diff --git a/solanaceae/plugin/plugin_manager.cpp b/solanaceae/plugin/plugin_manager.cpp
index d9fc1ab..88d5ab1 100644
--- a/solanaceae/plugin/plugin_manager.cpp
+++ b/solanaceae/plugin/plugin_manager.cpp
@@ -5,23 +5,24 @@
 #include <iostream>
 
 // def
-std::map<std::string, void*> g_instance_map {};
+std::map<std::string, std::map<std::string, void*>> g_instance_map {};
 
 extern "C" {
 
-void* g_resolveInstance__internal(const char* id) {
+void* g_resolveInstance__internal(const char* id, const char* version) {
 	if (auto it = g_instance_map.find(id); it != g_instance_map.end()) {
-		return it->second;
+		if (auto it_v = it->second.find(version); it_v != it->second.end()) {
+			return it_v->second;
+		}
 	}
 	return nullptr;
 }
 
-void g_provideInstance__internal(const char* id, const char* plugin_name, void* instance) {
-	g_instance_map[id] = instance;
-	std::cout << "PLM '" << plugin_name << "' provided '" << id << "'\n";
+void g_provideInstance__internal(const char* id, const char* version, const char* plugin_name, void* instance) {
+	g_instance_map[id][version] = instance;
+	std::cout << "PLM: '" << plugin_name << "' provided '" << id << "' version '" << version << "'\n";
 }
 
-
 } // extern C
 
 PluginManager::~PluginManager(void) {
diff --git a/solanaceae/plugin/plugin_manager.hpp b/solanaceae/plugin/plugin_manager.hpp
index 90afd20..be1b280 100644
--- a/solanaceae/plugin/plugin_manager.hpp
+++ b/solanaceae/plugin/plugin_manager.hpp
@@ -10,20 +10,50 @@
 #include <string>
 
 // TODO: save plug name to instance
-extern std::map<std::string, void*> g_instance_map;
+// id -> version -> ptr
+extern std::map<std::string, std::map<std::string, void*>> g_instance_map;
 
 extern "C" {
 
-void* g_resolveInstance__internal(const char* id);
+void* g_resolveInstance__internal(const char* id, const char* version);
 
-void g_provideInstance__internal(const char* id, const char* plugin_name, void* instance);
+void g_provideInstance__internal(const char* id, const char* version, const char* plugin_name, void* instance);
 
 } // extern C
 
+namespace internal {
+	template<typename T>
+	class g_type_version {
+		typedef char yes[1];
+		typedef char no [2];
+
+		template<typename C> static yes& test_version(decltype(&C::version));
+		template<typename C> static no& test_version(...);
+
+		static bool const has_version = sizeof(test_version<T>(nullptr)) == sizeof(yes);
+		static constexpr const char* get_version(void) {
+			if constexpr (has_version) {
+				return T::version;
+			} else {
+				return "UNK"; // default version
+			}
+		}
+
+		public:
+			static constexpr const char* version = get_version();
+	};
+} // internal
+
+
 // templated helper, use or make sure vtable is right
+template<typename T>
+void g_provideInstance(const char* id, const char* version, const char* plugin_name, T* instance) {
+	g_provideInstance__internal(id, version, plugin_name, instance);
+}
+
 template<typename T>
 void g_provideInstance(const char* id, const char* plugin_name, T* instance) {
-	g_provideInstance__internal(id, plugin_name, instance);
+	g_provideInstance__internal(id, internal::g_type_version<T>::version, plugin_name, instance);
 }
 
 // only on host!
diff --git a/solanaceae/plugin/solana_plugin_v1.h b/solanaceae/plugin/solana_plugin_v1.h
index db07139..86680b1 100644
--- a/solanaceae/plugin/solana_plugin_v1.h
+++ b/solanaceae/plugin/solana_plugin_v1.h
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 #include <stdint.h>
 
-#define SOLANA_PLUGIN_VERSION 8
+#define SOLANA_PLUGIN_VERSION 9
 
 #if defined(_MSC_VER) || defined(__MINGW32__)
 	#define SOLANA_PLUGIN_EXPORT __declspec(dllexport)
@@ -27,10 +27,9 @@ extern "C" {
 // public plugin stuff here
 
 struct SolanaAPI {
-	void* (*resolveInstance)(const char* id);
-
+	void* (*resolveInstance)(const char* id, const char* version);
 	// resolve_all_instances(const char* id)
-	void (*provideInstance)(const char* id, const char* plugin_name, void* instance);
+	void (*provideInstance)(const char* id, const char* version, const char* plugin_name, void* instance);
 };
 
 // ---------- info ----------