diff --git a/api/src/ap/java/com/velocitypowered/api/plugin/ap/SerializedPluginDescription.java b/api/src/ap/java/com/velocitypowered/api/plugin/ap/SerializedPluginDescription.java
index d22aeeb16..0458aadfe 100644
--- a/api/src/ap/java/com/velocitypowered/api/plugin/ap/SerializedPluginDescription.java
+++ b/api/src/ap/java/com/velocitypowered/api/plugin/ap/SerializedPluginDescription.java
@@ -5,23 +5,25 @@ import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
 import com.velocitypowered.api.plugin.Plugin;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Objects;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
 public class SerializedPluginDescription {
     private final String id;
-    private final String author;
+    private final List<String> authors;
     private final String main;
     private final String version;
     private final List<Dependency> dependencies;
 
-    public SerializedPluginDescription(String id, String author, String main, String version) {
+    public SerializedPluginDescription(String id, List<String> author, String main, String version) {
         this(id, author, main, version, ImmutableList.of());
     }
 
-    public SerializedPluginDescription(String id, String author, String main, String version, List<Dependency> dependencies) {
+    public SerializedPluginDescription(String id, List<String> authors, String main, String version, List<Dependency> dependencies) {
         this.id = Preconditions.checkNotNull(id, "id");
-        this.author = Preconditions.checkNotNull(author, "author");
+        this.authors = Preconditions.checkNotNull(authors, "authors");
         this.main = Preconditions.checkNotNull(main, "main");
         this.version = Preconditions.checkNotNull(version, "version");
         this.dependencies = ImmutableList.copyOf(dependencies);
@@ -32,15 +34,15 @@ public class SerializedPluginDescription {
         for (com.velocitypowered.api.plugin.Dependency dependency : plugin.dependencies()) {
             dependencies.add(new Dependency(dependency.id(), dependency.optional()));
         }
-        return new SerializedPluginDescription(plugin.id(), plugin.author(), qualifiedName, plugin.version(), dependencies);
+        return new SerializedPluginDescription(plugin.id(), Arrays.stream(plugin.authors()).filter(author -> !author.isEmpty()).collect(Collectors.toList()), qualifiedName, plugin.version(), dependencies);
     }
 
     public String getId() {
         return id;
     }
 
-    public String getAuthor() {
-        return author;
+    public List<String> getAuthors() {
+        return authors;
     }
 
     public String getMain() {
@@ -61,7 +63,7 @@ public class SerializedPluginDescription {
         if (o == null || getClass() != o.getClass()) return false;
         SerializedPluginDescription that = (SerializedPluginDescription) o;
         return Objects.equals(id, that.id) &&
-                Objects.equals(author, that.author) &&
+                Objects.equals(authors, that.authors) &&
                 Objects.equals(main, that.main) &&
                 Objects.equals(version, that.version) &&
                 Objects.equals(dependencies, that.dependencies);
@@ -69,14 +71,14 @@ public class SerializedPluginDescription {
 
     @Override
     public int hashCode() {
-        return Objects.hash(id, author, main, version, dependencies);
+        return Objects.hash(id, authors, main, version, dependencies);
     }
 
     @Override
     public String toString() {
         return "SerializedPluginDescription{" +
                 "id='" + id + '\'' +
-                ", author='" + author + '\'' +
+                ", authors='" + authors + '\'' +
                 ", main='" + main + '\'' +
                 ", version='" + version + '\'' +
                 ", dependencies=" + dependencies +
diff --git a/api/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/api/plugin/Plugin.java b/api/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/api/plugin/Plugin.java
index 4f7ab93ed..98cd165f7 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/api/plugin/Plugin.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/api/plugin/Plugin.java
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ public @interface Plugin {
      *
      * @return the plugin's author, or empty if unknown
      */
-    String author() default "";
+    String[] authors() default "";
 
     /**
      * The dependencies required to load before this plugin.
diff --git a/api/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/api/plugin/PluginDescription.java b/api/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/api/plugin/PluginDescription.java
index a61274e8d..8968ca6b4 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/api/plugin/PluginDescription.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/api/plugin/PluginDescription.java
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import com.velocitypowered.api.plugin.meta.PluginDependency;
 
 import java.nio.file.Path;
 import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
@@ -37,12 +38,12 @@ public interface PluginDescription {
     String getVersion();
 
