diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 5d14cf1..f84976d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
           python-version: "3.13"
 
       - name: 🏗 Install the project
-        run: uv sync --locked --dev --extra contrib
+        run: uv sync --locked --dev --all-extras
 
       - name: Run mypy
         run: uv run --frozen mypy ${{ env.PROJECT_PATH }}/
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ jobs:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
 
       - name: 🏗 Install the project
-        run: uv sync --locked --dev --extra contrib
+        run: uv sync --locked --dev --all-extras
 
       - name: Run pytest
         run: uv run --frozen pytest tests/ --cov=./ --cov-report=xml --junitxml=pytest-report.xml
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 99b7639..6dbec8a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 - Communication over TCP and/or websocket, including support for SSL/TLS
 - Support QoS 0, QoS 1 and QoS 2 messages flow
 - Client auto-reconnection on network lost
-- Functionality expansion; plugins included: authentication and `$SYS` topic publishing
+- Custom functionality expansion; plugins included: authentication, `$SYS` topic publishing, session persistence
 
 ## Installation
 
diff --git a/amqtt/broker.py b/amqtt/broker.py
index f62a2cc..ee0cbbc 100644
--- a/amqtt/broker.py
+++ b/amqtt/broker.py
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ class ExternalServer(Server):
 
 
 class BrokerContext(BaseContext):
-    """BrokerContext is used as the context passed to plugins interacting with the broker."""
+    """Used to provide the server's context as well as public methods for accessing internal state."""
 
     def __init__(self, broker: "Broker") -> None:
         super().__init__()
@@ -116,16 +116,21 @@ class BrokerContext(BaseContext):
         self._broker_instance = broker
 
     async def broadcast_message(self, topic: str, data: bytes, qos: int | None = None) -> None:
+        """Send message to all client sessions subscribing to `topic`."""
         await self._broker_instance.internal_message_broadcast(topic, data, qos)
 
-    def retain_message(self, topic_name: str, data: bytes | bytearray, qos: int | None = None) -> None:
-        self._broker_instance.retain_message(None, topic_name, data, qos)
+    async def retain_message(self, topic_name: str, data: bytes | bytearray, qos: int | None = None) -> None:
+        await self._broker_instance.retain_message(None, topic_name, data, qos)
 
     @property
     def sessions(self) -> Generator[Session]:
         for session in self._broker_instance.sessions.values():
             yield session[0]
 
+    def get_session(self, client_id: str) -> Session | None:
+        """Return the session associated with `client_id`, if it exists."""
+        return self._broker_instance.sessions.get(client_id, (None, None))[0]
+
     @property
     def retained_messages(self) -> dict[str, RetainedApplicationMessage]:
         return self._broker_instance.retained_messages
@@ -134,6 +139,20 @@ class BrokerContext(BaseContext):
     def subscriptions(self) -> dict[str, list[tuple[Session, int]]]:
         return self._broker_instance.subscriptions
 
+    async def add_subscription(self, client_id: str, topic: str|None, qos: int|None) -> None:
+        """Create a topic subscription for the given `client_id`.
+
+        If a client session doesn't exist for `client_id`, create a disconnected session.
+        If `topic` and `qos` are both `None`, only create the client session.
+        """
+        if client_id not in self._broker_instance.sessions:
+            broker_handler, session = self._broker_instance.create_offline_session(client_id)
+            self._broker_instance._sessions[client_id] = (session, broker_handler)  # noqa: SLF001
+
+        if topic is not None and qos is not None:
+            session, _ = self._broker_instance.sessions[client_id]
+            await self._broker_instance.add_subscription((topic, qos), session)
+
 
 class Broker:
     """MQTT 3.1.1 compliant broker implementation.
@@ -483,7 +502,17 @@ class Broker:
         # Get session from cache
         elif client_session.client_id in self._sessions:
             self.logger.debug(f"Found old session {self._sessions[client_session.client_id]!r}")
-            client_session, _ = self._sessions[client_session.client_id]
+
+            # even though the session previously existed, the new connection can bring updated configuration and credentials
+            existing_client_session, _ = self._sessions[client_session.client_id]
+            existing_client_session.will_flag = client_session.will_flag
+            existing_client_session.will_message = client_session.will_message
+            existing_client_session.will_topic = client_session.will_topic
+            existing_client_session.will_qos = client_session.will_qos
+            existing_client_session.keep_alive = client_session.keep_alive
+            existing_client_session.username = client_session.username
+            existing_client_session.password = client_session.password
+            client_session = existing_client_session
             client_session.parent = 1
         else:
             client_session.parent = 0
@@ -495,6 +524,14 @@ class Broker:
         self.logger.debug(f"Keep-alive timeout={client_session.keep_alive}")
         return handler, client_session
 
+    def create_offline_session(self, client_id: str) -> tuple[BrokerProtocolHandler, Session]:
+        session = Session()
+        session.client_id = client_id
+
+        bph = BrokerProtocolHandler(self.plugins_manager, session)
+        session.transitions.disconnect()
+        return bph, session
+
     async def _handle_client_session(
         self,
         reader: ReaderAdapter,
@@ -635,7 +672,7 @@ class Broker:
                     client_session.will_qos,
                 )
                 if client_session.will_retain:
-                    self.retain_message(
+                    await self.retain_message(
                         client_session,
                         client_session.will_topic,
                         client_session.will_message,
@@ -660,7 +697,7 @@ class Broker:
         """Handle client subscription."""
         self.logger.debug(f"{client_session.client_id} handling subscription")
         subscriptions = subscribe_waiter.result()
-        return_codes = [await self._add_subscription(subscription, client_session) for subscription in subscriptions.topics]
+        return_codes = [await self.add_subscription(subscription, client_session) for subscription in subscriptions.topics]
         await handler.mqtt_acknowledge_subscription(subscriptions.packet_id, return_codes)
         for index, subscription in enumerate(subscriptions.topics):
             if return_codes[index] != AMQTT_MAGIC_VALUE_RET_SUBSCRIBED:
@@ -730,7 +767,7 @@ class Broker:
             )
             await self._broadcast_message(client_session, app_message.topic, app_message.data)
             if app_message.publish_packet and app_message.publish_packet.retain_flag:
-                self.retain_message(client_session, app_message.topic, app_message.data, app_message.qos)
+                await self.retain_message(client_session, app_message.topic, app_message.data, app_message.qos)
         return True
 
     async def _init_handler(self, session: Session, reader: ReaderAdapter, writer: WriterAdapter) -> BrokerProtocolHandler:
@@ -774,7 +811,7 @@ class Broker:
 
         return False
 
-    def retain_message(
+    async def retain_message(
         self,
         source_session: Session | None,
         topic_name: str | None,
@@ -785,12 +822,25 @@ class Broker:
             # If retained flag set, store the message for further subscriptions
             self.logger.debug(f"Retaining message on topic {topic_name}")
             self._retained_messages[topic_name] = RetainedApplicationMessage(source_session, topic_name, data, qos)
+
+            await self.plugins_manager.fire_event(BrokerEvents.RETAINED_MESSAGE,
+                                                  client_id=None,
+                                                  retained_message=self._retained_messages[topic_name])
+
         # [MQTT-3.3.1-10]
         elif topic_name in self._retained_messages:
             self.logger.debug(f"Clearing retained messages for topic '{topic_name}'")
+
+            cleared_message = self._retained_messages[topic_name]
+            cleared_message.data = b""
+
+            await self.plugins_manager.fire_event(BrokerEvents.RETAINED_MESSAGE,
+                                                  client_id=None,
+                                                  retained_message=cleared_message)
+
             del self._retained_messages[topic_name]
 
-    async def _add_subscription(self, subscription: tuple[str, int], session: Session) -> int:
+    async def add_subscription(self, subscription: tuple[str, int], session: Session) -> int:
         topic_filter, qos = subscription
         if "#" in topic_filter and not topic_filter.endswith("#"):
             # [MQTT-4.7.1-2] Wildcard character '#' is only allowed as last character in filter
@@ -982,6 +1032,10 @@ class Broker:
         retained_message = RetainedApplicationMessage(broadcast["session"], broadcast["topic"], broadcast["data"], qos)
         await target_session.retained_messages.put(retained_message)
 
