diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index edfc33d7d..88f234e1c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Use oldest RuboCop allowed by gemspec
         run: |
-          sed -nr "s/ *spec.add_dependency 'rubocop', '~> ([0-9\.]+)'/gem 'rubocop', '= \1'/p" \
+          sed -nr "s/ *spec.add_dependency 'rubocop'.*'>= ([0-9\.]+)'/gem 'rubocop', '= \1'/p" \
             rubocop-rspec.gemspec > Gemfile.local
           cat Gemfile.local
       - uses: ruby/setup-ruby@v1
diff --git a/.rubocop.yml b/.rubocop.yml
index eea5a6472..301fa37a9 100644
--- a/.rubocop.yml
+++ b/.rubocop.yml
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 inherit_from: .rubocop_todo.yml
 
-require:
+plugins:
   - rubocop-performance
   - rubocop-rake
   - rubocop-rspec
-  - rubocop/cop/internal_affairs
+  - rubocop-internal_affairs
 
 AllCops:
   DisplayCopNames: true
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7a42c044d..c5664ddac 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 - Don't let `RSpec/PredicateMatcher` replace `respond_to?` with two arguments with the RSpec `respond_to` matcher. ([@bquorning])
 - Fix `RSpec/PredicateMatcher` support for `eql` and `equal` matchers. ([@bquorning])
+- Pluginfy RuboCop RSpec. ([@koic])
 
 ## 3.4.0 (2025-01-20)
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 61b5ff355..938a8f0d7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -48,13 +48,13 @@ ways to do this:
 Put this into your `.rubocop.yml`.
 
 ```yaml
-require: rubocop-rspec
+plugins: rubocop-rspec
 ```
 
 Alternatively, use the following array notation when specifying multiple extensions.
 
 ```yaml
-require:
+plugins:
   - rubocop-other-extension
   - rubocop-rspec
 ```
@@ -62,17 +62,20 @@ require:
 Now you can run `rubocop` and it will automatically load the RuboCop RSpec
 cops together with the standard cops.
 
+> [!NOTE]
+> The plugin system is supported in RuboCop 1.72+. In earlier versions, use `require` instead of `plugins`.
+
 ### Command line
 
 ```bash
-rubocop --require rubocop-rspec
+rubocop --plugin rubocop-rspec
 ```
 
 ### Rake task
 
 ```ruby
 RuboCop::RakeTask.new do |task|
-  task.requires << 'rubocop-rspec'
+  task.plugins << 'rubocop-rspec'
 end
 ```
 
diff --git a/docs/modules/ROOT/pages/usage.adoc b/docs/modules/ROOT/pages/usage.adoc
index dd381a687..d0a276420 100644
--- a/docs/modules/ROOT/pages/usage.adoc
+++ b/docs/modules/ROOT/pages/usage.adoc
@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@ There are three ways to do this:
 Put this into your `.rubocop.yml`:
 
 ----
-require: rubocop-rspec
+plugins: rubocop-rspec
 ----
 
 or, if you are using several extensions:
 
 ----
-require:
+plugins:
   - rubocop-rspec
   - rubocop-performance
 ----
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ require:
 Now you can run `rubocop` and it will automatically load the RuboCop RSpec
 cops together with the standard cops.
 
+NOTE: The plugin system is supported in RuboCop 1.72+. In earlier versions, use `require` instead of `plugins`.
+
 === RSpec DSL configuration
 
 In case you https://github.com/rspec/rspec-core/blob/b0d0843a285693c64cdbe0c85726db155b46047e/lib/rspec/core/configuration.rb#L1122[define aliases for RSpec DSL], i.e. examples, example groups, hooks, or include example statements, you need to configure it so those elements are properly detected by RuboCop RSpec.
@@ -78,7 +80,7 @@ RuboCop RSpec's https://github.com/rubocop/rubocop-rspec/blob/a43424527c09fae2e6
 
 [source,bash]
 ----
-$ rubocop --require rubocop-rspec
+$ rubocop --plugin rubocop-rspec
 ----
 
 == Rake task
@@ -86,7 +88,7 @@ $ rubocop --require rubocop-rspec
 [source,ruby]
 ----
 RuboCop::RakeTask.new do |task|
-  task.requires << 'rubocop-rspec'
+  task.plugins << 'rubocop-rspec'
 end
 ----
 
diff --git a/lib/rubocop-rspec.rb b/lib/rubocop-rspec.rb
index ac03fa7dc..3de03a7ae 100644
--- a/lib/rubocop-rspec.rb
+++ b/lib/rubocop-rspec.rb
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
 require 'rubocop'
 
 require_relative 'rubocop/rspec'
-require_relative 'rubocop/rspec/inject'
 require_relative 'rubocop/rspec/language'
 require_relative 'rubocop/rspec/node'
+require_relative 'rubocop/rspec/plugin'
 require_relative 'rubocop/rspec/version'
 require_relative 'rubocop/rspec/wording'
 
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@
 require_relative 'rubocop/rspec/example_group'
 require_relative 'rubocop/rspec/hook'
 
-RuboCop::RSpec::Inject.defaults!
-
 require_relative 'rubocop/cop/rspec_cops'
 
