diff --git a/cmd/bootstrap/cmd/keygen.go b/cmd/bootstrap/cmd/keygen.go
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 420ff03515c..df6d4b8ca2c
--- a/cmd/bootstrap/cmd/keygen.go
+++ b/cmd/bootstrap/cmd/keygen.go
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ var keygenCmd = &cobra.Command{
 
 		// create keys
 		log.Info().Msg("generating internal private networking and staking keys")
-		nodes := genNetworkAndStakingKeys([]model.NodeInfo{})
+		nodes := genNetworkAndStakingKeys()
 		log.Info().Msg("")
 
 		// count roles
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ var keygenCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		for role, count := range roleCounts {
 			log.Info().Msg(fmt.Sprintf("created keys for %d %s nodes", count, role.String()))
 		}
+
+		log.Info().Msg("generating node public information")
+		genNodePubInfo(nodes)
 	},
 }
 
@@ -74,3 +77,11 @@ func isEmptyDir(path string) (bool, error) {
 	}
 	return false, err // Either not empty or error, suits both cases
 }
+
+func genNodePubInfo(nodes []model.NodeInfo) {
+	pubNodes := make([]model.NodeInfoPub, 0, len(nodes))
+	for _, node := range nodes {
+		pubNodes = append(pubNodes, node.Public())
+	}
+	writeJSON(model.PathInternalNodeInfosPub, pubNodes)
+}
diff --git a/cmd/bootstrap/cmd/keys.go b/cmd/bootstrap/cmd/keys.go
index 31207c6083f..21fbc180362 100644
--- a/cmd/bootstrap/cmd/keys.go
+++ b/cmd/bootstrap/cmd/keys.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/onflow/flow-go/model/flow"
 )
 
-func genNetworkAndStakingKeys(partnerNodes []model.NodeInfo) []model.NodeInfo {
+func genNetworkAndStakingKeys() []model.NodeInfo {
 
 	var nodeConfigs []model.NodeConfig
 	readJSON(flagConfig, &nodeConfigs)
diff --git a/model/bootstrap/filenames.go b/model/bootstrap/filenames.go
index 69db11b20a8..61a89f65701 100644
--- a/model/bootstrap/filenames.go
+++ b/model/bootstrap/filenames.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ var (
 
 	// public genesis information
 	DirnamePublicBootstrap    = "public-root-information"
+	PathInternalNodeInfosPub  = filepath.Join(DirnamePublicBootstrap, "node-internal-infos.pub.json")
 	PathNodeInfosPub          = filepath.Join(DirnamePublicBootstrap, "node-infos.pub.json")
 	PathPartnerNodeInfoPrefix = filepath.Join(DirnamePublicBootstrap, "node-info.pub.")
 	PathNodeInfoPub           = filepath.Join(DirnamePublicBootstrap, "node-info.pub.%v.json") // %v will be replaced by NodeID