diff --git a/cmd/containerd-shim-runc-v2/main.go b/cmd/containerd-shim-runc-v2/main.go
index d2173c86e..c94942e3a 100644
--- a/cmd/containerd-shim-runc-v2/main.go
+++ b/cmd/containerd-shim-runc-v2/main.go
@@ -20,10 +20,13 @@
 package main
 
 import (
-	v2 "github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime/v2/runc/v2"
+	"context"
+
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime/v2/runc/manager"
+	_ "github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime/v2/runc/task/plugin"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime/v2/shim"
 )
 
 func main() {
-	shim.Run("io.containerd.runc.v2", v2.New)
+	shim.RunManager(context.Background(), manager.NewShimManager("io.containerd.runc.v2"))
 }
diff --git a/runtime/v2/runc/task/plugin/plugin_linux.go b/runtime/v2/runc/task/plugin/plugin_linux.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..603a27459
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runtime/v2/runc/task/plugin/plugin_linux.go
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+/*
+   Copyright The containerd Authors.
+
+   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+   you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+   You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+   Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+   distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+   WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+   limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package plugin
+
+import (
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/pkg/shutdown"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugin"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime/v2/runc/task"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime/v2/shim"
+)
+
+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 task.NewTaskService(ic.Context, pp.(shim.Publisher), ss.(shutdown.Service))
+		},
+	})
+
+}
diff --git a/runtime/v2/runc/tasks/service.go b/runtime/v2/runc/task/service.go
similarity index 99%
rename from runtime/v2/runc/tasks/service.go
rename to runtime/v2/runc/task/service.go
index 5659affa2..a1b1c468a 100644
--- a/runtime/v2/runc/tasks/service.go
+++ b/runtime/v2/runc/task/service.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
    limitations under the License.
 */
 
-package tasks
+package task
 
 import (
 	"context"
diff --git a/runtime/v2/runc/v2/service.go b/runtime/v2/runc/v2/service.go
index 17ab82075..6dd8d6d14 100644
--- a/runtime/v2/runc/v2/service.go
+++ b/runtime/v2/runc/v2/service.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/pkg/shutdown"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime/v2/runc/manager"
-	"github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime/v2/runc/tasks"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime/v2/runc/task"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime/v2/shim"
 	shimapi "github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime/v2/task"
 )
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func New(ctx context.Context, id string, publisher shim.Publisher, fn func()) (s
 			return nil
 		})
 	}
-	ts, err := tasks.NewTaskService(ctx, publisher, sd)
+	ts, err := task.NewTaskService(ctx, publisher, sd)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}