+        await self.plugins_manager.fire_event(BrokerEvents.RETAINED_MESSAGE,
+                                              client_id=target_session.client_id,
+                                              retained_message=retained_message)
+
         if self.logger.isEnabledFor(logging.DEBUG):
             self.logger.debug(f"target_session.retained_messages={target_session.retained_messages.qsize()}")
 
diff --git a/amqtt/contrib/persistence.py b/amqtt/contrib/persistence.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ce63685
--- /dev/null
+++ b/amqtt/contrib/persistence.py
@@ -0,0 +1,267 @@
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+import logging
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from sqlalchemy import Boolean, Integer, LargeBinary, Result, String, select
+from sqlalchemy.ext.asyncio import AsyncSession, async_sessionmaker, create_async_engine
+from sqlalchemy.orm import DeclarativeBase, Mapped, mapped_column
+
+from amqtt.broker import BrokerContext, RetainedApplicationMessage
+from amqtt.contrib import DataClassListJSON
+from amqtt.errors import PluginError
+from amqtt.plugins.base import BasePlugin
+from amqtt.session import Session
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class Base(DeclarativeBase):
+    pass
+
+
+@dataclass
+class RetainedMessage:
+    topic: str
+    data: str
+    qos: int
+
+
+@dataclass
+class Subscription:
+    topic: str
+    qos: int
+
+
+class StoredSession(Base):
+    __tablename__ = "stored_sessions"
+
+    id: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(primary_key=True)
+    client_id: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(String)
+
+    clean_session: Mapped[bool | None] = mapped_column(Boolean, nullable=True)
+
+    will_flag: Mapped[bool] = mapped_column(Boolean, default=False, server_default="false")
+
+    will_message: Mapped[bytes | None] = mapped_column(LargeBinary, nullable=True, default=None)
+    will_qos: Mapped[int | None] = mapped_column(Integer, nullable=True, default=None)
+    will_retain: Mapped[bool | None] = mapped_column(Boolean, nullable=True, default=None)
+    will_topic: Mapped[str | None] = mapped_column(String, nullable=True, default=None)
+
+    keep_alive: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(Integer, default=0)
+    retained: Mapped[list[RetainedMessage]] = mapped_column(DataClassListJSON(RetainedMessage), default=list)
+    subscriptions: Mapped[list[Subscription]] = mapped_column(DataClassListJSON(Subscription), default=list)
+
+
+class StoredMessage(Base):
+    __tablename__ = "stored_messages"
+
+    id: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(primary_key=True)
+    topic: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(String)
+    data: Mapped[bytes | None] = mapped_column(LargeBinary, nullable=True, default=None)
+    qos: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(Integer, default=0)
+
+
+class SessionDBPlugin(BasePlugin[BrokerContext]):
+    """Plugin to store session information and retained topic messages in the event that the broker terminates abnormally.
+
+    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`
+
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, context: BrokerContext) -> None:
+        super().__init__(context)
+
+        # bypass the `test_plugins_correct_has_attr` until it can be updated
+        if not hasattr(self.config, "file"):
+            logger.warning("`Config` is missing a `file` attribute")
+            return
+
+        self._engine = create_async_engine(f"sqlite+aiosqlite:///{self.config.file}")
+        self._db_session_maker = async_sessionmaker(self._engine, expire_on_commit=False)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    async def _get_or_create_session(db_session: AsyncSession, client_id:str) -> StoredSession:
+
+        stmt = select(StoredSession).filter(StoredSession.client_id == client_id)
+        stored_session = await db_session.scalar(stmt)
+        if stored_session is None:
+            stored_session = StoredSession(client_id=client_id)
+            db_session.add(stored_session)
+        await db_session.flush()
+        return stored_session
+
+
+    @staticmethod
+    async def _get_or_create_message(db_session: AsyncSession, topic:str) -> StoredMessage:
+
+        stmt = select(StoredMessage).filter(StoredMessage.topic == topic)
+        stored_message = await db_session.scalar(stmt)
+        if stored_message is None:
+            stored_message = StoredMessage(topic=topic)
+            db_session.add(stored_message)
+        await db_session.flush()
+        return stored_message
+
+
+    async def on_broker_client_connected(self, client_id:str, client_session:Session) -> None:
+        """Search to see if session already exists."""
+        # if client id doesn't exist, create (can ignore if session is anonymous)
+        # update session information (will, clean_session, etc)
+
+        # don't store session information for clean or anonymous sessions
+        if client_session.clean_session in (None, True) or client_session.is_anonymous:
+            return
+        async with self._db_session_maker() as db_session, db_session.begin():
+            stored_session = await self._get_or_create_session(db_session, client_id)
+
+            stored_session.clean_session = client_session.clean_session
+            stored_session.will_flag = client_session.will_flag
+            stored_session.will_message = client_session.will_message  # type: ignore[assignment]
+            stored_session.will_qos = client_session.will_qos
+            stored_session.will_retain = client_session.will_retain
+            stored_session.will_topic = client_session.will_topic
+            stored_session.keep_alive = client_session.keep_alive
+
+            await db_session.flush()
+
+    async def on_broker_client_subscribed(self, client_id: str, topic: str, qos: int) -> None:
+        """Create/update subscription if clean session = false."""
+        session = self.context.get_session(client_id)
+        if not session:
+            logger.warning(f"'{client_id}' is subscribing but doesn't have a session")
+            return
+
+        if session.clean_session:
+            return
+
+        async with self._db_session_maker() as db_session, db_session.begin():
+            # stored sessions shouldn't need to be created here, but we'll use the same helper...
+            stored_session = await self._get_or_create_session(db_session, client_id)
+            stored_session.subscriptions = [*stored_session.subscriptions, Subscription(topic, qos)]
+            await db_session.flush()
+
+    async def on_broker_client_unsubscribed(self, client_id: str, topic: str) -> None:
+        """Remove subscription if clean session = false."""
+
+    async def on_broker_retained_message(self, *, client_id: str | None, retained_message: RetainedApplicationMessage) -> None:
+        """Update to retained messages.
+
+        if retained_message.data is None or '', the message is being cleared
+        """
+        # if client_id is valid, the retained message is for a disconnected client
+        if client_id is not None:
+            async with self._db_session_maker() as db_session, db_session.begin():
+                # stored sessions shouldn't need to be created here, but we'll use the same helper...
+                stored_session = await self._get_or_create_session(db_session, client_id)
+                stored_session.retained = [*stored_session.retained, RetainedMessage(retained_message.topic,
+                                                                                     retained_message.data.decode(),
+                                                                                     retained_message.qos or 0)]
+                await db_session.flush()
+            return
+
+        async with self._db_session_maker() as db_session, db_session.begin():
+            # if the retained message has data, we need to store/update for the topic
+            if retained_message.data:
+                client_message = await self._get_or_create_message(db_session, retained_message.topic)
+                client_message.data = retained_message.data  # type: ignore[assignment]
+                client_message.qos = retained_message.qos or 0
+                await db_session.flush()
+                return
+
+            # if there is no data, clear the stored message (if exists) for the topic
+            stmt = select(StoredMessage).filter(StoredMessage.topic == retained_message.topic)
+            topic_message = await db_session.scalar(stmt)
+            if topic_message is not None:
+                await db_session.delete(topic_message)
+                await db_session.flush()
+            return
+
+    async def on_broker_pre_start(self) -> None:
+        """Initialize the database and db connection."""
+        async with self._engine.begin() as conn:
+            await conn.run_sync(Base.metadata.create_all)
+
+    async def on_broker_post_start(self) -> None:
+        """Load subscriptions."""
+        if len(self.context.subscriptions) > 0:
+            msg = "SessionDBPlugin : broker shouldn't have any subscriptions yet"
+            raise PluginError(msg)
+
+        if len(list(self.context.sessions)) > 0:
+            msg = "SessionDBPlugin : broker shouldn't have any sessions yet"
+            raise PluginError(msg)
+
+        async with self._db_session_maker() as db_session, db_session.begin():
+            stmt = select(StoredSession)
+            stored_sessions = await db_session.execute(stmt)
+
+            restored_sessions = 0
+            for stored_session in stored_sessions.scalars():
+                await self.context.add_subscription(stored_session.client_id, None, None)
+                for subscription in stored_session.subscriptions:
+                    await self.context.add_subscription(stored_session.client_id,
+                                                        subscription.topic,
+                                                        subscription.qos)
+                session = self.context.get_session(stored_session.client_id)
+                if not session:
+                    continue
+                session.clean_session = stored_session.clean_session
+                session.will_flag = stored_session.will_flag
+                session.will_message = stored_session.will_message
+                session.will_qos = stored_session.will_qos
+                session.will_retain = stored_session.will_retain
+                session.will_topic = stored_session.will_topic
+                session.keep_alive = stored_session.keep_alive
+
+                for message in stored_session.retained:
+                    retained_message = RetainedApplicationMessage(
+                        source_session=None,
+                        topic=message.topic,
+                        data=message.data.encode(),
+                        qos=message.qos
+                    )
+                    await session.retained_messages.put(retained_message)
+                restored_sessions += 1
+
+            stmt = select(StoredMessage)
+            stored_messages: Result[tuple[StoredMessage]] = await db_session.execute(stmt)
+
+            restored_messages = 0
+            retained_messages = self.context.retained_messages
+            for stored_message in stored_messages.scalars():
+                retained_messages[stored_message.topic] = (RetainedApplicationMessage(
+                    source_session=None,
+                    topic=stored_message.topic,
+                    data=stored_message.data or b"",
+                    qos=stored_message.qos
+                ))
+                restored_messages += 1
+            logger.info(f"Retained messages restored: {restored_messages}")
+
+
+        logger.info(f"Restored {restored_sessions} sessions.")
+
+    async def on_broker_pre_shutdown(self) -> None:
+        """Clean up the db connection."""
+        await self._engine.dispose()
+
+    async def on_broker_post_shutdown(self) -> None:
+
+        if self.config.clear_on_shutdown and self.config.file.exists():
+            self.config.file.unlink()
+
+    @dataclass
+    class Config:
+        """Configuration variables."""
+
+        file: str | Path = "amqtt.db"
+        """path & filename to store the sqlite session db."""
+        clear_on_shutdown: bool = True
+        """if the broker shutdowns down normally, don't retain any information."""
+
+        def __post_init__(self) -> None:
+            """Create `Path` from string path."""
+            if isinstance(self.file, str):
+                self.file = Path(self.file)
diff --git a/amqtt/events.py b/amqtt/events.py
index 013f26a..96cdd39 100644
--- a/amqtt/events.py
+++ b/amqtt/events.py
@@ -31,4 +31,5 @@ class BrokerEvents(Events):
     CLIENT_DISCONNECTED = "broker_client_disconnected"
     CLIENT_SUBSCRIBED = "broker_client_subscribed"
     CLIENT_UNSUBSCRIBED = "broker_client_unsubscribed"
+    RETAINED_MESSAGE = "broker_retained_message"
     MESSAGE_RECEIVED = "broker_message_received"
diff --git a/amqtt/plugins/manager.py b/amqtt/plugins/manager.py
index dcc5a8a..1d8abef 100644
--- a/amqtt/plugins/manager.py
+++ b/amqtt/plugins/manager.py
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ import copy
 from importlib.metadata import EntryPoint, EntryPoints, entry_points
 from inspect import iscoroutinefunction
 import logging
+import sys
+import traceback
 from typing import Any, Generic, NamedTuple, Optional, TypeAlias, TypeVar, cast
 import warnings
 
