diff --git a/common/lib/aws_client.ts b/common/lib/aws_client.ts
index 58e32245..ce124077 100644
--- a/common/lib/aws_client.ts
+++ b/common/lib/aws_client.ts
@@ -142,10 +142,6 @@ export abstract class AwsClient extends EventEmitter {
     return await this.pluginService.isClientValid(this.targetClient);
   }
 
-  async releaseResources(): Promise<any> {
-    await this.pluginManager.releaseResources();
-  }
-
   getPluginInstance<T>(iface: any): T {
     return this.pluginManager.getPluginInstance(iface);
   }
diff --git a/common/lib/plugin_manager.ts b/common/lib/plugin_manager.ts
index b06ec6cb..6cbd2b29 100644
--- a/common/lib/plugin_manager.ts
+++ b/common/lib/plugin_manager.ts
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ export class PluginManager {
   private static readonly NOTIFY_CONNECTION_CHANGED_METHOD: string = "notifyConnectionChanged";
   private static readonly ACCEPTS_STRATEGY_METHOD: string = "acceptsStrategy";
   private static readonly GET_HOST_INFO_BY_STRATEGY_METHOD: string = "getHostInfoByStrategy";
+  private static PLUGINS: Set<ConnectionPlugin> = new Set();
   private readonly props: Map<string, any>;
   private _plugins: ConnectionPlugin[] = [];
   private readonly connectionProviderManager: ConnectionProviderManager;
@@ -103,6 +104,9 @@ export class PluginManager {
         );
       }
     }
+    for (const plugin of this._plugins) {
+      PluginManager.PLUGINS.add(plugin);
+    }
   }
 
   runMethodFuncWithTelemetry<T>(methodFunc: () => Promise<T>, name: string): Promise<T> {
@@ -302,22 +306,23 @@ export class PluginManager {
     throw new AwsWrapperError("The driver does not support the requested host selection strategy: " + strategy);
   }
 
-  async releaseResources() {
+  static async releaseResources() {
     // This step allows all connection plugins a chance to clean up any dangling resources or
     // perform any last tasks before shutting down.
 
-    for (const plugin of this._plugins) {
-      if (this.implementsCanReleaseResources(plugin)) {
+    for (const plugin of PluginManager.PLUGINS) {
+      if (PluginManager.implementsCanReleaseResources(plugin)) {
         await plugin.releaseResources();
       }
     }
+    PluginManager.PLUGINS = new Set();
   }
 
   getConnectionProvider(hostInfo: HostInfo | null, props: Map<string, any>): ConnectionProvider {
     return this.connectionProviderManager.getConnectionProvider(hostInfo, props);
   }
 
-  private implementsCanReleaseResources(plugin: any): plugin is CanReleaseResources {
+  private static implementsCanReleaseResources(plugin: any): plugin is CanReleaseResources {
     return plugin.releaseResources !== undefined;
   }
 
diff --git a/mysql/lib/client.ts b/mysql/lib/client.ts
index 2e0e17e3..2955c17e 100644
--- a/mysql/lib/client.ts
+++ b/mysql/lib/client.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import { ClientUtils } from "../../common/lib/utils/client_utils";
 import { RdsMultiAZMySQLDatabaseDialect } from "./dialect/rds_multi_az_mysql_database_dialect";
 import { TelemetryTraceLevel } from "../../common/lib/utils/telemetry/telemetry_trace_level";
 import { MySQL2DriverDialect } from "./dialect/mysql2_driver_dialect";
+import { PluginManager } from "../../common/lib";
 
 export class AwsMySQLClient extends AwsClient {
   private static readonly knownDialectsByCode: Map<string, DatabaseDialect> = new Map([
@@ -212,7 +213,6 @@ export class AwsMySQLClient extends AwsClient {
       },
       null
     );
-    await this.releaseResources();
     return result;
   }
 
diff --git a/pg/lib/client.ts b/pg/lib/client.ts
index a836e9b9..0138e7ad 100644
--- a/pg/lib/client.ts
+++ b/pg/lib/client.ts
@@ -189,7 +189,6 @@ export class AwsPGClient extends AwsClient {
       },
       null
     );
-    await this.releaseResources();
     return result;
   }
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/container/tests/aurora_failover.test.ts b/tests/integration/container/tests/aurora_failover.test.ts
index 5dfbb3db..d425c378 100644
--- a/tests/integration/container/tests/aurora_failover.test.ts
+++ b/tests/integration/container/tests/aurora_failover.test.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import { RdsUtils } from "../../../../common/lib/utils/rds_utils";
 import { logger } from "../../../../common/logutils";
 import { features, instanceCount } from "./config";
 import { TestEnvironmentFeatures } from "./utils/test_environment_features";
+import { PluginManager } from "../../../../common/lib";
 
