diff --git a/integration/failpoint/cmd/containerd-shim-runc-fp-v1/plugin_linux.go b/integration/failpoint/cmd/containerd-shim-runc-fp-v1/plugin_linux.go
index a9a3d3501..c0b72681e 100644
--- a/integration/failpoint/cmd/containerd-shim-runc-fp-v1/plugin_linux.go
+++ b/integration/failpoint/cmd/containerd-shim-runc-fp-v1/plugin_linux.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 
-	taskapi "github.com/containerd/containerd/api/runtime/task/v2"
+	taskapi "github.com/containerd/containerd/api/runtime/task/v3"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/oci"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/pkg/failpoint"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/pkg/shutdown"
@@ -79,11 +79,11 @@ var (
 
 type taskServiceWithFp struct {
 	fps   map[string]*failpoint.Failpoint
-	local taskapi.TaskService
+	local taskapi.TTRPCTaskService
 }
 
 func (s *taskServiceWithFp) RegisterTTRPC(server *ttrpc.Server) error {
-	taskapi.RegisterTaskService(server, s.local)
+	taskapi.RegisterTTRPCTaskService(server, s.local)
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/integration/issue7496_linux_test.go b/integration/issue7496_linux_test.go
index 7cca02c98..c77dbcfc1 100644
--- a/integration/issue7496_linux_test.go
+++ b/integration/issue7496_linux_test.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	apitask "github.com/containerd/containerd/api/runtime/task/v2"
+	apitask "github.com/containerd/containerd/api/runtime/task/v3"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/integration/images"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/namespaces"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime/v2/shim"
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ func TestIssue7496(t *testing.T) {
 // example, umount overlayfs rootfs which doesn't with volatile.
 //
 // REF: https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/strace.1.html
-func injectDelayToUmount2(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T, shimCli apitask.TaskService, delayInSec int) chan struct{} {
+func injectDelayToUmount2(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T, shimCli apitask.TTRPCTaskService, delayInSec int) chan struct{} {
 	pid := shimPid(ctx, t, shimCli)
 
 	doneCh := make(chan struct{})
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ func injectDelayToUmount2(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T, shimCli apitask.Tas
 	return doneCh
 }
 
-func connectToShim(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T, id string) apitask.TaskService {
+func connectToShim(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T, id string) apitask.TTRPCTaskService {
 	addr, err := shim.SocketAddress(ctx, containerdEndpoint, id)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	addr = strings.TrimPrefix(addr, "unix://")
@@ -162,10 +162,10 @@ func connectToShim(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T, id string) apitask.TaskSer
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	client := ttrpc.NewClient(conn)
-	return apitask.NewTaskClient(client)
+	return apitask.NewTTRPCTaskClient(client)
 }
 
-func shimPid(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T, shimCli apitask.TaskService) uint32 {
+func shimPid(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T, shimCli apitask.TTRPCTaskService) uint32 {
 	resp, err := shimCli.Connect(ctx, &apitask.ConnectRequest{})
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	return resp.GetShimPid()
diff --git a/integration/issue7496_shutdown_linux_test.go b/integration/issue7496_shutdown_linux_test.go
index e9e1cdc58..70ade7e41 100644
--- a/integration/issue7496_shutdown_linux_test.go
+++ b/integration/issue7496_shutdown_linux_test.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
-	apitask "github.com/containerd/containerd/api/runtime/task/v2"
+	apitask "github.com/containerd/containerd/api/runtime/task/v3"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/namespaces"
 )
 
diff --git a/runtime/v2/binary.go b/runtime/v2/binary.go
index 2c71c843c..288a2f965 100644
--- a/runtime/v2/binary.go
+++ b/runtime/v2/binary.go
@@ -129,19 +129,25 @@ func (b *binary) Start(ctx context.Context, opts *types.Any, onClose func()) (_
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	params, err := parseStartResponse(ctx, response)
+	params, err := parseStartResponse(response)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	conn, err := makeConnection(ctx, params, onCloseWithShimLog)
+	conn, err := makeConnection(ctx, b.bundle.ID, params, onCloseWithShimLog)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	// Save bootstrap configuration (so containerd can restore shims after restart).
+	if err := writeBootstrapParams(filepath.Join(b.bundle.Path, "bootstrap.json"), params); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to write bootstrap.json: %w", err)
+	}
+
 	return &shim{
-		bundle: b.bundle,
-		client: conn,
+		bundle:  b.bundle,
+		client:  conn,
+		version: params.Version,
 	}, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/runtime/v2/bridge.go b/runtime/v2/bridge.go
index 4075d6c2d..6262e0efd 100644
--- a/runtime/v2/bridge.go
+++ b/runtime/v2/bridge.go
@@ -20,14 +20,38 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 
+	"github.com/containerd/ttrpc"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
 	"google.golang.org/protobuf/types/known/emptypb"
 