     /**
-     * Gets the author of the {@link Plugin} within this container.
+     * Gets the authors of the {@link Plugin} within this container.
      *
-     * @return the plugin author
-     * @see Plugin#author()
+     * @return the plugin authors
+     * @see Plugin#authors()
      */
-    String getAuthor();
+    List<String> getAuthors();
 
     /**
      * Gets a {@link Collection} of all dependencies of the {@link Plugin} within
diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/plugin/loader/JavaPluginLoader.java b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/plugin/loader/JavaPluginLoader.java
index bcbd0d36a..c91fe36ff 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/plugin/loader/JavaPluginLoader.java
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/plugin/loader/JavaPluginLoader.java
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ public class JavaPluginLoader implements PluginLoader {
         return new VelocityPluginContainer(
                 description.getId(),
                 description.getVersion(),
-                description.getAuthor(),
+                description.getAuthors(),
                 description.getDependencies(),
                 source.get(),
                 instance
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ public class JavaPluginLoader implements PluginLoader {
         return new JavaVelocityPluginDescription(
                 description.getId(),
                 description.getVersion(),
-                description.getAuthor(),
+                description.getAuthors(),
                 dependencies,
                 source,
                 mainClass
diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/plugin/loader/VelocityPluginContainer.java b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/plugin/loader/VelocityPluginContainer.java
index b3cb0454a..f628787c9 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/plugin/loader/VelocityPluginContainer.java
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/plugin/loader/VelocityPluginContainer.java
@@ -6,13 +6,14 @@ import com.velocitypowered.api.plugin.meta.PluginDependency;
 
 import java.nio.file.Path;
 import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Optional;
 
 public class VelocityPluginContainer extends VelocityPluginDescription implements PluginContainer {
     private final Object instance;
 
-    public VelocityPluginContainer(String id, String version, String author, Collection<PluginDependency> dependencies, Path source, Object instance) {
-        super(id, version, author, dependencies, source);
+    public VelocityPluginContainer(String id, String version, List<String> authors, Collection<PluginDependency> dependencies, Path source, Object instance) {
+        super(id, version, authors, dependencies, source);
         this.instance = instance;
     }
 
diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/plugin/loader/VelocityPluginDescription.java b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/plugin/loader/VelocityPluginDescription.java
index 4aa490180..79618e56f 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/plugin/loader/VelocityPluginDescription.java
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/plugin/loader/VelocityPluginDescription.java
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import com.velocitypowered.api.plugin.meta.PluginDependency;
 
 import java.nio.file.Path;
 import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Optional;
 
@@ -14,14 +15,14 @@ import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;
 public class VelocityPluginDescription implements PluginDescription {
     private final String id;
     private final String version;
-    private final String author;
+    private final List<String> authors;
     private final Map<String, PluginDependency> dependencies;
     private final Path source;
 
-    public VelocityPluginDescription(String id, String version, String author, Collection<PluginDependency> dependencies, Path source) {
+    public VelocityPluginDescription(String id, String version, List<String> authors, Collection<PluginDependency> dependencies, Path source) {
         this.id = checkNotNull(id, "id");
         this.version = checkNotNull(version, "version");
-        this.author = checkNotNull(author, "author");
+        this.authors = checkNotNull(authors, "authors");
         this.dependencies = Maps.uniqueIndex(dependencies, PluginDependency::getId);
         this.source = source;
     }
@@ -37,8 +38,8 @@ public class VelocityPluginDescription implements PluginDescription {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public String getAuthor() {
-        return author;
+    public List<String> getAuthors() {
+        return authors;
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ public class VelocityPluginDescription implements PluginDescription {
         return "VelocityPluginDescription{" +
                 "id='" + id + '\'' +
                 ", version='" + version + '\'' +
-                ", author='" + author + '\'' +
+                ", authors='" + authors + '\'' +
                 ", dependencies=" + dependencies +
                 ", source=" + source +
                 '}';
diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/plugin/loader/java/JavaVelocityPluginDescription.java b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/plugin/loader/java/JavaVelocityPluginDescription.java
index 1b0ce229b..303afca31 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/plugin/loader/java/JavaVelocityPluginDescription.java
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/plugin/loader/java/JavaVelocityPluginDescription.java
@@ -5,14 +5,15 @@ import com.velocitypowered.proxy.plugin.loader.VelocityPluginDescription;
 
 import java.nio.file.Path;
 import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.List;
 
 import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;
 
 public class JavaVelocityPluginDescription extends VelocityPluginDescription {
     private final Class mainClass;
 