@@ -291,6 +293,15 @@ class PluginManager(Generic[C]):
         return asyncio.ensure_future(coro)
 
     def _clean_fired_events(self, future: asyncio.Future[Any]) -> None:
+        if self.logger.getEffectiveLevel() <= logging.DEBUG:
+            try:
+                future.result()
+            except asyncio.CancelledError:
+                self.logger.warning("fired event was cancelled")
+            # display plugin fault; don't allow it to cause a broker failure
+            except Exception as exc:  # noqa: BLE001, pylint: disable=W0718
+                traceback.print_exception(type(exc), exc, exc.__traceback__, file=sys.stderr)
+
         with contextlib.suppress(KeyError, ValueError):
             self._fired_events.remove(future)
 
diff --git a/amqtt/plugins/persistence.py b/amqtt/plugins/persistence.py
index ee79d33..0148dc7 100644
--- a/amqtt/plugins/persistence.py
+++ b/amqtt/plugins/persistence.py
@@ -1,85 +1,11 @@
-import json
-import sqlite3
-from typing import Any
+import warnings
 
-from amqtt.contexts import BaseContext
-from amqtt.session import Session
+from amqtt.broker import BrokerContext
+from amqtt.plugins.base import BasePlugin
 
 
-class SQLitePlugin:
-    def __init__(self, context: BaseContext) -> None:
-        self.context: BaseContext = context
-        self.conn: sqlite3.Connection | None = None
-        self.cursor: sqlite3.Cursor | None = None
-        self.db_file: str | None = None
-        self.persistence_config: dict[str, Any]
+class SQLitePlugin(BasePlugin[BrokerContext]):
 
-        if (
-            persistence_config := self.context.config.get("persistence") if self.context.config is not None else None
-        ) is not None:
-            self.persistence_config = persistence_config
-            self.init_db()
-        else:
-            self.context.logger.warning("'persistence' section not found in context configuration")
-
-    def init_db(self) -> None:
-        self.db_file = self.persistence_config.get("file")
-        if not self.db_file:
-            self.context.logger.warning("'file' persistence parameter not found")
-        else:
-            try:
-                self.conn = sqlite3.connect(self.db_file)
-                self.cursor = self.conn.cursor()
-                self.context.logger.info(f"Database file '{self.db_file}' opened")
-            except Exception:
-                self.context.logger.exception(f"Error while initializing database '{self.db_file}'")
-        if self.cursor:
-            self.cursor.execute(
-                "CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS session(client_id TEXT PRIMARY KEY, data BLOB)",
-            )
-            self.cursor.execute("PRAGMA table_info(session)")
-            columns = {col[1] for col in self.cursor.fetchall()}
-            required_columns = {"client_id", "data"}
-            if not required_columns.issubset(columns):
-                self.context.logger.error("Database schema for 'session' table is incompatible.")
-
-    async def save_session(self, session: Session) -> None:
-        if self.cursor and self.conn:
-            dump: str = json.dumps(session, default=str)
-            try:
-                self.cursor.execute(
-                    "INSERT OR REPLACE INTO session (client_id, data) VALUES (?, ?)",
-                    (session.client_id, dump),
-                )
-                self.conn.commit()
-            except Exception:
-                self.context.logger.exception(f"Failed saving session '{session}'")
-
-    async def find_session(self, client_id: str) -> Session | None:
-        if self.cursor:
-            row = self.cursor.execute(
-                "SELECT data FROM session where client_id=?",
-                (client_id,),
-            ).fetchone()
-            return json.loads(row[0]) if row else None
-        return None
-
-    async def del_session(self, client_id: str) -> None:
-        if self.cursor and self.conn:
-            try:
-                exists = self.cursor.execute("SELECT 1 FROM session WHERE client_id=?", (client_id,)).fetchone()
-                if exists:
-                    self.cursor.execute("DELETE FROM session where client_id=?", (client_id,))
-                    self.conn.commit()
-            except Exception:
-                self.context.logger.exception(f"Failed deleting session with client_id '{client_id}'")
-
-    async def on_broker_post_shutdown(self) -> None:
-        if self.conn:
-            try:
-                self.conn.close()
-                self.context.logger.info(f"Database file '{self.db_file}' closed")
-            except Exception:
-                self.context.logger.exception("Error closing database connection")
-            finally:
-                self.conn = None
+    def __init__(self, context: BrokerContext) -> None:
+        super().__init__(context)
+        warnings.warn("SQLitePlugin is deprecated, use amqtt.contrib.persistence.SessionDBPlugin", stacklevel=1)
diff --git a/amqtt/plugins/sys/broker.py b/amqtt/plugins/sys/broker.py
index eae03d1..4a46188 100644
--- a/amqtt/plugins/sys/broker.py
+++ b/amqtt/plugins/sys/broker.py
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ class BrokerSysPlugin(BasePlugin[BrokerContext]):
         """Initialize statistics and start $SYS broadcasting."""
         self._stats[STAT_START_TIME] = int(datetime.now(tz=UTC).timestamp())
         version = f"aMQTT version {amqtt.__version__}"
-        self.context.retain_message(DOLLAR_SYS_ROOT + "version", version.encode())
+        await self.context.retain_message(DOLLAR_SYS_ROOT + "version", version.encode())
 
         # Start $SYS topics management
         try:
diff --git a/docs/plugins/custom_plugins.md b/docs/plugins/custom_plugins.md
index 5a69c01..e2a017e 100644
--- a/docs/plugins/custom_plugins.md
+++ b/docs/plugins/custom_plugins.md
@@ -106,6 +106,8 @@ All plugins are notified of events if the `BasePlugin` subclass implements one o
 - `async def on_broker_client_connected(self, *, client_id:str) -> None`
 - `async def on_broker_client_disconnected(self, *, client_id:str) -> None`
 
+- `async def on_broker_retained_message(self, *, client_id: str | None, retained_message: RetainedApplicationMessage) -> None`
+
 - `async def on_broker_client_subscribed(self, *, client_id: str, topic: str, qos: int) -> None`
 - `async def on_broker_client_unsubscribed(self, *, client_id: str, topic: str) -> None`
 
@@ -115,6 +117,11 @@ All plugins are notified of events if the `BasePlugin` subclass implements one o
 - `async def on_mqtt_packet_received(self, *, packet: MQTTPacket[MQTTVariableHeader, MQTTPayload[MQTTVariableHeader], MQTTFixedHeader], session: Session | None = None) -> None`
 
 
+!!! note retained message event
+    if the `client_id` is `None`, the message is retained for a topic
+    if the `retained_message.data` is `None` or empty (`''`), the topic message is being cleared
+
+
 ## Authentication Plugins
 
 In addition to receiving any of the event callbacks, a plugin which subclasses from `BaseAuthPlugin`
diff --git a/docs/plugins/packaged_plugins.md b/docs/plugins/packaged_plugins.md
index dbf9731..fa65b83 100644
--- a/docs/plugins/packaged_plugins.md
+++ b/docs/plugins/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
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ Authentication plugin allowing anonymous access.
       extra:
         class_style: "simple"
 