 	v2 "github.com/containerd/containerd/api/runtime/task/v2"
 	v3 "github.com/containerd/containerd/api/runtime/task/v3"
-	"github.com/containerd/ttrpc"
+
+	api "github.com/containerd/containerd/api/runtime/task/v3" // Current version used by TaskServiceClient
 )
 
+// TaskServiceClient exposes a client interface to shims, which aims to hide
+// the underlying complexity and backward compatibility (v2 task service vs v3, TTRPC vs GRPC, etc).
+type TaskServiceClient interface {
+	State(context.Context, *api.StateRequest) (*api.StateResponse, error)
+	Create(context.Context, *api.CreateTaskRequest) (*api.CreateTaskResponse, error)
+	Start(context.Context, *api.StartRequest) (*api.StartResponse, error)
+	Delete(context.Context, *api.DeleteRequest) (*api.DeleteResponse, error)
+	Pids(context.Context, *api.PidsRequest) (*api.PidsResponse, error)
+	Pause(context.Context, *api.PauseRequest) (*emptypb.Empty, error)
+	Resume(context.Context, *api.ResumeRequest) (*emptypb.Empty, error)
+	Checkpoint(context.Context, *api.CheckpointTaskRequest) (*emptypb.Empty, error)
+	Kill(context.Context, *api.KillRequest) (*emptypb.Empty, error)
+	Exec(context.Context, *api.ExecProcessRequest) (*emptypb.Empty, error)
+	ResizePty(context.Context, *api.ResizePtyRequest) (*emptypb.Empty, error)
+	CloseIO(context.Context, *api.CloseIORequest) (*emptypb.Empty, error)
+	Update(context.Context, *api.UpdateTaskRequest) (*emptypb.Empty, error)
+	Wait(context.Context, *api.WaitRequest) (*api.WaitResponse, error)
+	Stats(context.Context, *api.StatsRequest) (*api.StatsResponse, error)
+	Connect(context.Context, *api.ConnectRequest) (*api.ConnectResponse, error)
+	Shutdown(context.Context, *api.ShutdownRequest) (*emptypb.Empty, error)
+}
+
 // NewTaskClient returns a new task client interface which handles both GRPC and TTRPC servers depending on the
 // client object type passed in.
 //
@@ -35,33 +59,47 @@ import (
 // - *ttrpc.Client
 // - grpc.ClientConnInterface
 //
-// In 1.7 we support TaskService v2 (for backward compatibility with existing shims) and GRPC TaskService v3.
-// In 2.0 we'll switch to TaskService v3 only for both TTRPC and GRPC, which will remove overhead of mapping v2 structs to v3 structs.
-func NewTaskClient(client interface{}) (v2.TaskService, error) {
+// Currently supported servers:
+// - TTRPC v2 (compatibility with shims before 2.0)
+// - TTRPC v3
+// - GRPC v3
+func NewTaskClient(client interface{}, version int) (TaskServiceClient, error) {
 	switch c := client.(type) {
 	case *ttrpc.Client:
-		return v2.NewTaskClient(c), nil
+		switch version {
+		case 2:
+			return &ttrpcV2Bridge{client: v2.NewTaskClient(c)}, nil
+		case 3:
+			return v3.NewTTRPCTaskClient(c), nil
+		default:
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("containerd client supports only v2 and v3 TTRPC task client (got %d)", version)
+		}
+
 	case grpc.ClientConnInterface:
-		return &grpcBridge{v3.NewTaskClient(c)}, nil
+		if version != 3 {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("containerd client supports only v3 GRPC task service (got %d)", version)
+		}
+
+		return &grpcV3Bridge{v3.NewTaskClient(c)}, nil
 	default:
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unsupported shim client type %T", c)
 	}
 }
 