 const itIf =
   features.includes(TestEnvironmentFeatures.FAILOVER_SUPPORTED) &&
@@ -94,6 +95,7 @@ describe("aurora failover", () => {
         // pass
       }
     }
+    await PluginManager.releaseResources();
     logger.info(`Test finished: ${expect.getState().currentTestName}`);
   }, 1320000);
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/container/tests/autoscaling.test.ts b/tests/integration/container/tests/autoscaling.test.ts
index bf690c17..25435a32 100644
--- a/tests/integration/container/tests/autoscaling.test.ts
+++ b/tests/integration/container/tests/autoscaling.test.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import { ConnectionProviderManager } from "../../../../common/lib/connection_pro
 import { TestInstanceInfo } from "./utils/test_instance_info";
 import { sleep } from "../../../../common/lib/utils/utils";
 import { FailoverSuccessError } from "../../../../common/lib/utils/errors";
+import { PluginManager } from "../../../../common/lib";
 
 const itIf =
   !features.includes(TestEnvironmentFeatures.PERFORMANCE) &&
@@ -109,6 +110,7 @@ describe("pooled connection autoscaling", () => {
         // pass
       }
     }
+    await PluginManager.releaseResources();
     logger.info(`Test finished: ${expect.getState().currentTestName}`);
   }, 1320000);
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/container/tests/basic_connectivity.test.ts b/tests/integration/container/tests/basic_connectivity.test.ts
index 6b2c4828..979027f7 100644
--- a/tests/integration/container/tests/basic_connectivity.test.ts
+++ b/tests/integration/container/tests/basic_connectivity.test.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import { DatabaseEngine } from "./utils/database_engine";
 import { TestEnvironmentFeatures } from "./utils/test_environment_features";
 import { features } from "./config";
 import { DatabaseEngineDeployment } from "./utils/database_engine_deployment";
+import { PluginManager } from "../../../../common/lib";
 
 const itIf =
   !features.includes(TestEnvironmentFeatures.PERFORMANCE) && !features.includes(TestEnvironmentFeatures.RUN_AUTOSCALING_TESTS_ONLY) ? it : it.skip;
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ afterEach(async () => {
       // pass
     }
   }
+  await PluginManager.releaseResources();
   logger.info(`Test finished: ${expect.getState().currentTestName}`);
 }, 1320000);
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/container/tests/iam_authentication.test.ts b/tests/integration/container/tests/iam_authentication.test.ts
index cf7c976b..94540e95 100644
--- a/tests/integration/container/tests/iam_authentication.test.ts
+++ b/tests/integration/container/tests/iam_authentication.test.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import { IamAuthenticationPlugin } from "../../../../common/lib/authentication/i
 import { logger } from "../../../../common/logutils";
 import { TestEnvironmentFeatures } from "./utils/test_environment_features";
 import { features } from "./config";
+import { PluginManager } from "../../../../common/lib";
 
 const itIf =
   !features.includes(TestEnvironmentFeatures.PERFORMANCE) &&
@@ -89,6 +90,7 @@ describe("iam authentication", () => {
   });
 
   afterEach(async () => {
+    await PluginManager.releaseResources();
     await TestEnvironment.verifyClusterStatus();
     logger.info(`Test finished: ${expect.getState().currentTestName}`);
   }, 1320000);
diff --git a/tests/integration/container/tests/performance.test.ts b/tests/integration/container/tests/performance.test.ts
index 37bd586d..5d7c47f7 100644
--- a/tests/integration/container/tests/performance.test.ts
+++ b/tests/integration/container/tests/performance.test.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import { features } from "./config";
 import { MonitorServiceImpl } from "../../../../common/lib/plugins/efm/monitor_service";
 import { PerfStat } from "./utils/perf_stat";
 import { PerfTestUtility } from "./utils/perf_util";
+import { PluginManager } from "../../../../common/lib";
 
 const itIf =
   features.includes(TestEnvironmentFeatures.FAILOVER_SUPPORTED) &&
@@ -253,6 +254,7 @@ describe("performance", () => {
   });
 
   afterEach(async () => {
+    await PluginManager.releaseResources();
     await TestEnvironment.verifyClusterStatus();
     logger.info(`Test finished: ${expect.getState().currentTestName}`);
   }, 1320000);
diff --git a/tests/integration/container/tests/read_write_splitting.test.ts b/tests/integration/container/tests/read_write_splitting.test.ts
index 39bad76b..88acdb97 100644
--- a/tests/integration/container/tests/read_write_splitting.test.ts
+++ b/tests/integration/container/tests/read_write_splitting.test.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import { AwsPoolConfig } from "../../../../common/lib/aws_pool_config";
 import { ConnectionProviderManager } from "../../../../common/lib/connection_provider_manager";
 import { InternalPoolMapping } from "../../../../common/lib/utils/internal_pool_mapping";
 import { HostInfo } from "../../../../common/lib/host_info";
+import { PluginManager } from "../../../../common/lib";
 