-
 !!! danger
     even if `allow_anonymous` is set to `false`, the plugin will still allow access if a username is provided by the client
 
diff --git a/docs/plugins/session.md b/docs/plugins/session.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a9f45ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/plugins/session.md
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# Session Persistence
+
+`amqtt.plugins.persistence.SessionDBPlugin`
+
+Plugin to store session information and retained topic messages in the event that the broker terminates abnormally.
+
+::: amqtt.plugins.persistence.SessionDBPlugin.Config
+    options:
+      show_source: false
+      heading_level: 4
+      extra:
+        class_style: "simple"
diff --git a/docs_web/index.md b/docs_web/index.md
index 8d4110d..3f933d6 100644
--- a/docs_web/index.md
+++ b/docs_web/index.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 - Communication over TCP and/or websocket, including support for SSL/TLS
 - Support QoS 0, QoS 1 and QoS 2 messages flow
 - Client auto-reconnection on network lost
-- Functionality expansion; plugins included: authentication and `$SYS` topic publishing
+- Custom functionality expansion; plugins included: authentication, `$SYS` topic publishing, session persistence
 
 ## Installation
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 461e220..4aa0168 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ dependencies = [
   "typer==0.15.4",
   "aiohttp>=3.12.7",
   "dacite>=1.9.2",
-  "psutil>=7.0.0",
+  "psutil>=7.0.0"
 ]
 
 [dependency-groups]
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ dev = [
   "pytest>=8.3.5", # https://pypi.org/project/pytest
   "ruff>=0.11.3", # https://pypi.org/project/ruff
   "setuptools>=78.1.0",
+  "sqlalchemy[mypy]>=2.0.41",
   "types-mock>=5.2.0.20250306", # https://pypi.org/project/types-mock
   "types-PyYAML>=6.0.12.20250402", # https://pypi.org/project/types-PyYAML
   "types-setuptools>=78.1.0.20250329", # https://pypi.org/project/types-setuptools
@@ -84,7 +85,9 @@ docs = [
 [project.optional-dependencies]
 ci = ["coveralls==4.0.1"]
 contrib = [
-    "sqlalchemy>=2.0.41",
+    "aiosqlite>=0.21.0",
+    "greenlet>=3.2.3",
+    "sqlalchemy[asyncio]>=2.0.41",
     "argon2-cffi>=25.1.0",
     "aiohttp>=3.12.13",
 ]
diff --git a/samples/client_publish_ssl.py b/samples/client_publish_ssl.py
index 528c347..9d0c0b7 100644
--- a/samples/client_publish_ssl.py
+++ b/samples/client_publish_ssl.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import argparse
 import asyncio
 import logging
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -23,13 +24,13 @@ config = {
     },
     "auto_reconnect": False,
     "check_hostname": False,
-    "certfile": "cert.pem",
+    "certfile": "",
 }
 
-client = MQTTClient(config=config)
 
-
-async def test_coro() -> None:
+async def test_coro(certfile: str) -> None:
+    config['certfile'] = certfile
+    client = MQTTClient(config=config)
 
     await client.connect("mqtts://localhost:8883")
     tasks = [
@@ -45,7 +46,11 @@ async def test_coro() -> None:
 def __main__():
     formatter = "[%(asctime)s] {%(filename)s:%(lineno)d} %(levelname)s - %(message)s"
     logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG, format=formatter)
-    asyncio.run(test_coro())
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+    parser.add_argument('--cert', default='cert.pem', help="path & file to verify server's authenticity")
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    asyncio.run(test_coro(args.cert))
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     __main__()
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index 43a1d61..2b40a1a 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import logging
+import subprocess
 from pathlib import Path
 import tempfile
 from typing import Any
@@ -15,19 +16,46 @@ log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 pytest_plugins = ["pytest_logdog"]
 
-test_config = {
-    "listeners": {
-        "default": {"type": "tcp", "bind": "127.0.0.1:1883", "max_connections": 15},
-        "ws": {"type": "ws", "bind": "127.0.0.1:8080", "max_connections": 15},
-        "wss": {"type": "ws", "bind": "127.0.0.1:8081", "max_connections": 15},
-    },
-    "sys_interval": 0,
-    "auth": {
-        "allow-anonymous": True,
-    }
-}
+@pytest.fixture
+def rsa_keys():
+    tmp_dir = tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(prefix='amqtt-test-')
+    cert = Path(tmp_dir.name) / "cert.pem"
+    key = Path(tmp_dir.name) / "key.pem"
+    cmd = f'openssl req -x509 -nodes -days 365 -newkey rsa:2048 -keyout {key} -out {cert} -subj "/CN=localhost"'
+    subprocess.run(cmd, shell=True, capture_output=True, text=True)
+    yield cert, key
+    tmp_dir.cleanup()
 
 
+@pytest.fixture
+def test_config(rsa_keys):
+    certfile, keyfile = rsa_keys
+    yield {
+        "listeners": {
+            "default": {"type": "tcp", "bind": "127.0.0.1:1883", "max_connections": 15},
+            "mqtts": {
+                "type": "tcp",
+                "bind": "127.0.0.1:1884",
+                "max_connections": 15,
+                "ssl": True,
+                "certfile": certfile,
+                "keyfile": keyfile
+            },
+            "ws": {"type": "ws", "bind": "127.0.0.1:8080", "max_connections": 15},
+            "wss": {
+                "type": "ws",
+                "bind": "127.0.0.1:8081",
+                "max_connections": 15,
+                "ssl": True,
+                'certfile': certfile,
+                'keyfile': keyfile},
+        },
+        "sys_interval": 0,
+        "auth": {
+            "allow-anonymous": True,
+        }
+    }
+
 test_config_acl: dict[str, int | dict[str, Any]] = {
     "listeners": {
         "default": {"type": "tcp", "bind": "127.0.0.1:1884", "max_connections": 10},
@@ -64,7 +92,7 @@ def mock_plugin_manager():
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
-async def broker_fixture():
+async def broker_fixture(test_config):
     broker = Broker(test_config, plugin_namespace="amqtt.test.plugins")
     await broker.start()
     assert broker.transitions.is_started()
@@ -78,7 +106,7 @@ async def broker_fixture():
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
-async def broker(mock_plugin_manager):
+async def broker(mock_plugin_manager, test_config):
     # just making sure the mock is in place before we start our broker
     assert mock_plugin_manager is not None
 
