diff --git a/cmd/edit.go b/cmd/edit.go
index bb89a3e85b6..328fff3cd06 100644
--- a/cmd/edit.go
+++ b/cmd/edit.go
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ import (
 
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/internal/cmdutil"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/internal/config"
-	"sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/pkg/scaffold"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/pkg/plugin/scaffold"
+	scaffolds "sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/pkg/plugin/v2/scaffolds"
 )
 
 type editError struct {
@@ -80,7 +81,7 @@ func (o *editOptions) Validate() error {
 }
 
 func (o *editOptions) GetScaffolder() (scaffold.Scaffolder, error) {
-	return scaffold.NewEditScaffolder(&o.config.Config, o.multigroup), nil
+	return scaffolds.NewEditScaffolder(&o.config.Config, o.multigroup), nil
 }
 
 func (o *editOptions) PostScaffold() error {
diff --git a/internal/cmdutil/cmdutil.go b/internal/cmdutil/cmdutil.go
index 98ed0308765..65972398189 100644
--- a/internal/cmdutil/cmdutil.go
+++ b/internal/cmdutil/cmdutil.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 package cmdutil
 
 import (
-	"sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/pkg/scaffold"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/pkg/plugin/scaffold"
 )
 
 // RunOptions represent the types used to implement the different commands
diff --git a/pkg/scaffold/internal/filesystem/errors.go b/pkg/plugin/internal/filesystem/errors.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/scaffold/internal/filesystem/errors.go
rename to pkg/plugin/internal/filesystem/errors.go
diff --git a/pkg/scaffold/internal/filesystem/errors_test.go b/pkg/plugin/internal/filesystem/errors_test.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/scaffold/internal/filesystem/errors_test.go
rename to pkg/plugin/internal/filesystem/errors_test.go
diff --git a/pkg/scaffold/internal/filesystem/filesystem.go b/pkg/plugin/internal/filesystem/filesystem.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/scaffold/internal/filesystem/filesystem.go
rename to pkg/plugin/internal/filesystem/filesystem.go
diff --git a/pkg/scaffold/internal/filesystem/filesystem_test.go b/pkg/plugin/internal/filesystem/filesystem_test.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/scaffold/internal/filesystem/filesystem_test.go
rename to pkg/plugin/internal/filesystem/filesystem_test.go
diff --git a/pkg/scaffold/internal/filesystem/mock.go b/pkg/plugin/internal/filesystem/mock.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/scaffold/internal/filesystem/mock.go
rename to pkg/plugin/internal/filesystem/mock.go
diff --git a/pkg/scaffold/internal/filesystem/mock_test.go b/pkg/plugin/internal/filesystem/mock_test.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/scaffold/internal/filesystem/mock_test.go
rename to pkg/plugin/internal/filesystem/mock_test.go
diff --git a/pkg/scaffold/internal/machinery/errors.go b/pkg/plugin/internal/machinery/errors.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/scaffold/internal/machinery/errors.go
rename to pkg/plugin/internal/machinery/errors.go
diff --git a/pkg/scaffold/internal/machinery/errors_test.go b/pkg/plugin/internal/machinery/errors_test.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/scaffold/internal/machinery/errors_test.go
rename to pkg/plugin/internal/machinery/errors_test.go
diff --git a/pkg/scaffold/internal/machinery/scaffold.go b/pkg/plugin/internal/machinery/scaffold.go
similarity index 99%
rename from pkg/scaffold/internal/machinery/scaffold.go
rename to pkg/plugin/internal/machinery/scaffold.go
index 477ab733973..5eb2fae1dff 100644
--- a/pkg/scaffold/internal/machinery/scaffold.go
+++ b/pkg/plugin/internal/machinery/scaffold.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import (
 
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/pkg/model"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/pkg/model/file"
-	"sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/pkg/scaffold/internal/filesystem"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/pkg/plugin/internal/filesystem"
 )
 
 var options = imports.Options{
diff --git a/pkg/scaffold/internal/machinery/scaffold_test.go b/pkg/plugin/internal/machinery/scaffold_test.go
similarity index 99%
rename from pkg/scaffold/internal/machinery/scaffold_test.go
rename to pkg/plugin/internal/machinery/scaffold_test.go
index 7927b42c041..961d7d30ad2 100644
--- a/pkg/scaffold/internal/machinery/scaffold_test.go
+++ b/pkg/plugin/internal/machinery/scaffold_test.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import (
 
