diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-main-kts-test/build.gradle.kts b/libraries/tools/kotlin-main-kts-test/build.gradle.kts
index 23834f608d2..710b9dedde5 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-main-kts-test/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-main-kts-test/build.gradle.kts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ dependencies {
     testApi(commonDependency("junit"))
     testApi(projectTests(":kotlin-scripting-compiler")) { isTransitive = false }
     testImplementation(project(":kotlin-compiler-embeddable"))
-    kotlinxSerializationGradlePluginClasspath(project(":kotlin-serialization")) { isTransitive = false }
+    kotlinxSerializationGradlePluginClasspath(project(":kotlinx-serialization-compiler-plugin.embeddable")) { isTransitive = false }
 }
 
 sourceSets {
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ sourceSets {
 }
 
 projectTest(parallel = true) {
-    dependsOn(":dist", ":kotlin-serialization:jar")
+    dependsOn(":dist", ":kotlinx-serialization-compiler-plugin.embeddable:embeddable")
     val localKotlinxSerializationPluginClasspath: FileCollection = kotlinxSerializationGradlePluginClasspath
     doFirst {
         systemProperty("kotlin.script.test.kotlinx.serialization.plugin.classpath", localKotlinxSerializationPluginClasspath.asPath)
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-main-kts-test/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/mainKts/test/mainKtsTest.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-main-kts-test/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/mainKts/test/mainKtsTest.kt
index bb222518a2e..76a3bf3b70e 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-main-kts-test/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/mainKts/test/mainKtsTest.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-main-kts-test/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/mainKts/test/mainKtsTest.kt
@@ -246,8 +246,6 @@ class MainKtsTest {
     @Test
     fun testHelloSerialization() {
         // the embeddable plugin is needed for this test, because embeddable compiler is used.
-        // furtunately appropriate gradle plugin can serve as an embeddable compiler plugin now
-        // so, the path to it is prepared in the build file
         val serializationPluginClasspath = System.getProperty("kotlin.script.test.kotlinx.serialization.plugin.classpath")!!
         val out = captureOut {
             val res = evalFileWithConfigurations(
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-maven-serialization/pom.xml b/libraries/tools/kotlin-maven-serialization/pom.xml
index 792d4820f82..5223e7e0282 100755
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-maven-serialization/pom.xml
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-maven-serialization/pom.xml
@@ -5,12 +5,6 @@
 
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <properties>
-        <serialization.common.src>${basedir}/../../../plugins/kotlinx-serialization/kotlinx-serialization.common/src</serialization.common.src>
-        <serialization.k1.src>${basedir}/../../../plugins/kotlinx-serialization/kotlinx-serialization.k1/src</serialization.k1.src>
-        <serialization.k2.src>${basedir}/../../../plugins/kotlinx-serialization/kotlinx-serialization.k2/src</serialization.k2.src>
-        <serialization.backend.src>${basedir}/../../../plugins/kotlinx-serialization/kotlinx-serialization.backend/src</serialization.backend.src>
-        <serialization.cli.src>${basedir}/../../../plugins/kotlinx-serialization/kotlinx-serialization.cli/src</serialization.cli.src>
-        <serialization.resources>${basedir}/../../../plugins/kotlinx-serialization/kotlinx-serialization.cli/resources</serialization.resources>
         <serialization.maven.plugin.src>${basedir}/src/main/kotlin</serialization.maven.plugin.src>
     </properties>
 
@@ -45,13 +39,15 @@
             <version>${maven.version}</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.jetbrains.kotlin</groupId>
+            <artifactId>kotlinx-serialization-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+            <version>${project.version}</version>
+            <scope>provided</scope>
+        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
     <build>
-        <resources>
-            <resource><directory>${serialization.resources}</directory></resource>
-        </resources>
-
         <plugins>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
@@ -62,11 +58,6 @@
                         <goals><goal>add-source</goal></goals>
                         <configuration>
                             <sources>
-                                <source>${serialization.common.src}</source>
-                                <source>${serialization.k1.src}</source>
-                                <source>${serialization.k2.src}</source>
-                                <source>${serialization.backend.src}</source>
-                                <source>${serialization.cli.src}</source>
                                 <source>${serialization.maven.plugin.src}</source>
                             </sources>
                         </configuration>
@@ -88,30 +79,10 @@
                 <configuration>
                     <jvmTarget>1.8</jvmTarget>
                     <args>
-                        <arg>-Xjvm-default=enable</arg>
-                        <arg>-opt-in=org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.ObsoleteDescriptorBasedAPI</arg>
-                        <arg>-opt-in=org.jetbrains.kotlin.compiler.plugin.ExperimentalCompilerApi</arg>
-                        <arg>-opt-in=org.jetbrains.kotlin.utils.addToStdlib.UnsafeCastFunction</arg>
-                        <arg>-Xcontext-receivers</arg>
+                        <arg>-Xjvm-default=all</arg>
                     </args>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.5.1</version>
-                <executions>
-                    <execution>
-                        <id>default-compile</id>
-                        <phase>none</phase>
-                    </execution>
-                    <execution>
-                        <id>java-compile</id>
-                        <phase>compile</phase>
-                        <goals> <goal>compile</goal> </goals>
-                    </execution>
-                </executions>
-            </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
                 <artifactId>plexus-component-metadata</artifactId>
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-serialization/build.gradle.kts b/libraries/tools/kotlin-serialization/build.gradle.kts
index 7269a524859..25cefdad232 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-serialization/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-serialization/build.gradle.kts
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ dependencies {
 