diff --git a/tests/contrib/test_persistence.py b/tests/contrib/test_persistence.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..36d1d8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/contrib/test_persistence.py
@@ -0,0 +1,543 @@
+import asyncio
+import logging
+from pathlib import Path
+import sqlite3
+import pytest
+import aiosqlite
+
+from sqlalchemy.ext.asyncio import async_sessionmaker, create_async_engine
+from sqlalchemy import select
+
+from amqtt.broker import Broker, BrokerContext, RetainedApplicationMessage
+from amqtt.client import MQTTClient
+from amqtt.mqtt.constants import QOS_1
+from amqtt.contrib.persistence import SessionDBPlugin, Subscription, StoredSession, RetainedMessage
+from amqtt.session import Session
+
+formatter = "[%(asctime)s] %(name)s {%(filename)s:%(lineno)d} %(levelname)s - %(message)s"
+logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG, format=formatter)
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+@pytest.fixture
+async def db_file():
+    db_file = Path(__file__).parent / "amqtt.db"
+    if db_file.exists():
+        raise NotImplementedError("existing db file found, should it be cleaned up?")
+
+    yield db_file
+    if db_file.exists():
+        db_file.unlink()
+
+@pytest.fixture
+async def broker_context():
+    cfg = {
+        'listeners': { 'default': {'type': 'tcp', 'bind': 'localhost:1883' }},
+        'plugins': {}
+    }
+
+    context = BrokerContext(broker=Broker(config=cfg))
+    yield context
+
+@pytest.fixture
+async def db_session_factory(db_file):
+    engine = create_async_engine(f"sqlite+aiosqlite:///{str(db_file)}")
+    factory = async_sessionmaker(engine, expire_on_commit=False)
+    yield factory
+
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_initialize_tables(db_file, broker_context):
+
+    broker_context.config = SessionDBPlugin.Config(file=db_file)
+    session_db_plugin = SessionDBPlugin(broker_context)
+    await session_db_plugin.on_broker_pre_start()
+
+    assert db_file.exists()
+
+    conn = sqlite3.connect(str(db_file))
+    cursor = conn.cursor()
+    table_name = 'stored_sessions'
+    cursor.execute(f"PRAGMA table_info({table_name});")
+    rows = cursor.fetchall()
+    column_names = [row[1] for row in rows]
+    assert len(column_names) > 1
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_create_stored_session(db_file, broker_context, db_session_factory):
+
+    broker_context.config = SessionDBPlugin.Config(file=db_file)
+    session_db_plugin = SessionDBPlugin(broker_context)
+    await session_db_plugin.on_broker_pre_start()
+
+    async with db_session_factory() as db_session:
+        async with db_session.begin():
+            stored_session = await session_db_plugin._get_or_create_session(db_session, 'test_client_1')
+            assert stored_session.client_id == 'test_client_1'
+
+    async with aiosqlite.connect(str(db_file)) as db:
+        async with await db.execute("SELECT * FROM stored_sessions") as cursor:
+            async for row in cursor:
+                assert row[1] == 'test_client_1'
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_get_stored_session(db_file, broker_context, db_session_factory):
+    broker_context.config = SessionDBPlugin.Config(file=db_file)
+    session_db_plugin = SessionDBPlugin(broker_context)
+    await session_db_plugin.on_broker_pre_start()
+
+    async with aiosqlite.connect(str(db_file)) as db:
+        sql = """INSERT INTO stored_sessions (
+    client_id, clean_session, will_flag,
+    will_qos, keep_alive,
+    retained, subscriptions
+) VALUES (
+    'test_client_1',
+    1,
+    0,
+    1,
+    60,
+    '[]',
+    '[{"topic":"sensors/#","qos":1}]'
+)"""
+        await db.execute(sql)
+        await db.commit()
+
+    async with db_session_factory() as db_session:
+        async with db_session.begin():
+            stored_session = await session_db_plugin._get_or_create_session(db_session, 'test_client_1')
+            assert stored_session.subscriptions == [Subscription(topic='sensors/#', qos=1)]
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_update_stored_session(db_file, broker_context, db_session_factory):
+    broker_context.config = SessionDBPlugin.Config(file=db_file)
+
+    # create session for client id (without subscription)
+    await broker_context.add_subscription('test_client_1', None, None)
+
+    session = broker_context.get_session('test_client_1')
+    assert session is not None
+    session.clean_session = False
+
+    session_db_plugin = SessionDBPlugin(broker_context)
+    await session_db_plugin.on_broker_pre_start()
+
+    # initialize with stored client session
+    async with aiosqlite.connect(str(db_file)) as db:
+        sql = """INSERT INTO stored_sessions (
+    client_id, clean_session, will_flag,
+    will_qos, keep_alive,
+    retained, subscriptions
+) VALUES (
+    'test_client_1',
+    1,
+    0,
+    1,
+    60,
+    '[]',
+    '[{"topic":"sensors/#","qos":1}]'
+)"""
+        await db.execute(sql)
+        await db.commit()
+
+    await session_db_plugin.on_broker_client_subscribed(client_id='test_client_1', topic='my/topic', qos=2)
+
+    # verify that the stored session has been updated with the new subscription
+    has_stored_session = False
+    async with aiosqlite.connect(str(db_file)) as db:
+        async with await db.execute("SELECT * FROM stored_sessions") as cursor:
+            async for row in cursor:
+                assert row[1] == 'test_client_1'
+                assert row[-1] == '[{"topic": "sensors/#", "qos": 1}, {"topic": "my/topic", "qos": 2}]'
+                has_stored_session = True
+    assert has_stored_session, "stored session wasn't updated"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_client_connected_with_clean_session(db_file, broker_context, db_session_factory) -> None:
+
+    broker_context.config = SessionDBPlugin.Config(file=db_file)
+    session_db_plugin = SessionDBPlugin(broker_context)
+    await session_db_plugin.on_broker_pre_start()
+
+    session = Session()
+    session.client_id = 'test_client_connected'
+    session.is_anonymous = False
+    session.clean_session = True
+
+    await session_db_plugin.on_broker_client_connected(client_id='test_client_connected', client_session=session)
+
+    async with aiosqlite.connect(str(db_file)) as db_conn:
+        db_conn.row_factory = sqlite3.Row
+
+        async with await db_conn.execute("SELECT * FROM stored_sessions") as cursor:
+            assert len(await cursor.fetchall()) == 0
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_client_connected_anonymous_session(db_file, broker_context, db_session_factory) -> None:
+
+    broker_context.config = SessionDBPlugin.Config(file=db_file)
+    session_db_plugin = SessionDBPlugin(broker_context)
+    await session_db_plugin.on_broker_pre_start()
+
+    session = Session()
+    session.is_anonymous = True
+    session.client_id = 'test_client_connected'
+
+    await session_db_plugin.on_broker_client_connected(client_id='test_client_connected', client_session=session)
+
+    async with aiosqlite.connect(str(db_file)) as db_conn:
+        db_conn.row_factory = sqlite3.Row  # Set the row_factory
+        async with await db_conn.execute("SELECT * FROM stored_sessions") as cursor:
+            assert len(await cursor.fetchall()) == 0
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_client_connected_and_stored_session(db_file, broker_context, db_session_factory) -> None:
+
+    broker_context.config = SessionDBPlugin.Config(file=db_file)
+    session_db_plugin = SessionDBPlugin(broker_context)
+    await session_db_plugin.on_broker_pre_start()
+
+    session = Session()
+    session.client_id = 'test_client_connected'
+    session.is_anonymous = False
+    session.clean_session = False
+    session.will_flag = True
+    session.will_qos = 1
+    session.will_topic = 'my/will/topic'
+    session.will_retain = False
+    session.will_message = b'test connected client has a last will (and testament) message'
+    session.keep_alive = 42
+
+    await session_db_plugin.on_broker_client_connected(client_id='test_client_connected', client_session=session)
+
+    has_stored_session = False
+    async with aiosqlite.connect(str(db_file)) as db_conn:
+        db_conn.row_factory = sqlite3.Row  # Set the row_factory
+
+        async with await db_conn.execute("SELECT * FROM stored_sessions") as cursor:
+            for row in await cursor.fetchall():
+                assert row['client_id'] == 'test_client_connected'
+                assert row['clean_session'] == False
+                assert row['will_flag'] == True
+                assert row['will_qos'] == 1
+                assert row['will_topic'] == 'my/will/topic'
+                assert row['will_retain'] == False
+                assert row['will_message'] == b'test connected client has a last will (and testament) message'
+                assert row['keep_alive'] == 42
+                has_stored_session = True
+    assert has_stored_session, "client session wasn't stored"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_repopulate_stored_sessions(db_file, broker_context, db_session_factory) -> None:
+
+    broker_context.config = SessionDBPlugin.Config(file=db_file)
+    session_db_plugin = SessionDBPlugin(broker_context)
+    await session_db_plugin.on_broker_pre_start()
+
+    async with aiosqlite.connect(str(db_file)) as db:
+        sql = """INSERT INTO stored_sessions (
+        client_id, clean_session, will_flag,
+        will_qos, keep_alive,
+        retained, subscriptions
+    ) VALUES (
+        'test_client_1',
+        1,
+        0,
+        1,
+        60,
+        '[{"topic":"sensors/#","data":"this message is retained when client reconnects","qos":1}]',
+        '[{"topic":"sensors/#","qos":1}]'
+    )"""
+        await db.execute(sql)
+        await db.commit()
+
+    await session_db_plugin.on_broker_post_start()
+
+    session = broker_context.get_session('test_client_1')
+    assert session is not None
+    assert session.retained_messages.qsize() == 1
+
+    assert 'sensors/#' in broker_context._broker_instance._subscriptions
+
+    # ugly: b/c _subscriptions is a list of dictionaries of tuples
+    assert broker_context._broker_instance._subscriptions['sensors/#'][0][1] == 1
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_client_retained_message(db_file, broker_context, db_session_factory) -> None:
+
+    broker_context.config = SessionDBPlugin.Config(file=db_file)
+    session_db_plugin = SessionDBPlugin(broker_context)
+    await session_db_plugin.on_broker_pre_start()
+
+    # add a session to the broker
+    await broker_context.add_subscription('test_retained_client', None, None)
+
+    # update the session so that it's retained
+    session = broker_context.get_session('test_retained_client')
+    assert session is not None
+    session.is_anonymous = False
+    session.clean_session = False
+    session.transitions.disconnect()
+
+    retained_message = RetainedApplicationMessage(source_session=session, topic='my/retained/topic', data=b'retain message for disconnected client', qos=2)
+    await session_db_plugin.on_broker_retained_message(client_id='test_retained_client', retained_message=retained_message)
+
+    async with db_session_factory() as db_session:
+        async with db_session.begin():
+            stmt = select(StoredSession).filter(StoredSession.client_id == 'test_retained_client')
+            stored_session = await db_session.scalar(stmt)
+            assert stored_session is not None
+            assert len(stored_session.retained) > 0
+            assert RetainedMessage(topic='my/retained/topic', data='retained message', qos=2)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_topic_retained_message(db_file, broker_context, db_session_factory) -> None:
+
+    broker_context.config = SessionDBPlugin.Config(file=db_file, clear_on_shutdown=False)
+    session_db_plugin = SessionDBPlugin(broker_context)
+    await session_db_plugin.on_broker_pre_start()
+
+    # add a session to the broker
+    await broker_context.add_subscription('test_retained_client', None, None)
+