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/pkg/model"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/pkg/model/file"
-	"sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/pkg/scaffold/internal/filesystem"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/pkg/plugin/internal/filesystem"
 )
 
 func TestScaffold(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/pkg/plugin/internal/exec.go b/pkg/plugin/internal/util/exec.go
similarity index 98%
rename from pkg/plugin/internal/exec.go
rename to pkg/plugin/internal/util/exec.go
index 56e3d0ed9a1..6e9d7085cfc 100644
--- a/pkg/plugin/internal/exec.go
+++ b/pkg/plugin/internal/util/exec.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */
 
-package internal
+package util
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
diff --git a/pkg/plugin/internal/go_version.go b/pkg/plugin/internal/util/go_version.go
similarity index 99%
rename from pkg/plugin/internal/go_version.go
rename to pkg/plugin/internal/util/go_version.go
index a07dcd8e053..336ac6ca873 100644
--- a/pkg/plugin/internal/go_version.go
+++ b/pkg/plugin/internal/util/go_version.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */
 
-package internal
+package util
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
diff --git a/pkg/plugin/internal/go_version_test.go b/pkg/plugin/internal/util/go_version_test.go
similarity index 98%
rename from pkg/plugin/internal/go_version_test.go
rename to pkg/plugin/internal/util/go_version_test.go
index f8a51dccb79..1814dcdd5b4 100644
--- a/pkg/plugin/internal/go_version_test.go
+++ b/pkg/plugin/internal/util/go_version_test.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */
 
-package internal
+package util
 
 import (
 	"testing"
diff --git a/pkg/plugin/internal/repository.go b/pkg/plugin/internal/util/repository.go
similarity index 99%
rename from pkg/plugin/internal/repository.go
rename to pkg/plugin/internal/util/repository.go
index c33f86afd05..5af2d1578be 100644
--- a/pkg/plugin/internal/repository.go
+++ b/pkg/plugin/internal/util/repository.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */
 
-package internal
+package util
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
diff --git a/pkg/plugin/internal/stdin.go b/pkg/plugin/internal/util/stdin.go
similarity index 98%
rename from pkg/plugin/internal/stdin.go
rename to pkg/plugin/internal/util/stdin.go
index 9bb01acfdfb..5b1f6be6971 100644
--- a/pkg/plugin/internal/stdin.go
+++ b/pkg/plugin/internal/util/stdin.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */
 
-package internal
+package util
 
 import (
 	"bufio"
diff --git a/pkg/scaffold/interface.go b/pkg/plugin/scaffold/interface.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/scaffold/interface.go
rename to pkg/plugin/scaffold/interface.go
diff --git a/pkg/plugin/v2/api.go b/pkg/plugin/v2/api.go
index c6b69519b61..9a45a1f967b 100644
--- a/pkg/plugin/v2/api.go
+++ b/pkg/plugin/v2/api.go
@@ -32,8 +32,9 @@ import (
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/pkg/model/config"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/pkg/model/resource"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/pkg/plugin"
-	"sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/pkg/plugin/internal"
-	"sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/pkg/scaffold"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/pkg/plugin/internal/util"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/pkg/plugin/scaffold"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/pkg/plugin/v2/scaffolds"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/plugins/addon"
 )
 
@@ -133,11 +134,11 @@ func (p *createAPIPlugin) Validate() error {
 	reader := bufio.NewReader(os.Stdin)
 	if !p.resourceFlag.Changed {
 		fmt.Println("Create Resource [y/n]")
-		p.doResource = internal.YesNo(reader)
+		p.doResource = util.YesNo(reader)
 	}
 	if !p.controllerFlag.Changed {
 		fmt.Println("Create Controller [y/n]")
-		p.doController = internal.YesNo(reader)
+		p.doController = util.YesNo(reader)
 	}
 
 	// In case we want to scaffold a resource API we need to do some checks
@@ -148,8 +149,7 @@ func (p *createAPIPlugin) Validate() error {
 		}
 
