Pause(ctx context.Context, r *taskAPI.PauseRequest) (*ptypes.Empty, error) {
+func (s *exampleTaskService) Pause(ctx context.Context, r *taskAPI.PauseRequest) (*ptypes.Empty, error) {
 	return nil, errdefs.ErrNotImplemented
 }
 
 // Resume the container
-func (s *service) Resume(ctx context.Context, r *taskAPI.ResumeRequest) (*ptypes.Empty, error) {
+func (s *exampleTaskService) Resume(ctx context.Context, r *taskAPI.ResumeRequest) (*ptypes.Empty, error) {
 	return nil, errdefs.ErrNotImplemented
 }
 
 // Kill a process
-func (s *service) Kill(ctx context.Context, r *taskAPI.KillRequest) (*ptypes.Empty, error) {
+func (s *exampleTaskService) Kill(ctx context.Context, r *taskAPI.KillRequest) (*ptypes.Empty, error) {
 	return nil, errdefs.ErrNotImplemented
 }
 
 // Pids returns all pids inside the container
-func (s *service) Pids(ctx context.Context, r *taskAPI.PidsRequest) (*taskAPI.PidsResponse, error) {
+func (s *exampleTaskService) Pids(ctx context.Context, r *taskAPI.PidsRequest) (*taskAPI.PidsResponse, error) {
 	return nil, errdefs.ErrNotImplemented
 }
 
 // CloseIO of a process
-func (s *service) CloseIO(ctx context.Context, r *taskAPI.CloseIORequest) (*ptypes.Empty, error) {
+func (s *exampleTaskService) CloseIO(ctx context.Context, r *taskAPI.CloseIORequest) (*ptypes.Empty, error) {
 	return nil, errdefs.ErrNotImplemented
 }
 
 // Checkpoint the container
-func (s *service) Checkpoint(ctx context.Context, r *taskAPI.CheckpointTaskRequest) (*ptypes.Empty, error) {
+func (s *exampleTaskService) Checkpoint(ctx context.Context, r *taskAPI.CheckpointTaskRequest) (*ptypes.Empty, error) {
 	return nil, errdefs.ErrNotImplemented
 }
 
 // Connect returns shim information of the underlying service
-func (s *service) Connect(ctx context.Context, r *taskAPI.ConnectRequest) (*taskAPI.ConnectResponse, error) {
+func (s *exampleTaskService) Connect(ctx context.Context, r *taskAPI.ConnectRequest) (*taskAPI.ConnectResponse, error) {
 	return nil, errdefs.ErrNotImplemented
 }
 
 // Shutdown is called after the underlying resources of the shim are cleaned up and the service can be stopped
-func (s *service) Shutdown(ctx context.Context, r *taskAPI.ShutdownRequest) (*ptypes.Empty, error) {
+func (s *exampleTaskService) Shutdown(ctx context.Context, r *taskAPI.ShutdownRequest) (*ptypes.Empty, error) {
 	os.Exit(0)
 	return &ptypes.Empty{}, nil
 }
 
 // Stats returns container level system stats for a container and its processes
-func (s *service) Stats(ctx context.Context, r *taskAPI.StatsRequest) (*taskAPI.StatsResponse, error) {
+func (s *exampleTaskService) Stats(ctx context.Context, r *taskAPI.StatsRequest) (*taskAPI.StatsResponse, error) {
 	return nil, errdefs.ErrNotImplemented
 }
 
 // Update the live container
-func (s *service) Update(ctx context.Context, r *taskAPI.UpdateTaskRequest) (*ptypes.Empty, error) {
+func (s *exampleTaskService) Update(ctx context.Context, r *taskAPI.UpdateTaskRequest) (*ptypes.Empty, error) {
 	return nil, errdefs.ErrNotImplemented
 }
 
 // Wait for a process to exit
-func (s *service) Wait(ctx context.Context, r *taskAPI.WaitRequest) (*taskAPI.WaitResponse, error) {
+func (s *exampleTaskService) Wait(ctx context.Context, r *taskAPI.WaitRequest) (*taskAPI.WaitResponse, error) {
 	return nil, errdefs.ErrNotImplemented
 }