+    # update the session so that it's retained
+    session = broker_context.get_session('test_retained_client')
+    assert session is not None
+    session.is_anonymous = False
+    session.clean_session = False
+    session.transitions.disconnect()
+
+    retained_message = RetainedApplicationMessage(source_session=session, topic='my/retained/topic', data=b'retained message', qos=2)
+    await session_db_plugin.on_broker_retained_message(client_id=None, retained_message=retained_message)
+
+    has_stored_message = False
+    async with aiosqlite.connect(str(db_file)) as db_conn:
+        db_conn.row_factory = sqlite3.Row  # Set the row_factory
+
+        async with await db_conn.execute("SELECT * FROM stored_messages") as cursor:
+            # assert(len(await cursor.fetchall()) > 0)
+            for row in await cursor.fetchall():
+                assert row['topic'] == 'my/retained/topic'
+                assert row['data'] == b'retained message'
+                assert row['qos'] == 2
+                has_stored_message = True
+
+    assert has_stored_message, "retained topic message wasn't stored"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_topic_clear_retained_message(db_file, broker_context, db_session_factory) -> None:
+
+    broker_context.config = SessionDBPlugin.Config(file=db_file)
+    session_db_plugin = SessionDBPlugin(broker_context)
+    await session_db_plugin.on_broker_pre_start()
+
+    # add a session to the broker
+    await broker_context.add_subscription('test_retained_client', None, None)
+
+    # update the session so that it's retained
+    session = broker_context.get_session('test_retained_client')
+    assert session is not None
+    session.is_anonymous = False
+    session.clean_session = False
+    session.transitions.disconnect()
+
+    retained_message = RetainedApplicationMessage(source_session=session, topic='my/retained/topic', data=b'', qos=0)
+    await session_db_plugin.on_broker_retained_message(client_id=None, retained_message=retained_message)
+
+    async with aiosqlite.connect(str(db_file)) as db_conn:
+        db_conn.row_factory = sqlite3.Row
+
+        async with await db_conn.execute("SELECT * FROM stored_messages") as cursor:
+            assert(len(await cursor.fetchall()) == 0)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_restoring_retained_message(db_file, broker_context, db_session_factory) -> None:
+
+    broker_context.config = SessionDBPlugin.Config(file=db_file)
+    session_db_plugin = SessionDBPlugin(broker_context)
+    await session_db_plugin.on_broker_pre_start()
+
+    stmts = ("INSERT INTO stored_messages VALUES(1,'my/retained/topic1',X'72657461696e6564206d657373616765',2)",
+             "INSERT INTO stored_messages VALUES(2,'my/retained/topic2',X'72657461696e6564206d65737361676532',2)",
+             "INSERT INTO stored_messages VALUES(3,'my/retained/topic3',X'72657461696e6564206d65737361676533',2)")
+
+    async with aiosqlite.connect(str(db_file)) as db:
+        for stmt in stmts:
+            await db.execute(stmt)
+        await db.commit()
+
+    await session_db_plugin.on_broker_post_start()
+
+    assert len(broker_context.retained_messages) == 3
+    assert 'my/retained/topic1' in broker_context.retained_messages
+    assert 'my/retained/topic2' in broker_context.retained_messages
+    assert 'my/retained/topic3' in broker_context.retained_messages
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def db_config(db_file):
+    return {
+        'listeners': {
+            'default': {
+                'type': 'tcp',
+                'bind': '127.0.0.1:1883'
+            }
+        },
+        'plugins': {
+            'amqtt.plugins.authentication.AnonymousAuthPlugin': {'allow_anonymous': False},
+            'amqtt.contrib.persistence.SessionDBPlugin': {
+                'file': db_file,
+                'clear_on_shutdown': False
+
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_broker_client_no_cleanup(db_file, db_config) -> None:
+
+    b1 = Broker(config=db_config)
+    await b1.start()
+    await asyncio.sleep(0.1)
+
+    c1 = MQTTClient(client_id='test_client1', config={'auto_reconnect':False})
+    await c1.connect("mqtt://myUsername@127.0.0.1:1883", cleansession=False)
+
+    # test that this message is retained for the topic upon restore
+    await c1.publish("my/retained/topic", b'retained message for topic my/retained/topic', retain=True)
+    await asyncio.sleep(0.2)
+    await c1.disconnect()
+    await b1.shutdown()
+
+    # new broker should load the previous broker's db file since clean_on_shutdown is false in config
+    b2 = Broker(config=db_config)
+    await b2.start()
+    await asyncio.sleep(0.1)
+
+    # upon subscribing to topic with retained message, it should be received
+    c2 = MQTTClient(client_id='test_client2', config={'auto_reconnect':False})
+    await c2.connect("mqtt://myOtherUsername@localhost:1883", cleansession=False)
+    await c2.subscribe([
+        ('my/retained/topic', QOS_1)
+    ])
+    msg = await c2.deliver_message(timeout_duration=1)
+    assert msg is not None
+    assert msg.topic == "my/retained/topic"
+    assert msg.data == b'retained message for topic my/retained/topic'
+
+    await c2.disconnect()
+    await b2.shutdown()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_broker_client_retain_subscription(db_file, db_config) -> None:
+
+    b1 = Broker(config=db_config)
+    await b1.start()
+    await asyncio.sleep(0.1)
+
+    c1 = MQTTClient(client_id='test_client1', config={'auto_reconnect':False})
+    await c1.connect("mqtt://myUsername@127.0.0.1:1883", cleansession=False)
+
+    # test to make sure the subscription is re-established upon reconnection after broker restart (clear_on_shutdown = False)
+    ret = await c1.subscribe([
+        ('my/offline/topic', QOS_1)
+    ])
+    assert ret == [QOS_1,]
+    await asyncio.sleep(0.2)
+    await c1.disconnect()
+    await asyncio.sleep(0.1)
+    await b1.shutdown()
+
+    # new broker should load the previous broker's db file
+    b2 = Broker(config=db_config)
+    await b2.start()
+    await asyncio.sleep(0.1)
+
+    # client1's subscription should have been restored, so when it connects, it should receive this message
+    c2 = MQTTClient(client_id='test_client2', config={'auto_reconnect':False})
+    await c2.connect("mqtt://myOtherUsername@localhost:1883", cleansession=False)
+    await c2.publish('my/offline/topic', b'standard message to be retained for offline clients')
+    await asyncio.sleep(0.1)
+    await c2.disconnect()
+
+    await c1.reconnect(cleansession=False)
+    await asyncio.sleep(0.1)
+    msg = await c1.deliver_message(timeout_duration=2)
+    assert msg is not None
+    assert msg.topic == "my/offline/topic"
+    assert msg.data == b'standard message to be retained for offline clients'
+
+    await c1.disconnect()
+    await b2.shutdown()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_broker_client_retain_message(db_file, db_config) -> None:
+    """test to make sure that the retained message because client1 is offline,
+     gets sent when back online after broker restart."""
+
+    b1 = Broker(config=db_config)
+    await b1.start()
+    await asyncio.sleep(0.1)
+
+    c1 = MQTTClient(client_id='test_client1', config={'auto_reconnect':False})
+    await c1.connect("mqtt://myUsername@127.0.0.1:1883", cleansession=False)
+
+    # subscribe to a topic with QOS_1 so that we receive messages, even if we're disconnected when sent
+    ret = await c1.subscribe([
+        ('my/offline/topic', QOS_1)
+    ])
+    assert ret == [QOS_1,]
+    await asyncio.sleep(0.2)
+    # go offline
+    await c1.disconnect()
+    await asyncio.sleep(0.1)
+
+    # another client sends a message to previously subscribed to topic
+    c2 = MQTTClient(client_id='test_client2', config={'auto_reconnect':False})
+    await c2.connect("mqtt://myOtherUsername@localhost:1883", cleansession=False)
+
+    # this message should be delivered after broker stops and restarts (and client connects)
+    await c2.publish('my/offline/topic', b'standard message to be retained for offline clients')
+    await asyncio.sleep(0.1)
+    await c2.disconnect()
+    await asyncio.sleep(0.1)
+    await b1.shutdown()
+
+    # new broker should load the previous broker's db file since we declared clear_on_shutdown = False in config
+    b2 = Broker(config=db_config)
+    await b2.start()
+    await asyncio.sleep(0.1)
+
+    # when first client reconnects, it should receive the message that had been previously retained for it
+    await c1.reconnect(cleansession=False)
+    await asyncio.sleep(0.1)
+    msg = await c1.deliver_message(timeout_duration=2)
+    assert msg is not None
+    assert msg.topic == "my/offline/topic"
+    assert msg.data == b'standard message to be retained for offline clients'
+
+    # client should also receive a message if send on this topic
+    await c1.publish("my/offline/topic", b"online message should also be received")
+    await asyncio.sleep(0.1)
+    msg = await c1.deliver_message(timeout_duration=2)
+    assert msg is not None
+    assert msg.topic == "my/offline/topic"
+    assert msg.data == b'online message should also be received'
+
+    await c1.disconnect()
+    await b2.shutdown()
diff --git a/tests/plugins/test_persistence.py b/tests/plugins/test_persistence.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 35aebd3..0000000
--- a/tests/plugins/test_persistence.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,56 +0,0 @@
-import asyncio
-import logging
-from pathlib import Path
-import sqlite3
-import unittest
-
-from amqtt.contexts import BaseContext
-from amqtt.plugins.persistence import SQLitePlugin
-from amqtt.session import Session
-
-formatter = "[%(asctime)s] %(name)s {%(filename)s:%(lineno)d} %(levelname)s - %(message)s"
-logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG, format=formatter)
-
-
-class TestSQLitePlugin(unittest.TestCase):
-    def setUp(self) -> None:
-        self.loop = asyncio.new_event_loop()
-
-    def test_create_tables(self) -> None:
-        dbfile = Path(__file__).resolve().parent / "test.db"
-
-        context = BaseContext()
-        context.logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-        context.config = {"persistence": {"file": str(dbfile)}}  # Ensure string path for config
-        SQLitePlugin(context)
-
-        try:
-            conn = sqlite3.connect(str(dbfile))  # Convert Path to string for sqlite connection
-            cursor = conn.cursor()
-            rows = cursor.execute("SELECT name FROM sqlite_master WHERE type = 'table'")
-            tables = [row[0] for row in rows]  # List comprehension for brevity
-            assert "session" in tables
-        finally:
-            conn.close()
-
-    def test_save_session(self) -> None:
-        dbfile = Path(__file__).resolve().parent / "test.db"
-
-        context = BaseContext()
-        context.logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-        context.config = {"persistence": {"file": str(dbfile)}}  # Ensure string path for config
-        sql_plugin = SQLitePlugin(context)
-
-        s = Session()
-        s.client_id = "test_save_session"
-
-        self.loop.run_until_complete(sql_plugin.save_session(session=s))
-
-        try:
-            conn = sqlite3.connect(str(dbfile))  # Convert Path to string for sqlite connection
-            cursor = conn.cursor()
-            row = cursor.execute("SELECT client_id FROM session WHERE client_id = 'test_save_session'").fetchone()
-            assert row is not None
-            assert row[0] == s.client_id
-        finally:
-            conn.close()
diff --git a/tests/plugins/test_plugins.py b/tests/plugins/test_plugins.py
index 5cd6d99..5b79e35 100644
--- a/tests/plugins/test_plugins.py
+++ b/tests/plugins/test_plugins.py
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 import asyncio
 import inspect
+import logging
 from functools import partial
-from importlib.metadata import EntryPoint
 from logging import getLogger
 from pathlib import Path
 from types import ModuleType
 from typing import Any, Callable, Coroutine
-from unittest.mock import patch
 