 		// Check that the provided group can be added to the project
-		if (p.config.IsV2() || p.config.IsV3()) && !p.config.MultiGroup &&
-			len(p.config.Resources) != 0 && !p.config.HasGroup(p.resource.Group) {
+		if !p.config.MultiGroup && len(p.config.Resources) != 0 && !p.config.HasGroup(p.resource.Group) {
 			return fmt.Errorf("multiple groups are not allowed by default, to enable multi-group visit %s",
 				"kubebuilder.io/migration/multi-group.html")
 		}
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ func (p *createAPIPlugin) GetScaffolder() (scaffold.Scaffolder, error) {
 
 	// Create the actual resource from the resource options
 	res := p.resource.NewResource(p.config, p.doResource)
-	return scaffold.NewAPIScaffolder(p.config, string(bp), res, p.doResource, p.doController, plugins), nil
+	return scaffolds.NewAPIScaffolder(p.config, string(bp), res, p.doResource, p.doController, plugins), nil
 }
 
 func (p *createAPIPlugin) PostScaffold() error {
@@ -188,8 +188,8 @@ func (p *createAPIPlugin) PostScaffold() error {
 		// Default pattern
 	case "addon":
 		// Ensure that we are pinning sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder-declarative-pattern version
-		err := internal.RunCmd("Get controller runtime", "go", "get",
-			"sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder-declarative-pattern@"+scaffold.KbDeclarativePattern)
+		err := util.RunCmd("Get controller runtime", "go", "get",
+			"sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder-declarative-pattern@"+scaffolds.KbDeclarativePattern)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ func (p *createAPIPlugin) PostScaffold() error {
 	}
 
 	if p.runMake {
-		return internal.RunCmd("Running make", "make")
+		return util.RunCmd("Running make", "make")
 	}
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/plugin/v2/init.go b/pkg/plugin/v2/init.go
index 8c9c697ca3e..d85d3045da3 100644
--- a/pkg/plugin/v2/init.go
+++ b/pkg/plugin/v2/init.go
@@ -28,8 +28,9 @@ import (
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/pkg/internal/validation"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/pkg/model/config"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/pkg/plugin"
-	"sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/pkg/plugin/internal"
-	"sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/pkg/scaffold"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/pkg/plugin/internal/util"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/pkg/plugin/scaffold"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/pkg/plugin/v2/scaffolds"
 )
 
 type initPlugin struct {
@@ -107,7 +108,7 @@ func (p *initPlugin) Run() error {
 func (p *initPlugin) Validate() error {
 	// Requires go1.11+
 	if !p.skipGoVersionCheck {
-		if err := internal.ValidateGoVersion(); err != nil {
+		if err := util.ValidateGoVersion(); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
@@ -124,7 +125,7 @@ func (p *initPlugin) Validate() error {
 
 	// Try to guess repository if flag is not set.
 	if p.config.Repo == "" {
-		repoPath, err := internal.FindCurrentRepo()
+		repoPath, err := util.FindCurrentRepo()
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("error finding current repository: %v", err)
 		}
@@ -135,7 +136,7 @@ func (p *initPlugin) Validate() error {
 }
 
 func (p *initPlugin) GetScaffolder() (scaffold.Scaffolder, error) {
-	return scaffold.NewInitScaffolder(p.config, p.license, p.owner), nil
+	return scaffolds.NewInitScaffolder(p.config, p.license, p.owner), nil
 }
 
 func (p *initPlugin) PostScaffold() error {
@@ -146,18 +147,18 @@ func (p *initPlugin) PostScaffold() error {
 
 	// Ensure that we are pinning controller-runtime version
 	// xref: https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/kubebuilder/issues/997
-	err := internal.RunCmd("Get controller runtime", "go", "get",
-		"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime@"+scaffold.ControllerRuntimeVersion)
+	err := util.RunCmd("Get controller runtime", "go", "get",
+		"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime@"+scaffolds.ControllerRuntimeVersion)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	err = internal.RunCmd("Update go.mod", "go", "mod", "tidy")
+	err = util.RunCmd("Update go.mod", "go", "mod", "tidy")
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	err = internal.RunCmd("Running make", "make")
+	err = util.RunCmd("Running make", "make")
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/scaffold/api.go b/pkg/plugin/v2/scaffolds/api.go
similarity index 89%
rename from pkg/scaffold/api.go
rename to pkg/plugin/v2/scaffolds/api.go
index 914f0ab8f38..bd9da07f861 100644
--- a/pkg/scaffold/api.go
+++ b/pkg/plugin/v2/scaffolds/api.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */
 