     commonCompileOnly(project(":kotlin-gradle-plugin"))
     commonCompileOnly(project(":kotlin-compiler-embeddable"))
-
-    embedded(project(":kotlinx-serialization-compiler-plugin")) { isTransitive = false }
 }
 
 gradlePlugin {
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-serialization/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlinx/serialization/gradle/SerializationSubplugin.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-serialization/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlinx/serialization/gradle/SerializationSubplugin.kt
index fd1288c5e22..575b49fa0b3 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-serialization/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlinx/serialization/gradle/SerializationSubplugin.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-serialization/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlinx/serialization/gradle/SerializationSubplugin.kt
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ class SerializationGradleSubplugin :
 
     companion object {
         const val SERIALIZATION_GROUP_NAME = "org.jetbrains.kotlin"
-        const val SERIALIZATION_ARTIFACT_NAME = "kotlin-serialization"
-        const val SERIALIZATION_ARTIFACT_UNSHADED_NAME = "kotlin-serialization-unshaded"
+        const val SERIALIZATION_ARTIFACT_NAME = "kotlinx-serialization-compiler-plugin-embeddable"
+        const val SERIALIZATION_ARTIFACT_UNSHADED_NAME = "kotlinx-serialization-compiler-plugin"
     }
 
     override fun isApplicable(kotlinCompilation: KotlinCompilation<*>): Boolean = true
diff --git a/plugins/kotlinx-serialization/build.gradle.kts b/plugins/kotlinx-serialization/build.gradle.kts
index 83c7756c828..1843e74589c 100644
--- a/plugins/kotlinx-serialization/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/plugins/kotlinx-serialization/build.gradle.kts
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ sourceSets {
 
 optInToExperimentalCompilerApi()
 
+publish()
+
 runtimeJar()
 sourcesJar()
 javadocJar()
diff --git a/plugins/kotlinx-serialization/kotlinx-serialization.embeddable/build.gradle.kts b/plugins/kotlinx-serialization/kotlinx-serialization.embeddable/build.gradle.kts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..300a251ceb7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/kotlinx-serialization/kotlinx-serialization.embeddable/build.gradle.kts
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+plugins {
+    id("org.jetbrains.kotlin.jvm")
+}
+
+dependencies {
+    embedded(project(":kotlinx-serialization-compiler-plugin")) { isTransitive = false }
+}
+
+publish {
+    artifactId = artifactId.replace(".", "-")
+}
+
+runtimeJar(rewriteDefaultJarDepsToShadedCompiler())
+sourcesJarWithSourcesFromEmbedded(
+    project(":kotlinx-serialization-compiler-plugin").tasks.named<Jar>("sourcesJar")
+)
+javadocJarWithJavadocFromEmbedded(
+    project(":kotlinx-serialization-compiler-plugin").tasks.named<Jar>("javadocJar")
+)
diff --git a/settings.gradle b/settings.gradle
index bf5ea4d12f2..e5150facae8 100644
--- a/settings.gradle
+++ b/settings.gradle
@@ -323,6 +323,7 @@ include ":kotlin-lombok-compiler-plugin",
         ":kotlin-lombok"
 
 include ":kotlinx-serialization-compiler-plugin",
+        ":kotlinx-serialization-compiler-plugin.embeddable",
         ":kotlinx-serialization-compiler-plugin.common",
         ":kotlinx-serialization-compiler-plugin.k1",
         ":kotlinx-serialization-compiler-plugin.k2",
@@ -783,6 +784,7 @@ project(':js:js.tests').projectDir = "$rootDir/js/js.tests" as File
 project(':js:js.engines').projectDir = "$rootDir/js/js.engines" as File
 
 project(':kotlinx-serialization-compiler-plugin').projectDir = "$rootDir/plugins/kotlinx-serialization" as File
+project(':kotlinx-serialization-compiler-plugin.embeddable').projectDir = "$rootDir/plugins/kotlinx-serialization/kotlinx-serialization.embeddable" as File
 project(':kotlinx-serialization-compiler-plugin.cli').projectDir = "$rootDir/plugins/kotlinx-serialization/kotlinx-serialization.cli" as File
 project(':kotlinx-serialization-compiler-plugin.backend').projectDir = "$rootDir/plugins/kotlinx-serialization/kotlinx-serialization.backend" as File
 project(':kotlinx-serialization-compiler-plugin.k1').projectDir = "$rootDir/plugins/kotlinx-serialization/kotlinx-serialization.k1" as File