 import pytest
 
@@ -15,13 +14,15 @@ from amqtt.broker import Broker, BrokerContext
 from amqtt.client import MQTTClient
 from amqtt.errors import PluginInitError, PluginImportError
 from amqtt.events import MQTTEvents, BrokerEvents
-from amqtt.mqtt.constants import QOS_0
+from amqtt.mqtt.constants import QOS_0, QOS_1
 from amqtt.plugins.base import BasePlugin
 from amqtt.contexts import BaseContext
+from amqtt.contrib.persistence import RetainedMessage
 
 _INVALID_METHOD: str = "invalid_foo"
 _PLUGIN: str = "Plugin"
 
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 class _TestContext(BaseContext):
     def __init__(self) -> None:
@@ -159,7 +160,7 @@ async def test_all_plugin_events():
     client = MQTTClient()
     await client.connect("mqtt://127.0.0.1:1883/")
     await client.subscribe([('my/test/topic', QOS_0),])
-    await client.publish('test/topic', b'my test message')
+    await client.publish('test/topic', b'my test message', retain=True)
     await client.unsubscribe(['my/test/topic',])
     await client.disconnect()
     await asyncio.sleep(1)
@@ -170,3 +171,70 @@ async def test_all_plugin_events():
     await asyncio.sleep(1)
 
     assert all(test_plugin.test_flags.values()), f'event not received: {[event for event, value in test_plugin.test_flags.items() if not value]}'
+
+
+class RetainedMessageEventPlugin(BasePlugin[BrokerContext]):
+    """A plugin to verify all events get sent to plugins."""
+    def __init__(self, context: BaseContext) -> None:
+        super().__init__(context)
+        self.topic_retained_message_flag = False
+        self.session_retained_message_flag = False
+        self.topic_clear_retained_message_flag = False
+
+    async def on_broker_retained_message(self, *, client_id: str | None, retained_message: RetainedMessage) -> None:
+        """retaining message event handler."""
+        if client_id:
+            session = self.context.get_session(client_id)
+            assert session.transitions.state != "connected"
+            logger.debug("retained message event fired for offline client")
+            self.session_retained_message_flag = True
+        else:
+            if not retained_message.data:
+                logger.debug("retained message event fired for clearing a topic")
+                self.topic_clear_retained_message_flag = True
+            else:
+                logger.debug("retained message event fired for setting a topic")
+                self.topic_retained_message_flag = True
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_retained_message_plugin_event():
+
+    config = {
+        "listeners": {
+            "default": {"type": "tcp", "bind": "127.0.0.1:1883", "max_connections": 10},
+        },
+        'sys_interval': 1,
+        'plugins':[{'amqtt.plugins.authentication.AnonymousAuthPlugin': {'allow_anonymous': False}},
+                   {'tests.plugins.test_plugins.RetainedMessageEventPlugin': {}}]
+        }
+
+    broker = Broker(plugin_namespace='tests.mock_plugins', config=config)
+
+    await broker.start()
+    await asyncio.sleep(0.1)
+
+    # make sure all expected events get triggered
+    client1 = MQTTClient(config={'auto_reconnect': False})
+    await client1.connect("mqtt://myUsername@127.0.0.1:1883/", cleansession=False)
+    await client1.subscribe([('test/topic', QOS_1),])
+    await client1.publish('test/retained', b'message should be retained for test/retained', retain=True)
+    await asyncio.sleep(0.1)
+    await client1.disconnect()
+
+    client2 = MQTTClient(config={'auto_reconnect': False})
+    await client2.connect("mqtt://myOtherUsername@127.0.0.1:1883/", cleansession=True)
+    await client2.publish('test/topic', b'message should be retained for myUsername since subscription was qos > 0')
+    await client2.publish('test/retained', b'', retain=True)  # should clear previously retained message
+    await asyncio.sleep(0.1)
+    await client2.disconnect()
+    await asyncio.sleep(0.1)
+
+    # get the plugin so it doesn't get gc on shutdown
+    test_plugin = broker.plugins_manager.get_plugin('RetainedMessageEventPlugin')
+    await broker.shutdown()
+    await asyncio.sleep(0.1)
+
+    assert test_plugin.topic_retained_message_flag, "message to topic wasn't retained"
+    assert test_plugin.session_retained_message_flag, "message to disconnected client wasn't retained"
+    assert test_plugin.topic_clear_retained_message_flag, "message to retained topic wasn't cleared"
diff --git a/tests/test_client.py b/tests/test_client.py
index 2c30b61..2c7fea1 100644
--- a/tests/test_client.py
+++ b/tests/test_client.py
@@ -15,20 +15,22 @@ logging.basicConfig(level=logging.ERROR, format=formatter)
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-# @pytest.mark.asyncio
-# async def test_connect_tcp():
-#     client = MQTTClient()
-#     await client.connect("mqtt://broker.hivemq.com:1883/")
-#     assert client.session is not None
-#     await client.disconnect()
-#
-#
-# @pytest.mark.asyncio
-# async def test_connect_tcp_secure(ca_file_fixture):
-#     client = MQTTClient(config={"check_hostname": False})
-#     await client.connect("mqtts://broker.hivemq.com:8883/")
-#     assert client.session is not None
-#     await client.disconnect()
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_connect_tcp(broker_fixture):
+    client = MQTTClient()
+    await client.connect("mqtt://localhost:1883/")
+    assert client.session is not None
+    await client.disconnect()
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_connect_tcp_secure(rsa_keys, broker_fixture):
+    certfile, _ = rsa_keys
+    client = MQTTClient(config={"check_hostname": False, "auto_reconnect": False})
+
+    # since we're using a self-signed certificate, need to provide the server's certificate to verify authenticity
+    await client.connect("mqtts://localhost:1884/", cafile=certfile)
+    assert client.session is not None
+    await client.disconnect()
 
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
@@ -62,9 +64,11 @@ async def test_reconnect_ws_retain_username_password(broker_fixture):
 
