diff --git a/client/client.go b/client/client.go
index b28af84fa..504e181f4 100644
--- a/client/client.go
+++ b/client/client.go
@@ -544,3 +544,15 @@ func getEventsResult(res *access.EventsResponse) ([]BlockEvents, error) {
 
 	return results, nil
 }
+
+// GetLatestProtocolStateSnapshot retrieves the latest snapshot of the protocol
+// state in serialized form. This is used to generate a root snapshot file
+// used by Flow nodes to bootstrap their local protocol state database.
+func (c *Client) GetLatestProtocolStateSnapshot(ctx context.Context, opts ...grpc.CallOption) ([]byte, error) {
+	res, err := c.rpcClient.GetLatestProtocolStateSnapshot(ctx, &access.GetLatestProtocolStateSnapshotRequest{}, opts...)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, newRPCError(err)
+	}
+
+	return res.GetSerializedSnapshot(), nil
+}
diff --git a/client/client_test.go b/client/client_test.go
index 2f9ac7f97..4dec759a5 100644
--- a/client/client_test.go
+++ b/client/client_test.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ package client_test
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"math/rand"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/golang/protobuf/ptypes"
@@ -812,3 +813,28 @@ func TestClient_GetEventsForBlockIDs(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Empty(t, blocks)
 	}))
 }
+
+func TestClient_GetLatestProtocolStateSnapshot(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("Success", clientTest(func(t *testing.T, ctx context.Context, rpc *MockRPCClient, c *client.Client) {
+		expected := &access.ProtocolStateSnapshotResponse{
+			SerializedSnapshot: make([]byte, 128),
+		}
+		_, err := rand.Read(expected.SerializedSnapshot)
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+		rpc.On("GetLatestProtocolStateSnapshot", ctx, mock.Anything).Return(expected, nil)
+
+		res, err := c.GetLatestProtocolStateSnapshot(ctx)
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Equal(t, expected.SerializedSnapshot, res)
+	}))
+
+	t.Run("Internal error", clientTest(func(t *testing.T, ctx context.Context, rpc *MockRPCClient, c *client.Client) {
+		rpc.On("GetLatestProtocolStateSnapshot", ctx, mock.Anything).
+			Return(nil, errInternal)
+
+		_, err := c.GetLatestProtocolStateSnapshot(ctx)
+		assert.Error(t, err)
+		assert.Equal(t, codes.Internal, status.Code(err))
+	}))
+}
diff --git a/client/mock_client_test.go b/client/mock_client_test.go
index cab8436ba..00b5762c9 100644
--- a/client/mock_client_test.go
+++ b/client/mock_client_test.go
@@ -467,6 +467,36 @@ func (_m *MockRPCClient) GetLatestBlockHeader(ctx context.Context, in *access.Ge
 	return r0, r1
 }
 
+// GetLatestProtocolStateSnapshot provides a mock function with given fields: ctx, in, opts
+func (_m *MockRPCClient) GetLatestProtocolStateSnapshot(ctx context.Context, in *access.GetLatestProtocolStateSnapshotRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*access.ProtocolStateSnapshotResponse, error) {
+	_va := make([]interface{}, len(opts))
+	for _i := range opts {
+		_va[_i] = opts[_i]
+	}
+	var _ca []interface{}
+	_ca = append(_ca, ctx, in)
+	_ca = append(_ca, _va...)
+	ret := _m.Called(_ca...)
+
+	var r0 *access.ProtocolStateSnapshotResponse
+	if rf, ok := ret.Get(0).(func(context.Context, *access.GetLatestProtocolStateSnapshotRequest, ...grpc.CallOption) *access.ProtocolStateSnapshotResponse); ok {
+		r0 = rf(ctx, in, opts...)
+	} else {
+		if ret.Get(0) != nil {
+			r0 = ret.Get(0).(*access.ProtocolStateSnapshotResponse)
+		}
+	}
+
+	var r1 error
+	if rf, ok := ret.Get(1).(func(context.Context, *access.GetLatestProtocolStateSnapshotRequest, ...grpc.CallOption) error); ok {
+		r1 = rf(ctx, in, opts...)
+	} else {
+		r1 = ret.Error(1)
+	}
+
+	return r0, r1
+}
+
 // GetNetworkParameters provides a mock function with given fields: ctx, in, opts
 func (_m *MockRPCClient) GetNetworkParameters(ctx context.Context, in *access.GetNetworkParametersRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*access.GetNetworkParametersResponse, error) {
 	_va := make([]interface{}, len(opts))
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index f07c0760a..25917228c 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum v1.9.9
 	github.com/golang/protobuf v1.4.2
 	github.com/onflow/cadence v0.12.6
-	github.com/onflow/flow/protobuf/go/flow v0.1.8
+	github.com/onflow/flow/protobuf/go/flow v0.1.9
 	github.com/pkg/errors v0.8.1
 	github.com/stretchr/objx v0.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.7.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 9a5dfdca6..eb7b7936e 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -225,8 +225,8 @@ github.com/olekukonko/tablewriter v0.0.1/go.mod h1:vsDQFd/mU46D+Z4whnwzcISnGGzXW
 github.com/olekukonko/tablewriter v0.0.2-0.20190409134802-7e037d187b0c/go.mod h1:vsDQFd/mU46D+Z4whnwzcISnGGzXWMclvtLoiIKAKIo=
 github.com/onflow/cadence v0.12.6 h1:IvKSx5C84B4DGBf4DUAtLE2WtC24KAZR4z5XZyGGPYM=
 github.com/onflow/cadence v0.12.6/go.mod h1:CHQIgovf2fks/6kwrpBaatNarHxX5qJggynAbjEnSvQ=
-github.com/onflow/flow/protobuf/go/flow v0.1.8 h1:jBR8aXEL0MOh3gVJmCr0KYXmtG3JUBhzADonKkYE6oI=
-github.com/onflow/flow/protobuf/go/flow v0.1.8/go.mod h1:kRugbzZjwQqvevJhrnnCFMJZNmoSJmxlKt6hTGXZojM=
+github.com/onflow/flow/protobuf/go/flow v0.1.9 h1:ugK6/9K4AkMxqPbCvQzbbV24AH50Ozze43nqpukQoOM=
+github.com/onflow/flow/protobuf/go/flow v0.1.9/go.mod h1:kRugbzZjwQqvevJhrnnCFMJZNmoSJmxlKt6hTGXZojM=
 github.com/onsi/ginkgo v1.6.0/go.mod h1:lLunBs/Ym6LB5Z9jYTR76FiuTmxDTDusOGeTQH+WWjE=
 github.com/onsi/ginkgo v1.7.0/go.mod h1:lLunBs/Ym6LB5Z9jYTR76FiuTmxDTDusOGeTQH+WWjE=
 github.com/onsi/gomega v1.4.3/go.mod h1:ex+gbHU/CVuBBDIJjb2X0qEXbFg53c61hWP/1CpauHY=