 # We have to register our autocorrect incompatibilities in RuboCop's cops
diff --git a/lib/rubocop/rspec.rb b/lib/rubocop/rspec.rb
index 83235f3da..e53c3ce5a 100644
--- a/lib/rubocop/rspec.rb
+++ b/lib/rubocop/rspec.rb
@@ -3,12 +3,5 @@
 module RuboCop
   # RuboCop RSpec project namespace
   module RSpec
-    PROJECT_ROOT   = Pathname.new(__dir__).parent.parent.expand_path.freeze
-    CONFIG_DEFAULT = PROJECT_ROOT.join('config', 'default.yml').freeze
-
-    private_constant(:CONFIG_DEFAULT, :PROJECT_ROOT)
-
-    ::RuboCop::ConfigObsoletion.files << PROJECT_ROOT.join('config',
-                                                           'obsoletion.yml')
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/rubocop/rspec/inject.rb b/lib/rubocop/rspec/inject.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index d4b193e1f..000000000
--- a/lib/rubocop/rspec/inject.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-# frozen_string_literal: true
-
-module RuboCop
-  module RSpec
-    # Because RuboCop doesn't yet support plugins, we have to monkey patch in a
-    # bit of our configuration.
-    module Inject
-      def self.defaults!
-        path = CONFIG_DEFAULT.to_s
-        hash = ConfigLoader.send(:load_yaml_configuration, path)
-        config = RuboCop::Config.new(hash, path)
-        puts "configuration from #{path}" if ConfigLoader.debug?
-        config = ConfigLoader.merge_with_default(config, path)
-        ConfigLoader.instance_variable_set(:@default_configuration, config)
-      end
-    end
-  end
-end
diff --git a/lib/rubocop/rspec/plugin.rb b/lib/rubocop/rspec/plugin.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..88d48cf0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/rubocop/rspec/plugin.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require 'lint_roller'
+
+module RuboCop
+  module RSpec
+    # A plugin that integrates RuboCop RSpec with RuboCop's plugin system.
+    class Plugin < LintRoller::Plugin
+      # :nocov:
+      def about
+        LintRoller::About.new(
+          name: 'rubocop-rspec',
+          version: Version::STRING,
+          homepage: 'https://github.com/rubocop/rubocop-rspec',
+          description: 'Code style checking for RSpec files.'
+        )
+      end
+      # :nocov:
+
+      def supported?(context)
+        context.engine == :rubocop
+      end
+
+      def rules(_context)
+        project_root = Pathname.new(__dir__).join('../../..')
+
+        ConfigObsoletion.files << project_root.join('config', 'obsoletion.yml')
+
+        LintRoller::Rules.new(
+          type: :path,
+          config_format: :rubocop,
+          value: project_root.join('config/default.yml')
+        )
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/rubocop-rspec.gemspec b/rubocop-rspec.gemspec
index 6b1ada365..5296dd3e2 100644
--- a/rubocop-rspec.gemspec
+++ b/rubocop-rspec.gemspec
@@ -34,8 +34,10 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   spec.metadata = {
     'changelog_uri' => 'https://github.com/rubocop/rubocop-rspec/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md',
     'documentation_uri' => 'https://docs.rubocop.org/rubocop-rspec/',
-    'rubygems_mfa_required' => 'true'
+    'rubygems_mfa_required' => 'true',
+    'default_lint_roller_plugin' => 'RuboCop::RSpec::Plugin'
   }
 
-  spec.add_dependency 'rubocop', '~> 1.61'
+  spec.add_dependency 'lint_roller', '~> 1.1'
+  spec.add_dependency 'rubocop', '~> 1.72', '>= 1.72.1'
 end
diff --git a/spec/rubocop/rspec/inject_spec.rb b/spec/rubocop/rspec/inject_spec.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 44f98070f..000000000
--- a/spec/rubocop/rspec/inject_spec.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-# frozen_string_literal: true
-
-RSpec.describe RuboCop::RSpec::Inject do
-  describe '.defaults!' do
-    let(:config_loader) { class_double(RuboCop::ConfigLoader).as_stubbed_const }
-
-    before do
-      rubocop_config = instance_double(RuboCop::Config)
-      allow(config_loader).to receive(:send)
-        .with(:load_yaml_configuration, any_args)
-        .and_return({})
-      allow(RuboCop::Config).to receive(:new).and_return(rubocop_config)
-      allow(config_loader).to receive(:merge_with_default)
-        .and_return(rubocop_config)
-      allow(config_loader).to receive(:instance_variable_set)
-    end
-
-    context 'when ConfigLoader.debug? is true' do
-      before do
-        allow(config_loader).to receive(:debug?).and_return(true)
-      end
-
-      it 'puts the configuration path' do
-        expect { described_class.defaults! }.to output(
-          %r{configuration from .*rubocop-rspec/config/default.yml}
-        ).to_stdout
-      end
-    end
-
-    context 'when ConfigLoader.debug? is false' do
-      before do
-        allow(config_loader).to receive(:debug?).and_return(false)
-      end
-
-      it 'does not put the configuration path' do
-        expect { described_class.defaults! }.not_to output.to_stdout
-      end
-    end
-  end
-end
diff --git a/tasks/cops_documentation.rake b/tasks/cops_documentation.rake
index 510146bd6..b257dea1d 100644
--- a/tasks/cops_documentation.rake
+++ b/tasks/cops_documentation.rake
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ end
 
 desc 'Generate docs of all cops departments'
 task generate_cops_documentation: :yard_for_generate_documentation do
+  RuboCop::ConfigLoader.inject_defaults!("#{__dir__}/../config/default.yml")
+
   generator = CopsDocumentationGenerator.new(
     departments: %w[RSpec]
   )