diff --git a/include/SKSE/API.h b/include/SKSE/API.h
index 830307c7d..95657cba9 100644
--- a/include/SKSE/API.h
+++ b/include/SKSE/API.h
@@ -12,9 +12,15 @@
 
 namespace SKSE
 {
-	void Init(const LoadInterface* a_intfc, const bool a_log = false) noexcept;
+	void Init(const LoadInterface* a_intfc, const bool a_log = true) noexcept;
 	void RegisterForAPIInitEvent(std::function<void()> a_fn);
 
+#ifdef SKYRIM_SUPPORT_AE
+	std::string_view GetPluginName() noexcept;
+	std::string_view GetPluginAuthor() noexcept;
+	REL::Version     GetPluginVersion() noexcept;
+#endif
+
 	PluginHandle  GetPluginHandle() noexcept;
 	std::uint32_t GetReleaseIndex() noexcept;
 
diff --git a/include/SKSE/Interfaces.h b/include/SKSE/Interfaces.h
index 4a1086ad4..a204360cf 100644
--- a/include/SKSE/Interfaces.h
+++ b/include/SKSE/Interfaces.h
@@ -360,6 +360,7 @@ namespace SKSE
 		const char*   name;
 		std::uint32_t version;
 	};
+
 #ifdef SKYRIM_SUPPORT_AE
 	struct PluginVersionData
 	{
diff --git a/src/SKSE/API.cpp b/src/SKSE/API.cpp
index 5587a9579..ff5506187 100644
--- a/src/SKSE/API.cpp
+++ b/src/SKSE/API.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include "SKSE/API.h"
 
+#include "SKSE/Interfaces.h"
 #include "SKSE/Logger.h"
 
 namespace SKSE
@@ -15,6 +16,10 @@ namespace SKSE
 				return singleton;
 			}
 
+			std::string_view pluginName{};
+			std::string_view pluginAuthor{};
+			REL::Version     pluginVersion{};
+
 			PluginHandle  pluginHandle{ static_cast<PluginHandle>(-1) };
 			std::uint32_t releaseIndex{ 0 };
 
@@ -86,6 +91,14 @@ namespace SKSE
 		const auto& intfc = *a_intfc;
 
 		const std::scoped_lock l(storage.apiLock);
+#ifdef SKYRIM_SUPPORT_AE
+		if (const auto pluginVersionData = PluginVersionData::GetSingleton()) {
+			storage.pluginName = pluginVersionData->GetPluginName();
+			storage.pluginAuthor = pluginVersionData->GetAuthorName();
+			storage.pluginVersion = pluginVersionData->GetPluginVersion();
+		}
+#endif
+
 		if (!storage.apiInit) {
 			storage.pluginHandle = intfc.GetPluginHandle();
 			storage.releaseIndex = intfc.GetReleaseIndex();
@@ -137,6 +150,23 @@ namespace SKSE
 		a_fn();
 	}
 
+#ifdef SKYRIM_SUPPORT_AE
+	std::string_view GetPluginName() noexcept
+	{
+		return detail::APIStorage::get().pluginName;
+	}
+
+	std::string_view GetPluginAuthor() noexcept
+	{
+		return detail::APIStorage::get().pluginAuthor;
+	}
+
+	REL::Version GetPluginVersion() noexcept
+	{
+		return detail::APIStorage::get().pluginVersion;
+	}
+#endif
+
 	PluginHandle GetPluginHandle() noexcept
 	{
 		return detail::APIStorage::get().pluginHandle;
diff --git a/src/SKSE/Interfaces.cpp b/src/SKSE/Interfaces.cpp
index 6cf961398..0308c34ac 100644
--- a/src/SKSE/Interfaces.cpp
+++ b/src/SKSE/Interfaces.cpp
@@ -342,8 +342,10 @@ namespace SKSE
 		return reinterpret_cast<const detail::SKSETrampolineInterface*>(this);
 	}
 
+#ifdef SKYRIM_SUPPORT_AE
 	const PluginVersionData* PluginVersionData::GetSingleton() noexcept
 	{
 		return reinterpret_cast<const PluginVersionData*>(REX::W32::GetProcAddress(REX::W32::GetCurrentModule(), "SKSEPlugin_Version"));
 	}
+#endif
 }
diff --git a/src/SKSE/Logger.cpp b/src/SKSE/Logger.cpp
index bf3809246..3209b4a17 100644
--- a/src/SKSE/Logger.cpp
+++ b/src/SKSE/Logger.cpp
@@ -119,20 +119,21 @@ namespace SKSE
 
 		void init()
 		{
+			// remove ifdef if 1.5.x support is removed
+#ifdef SKYRIM_SUPPORT_AE
 			auto path = log_directory();
 			if (!path) {
 				return;
 			}
 
-			const auto data = PluginVersionData::GetSingleton();
-			*path /= std::format("{}.log", data->GetPluginName());
+			*path /= std::format("{}.log", SKSE::GetPluginName());
 
 			std::vector<spdlog::sink_ptr> sinks{
 				std::make_shared<spdlog::sinks::basic_file_sink_mt>(path->string(), true),
 				std::make_shared<spdlog::sinks::msvc_sink_mt>()
 			};
 
-			auto logger = std::make_shared<spdlog::logger>("Global", sinks.begin(), sinks.end());
+			auto logger = std::make_shared<spdlog::logger>("global", sinks.begin(), sinks.end());
 #ifndef NDEBUG
 			logger->set_level(spdlog::level::debug);
 			logger->flush_on(spdlog::level::debug);
@@ -142,6 +143,7 @@ namespace SKSE
 #endif
 			spdlog::set_default_logger(std::move(logger));
 			spdlog::set_pattern("[%T.%e] [%=5t] [%L] %v");
+#endif
 		}
 	}
 }