diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 03d09d8..e9e5eb1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@ jobs:
         run: echo ${{ secrets.DOCKER_PASSWORD }} | docker login -u ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USERNAME }} --password-stdin
       -
         name: Run GoReleaser
-        uses: goreleaser/goreleaser-action@v2
+        uses: goreleaser/goreleaser-action@v5
         with:
           version: latest
-          args: release --rm-dist --debug
+          args: release --clean --debug
         env:
           # create personal access token: https://help.github.com/en/github/authenticating-to-github/creating-a-personal-access-token-for-the-command-line
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_PAT }}
diff --git a/internal/auth/token-provider.go b/internal/auth/token-provider.go
index 89695ed..b3b2af5 100644
--- a/internal/auth/token-provider.go
+++ b/internal/auth/token-provider.go
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ package auth
 
 import (
 	"github.com/IBM/sarama"
-	"github.com/deviceinsight/kafkactl/v5/pkg/plugins"
+	"github.com/deviceinsight/kafkactl/v5/internal/util"
 	"github.com/deviceinsight/kafkactl/v5/pkg/plugins/auth"
 )
 
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ func LoadTokenProviderPlugin(pluginName string, options map[string]any, brokers
 	loadedPlugin, ok := loadedPlugins[pluginName]
 	if !ok {
 		var err error
-		loadedPlugin, err = plugins.LoadPlugin(pluginName, auth.TokenProviderPluginSpec)
+		loadedPlugin, err = util.LoadPlugin(pluginName, auth.TokenProviderPluginSpec)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/plugins/plugin.go b/internal/util/plugin.go
similarity index 84%
rename from pkg/plugins/plugin.go
rename to internal/util/plugin.go
index 009048d..b8ac14e 100644
--- a/pkg/plugins/plugin.go
+++ b/internal/util/plugin.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package plugins
+package util
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
@@ -9,25 +9,13 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/deviceinsight/kafkactl/v5/internal/global"
 	"github.com/deviceinsight/kafkactl/v5/internal/output"
+	"github.com/deviceinsight/kafkactl/v5/pkg/plugins"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/go-hclog"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/go-plugin"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
-const GenericInterfaceIdentifier = "generic"
-
-type PluginSpec[P plugin.Plugin, I any] struct {
-	PluginImpl P
-	Handshake  plugin.HandshakeConfig
-}
-
-func (s *PluginSpec[P, I]) GetMap() map[string]plugin.Plugin {
-	return map[string]plugin.Plugin{
-		GenericInterfaceIdentifier: s.PluginImpl,
-	}
-}
-
-func LoadPlugin[P plugin.Plugin, I any](pluginName string, pluginSpec PluginSpec[P, I]) (impl I, err error) {
+func LoadPlugin[P plugin.Plugin, I any](pluginName string, pluginSpec plugins.PluginSpec[P, I]) (impl I, err error) {
 
 	pluginPath, err := resolvePluginPath(pluginName)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -59,7 +47,7 @@ func LoadPlugin[P plugin.Plugin, I any](pluginName string, pluginSpec PluginSpec
 	}
 
 	// Request the plugin
-	raw, err := rpcClient.Dispense(GenericInterfaceIdentifier)
+	raw, err := rpcClient.Dispense(pluginSpec.InterfaceIdentifier)
 	if err != nil {
 		client.Kill()
 		return impl, err
diff --git a/pkg/plugins/auth/interface.go b/pkg/plugins/auth/interface.go
index ccd781f..1cea0f6 100644
--- a/pkg/plugins/auth/interface.go
+++ b/pkg/plugins/auth/interface.go
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ type AccessTokenProvider interface {
 }
 
 var TokenProviderPluginSpec = plugins.PluginSpec[*TokenProviderPlugin, AccessTokenProvider]{
-	PluginImpl: &TokenProviderPlugin{},
+	PluginImpl:          &TokenProviderPlugin{},
+	InterfaceIdentifier: "tokenProvider",
 	Handshake: plugin.HandshakeConfig{
 		ProtocolVersion:  1,
 		MagicCookieKey:   "KAFKACTL_PLUGIN",
diff --git a/pkg/plugins/plugins.go b/pkg/plugins/plugins.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..752f570
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/plugins/plugins.go
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+package plugins
+
+import "github.com/hashicorp/go-plugin"
+
+type PluginSpec[P plugin.Plugin, I any] struct {
+	PluginImpl          P
+	InterfaceIdentifier string
+	Handshake           plugin.HandshakeConfig
+}
+
+func (s *PluginSpec[P, I]) GetMap() map[string]plugin.Plugin {
+	return map[string]plugin.Plugin{
+		s.InterfaceIdentifier: s.PluginImpl,
+	}
+}