 const itIf =
   !features.includes(TestEnvironmentFeatures.PERFORMANCE) &&
@@ -121,6 +122,7 @@ describe("aurora read write splitting", () => {
         // pass
       }
     }
+    await PluginManager.releaseResources();
     logger.info(`Test finished: ${expect.getState().currentTestName}`);
   }, 1320000);
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/container/tests/read_write_splitting_performance.test.ts b/tests/integration/container/tests/read_write_splitting_performance.test.ts
index 2915055c..5961e3ab 100644
--- a/tests/integration/container/tests/read_write_splitting_performance.test.ts
+++ b/tests/integration/container/tests/read_write_splitting_performance.test.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import { ExecuteTimePlugin } from "../../../../common/lib/plugins/execute_time_p
 import { TestDriver } from "./utils/test_driver";
 import { ConnectionProviderManager } from "../../../../common/lib/connection_provider_manager";
 import { InternalPooledConnectionProvider } from "../../../../common/lib/internal_pooled_connection_provider";
+import { PluginManager } from "../../../../common/lib";
 
 const itIf =
   features.includes(TestEnvironmentFeatures.FAILOVER_SUPPORTED) &&
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ describe("rwperformance", () => {
   });
 
   afterEach(async () => {
+    await PluginManager.releaseResources();
     logger.info(`Test finished: ${expect.getState().currentTestName}`);
   }, 1320000);
 
diff --git a/tests/plugin_benchmarks.ts b/tests/plugin_benchmarks.ts
index 18b0110b..07cacb5e 100644
--- a/tests/plugin_benchmarks.ts
+++ b/tests/plugin_benchmarks.ts
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ suite(
     const pluginManager = getPluginManager(props);
     const wrapper = new TestConnectionWrapper(props, pluginManager, instance(mockPluginService));
     await pluginManager.init();
-    await wrapper.releaseResources();
+    await PluginManager.releaseResources();
   }),
 
   add("initAndReleaseWithExecuteTimePlugin", async () => {
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ suite(
     const pluginManager = getPluginManager(props);
     const wrapper = new TestConnectionWrapper(props, pluginManager, instance(mockPluginService));
     await pluginManager.init();
-    await wrapper.releaseResources();
+    await PluginManager.releaseResources();
   }),
 
   add("initAndReleaseWithReadWriteSplittingPlugin", async () => {
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ suite(
     const pluginManager = getPluginManager(props);
     const wrapper = new TestConnectionWrapper(props, pluginManager, instance(mockPluginService));
     await pluginManager.init();
-    await wrapper.releaseResources();
+    await PluginManager.releaseResources();
   }),
 
   add("executeStatementBaseline", async () => {
diff --git a/tests/plugin_manager_benchmarks.ts b/tests/plugin_manager_benchmarks.ts
index ce38c767..4bc22e17 100644
--- a/tests/plugin_manager_benchmarks.ts
+++ b/tests/plugin_manager_benchmarks.ts
@@ -350,37 +350,37 @@ suite(
   add("releaseResourcesWithNoPlugins", async () => {
     const pluginManagerWithNoPlugins = getPluginManagerWithNoPlugins();
     await pluginManagerWithNoPlugins.init();
-    return async () => await pluginManagerWithNoPlugins.releaseResources();
+    return async () => await PluginManager.releaseResources();
   }),
 
   add("releaseResourcesWith1Plugins", async () => {
     const pluginManagerWithPlugins = getPluginManagerWithPlugins();
     await pluginManagerWithPlugins.init(await createPlugins(1, instance(mockPluginService), instance(mockConnectionProvider), propsWithPlugins));
-    return async () => await pluginManagerWithPlugins.releaseResources();
+    return async () => await PluginManager.releaseResources();
   }),
 
   add("releaseResourcesWith2Plugins", async () => {
     const pluginManagerWithPlugins = getPluginManagerWithPlugins();
     await pluginManagerWithPlugins.init(await createPlugins(2, instance(mockPluginService), instance(mockConnectionProvider), propsWithPlugins));
-    return async () => await pluginManagerWithPlugins.releaseResources();
+    return async () => await PluginManager.releaseResources();
   }),
 
   add("releaseResourcesWith5Plugins", async () => {
     const pluginManagerWithPlugins = getPluginManagerWithPlugins();
     await pluginManagerWithPlugins.init(await createPlugins(5, instance(mockPluginService), instance(mockConnectionProvider), propsWithPlugins));
-    return async () => await pluginManagerWithPlugins.releaseResources();
+    return async () => await PluginManager.releaseResources();
   }),
 