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
-async def test_connect_ws_secure(ca_file_fixture, broker_fixture):
-    client = MQTTClient()
-    await client.connect("ws://127.0.0.1:8081/", cafile=ca_file_fixture)
+async def test_connect_ws_secure(rsa_keys, broker_fixture):
+    certfile, _ = rsa_keys
+    client = MQTTClient(config={"auto_reconnect": False})
+    # since we're using a self-signed certificate, need to provide the server's certificate to verify authenticity
+    await client.connect("wss://localhost:8081/", cafile=certfile)
     assert client.session is not None
     await client.disconnect()
 
diff --git a/tests/test_samples.py b/tests/test_samples.py
index fca99f3..26e4ce8 100644
--- a/tests/test_samples.py
+++ b/tests/test_samples.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ async def test_broker_acl():
     broker_acl_script = Path(__file__).parent.parent / "samples/broker_acl.py"
     process = subprocess.Popen(["python", broker_acl_script], stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
     # Send the interrupt signal
-    await asyncio.sleep(5)
+    await asyncio.sleep(2)
     process.send_signal(signal.SIGINT)
     stdout, stderr = process.communicate()
     logger.debug(stderr.decode("utf-8"))
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ async def test_broker_acl():
 async def test_broker_simple():
     broker_simple_script = Path(__file__).parent.parent / "samples/broker_simple.py"
     process = subprocess.Popen(["python", broker_simple_script], stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
-    await asyncio.sleep(5)
+    await asyncio.sleep(2)
 
     # Send the interrupt signal
     process.send_signal(signal.SIGINT)
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ async def test_broker_simple():
 async def test_broker_start():
     broker_start_script = Path(__file__).parent.parent / "samples/broker_start.py"
     process = subprocess.Popen(["python", broker_start_script], stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
-    await asyncio.sleep(5)
+    await asyncio.sleep(2)
 
     # Send the interrupt signal to stop broker
     process.send_signal(signal.SIGINT)
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ async def test_broker_start():
 async def test_broker_taboo():
     broker_taboo_script = Path(__file__).parent.parent / "samples/broker_taboo.py"
     process = subprocess.Popen(["python", broker_taboo_script], stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
-    await asyncio.sleep(5)
+    await asyncio.sleep(2)
 
     # Send the interrupt signal to stop broker
     process.send_signal(signal.SIGINT)
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ async def test_client_keepalive():
 
     keep_alive_script = Path(__file__).parent.parent / "samples/client_keepalive.py"
     process = subprocess.Popen(["python", keep_alive_script], stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
-    await asyncio.sleep(2)
+    await asyncio.sleep(1)
 
     stdout, stderr = process.communicate()
     assert "ERROR" not in stderr.decode("utf-8")
@@ -111,28 +111,30 @@ async def test_client_publish():
 
     await broker.shutdown()
 
-broker_ssl_config = {
-    "listeners": {
-        "default": {
-            "type": "tcp",
-            "bind": "0.0.0.0:8883",
-            "ssl": True,
-            "certfile": "cert.pem",
-            "keyfile": "key.pem",
-        }
-    },
-    "auth": {
-        "allow-anonymous": True,
-        "plugins": ["auth_anonymous"]
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def broker_ssl_config(rsa_keys):
+    certfile, keyfile = rsa_keys
+    return {
+        "listeners": {
+            "default": {
+                "type": "tcp",
+                "bind": "0.0.0.0:8883",
+                "ssl": True,
+                "certfile": certfile,
+                "keyfile": keyfile,
             }
-}
+        },
+        "auth": {
+            "allow-anonymous": True,
+            "plugins": ["auth_anonymous"]
+        }
+    }
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
-async def test_client_publish_ssl():
-
+async def test_client_publish_ssl(broker_ssl_config, rsa_keys):
+    certfile, _ = rsa_keys
     # generate a self-signed certificate for this test
-    cmd = 'openssl req -x509 -nodes -days 365 -newkey rsa:2048 -keyout key.pem -out cert.pem -subj "/CN=localhost"'
-    subprocess.run(cmd, shell=True, capture_output=True, text=True)
 
     # start a secure broker
     broker = Broker(config=broker_ssl_config)
@@ -140,7 +142,7 @@ async def test_client_publish_ssl():
     await asyncio.sleep(2)
     # run the sample
     client_publish_ssl_script = Path(__file__).parent.parent / "samples/client_publish_ssl.py"
-    process = subprocess.Popen(["python", client_publish_ssl_script], stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
+    process = subprocess.Popen(["python", client_publish_ssl_script, '--cert', certfile], stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
     await asyncio.sleep(2)
     stdout, stderr = process.communicate()
 
@@ -179,7 +181,7 @@ broker_ws_config = {
     "auth": {
         "allow-anonymous": True,
         "plugins": ["auth_anonymous"]
-            }
+    }
 }
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
@@ -205,13 +207,14 @@ broker_std_config = {
     "listeners": {
         "default": {
             "type": "tcp",
-            "bind": "0.0.0.0:1883",        }
+            "bind": "0.0.0.0:1883",
+        }
     },
     'sys_interval':2,
     "auth": {
         "allow-anonymous": True,
         "plugins": ["auth_anonymous"]
-            }
+    }
 }
 
 
@@ -241,6 +244,7 @@ async def test_client_subscribe():
 
     await broker.shutdown()
 
+
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_client_subscribe_plugin_acl():
     broker = Broker(config=broker_acl_config)
@@ -249,7 +253,7 @@ async def test_client_subscribe_plugin_acl():
     broker_simple_script = Path(__file__).parent.parent / "samples/client_subscribe_acl.py"
     process = subprocess.Popen(["python", broker_simple_script], stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
     # Send the interrupt signal
-    await asyncio.sleep(5)
+    await asyncio.sleep(2)
     process.send_signal(signal.SIGINT)
     stdout, stderr = process.communicate()
     logger.debug(stderr.decode("utf-8"))
@@ -268,7 +272,7 @@ async def test_client_subscribe_plugin_taboo():
     broker_simple_script = Path(__file__).parent.parent / "samples/client_subscribe_acl.py"
     process = subprocess.Popen(["python", broker_simple_script], stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
     # Send the interrupt signal
-    await asyncio.sleep(5)
+    await asyncio.sleep(2)
     process.send_signal(signal.SIGINT)
     stdout, stderr = process.communicate()
     logger.debug(stderr.decode("utf-8"))
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index e9338fb..a9f4bf3 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -148,8 +148,10 @@ ci = [
 ]
 contrib = [
     { name = "aiohttp" },
+    { name = "aiosqlite" },
     { name = "argon2-cffi" },
-    { name = "sqlalchemy" },
+    { name = "greenlet" },
+    { name = "sqlalchemy", extra = ["asyncio"] },
 ]
 
 [package.dev-dependencies]
@@ -171,6 +173,7 @@ dev = [
     { name = "pytest-timeout" },
     { name = "ruff" },
     { name = "setuptools" },
+    { name = "sqlalchemy", extra = ["mypy"] },
     { name = "types-mock" },
     { name = "types-pyyaml" },
     { name = "types-setuptools" },
@@ -197,13 +200,15 @@ docs = [
 requires-dist = [
     { name = "aiohttp", specifier = ">=3.12.7" },
     { name = "aiohttp", marker = "extra == 'contrib'", specifier = ">=3.12.13" },
+    { name = "aiosqlite", marker = "extra == 'contrib'", specifier = ">=0.21.0" },
     { name = "argon2-cffi", marker = "extra == 'contrib'", specifier = ">=25.1.0" },
     { name = "coveralls", marker = "extra == 'ci'", specifier = "==4.0.1" },
     { name = "dacite", specifier = ">=1.9.2" },
+    { 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", marker = "extra == 'contrib'", 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" },
@@ -229,6 +234,7 @@ dev = [
     { name = "pytest-timeout", specifier = ">=2.3.1" },
     { name = "ruff", specifier = ">=0.11.3" },
     { name = "setuptools", specifier = ">=78.1.0" },
+    { name = "sqlalchemy", extras = ["mypy"], specifier = ">=2.0.41" },
     { name = "types-mock", specifier = ">=5.2.0.20250306" },
     { name = "types-pyyaml", specifier = ">=6.0.12.20250402" },
     { name = "types-setuptools", specifier = ">=78.1.0.20250329" },
@@ -2415,6 +2421,14 @@ wheels = [
     { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/1c/fc/9ba22f01b5cdacc8f5ed0d22304718d2c758fce3fd49a5372b886a86f37c/sqlalchemy-2.0.41-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:57df5dc6fdb5ed1a88a1ed2195fd31927e705cad62dedd86b46972752a80f576", size = 1911224, upload-time = "2025-05-14T17:39:42.154Z" },
 ]
 
+[package.optional-dependencies]
+asyncio = [
+    { name = "greenlet" },
+]
+mypy = [
+    { name = "mypy" },
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "tomli"
 version = "2.2.1"