diff --git a/bin/client/Cargo.toml b/bin/client/Cargo.toml
index 0d8f004e..42013eb5 100644
--- a/bin/client/Cargo.toml
+++ b/bin/client/Cargo.toml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ serde_json = { version = "1.0.125", default-features = false }
 kona-common = { path = "../../crates/common", version = "0.0.2" }
 kona-common-proc = { path = "../../crates/common-proc", version = "0.0.2" }
 kona-preimage = { path = "../../crates/preimage", version = "0.0.2" }
-kona-primitives = { path = "../../crates/primitives", version = "0.0.1" }
+kona-primitives = { path = "../../crates/primitives", version = "0.0.1", features = ["serde"] }
 kona-mpt = { path = "../../crates/mpt", version = "0.0.2" }
 kona-derive = { path = "../../crates/derive", default-features = false, version = "0.0.2" }
 kona-executor = { path = "../../crates/executor", version = "0.0.1" }
diff --git a/bin/client/src/boot.rs b/bin/client/src/boot.rs
index 2ec61ad0..7a3bc605 100644
--- a/bin/client/src/boot.rs
+++ b/bin/client/src/boot.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ use alloy_primitives::{B256, U256};
 use anyhow::{anyhow, Result};
 use kona_preimage::{PreimageKey, PreimageOracleClient};
 use kona_primitives::RollupConfig;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use tracing::warn;
 
 /// The local key ident for the L1 head hash.
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ pub const L2_ROLLUP_CONFIG_KEY: U256 = U256::from_be_slice(&[6]);
 /// **User submitted inputs:**
 /// - `l2_claim`: The L2 output root claim.
 /// - `l2_claim_block`: The L2 claim block number.
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct BootInfo {
     /// The L1 head hash containing the safe L2 chain data that may reproduce the L2 head hash.
     pub l1_head: B256,