diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 03c275c13d..fcda46c2b7 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ go 1.22.0
 require (
 	cloud.google.com/go/storage v1.40.0
 	github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azcore v1.11.1
-	github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azidentity v1.6.0
+	github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azidentity v1.7.0
 	github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/resourcemanager/compute/armcompute/v5 v5.6.0
 	github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/resourcemanager/storage/armstorage v1.5.0
 	github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/storage/azblob v1.3.2
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 84f4f45a3d..ecfdad3e7e 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azcore v1.11.1 h1:E+OJmp2tPvt1W+amx48v1eqb
 github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azcore v1.11.1/go.mod h1:a6xsAQUZg+VsS3TJ05SRp524Hs4pZ/AeFSr5ENf0Yjo=
 github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azidentity v1.6.0 h1:U2rTu3Ef+7w9FHKIAXM6ZyqF3UOWJZ12zIm8zECAFfg=
 github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azidentity v1.6.0/go.mod h1:9kIvujWAA58nmPmWB1m23fyWic1kYZMxD9CxaWn4Qpg=
+github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azidentity v1.7.0 h1:tfLQ34V6F7tVSwoTf/4lH5sE0o6eCJuNDTmH09nDpbc=
+github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azidentity v1.7.0/go.mod h1:9kIvujWAA58nmPmWB1m23fyWic1kYZMxD9CxaWn4Qpg=
 github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/internal v1.8.0 h1:jBQA3cKT4L2rWMpgE7Yt3Hwh2aUj8KXjIGLxjHeYNNo=
 github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/internal v1.8.0/go.mod h1:4OG6tQ9EOP/MT0NMjDlRzWoVFxfu9rN9B2X+tlSVktg=
 github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/resourcemanager/compute/armcompute/v5 v5.6.0 h1:ui3YNbxfW7J3tTFIZMH6LIGRjCngp+J+nIFlnizfNTE=
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/server/plugin/plugin.go b/pkg/cmd/server/plugin/plugin.go
index 0f729f3ac8..12896cc6f9 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/server/plugin/plugin.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/server/plugin/plugin.go
@@ -183,6 +183,9 @@ func NewCommand(f client.Factory) *cobra.Command {
 			}
 			pluginServer.Serve()
 		},
+		FParseErrWhitelist: cobra.FParseErrWhitelist{
+			UnknownFlags: true,
+		},
 	}
 	pluginServer.BindFlags(c.Flags())
 	return c
diff --git a/pkg/plugin/clientmgmt/process/client_builder.go b/pkg/plugin/clientmgmt/process/client_builder.go
index d414457796..bad2ffec9f 100644
--- a/pkg/plugin/clientmgmt/process/client_builder.go
+++ b/pkg/plugin/clientmgmt/process/client_builder.go
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ import (
 	hcplugin "github.com/hashicorp/go-plugin"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 
-	"github.com/vmware-tanzu/velero/pkg/features"
 	"github.com/vmware-tanzu/velero/pkg/plugin/framework"
 	biav2 "github.com/vmware-tanzu/velero/pkg/plugin/framework/backupitemaction/v2"
 	"github.com/vmware-tanzu/velero/pkg/plugin/framework/common"
@@ -52,11 +51,7 @@ func newClientBuilder(command string, logger logrus.FieldLogger, logLevel logrus
 		// For plugins compiled into the velero executable, we need to run "velero run-plugins"
 		b.commandArgs = []string{"run-plugins"}
 	}
-
-	b.commandArgs = append(b.commandArgs, "--log-level", logLevel.String())
-	if len(features.All()) > 0 {
-		b.commandArgs = append(b.commandArgs, "--features", features.Serialize())
-	}
+	b.commandArgs = append(b.commandArgs, os.Args[2:]...)
 
 	return b
 }
diff --git a/pkg/plugin/framework/server.go b/pkg/plugin/framework/server.go
index d1d87aecb3..bcb8bdf7e2 100644
--- a/pkg/plugin/framework/server.go
+++ b/pkg/plugin/framework/server.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/spf13/pflag"
 
+	"github.com/vmware-tanzu/velero/pkg/cmd/server/config"
 	biav2 "github.com/vmware-tanzu/velero/pkg/plugin/framework/backupitemaction/v2"
 	"github.com/vmware-tanzu/velero/pkg/plugin/framework/common"
 	riav2 "github.com/vmware-tanzu/velero/pkg/plugin/framework/restoreitemaction/v2"
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ type Server interface {
 	// flags.
 	//
 	// This method must be called prior to calling .Serve().
-	BindFlags(flags *pflag.FlagSet) Server
+	BindFlags(flags *pflag.FlagSet, config ...*config.Config) Server
 
 	// RegisterBackupItemAction registers a backup item action. Accepted format
 	// for the plugin name is <DNS subdomain>/<non-empty name>.
@@ -125,10 +126,15 @@ func NewServer() Server {
 	}
 }
 
-func (s *server) BindFlags(flags *pflag.FlagSet) Server {
-	flags.Var(s.logLevelFlag, "log-level", fmt.Sprintf("The level at which to log. Valid values are %s.", strings.Join(s.logLevelFlag.AllowedValues(), ", ")))
+func (s *server) BindFlags(flags *pflag.FlagSet, config ...*config.Config) Server {
+	flags.ParseErrorsWhitelist.UnknownFlags = true
 	s.flagSet = flags
-	s.flagSet.ParseErrorsWhitelist.UnknownFlags = true // Velero.io word list : ignore
+	if len(config) > 0 && config[0] != nil {
+		config[0].BindFlags(flags)
+	} else {
+		// keep backward compatibility
+		flags.Var(s.logLevelFlag, "log-level", fmt.Sprintf("The level at which to log. Valid values are %s.", strings.Join(s.logLevelFlag.AllowedValues(), ", ")))
+	}
 
 	return s
 }