diff --git a/src/ansicolor_sink.cpp b/src/sinks/ansicolor_sink.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/ansicolor_sink.cpp
rename to src/sinks/ansicolor_sink.cpp
diff --git a/src/base_sink.cpp b/src/sinks/base_sink.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/base_sink.cpp
rename to src/sinks/base_sink.cpp
diff --git a/src/basic_file_sink.cpp b/src/sinks/basic_file_sink.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/basic_file_sink.cpp
rename to src/sinks/basic_file_sink.cpp
diff --git a/src/rotating_file_sink.cpp b/src/sinks/rotating_file_sink.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/rotating_file_sink.cpp
rename to src/sinks/rotating_file_sink.cpp
diff --git a/src/sink.cpp b/src/sinks/sink.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/sink.cpp
rename to src/sinks/sink.cpp
diff --git a/src/stdout_color_sinks.cpp b/src/sinks/stdout_color_sinks.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/stdout_color_sinks.cpp
rename to src/sinks/stdout_color_sinks.cpp
diff --git a/src/stdout_sinks.cpp b/src/sinks/stdout_sinks.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/stdout_sinks.cpp
rename to src/sinks/stdout_sinks.cpp
diff --git a/src/wincolor_sink.cpp b/src/sinks/wincolor_sink.cpp
similarity index 90%
rename from src/wincolor_sink.cpp
rename to src/sinks/wincolor_sink.cpp
index ce15129e..11ad9589 100644
--- a/src/wincolor_sink.cpp
+++ b/src/sinks/wincolor_sink.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <spdlog/common.h>
 #include <spdlog/pattern_formatter.h>
 #include <memory>
+
 namespace spdlog {
 namespace sinks {
 
@@ -173,3 +174,11 @@ SPDLOG_INLINE wincolor_stderr_sink<ConsoleMutex>::wincolor_stderr_sink(color_mod
 
 } // namespace sinks
 } // namespace spdlog
+
+// template instantiations
+template class SPDLOG_API spdlog::sinks::wincolor_sink<spdlog::details::console_mutex>;
+template class SPDLOG_API spdlog::sinks::wincolor_sink<spdlog::details::console_nullmutex>;
+template class SPDLOG_API spdlog::sinks::wincolor_stdout_sink<spdlog::details::console_mutex>;
+template class SPDLOG_API spdlog::sinks::wincolor_stdout_sink<spdlog::details::console_nullmutex>;
+template class SPDLOG_API spdlog::sinks::wincolor_stderr_sink<spdlog::details::console_mutex>;
+template class SPDLOG_API spdlog::sinks::wincolor_stderr_sink<spdlog::details::console_nullmutex>;
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