diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 364b4010..4f8241f6 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ set (RELEASE_SERVICE_VERSION "${RELEASE_SERVICE_VERSION_MAJOR}.${RELEASE_SERVICE
 project(krfb VERSION ${RELEASE_SERVICE_VERSION})
 
 set(QT_MIN_VERSION 5.15.0)
-set(KF5_MIN_VERSION 5.85.0)
+set(KF5_MIN_VERSION 5.86.0)
 
 find_package(ECM ${KF5_MIN_VERSION} NO_MODULE REQUIRED)
 set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH} "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/modules" ${ECM_MODULE_PATH})
diff --git a/krfb/eventsmanager.cpp b/krfb/eventsmanager.cpp
index acd2b4c5..ba885531 100644
--- a/krfb/eventsmanager.cpp
+++ b/krfb/eventsmanager.cpp
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 #include <QGlobalStatic>
 
 #include <KPluginFactory>
-#include <KPluginLoader>
 #include <KPluginMetaData>
 
 #include <QtCore/QSharedPointer>
@@ -70,22 +69,15 @@ void EventsManager::loadPlugins()
     i.toBack();
     QSet<QString> unique;
     while (i.hasPrevious()) {
-    KPluginMetaData data = i.previous();
+        KPluginMetaData data = i.previous();
         // only load plugins once, even if found multiple times!
-        if (unique.contains(data.name()))
+        if (unique.contains(data.name())) {
             continue;
-        KPluginFactory *factory = KPluginLoader(data.fileName()).factory();
-
-        if (!factory) {
-            qCDebug(KRFB) << "KPluginFactory could not load the plugin:" << data.fileName();
-            continue;
-        } else {
-            qCDebug(KRFB) << "found plugin at " << data.fileName();
         }
 
-        auto plugin = factory->create<EventsPlugin>(this);
-        if (plugin) {
-            m_plugins.insert(data.pluginId(), plugin);
+        const KPluginFactory::Result<EventsPlugin> result = KPluginFactory::instantiatePlugin<EventsPlugin>(data);
+        if (result.plugin) {
+            m_plugins.insert(data.pluginId(), result.plugin);
             qCDebug(KRFB) << "Loaded plugin with name " << data.pluginId();
         } else {
             qCDebug(KRFB) << "unable to load plugin for " << data.fileName();
diff --git a/krfb/framebuffermanager.cpp b/krfb/framebuffermanager.cpp
index 4666524d..94e8cf83 100644
--- a/krfb/framebuffermanager.cpp
+++ b/krfb/framebuffermanager.cpp
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 #include <QGlobalStatic>
 
 #include <KPluginFactory>
-#include <KPluginLoader>
 #include <KPluginMetaData>
 
 #include <QSharedPointer>
@@ -61,9 +60,7 @@ FrameBufferManager *FrameBufferManager::instance()
 
 void FrameBufferManager::loadPlugins()
 {
-    //qDebug();
-
-    const QVector<KPluginMetaData> plugins = KPluginLoader::findPlugins(QStringLiteral("krfb/framebuffer"));
+    const QVector<KPluginMetaData> plugins = KPluginMetaData::findPlugins(QStringLiteral("krfb/framebuffer"));
 
     QVectorIterator<KPluginMetaData> i(plugins);
     i.toBack();
@@ -73,18 +70,10 @@ void FrameBufferManager::loadPlugins()
         // only load plugins once, even if found multiple times!
         if (unique.contains(data.name()))
             continue;
-        KPluginFactory *factory = KPluginLoader(data.fileName()).factory();
 
-        if (!factory) {
-            qCDebug(KRFB) << "KPluginFactory could not load the plugin:" << data.fileName();
-            continue;
-        } else {
-            qCDebug(KRFB) << "found plugin at " << data.fileName();
-        }
-
-        auto plugin = factory->create<FrameBufferPlugin>(this);
-        if (plugin) {
-            m_plugins.insert(data.pluginId(), plugin);
+        const KPluginFactory::Result<FrameBufferPlugin> result = KPluginFactory::instantiatePlugin<FrameBufferPlugin>(data);
+        if (result.plugin) {
+            m_plugins.insert(data.pluginId(), result.plugin);
             qCDebug(KRFB) << "Loaded plugin with name " << data.pluginId();
         } else {
             qCDebug(KRFB) << "unable to load plugin for " << data.fileName();
diff --git a/krfb/mainwindow.cpp b/krfb/mainwindow.cpp
index ced23c15..496e5e05 100644
--- a/krfb/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/krfb/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 #include <KStandardAction>
 #include <KActionCollection>
 #include <KNewPasswordDialog>
-#include <KPluginLoader>
 #include <KPluginMetaData>
 
 #include <QIcon>
@@ -83,7 +82,7 @@ public:
     }
 
     void fillFrameBuffersCombo() {
-        const QVector<KPluginMetaData> plugins = KPluginLoader::findPlugins(QStringLiteral("krfb/framebuffer"));
+        const QVector<KPluginMetaData> plugins = KPluginMetaData::findPlugins(QStringLiteral("krfb/framebuffer"));
         QSet<QString> unique;
         QVectorIterator<KPluginMetaData> i(plugins);
         i.toBack();