   add("releaseResourcesWith10Plugins", async () => {
     const pluginManagerWithPlugins = getPluginManagerWithPlugins();
     await pluginManagerWithPlugins.init(await createPlugins(10, instance(mockPluginService), instance(mockConnectionProvider), propsWithPlugins));
-    return async () => await pluginManagerWithPlugins.releaseResources();
+    return async () => await PluginManager.releaseResources();
   }),
 
   add.only("releaseResourcesWithDefaultPlugins", async () => {
     const pluginManagerWithPlugins = getPluginManagerWithPlugins();
     await pluginManagerWithPlugins.init();
-    return async () => await pluginManagerWithPlugins.releaseResources();
+    return async () => await PluginManager.releaseResources();
   }),
 
   cycle(),
diff --git a/tests/plugin_manager_telemetry_benchmarks.ts b/tests/plugin_manager_telemetry_benchmarks.ts
index 1ef2d99e..c96ffc1a 100644
--- a/tests/plugin_manager_telemetry_benchmarks.ts
+++ b/tests/plugin_manager_telemetry_benchmarks.ts
@@ -410,37 +410,37 @@ suite(
   add("releaseResourcesWithNoPlugins", async () => {
     const pluginManagerWithNoPlugins = getPluginManagerWithNoPlugins();
     await pluginManagerWithNoPlugins.init();
-    return async () => await pluginManagerWithNoPlugins.releaseResources();
+    return async () => await PluginManager.releaseResources();
   }),
 
   add("releaseResourcesWith1Plugins", async () => {
     const pluginManagerWithPlugins = getPluginManagerWithPlugins();
     await pluginManagerWithPlugins.init(await createPlugins(1, instance(mockPluginService), instance(mockConnectionProvider), propsWithPlugins));
-    return async () => await pluginManagerWithPlugins.releaseResources();
+    return async () => await PluginManager.releaseResources();
   }),
 
   add("releaseResourcesWith2Plugins", async () => {
     const pluginManagerWithPlugins = getPluginManagerWithPlugins();
     await pluginManagerWithPlugins.init(await createPlugins(2, instance(mockPluginService), instance(mockConnectionProvider), propsWithPlugins));
-    return async () => await pluginManagerWithPlugins.releaseResources();
+    return async () => await PluginManager.releaseResources();
   }),
 
   add("releaseResourcesWith5Plugins", async () => {
     const pluginManagerWithPlugins = getPluginManagerWithPlugins();
     await pluginManagerWithPlugins.init(await createPlugins(5, instance(mockPluginService), instance(mockConnectionProvider), propsWithPlugins));
-    return async () => await pluginManagerWithPlugins.releaseResources();
+    return async () => await PluginManager.releaseResources();
   }),
 
   add("releaseResourcesWith10Plugins", async () => {
     const pluginManagerWithPlugins = getPluginManagerWithPlugins();
     await pluginManagerWithPlugins.init(await createPlugins(10, instance(mockPluginService), instance(mockConnectionProvider), propsWithPlugins));
-    return async () => await pluginManagerWithPlugins.releaseResources();
+    return async () => await PluginManager.releaseResources();
   }),
 
   add.only("releaseResourcesWithDefaultPlugins", async () => {
     const pluginManagerWithPlugins = getPluginManagerWithPlugins();
     await pluginManagerWithPlugins.init();
-    return async () => await pluginManagerWithPlugins.releaseResources();
+    return async () => await PluginManager.releaseResources();
   }),
 
   cycle(),
diff --git a/tests/plugin_telemetry_benchmarks.ts b/tests/plugin_telemetry_benchmarks.ts
index a395ddb2..5b052b71 100644
--- a/tests/plugin_telemetry_benchmarks.ts
+++ b/tests/plugin_telemetry_benchmarks.ts
@@ -154,21 +154,21 @@ suite(
   add("initAndReleaseBaseline", async () => {
     const wrapper = new TestConnectionWrapper(props, pluginManager, instance(mockPluginService));
     await pluginManager.init();
-    await wrapper.releaseResources();
+    await PluginManager.releaseResources();
     await wrapper.end();
   }),
 
   add("initAndReleaseWithExecuteTimePlugin", async () => {
     const wrapper = new TestConnectionWrapper(propsExecute, pluginManagerExecute, instance(mockPluginService));
     await pluginManagerExecute.init();
-    await wrapper.releaseResources();
+    await PluginManager.releaseResources();
     await wrapper.end();
   }),
 
   add("initAndReleaseWithReadWriteSplittingPlugin", async () => {
     const wrapper = new TestConnectionWrapper(propsReadWrite, pluginManagerReadWrite, instance(mockPluginService));
     await pluginManagerReadWrite.init();
-    await wrapper.releaseResources();
+    await PluginManager.releaseResources();
     await wrapper.end();
   }),