-// grpcBridge implements `v2.TaskService` interface for GRPC shim server.
-type grpcBridge struct {
-	client v3.TaskClient
+// ttrpcV2Bridge is a bridge from TTRPC v2 task service.
+type ttrpcV2Bridge struct {
+	client v2.TaskService
 }
 
-var _ v2.TaskService = (*grpcBridge)(nil)
+var _ TaskServiceClient = (*ttrpcV2Bridge)(nil)
 
-func (g *grpcBridge) State(ctx context.Context, request *v2.StateRequest) (*v2.StateResponse, error) {
-	resp, err := g.client.State(ctx, &v3.StateRequest{
+func (b *ttrpcV2Bridge) State(ctx context.Context, request *api.StateRequest) (*api.StateResponse, error) {
+	resp, err := b.client.State(ctx, &v2.StateRequest{
 		ID:     request.GetID(),
 		ExecID: request.GetExecID(),
 	})
 
-	return &v2.StateResponse{
+	return &v3.StateResponse{
 		ID:         resp.GetID(),
 		Bundle:     resp.GetBundle(),
 		Pid:        resp.GetPid(),
@@ -76,8 +114,8 @@ func (g *grpcBridge) State(ctx context.Context, request *v2.StateRequest) (*v2.S
 	}, err
 }
 
-func (g *grpcBridge) Create(ctx context.Context, request *v2.CreateTaskRequest) (*v2.CreateTaskResponse, error) {
-	resp, err := g.client.Create(ctx, &v3.CreateTaskRequest{
+func (b *ttrpcV2Bridge) Create(ctx context.Context, request *api.CreateTaskRequest) (*api.CreateTaskResponse, error) {
+	resp, err := b.client.Create(ctx, &v2.CreateTaskRequest{
 		ID:               request.GetID(),
 		Bundle:           request.GetBundle(),
 		Rootfs:           request.GetRootfs(),
@@ -90,54 +128,54 @@ func (g *grpcBridge) Create(ctx context.Context, request *v2.CreateTaskRequest)
 		Options:          request.GetOptions(),
 	})
 
-	return &v2.CreateTaskResponse{Pid: resp.GetPid()}, err
+	return &api.CreateTaskResponse{Pid: resp.GetPid()}, err
 }
 
-func (g *grpcBridge) Start(ctx context.Context, request *v2.StartRequest) (*v2.StartResponse, error) {
-	resp, err := g.client.Start(ctx, &v3.StartRequest{
+func (b *ttrpcV2Bridge) Start(ctx context.Context, request *api.StartRequest) (*api.StartResponse, error) {
+	resp, err := b.client.Start(ctx, &v2.StartRequest{
 		ID:     request.GetID(),
 		ExecID: request.GetExecID(),
 	})
 
-	return &v2.StartResponse{Pid: resp.GetPid()}, err
+	return &api.StartResponse{Pid: resp.GetPid()}, err
 }
 
-func (g *grpcBridge) Delete(ctx context.Context, request *v2.DeleteRequest) (*v2.DeleteResponse, error) {
-	resp, err := g.client.Delete(ctx, &v3.DeleteRequest{
+func (b *ttrpcV2Bridge) Delete(ctx context.Context, request *api.DeleteRequest) (*api.DeleteResponse, error) {
+	resp, err := b.client.Delete(ctx, &v2.DeleteRequest{
 		ID:     request.GetID(),
 		ExecID: request.GetExecID(),
 	})
 
-	return &v2.DeleteResponse{
+	return &api.DeleteResponse{
 		Pid:        resp.GetPid(),
 		ExitStatus: resp.GetExitStatus(),
 		ExitedAt:   resp.GetExitedAt(),
 	}, err
 }
 
-func (g *grpcBridge) Pids(ctx context.Context, request *v2.PidsRequest) (*v2.PidsResponse, error) {
-	resp, err := g.client.Pids(ctx, &v3.PidsRequest{ID: request.GetID()})
-	return &v2.PidsResponse{Processes: resp.GetProcesses()}, err
+func (b *ttrpcV2Bridge) Pids(ctx context.Context, request *api.PidsRequest) (*api.PidsResponse, error) {
+	resp, err := b.client.Pids(ctx, &v2.PidsRequest{ID: request.GetID()})
+	return &api.PidsResponse{Processes: resp.GetProcesses()}, err
 }
 