-package scaffold
+package scaffolds
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
@@ -22,17 +22,18 @@ import (
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/pkg/model"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/pkg/model/config"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/pkg/model/resource"
-	"sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/pkg/scaffold/internal/machinery"
-	"sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/pkg/scaffold/internal/templates"
-	"sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/pkg/scaffold/internal/templates/controller"
-	"sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/pkg/scaffold/internal/templates/crd"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/pkg/plugin/internal/machinery"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/pkg/plugin/scaffold"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/pkg/plugin/v2/scaffolds/internal/templates"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/pkg/plugin/v2/scaffolds/internal/templates/controller"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/pkg/plugin/v2/scaffolds/internal/templates/crd"
 )
 
 // (used only to gen api with --pattern=addon)
 // KbDeclarativePattern is the sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder-declarative-pattern version
 const KbDeclarativePattern = "v0.0.0-20200522144838-848d48e5b073"
 
-var _ Scaffolder = &apiScaffolder{}
+var _ scaffold.Scaffolder = &apiScaffolder{}
 
 // apiScaffolder contains configuration for generating scaffolding for Go type
 // representing the API and controller that implements the behavior for the API.
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ func NewAPIScaffolder(
 	res *resource.Resource,
 	doResource, doController bool,
 	plugins []model.Plugin,
-) Scaffolder {
+) scaffold.Scaffolder {
 	return &apiScaffolder{
 		config:       config,
 		boilerplate:  boilerplate,
diff --git a/pkg/scaffold/doc.go b/pkg/plugin/v2/scaffolds/doc.go
similarity index 97%
rename from pkg/scaffold/doc.go
rename to pkg/plugin/v2/scaffolds/doc.go
index 583a19eb4ea..463ece622a5 100644
--- a/pkg/scaffold/doc.go
+++ b/pkg/plugin/v2/scaffolds/doc.go
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@ limitations under the License.
 */
 
 // Package scaffold contains libraries for scaffolding code to use with controller-runtime
-package scaffold
+package scaffolds
diff --git a/pkg/scaffold/edit.go b/pkg/plugin/v2/scaffolds/edit.go
similarity index 89%
rename from pkg/scaffold/edit.go
rename to pkg/plugin/v2/scaffolds/edit.go
index bb83f25ce2e..08221c98c30 100644
--- a/pkg/scaffold/edit.go
+++ b/pkg/plugin/v2/scaffolds/edit.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */
 
-package scaffold
+package scaffolds
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
@@ -22,9 +22,10 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/pkg/model/config"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/pkg/plugin/scaffold"
 )
 
-var _ Scaffolder = &editScaffolder{}
+var _ scaffold.Scaffolder = &editScaffolder{}
 
 type editScaffolder struct {
 	config     *config.Config
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ type editScaffolder struct {
 }
 
 // NewEditScaffolder returns a new Scaffolder for configuration edit operations
-func NewEditScaffolder(config *config.Config, multigroup bool) Scaffolder {
+func NewEditScaffolder(config *config.Config, multigroup bool) scaffold.Scaffolder {
 	return &editScaffolder{
 		config:     config,
 		multigroup: multigroup,
diff --git a/pkg/scaffold/init.go b/pkg/plugin/v2/scaffolds/init.go
similarity index 84%
rename from pkg/scaffold/init.go
rename to pkg/plugin/v2/scaffolds/init.go
index a8380198580..0df668111b2 100644
--- a/pkg/scaffold/init.go
+++ b/pkg/plugin/v2/scaffolds/init.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */
 
-package scaffold
+package scaffolds
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
@@ -23,13 +23,14 @@ import (
 
