diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index ca9ad92..b76a134 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
         "uuid": "^3.4.0"
       },
       "peerDependencies": {
-        "@zowe/imperative": "^5.13.1"
+        "@zowe/imperative": "^8.0.0-next"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@ampproject/remapping": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b172715..39fa2e3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
     "uuid": "^3.4.0"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "@zowe/imperative": "^5.13.1"
+    "@zowe/imperative": "^8.0.0-next"
   },
   "jest": {
     "modulePathIgnorePatterns": [
diff --git a/src/pluginDef.ts b/src/pluginDef.ts
index 5e77bc6..5d0941d 100644
--- a/src/pluginDef.ts
+++ b/src/pluginDef.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import { ProfileConstants } from "./api/ProfileConstants";
 
 const pluginDef: IImperativeConfig = {
     commandModuleGlobs: ["**/cli/*/*.definition!(.d).*s"],
-    pluginLifeCycle: __dirname + "/LifeCycleForSample",
     pluginSummary: "Zowe CLI sample plug-in",
     pluginAliases: ["zcsp"],
     rootCommandDescription: "Welcome to the sample plug-in for Zowe CLI!\n\n The sample plug-in " +