-    public JavaVelocityPluginDescription(String id, String version, String author, Collection<PluginDependency> dependencies, Path source, Class mainClass) {
-        super(id, version, author, dependencies, source);
+    public JavaVelocityPluginDescription(String id, String version, List<String> authors, Collection<PluginDependency> dependencies, Path source, Class mainClass) {
+        super(id, version, authors, dependencies, source);
         this.mainClass = checkNotNull(mainClass);
     }
 
diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/plugin/loader/java/SerializedPluginDescription.java b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/plugin/loader/java/SerializedPluginDescription.java
index aeaffc867..f8f2adcb1 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/plugin/loader/java/SerializedPluginDescription.java
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/plugin/loader/java/SerializedPluginDescription.java
@@ -5,23 +5,25 @@ import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
 import com.velocitypowered.api.plugin.Plugin;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Objects;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
 public class SerializedPluginDescription {
     private final String id;
-    private final String author;
+    private final List<String> authors;
     private final String main;
     private final String version;
     private final List<Dependency> dependencies;
 
-    public SerializedPluginDescription(String id, String author, String main, String version) {
-        this(id, author, main, version, ImmutableList.of());
+    public SerializedPluginDescription(String id, List<String> authors, String main, String version) {
+        this(id, authors, main, version, ImmutableList.of());
     }
 
-    public SerializedPluginDescription(String id, String author, String main, String version, List<Dependency> dependencies) {
+    public SerializedPluginDescription(String id, List<String> authors, String main, String version, List<Dependency> dependencies) {
         this.id = Preconditions.checkNotNull(id, "id");
-        this.author = Preconditions.checkNotNull(author, "author");
+        this.authors = Preconditions.checkNotNull(authors, "author");
         this.main = Preconditions.checkNotNull(main, "main");
         this.version = Preconditions.checkNotNull(version, "version");
         this.dependencies = ImmutableList.copyOf(dependencies);
@@ -32,15 +34,15 @@ public class SerializedPluginDescription {
         for (com.velocitypowered.api.plugin.Dependency dependency : plugin.dependencies()) {
             dependencies.add(new Dependency(dependency.id(), dependency.optional()));
         }
-        return new SerializedPluginDescription(plugin.id(), plugin.author(), qualifiedName, plugin.version(), dependencies);
+        return new SerializedPluginDescription(plugin.id(), Arrays.stream(plugin.authors()).filter(author -> !author.isEmpty()).collect(Collectors.toList()), qualifiedName, plugin.version(), dependencies);
     }
 
     public String getId() {
         return id;
     }
 
-    public String getAuthor() {
-        return author;
+    public List<String> getAuthors() {
+        return authors;
     }
 
     public String getMain() {
@@ -61,7 +63,7 @@ public class SerializedPluginDescription {
         if (o == null || getClass() != o.getClass()) return false;
         SerializedPluginDescription that = (SerializedPluginDescription) o;
         return Objects.equals(id, that.id) &&
-                Objects.equals(author, that.author) &&
+                Objects.equals(authors, that.authors) &&
                 Objects.equals(main, that.main) &&
                 Objects.equals(version, that.version) &&
                 Objects.equals(dependencies, that.dependencies);
@@ -69,14 +71,14 @@ public class SerializedPluginDescription {
 
     @Override
     public int hashCode() {
-        return Objects.hash(id, author, main, version, dependencies);
+        return Objects.hash(id, authors, main, version, dependencies);
     }
 
     @Override
     public String toString() {
         return "SerializedPluginDescription{" +
                 "id='" + id + '\'' +
-                ", author='" + author + '\'' +
+                ", authors='" + authors + '\'' +
                 ", main='" + main + '\'' +
                 ", version='" + version + '\'' +
                 ", dependencies=" + dependencies +
diff --git a/proxy/src/test/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/testutil/FakePluginManager.java b/proxy/src/test/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/testutil/FakePluginManager.java
index 5e5a30e40..23c83b8b1 100644
--- a/proxy/src/test/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/testutil/FakePluginManager.java
+++ b/proxy/src/test/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/testutil/FakePluginManager.java
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.NonNull;
 
 import java.nio.file.Path;
 import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Optional;
 
 public class FakePluginManager implements PluginManager {
@@ -78,8 +80,8 @@ public class FakePluginManager implements PluginManager {
                 }
 
                 @Override
-                public String getAuthor() {
-                    return "";
+                public List<String> getAuthors() {
+                    return Collections.emptyList();
                 }
             };
         }