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/pkg/model"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/pkg/model/config"
-	"sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/pkg/scaffold/internal/machinery"
-	"sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/pkg/scaffold/internal/templates"
-	"sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/pkg/scaffold/internal/templates/certmanager"
-	"sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/pkg/scaffold/internal/templates/manager"
-	"sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/pkg/scaffold/internal/templates/metricsauth"
-	"sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/pkg/scaffold/internal/templates/prometheus"
-	"sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/pkg/scaffold/internal/templates/webhook"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/pkg/plugin/internal/machinery"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/pkg/plugin/scaffold"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/pkg/plugin/v2/scaffolds/internal/templates"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/pkg/plugin/v2/scaffolds/internal/templates/certmanager"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/pkg/plugin/v2/scaffolds/internal/templates/manager"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/pkg/plugin/v2/scaffolds/internal/templates/metricsauth"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/pkg/plugin/v2/scaffolds/internal/templates/prometheus"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/pkg/plugin/v2/scaffolds/internal/templates/webhook"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ const (
 	imageName = "controller:latest"
 )
 
-var _ Scaffolder = &initScaffolder{}
+var _ scaffold.Scaffolder = &initScaffolder{}
 
 type initScaffolder struct {
 	config          *config.Config
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ type initScaffolder struct {
 }
 
