diff --git a/amqtt/contrib/__init__.py b/amqtt/contrib/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ca5a2ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/amqtt/contrib/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+"""Package for plugins contributed by community members."""
diff --git a/amqtt/plugins/persistence.py b/amqtt/contrib/persistence.py
similarity index 100%
rename from amqtt/plugins/persistence.py
rename to amqtt/contrib/persistence.py
diff --git a/docs/contrib_plugins.md b/docs/contrib_plugins.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e5390c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/contrib_plugins.md
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+# Contributed Plugins
+
+Beyond the original set of plugins created for aMQTT, `amqtt.contrib` plugins have been
+more recently developed and contributed to the amqtt code base. These plugins require extra
+dependencies:
+
+`pip install amqtt[contrib]`
+
+### Session Persistence
+
+`amqtt.plugins.persistence.SessionDBPlugin`
+
+Plugin to store session information and retained topic messages in the event that the broker terminates abnormally.
+
+This plugin requires additional dependencies:
+
+
+
+**Configuration**
+
+- `file` - *(string)* path & filename to store the session db. default: `amqtt.db`
+- `clear_on_shutdown` *(bool)* if the broker shutdowns down normally, don't retain any information. default: `True`
+
+```yaml
+plugins:
+  amqtt.plugins.persistence.SessionDBPlugin:
+    file: 'amqtt.db'
+    clear_on_shutdown: True
+```
diff --git a/docs/packaged_plugins.md b/docs/packaged_plugins.md
index fd3e32d..70e1707 100644
--- a/docs/packaged_plugins.md
+++ b/docs/packaged_plugins.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Existing Plugins
+# Packaged Plugins
 
 With the aMQTT plugins framework, one can add additional functionality without
 having to rewrite core logic in the broker or client. Plugins can be loaded and configured using
@@ -240,29 +240,3 @@ and `on_mqtt_packet_received`.
 plugins:
   amqtt.plugins.logging_amqtt.PacketLoggerPlugin:
 ```
-
-
-### Session Persistence
-
-`amqtt.plugins.persistence.SessionDBPlugin`
-
-Plugin to store session information and retained topic messages in the event that the broker terminates abnormally.
-
-This plugin requires additional dependencies:
-
-`pip install amqtt[db]`
-
-**Configuration**
-
-- `file` - *(string)* path & filename to store the session db. default: `amqtt.db`
-- `clear_on_shutdown` *(bool)* if the broker shutdowns down normally, don't retain any information. default: `True`
-
-```yaml
-plugins:
-  amqtt.plugins.persistence.SessionDBPlugin:
-    file: 'amqtt.db'
-    clear_on_shutdown: True
-```
-
-
-
diff --git a/mkdocs.rtd.yml b/mkdocs.rtd.yml
index 7f248d9..6cc8b0e 100644
--- a/mkdocs.rtd.yml
+++ b/mkdocs.rtd.yml
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ nav:
       - Plugins:
           - Packaged: packaged_plugins.md
           - Custom: custom_plugins.md
+          - Contributed: contrib_plugins.md
       - Configuration:
           - Broker: references/broker_config.md
           - Client: references/client_config.md
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 68a9ca5..c9bca33 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ docs = [
 
 [project.optional-dependencies]
 ci = ["coveralls==4.0.1"]
-db = [
+contrib = [
     "aiosqlite>=0.21.0",
     "greenlet>=3.2.3",
     "sqlalchemy[asyncio]>=2.0.41",
diff --git a/tests/plugins/test_persistence.py b/tests/contrib/test_persistence.py
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/plugins/test_persistence.py
rename to tests/contrib/test_persistence.py
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 2ebcedb..036147c 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ dependencies = [
 ci = [
     { name = "coveralls" },
 ]
-db = [
+contrib = [
     { name = "aiosqlite" },
     { name = "greenlet" },
     { name = "sqlalchemy", extra = ["asyncio"] },
@@ -84,19 +84,19 @@ docs = [
 
 [package.metadata]
 requires-dist = [
-    { name = "aiosqlite", marker = "extra == 'db'", specifier = ">=0.21.0" },
+    { name = "aiosqlite", marker = "extra == 'contrib'", specifier = ">=0.21.0" },
     { name = "coveralls", marker = "extra == 'ci'", specifier = "==4.0.1" },
     { name = "dacite", specifier = ">=1.9.2" },
-    { name = "greenlet", marker = "extra == 'db'", specifier = ">=3.2.3" },
+    { name = "greenlet", marker = "extra == 'contrib'", specifier = ">=3.2.3" },
     { name = "passlib", specifier = "==1.7.4" },
     { name = "psutil", specifier = ">=7.0.0" },
     { name = "pyyaml", specifier = "==6.0.2" },
-    { name = "sqlalchemy", extras = ["asyncio"], marker = "extra == 'db'", specifier = ">=2.0.41" },
+    { name = "sqlalchemy", extras = ["asyncio"], marker = "extra == 'contrib'", specifier = ">=2.0.41" },
     { name = "transitions", specifier = "==0.9.2" },
     { name = "typer", specifier = "==0.15.4" },
     { name = "websockets", specifier = "==15.0.1" },
 ]
-provides-extras = ["ci", "db"]
+provides-extras = ["ci", "db", "contrib"]
 
 [package.metadata.requires-dev]
 dev = [