 // NewInitScaffolder returns a new Scaffolder for project initialization operations
-func NewInitScaffolder(config *config.Config, license, owner string) Scaffolder {
+func NewInitScaffolder(config *config.Config, license, owner string) scaffold.Scaffolder {
 	return &initScaffolder{
 		config:          config,
 		boilerplatePath: filepath.Join("hack", "boilerplate.go.txt"),
diff --git a/pkg/scaffold/internal/templates/authproxyrole.go b/pkg/plugin/v2/scaffolds/internal/templates/authproxyrole.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/scaffold/internal/templates/authproxyrole.go
rename to pkg/plugin/v2/scaffolds/internal/templates/authproxyrole.go
diff --git a/pkg/scaffold/internal/templates/authproxyrolebinding.go b/pkg/plugin/v2/scaffolds/internal/templates/authproxyrolebinding.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/scaffold/internal/templates/authproxyrolebinding.go
rename to pkg/plugin/v2/scaffolds/internal/templates/authproxyrolebinding.go
diff --git a/pkg/scaffold/internal/templates/boilerplate.go b/pkg/plugin/v2/scaffolds/internal/templates/boilerplate.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/scaffold/internal/templates/boilerplate.go
rename to pkg/plugin/v2/scaffolds/internal/templates/boilerplate.go
diff --git a/pkg/scaffold/internal/templates/certmanager/certificate.go b/pkg/plugin/v2/scaffolds/internal/templates/certmanager/certificate.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/scaffold/internal/templates/certmanager/certificate.go
rename to pkg/plugin/v2/scaffolds/internal/templates/certmanager/certificate.go
diff --git a/pkg/scaffold/internal/templates/certmanager/kustomize.go b/pkg/plugin/v2/scaffolds/internal/templates/certmanager/kustomize.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/scaffold/internal/templates/certmanager/kustomize.go
rename to pkg/plugin/v2/scaffolds/internal/templates/certmanager/kustomize.go
diff --git a/pkg/scaffold/internal/templates/certmanager/kustomizeconfig.go b/pkg/plugin/v2/scaffolds/internal/templates/certmanager/kustomizeconfig.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/scaffold/internal/templates/certmanager/kustomizeconfig.go
rename to pkg/plugin/v2/scaffolds/internal/templates/certmanager/kustomizeconfig.go
diff --git a/pkg/scaffold/internal/templates/controller/controller.go b/pkg/plugin/v2/scaffolds/internal/templates/controller/controller.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/scaffold/internal/templates/controller/controller.go
rename to pkg/plugin/v2/scaffolds/internal/templates/controller/controller.go
diff --git a/pkg/scaffold/internal/templates/controller/controller_suitetest.go b/pkg/plugin/v2/scaffolds/internal/templates/controller/controller_suitetest.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/scaffold/internal/templates/controller/controller_suitetest.go
rename to pkg/plugin/v2/scaffolds/internal/templates/controller/controller_suitetest.go
diff --git a/pkg/scaffold/internal/templates/crd/enablecainjection_patch.go b/pkg/plugin/v2/scaffolds/internal/templates/crd/enablecainjection_patch.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/scaffold/internal/templates/crd/enablecainjection_patch.go
rename to pkg/plugin/v2/scaffolds/internal/templates/crd/enablecainjection_patch.go
diff --git a/pkg/scaffold/internal/templates/crd/enablewebhook_patch.go b/pkg/plugin/v2/scaffolds/internal/templates/crd/enablewebhook_patch.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/scaffold/internal/templates/crd/enablewebhook_patch.go
rename to pkg/plugin/v2/scaffolds/internal/templates/crd/enablewebhook_patch.go
diff --git a/pkg/scaffold/internal/templates/crd/kustomization.go b/pkg/plugin/v2/scaffolds/internal/templates/crd/kustomization.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/scaffold/internal/templates/crd/kustomization.go
rename to pkg/plugin/v2/scaffolds/internal/templates/crd/kustomization.go
diff --git a/pkg/scaffold/internal/templates/crd/kustomizeconfig.go b/pkg/plugin/v2/scaffolds/internal/templates/crd/kustomizeconfig.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/scaffold/internal/templates/crd/kustomizeconfig.go
rename to pkg/plugin/v2/scaffolds/internal/templates/crd/kustomizeconfig.go
diff --git a/pkg/scaffold/internal/templates/crd_editor_rbac.go b/pkg/plugin/v2/scaffolds/internal/templates/crd_editor_rbac.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/scaffold/internal/templates/crd_editor_rbac.go
rename to pkg/plugin/v2/scaffolds/internal/templates/crd_editor_rbac.go
diff --git a/pkg/scaffold/internal/templates/crd_sample.go b/pkg/plugin/v2/scaffolds/internal/templates/crd_sample.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/scaffold/internal/templates/crd_sample.go
rename to pkg/plugin/v2/scaffolds/internal/templates/crd_sample.go
diff --git a/pkg/scaffold/internal/templates/crd_viewer_rbac.go b/pkg/plugin/v2/scaffolds/internal/templates/crd_viewer_rbac.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/scaffold/internal/templates/crd_viewer_rbac.go
rename to pkg/plugin/v2/scaffolds/internal/templates/crd_viewer_rbac.go
diff --git a/pkg/scaffold/internal/templates/dockerfile.go b/pkg/plugin/v2/scaffolds/internal/templates/dockerfile.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/scaffold/internal/templates/dockerfile.go
rename to pkg/plugin/v2/scaffolds/internal/templates/dockerfile.go
diff --git a/pkg/scaffold/internal/templates/gitignore.go b/pkg/plugin/v2/scaffolds/internal/templates/gitignore.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/scaffold/internal/templates/gitignore.go
rename to pkg/plugin/v2/scaffolds/internal/templates/gitignore.go
diff --git a/pkg/scaffold/internal/templates/gomod.go b/pkg/plugin/v2/scaffolds/internal/templates/gomod.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/scaffold/internal/templates/gomod.go
rename to pkg/plugin/v2/scaffolds/internal/templates/gomod.go
diff --git a/pkg/scaffold/internal/templates/group.go b/pkg/plugin/v2/scaffolds/internal/templates/group.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/scaffold/internal/templates/group.go
rename to pkg/plugin/v2/scaffolds/internal/templates/group.go
diff --git a/pkg/scaffold/internal/templates/kustomize.go b/pkg/plugin/v2/scaffolds/internal/templates/kustomize.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/scaffold/internal/templates/kustomize.go
rename to pkg/plugin/v2/scaffolds/internal/templates/kustomize.go
diff --git a/pkg/scaffold/internal/templates/leaderelectionrole.go b/pkg/plugin/v2/scaffolds/internal/templates/leaderelectionrole.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/scaffold/internal/templates/leaderelectionrole.go
rename to pkg/plugin/v2/scaffolds/internal/templates/leaderelectionrole.go
diff --git a/pkg/scaffold/internal/templates/leaderelectionrolebinding.go b/pkg/plugin/v2/scaffolds/internal/templates/leaderelectionrolebinding.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/scaffold/internal/templates/leaderelectionrolebinding.go
rename to pkg/plugin/v2/scaffolds/internal/templates/leaderelectionrolebinding.go
diff --git a/pkg/scaffold/internal/templates/main.go b/pkg/plugin/v2/scaffolds/internal/templates/main.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/scaffold/internal/templates/main.go
rename to pkg/plugin/v2/scaffolds/internal/templates/main.go
diff --git a/pkg/scaffold/internal/templates/makefile.go b/pkg/plugin/v2/scaffolds/internal/templates/makefile.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/scaffold/internal/templates/makefile.go
rename to pkg/plugin/v2/scaffolds/internal/templates/makefile.go
diff --git a/pkg/scaffold/internal/templates/manager/config.go b/pkg/plugin/v2/scaffolds/internal/templates/manager/config.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/scaffold/internal/templates/manager/config.go
rename to pkg/plugin/v2/scaffolds/internal/templates/manager/config.go
diff --git a/pkg/scaffold/internal/templates/manager/kustomization.go b/pkg/plugin/v2/scaffolds/internal/templates/manager/kustomization.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/scaffold/internal/templates/manager/kustomization.go
rename to pkg/plugin/v2/scaffolds/internal/templates/manager/kustomization.go
diff --git a/pkg/scaffold/internal/templates/metricsauth/auth_proxy_patch.go b/pkg/plugin/v2/scaffolds/internal/templates/metricsauth/auth_proxy_patch.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/scaffold/internal/templates/metricsauth/auth_proxy_patch.go
rename to pkg/plugin/v2/scaffolds/internal/templates/metricsauth/auth_proxy_patch.go
diff --git a/pkg/scaffold/internal/templates/metricsauth/authproxyservice.go b/pkg/plugin/v2/scaffolds/internal/templates/metricsauth/authproxyservice.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/scaffold/internal/templates/metricsauth/authproxyservice.go
rename to pkg/plugin/v2/scaffolds/internal/templates/metricsauth/authproxyservice.go
diff --git a/pkg/scaffold/internal/templates/metricsauth/clientclusterrole.go b/pkg/plugin/v2/scaffolds/internal/templates/metricsauth/clientclusterrole.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/scaffold/internal/templates/metricsauth/clientclusterrole.go
rename to pkg/plugin/v2/scaffolds/internal/templates/metricsauth/clientclusterrole.go
diff --git a/pkg/scaffold/internal/templates/mgrrolebinding.go b/pkg/plugin/v2/scaffolds/internal/templates/mgrrolebinding.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/scaffold/internal/templates/mgrrolebinding.go
rename to pkg/plugin/v2/scaffolds/internal/templates/mgrrolebinding.go
diff --git a/pkg/scaffold/internal/templates/prometheus/kustomize.go b/pkg/plugin/v2/scaffolds/internal/templates/prometheus/kustomize.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/scaffold/internal/templates/prometheus/kustomize.go
rename to pkg/plugin/v2/scaffolds/internal/templates/prometheus/kustomize.go
diff --git a/pkg/scaffold/internal/templates/prometheus/monitor.go b/pkg/plugin/v2/scaffolds/internal/templates/prometheus/monitor.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/scaffold/internal/templates/prometheus/monitor.go
rename to pkg/plugin/v2/scaffolds/internal/templates/prometheus/monitor.go
diff --git a/pkg/scaffold/internal/templates/rbac.go b/pkg/plugin/v2/scaffolds/internal/templates/rbac.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/scaffold/internal/templates/rbac.go
rename to pkg/plugin/v2/scaffolds/internal/templates/rbac.go
diff --git a/pkg/scaffold/internal/templates/types.go b/pkg/plugin/v2/scaffolds/internal/templates/types.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/scaffold/internal/templates/types.go
rename to pkg/plugin/v2/scaffolds/internal/templates/types.go
diff --git a/pkg/scaffold/internal/templates/webhook/enablecainection_patch.go b/pkg/plugin/v2/scaffolds/internal/templates/webhook/enablecainection_patch.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/scaffold/internal/templates/webhook/enablecainection_patch.go
rename to pkg/plugin/v2/scaffolds/internal/templates/webhook/enablecainection_patch.go
diff --git a/pkg/scaffold/internal/templates/webhook/kustomization.go b/pkg/plugin/v2/scaffolds/internal/templates/webhook/kustomization.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/scaffold/internal/templates/webhook/kustomization.go
rename to pkg/plugin/v2/scaffolds/internal/templates/webhook/kustomization.go
diff --git a/pkg/scaffold/internal/templates/webhook/kustomizeconfig.go b/pkg/plugin/v2/scaffolds/internal/templates/webhook/kustomizeconfig.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/scaffold/internal/templates/webhook/kustomizeconfig.go
rename to pkg/plugin/v2/scaffolds/internal/templates/webhook/kustomizeconfig.go
diff --git a/pkg/scaffold/internal/templates/webhook/service.go b/pkg/plugin/v2/scaffolds/internal/templates/webhook/service.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/scaffold/internal/templates/webhook/service.go
rename to pkg/plugin/v2/scaffolds/internal/templates/webhook/service.go
diff --git a/pkg/scaffold/internal/templates/webhook/webhook.go b/pkg/plugin/v2/scaffolds/internal/templates/webhook/webhook.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/scaffold/internal/templates/webhook/webhook.go
rename to pkg/plugin/v2/scaffolds/internal/templates/webhook/webhook.go
diff --git a/pkg/scaffold/internal/templates/webhook_manager_patch.go b/pkg/plugin/v2/scaffolds/internal/templates/webhook_manager_patch.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/scaffold/internal/templates/webhook_manager_patch.go
rename to pkg/plugin/v2/scaffolds/internal/templates/webhook_manager_patch.go
diff --git a/pkg/scaffold/webhook.go b/pkg/plugin/v2/scaffolds/webhook.go
similarity index 86%
rename from pkg/scaffold/webhook.go
rename to pkg/plugin/v2/scaffolds/webhook.go
index b37167f7197..fab3385a76e 100644
--- a/pkg/scaffold/webhook.go
+++ b/pkg/plugin/v2/scaffolds/webhook.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */
 
-package scaffold
+package scaffolds
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
@@ -22,12 +22,13 @@ import (
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/pkg/model"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/pkg/model/config"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/pkg/model/resource"
-	"sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/pkg/scaffold/internal/machinery"
-	"sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/pkg/scaffold/internal/templates"
-	"sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/pkg/scaffold/internal/templates/webhook"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/pkg/plugin/internal/machinery"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/pkg/plugin/scaffold"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/pkg/plugin/v2/scaffolds/internal/templates"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/pkg/plugin/v2/scaffolds/internal/templates/webhook"
 )
 
-var _ Scaffolder = &webhookScaffolder{}
+var _ scaffold.Scaffolder = &webhookScaffolder{}
 
 type webhookScaffolder struct {
 	config      *config.Config
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ func NewWebhookScaffolder(
 	defaulting bool,
 	validation bool,
 	conversion bool,
-) Scaffolder {
+) scaffold.Scaffolder {
 	return &webhookScaffolder{
 		config:      config,
 		boilerplate: boilerplate,
diff --git a/pkg/plugin/v2/webhook.go b/pkg/plugin/v2/webhook.go
index 80ab43aebb1..dbb0f68f2e7 100644
--- a/pkg/plugin/v2/webhook.go
+++ b/pkg/plugin/v2/webhook.go
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ import (
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/pkg/model/config"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/pkg/model/resource"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/pkg/plugin"
-	"sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/pkg/scaffold"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/pkg/plugin/scaffold"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/pkg/plugin/v2/scaffolds"
 )
 
 type createWebhookPlugin struct {
@@ -107,7 +108,7 @@ func (p *createWebhookPlugin) GetScaffolder() (scaffold.Scaffolder, error) {
 
 	// Create the actual resource from the resource options
 	res := p.resource.NewResource(p.config, false)
-	return scaffold.NewWebhookScaffolder(p.config, string(bp), res, p.defaulting, p.validation, p.conversion), nil
+	return scaffolds.NewWebhookScaffolder(p.config, string(bp), res, p.defaulting, p.validation, p.conversion), nil
 }
 
 func (p *createWebhookPlugin) PostScaffold() error {
diff --git a/plugins/README.md b/plugins/README.md
index 00a78e223cf..4cab5423bc2 100644
--- a/plugins/README.md
+++ b/plugins/README.md
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ yaml or json (to be determined!).
 
 While we are developing this functionality though, we are developing it using an
 in-process golang interface named `Plugin`, defined in
-[pkg/scaffold/scaffold.go](../pkg/scaffold/scaffold.go).  The interface is a
+[pkg/plugin/scaffold/scaffold.go](../pkg/plugin/scaffold/scaffold.go).  The interface is a
 simple single-method interface that is intended to mirror the data-in / data-out
 approach that will be used when executing a plugin in a separate binary.  When
 we have more stability of the plugin, we intend to replace the in-process