-func (g *grpcBridge) Pause(ctx context.Context, request *v2.PauseRequest) (*emptypb.Empty, error) {
-	return g.client.Pause(ctx, &v3.PauseRequest{ID: request.GetID()})
+func (b *ttrpcV2Bridge) Pause(ctx context.Context, request *api.PauseRequest) (*emptypb.Empty, error) {
+	return b.client.Pause(ctx, &v2.PauseRequest{ID: request.GetID()})
 }
 
-func (g *grpcBridge) Resume(ctx context.Context, request *v2.ResumeRequest) (*emptypb.Empty, error) {
-	return g.client.Resume(ctx, &v3.ResumeRequest{ID: request.GetID()})
+func (b *ttrpcV2Bridge) Resume(ctx context.Context, request *api.ResumeRequest) (*emptypb.Empty, error) {
+	return b.client.Resume(ctx, &v2.ResumeRequest{ID: request.GetID()})
 }
 
-func (g *grpcBridge) Checkpoint(ctx context.Context, request *v2.CheckpointTaskRequest) (*emptypb.Empty, error) {
-	return g.client.Checkpoint(ctx, &v3.CheckpointTaskRequest{
+func (b *ttrpcV2Bridge) Checkpoint(ctx context.Context, request *api.CheckpointTaskRequest) (*emptypb.Empty, error) {
+	return b.client.Checkpoint(ctx, &v2.CheckpointTaskRequest{
 		ID:      request.GetID(),
 		Path:    request.GetPath(),
 		Options: request.GetOptions(),
 	})
 }
 
-func (g *grpcBridge) Kill(ctx context.Context, request *v2.KillRequest) (*emptypb.Empty, error) {
-	return g.client.Kill(ctx, &v3.KillRequest{
+func (b *ttrpcV2Bridge) Kill(ctx context.Context, request *api.KillRequest) (*emptypb.Empty, error) {
+	return b.client.Kill(ctx, &v2.KillRequest{
 		ID:     request.GetID(),
 		ExecID: request.GetExecID(),
 		Signal: request.GetSignal(),
@@ -145,8 +183,8 @@ func (g *grpcBridge) Kill(ctx context.Context, request *v2.KillRequest) (*emptyp
 	})
 }
 
-func (g *grpcBridge) Exec(ctx context.Context, request *v2.ExecProcessRequest) (*emptypb.Empty, error) {
-	return g.client.Exec(ctx, &v3.ExecProcessRequest{
+func (b *ttrpcV2Bridge) Exec(ctx context.Context, request *api.ExecProcessRequest) (*emptypb.Empty, error) {
+	return b.client.Exec(ctx, &v2.ExecProcessRequest{
 		ID:       request.GetID(),
 		ExecID:   request.GetExecID(),
 		Terminal: request.GetTerminal(),
@@ -157,8 +195,8 @@ func (g *grpcBridge) Exec(ctx context.Context, request *v2.ExecProcessRequest) (
 	})
 }
 
-func (g *grpcBridge) ResizePty(ctx context.Context, request *v2.ResizePtyRequest) (*emptypb.Empty, error) {
-	return g.client.ResizePty(ctx, &v3.ResizePtyRequest{
+func (b *ttrpcV2Bridge) ResizePty(ctx context.Context, request *api.ResizePtyRequest) (*emptypb.Empty, error) {
+	return b.client.ResizePty(ctx, &v2.ResizePtyRequest{
 		ID:     request.GetID(),
 		ExecID: request.GetExecID(),
 		Width:  request.GetWidth(),
@@ -166,52 +204,128 @@ func (g *grpcBridge) ResizePty(ctx context.Context, request *v2.ResizePtyRequest
 	})
 }
 
-func (g *grpcBridge) CloseIO(ctx context.Context, request *v2.CloseIORequest) (*emptypb.Empty, error) {
-	return g.client.CloseIO(ctx, &v3.CloseIORequest{
+func (b *ttrpcV2Bridge) CloseIO(ctx context.Context, request *api.CloseIORequest) (*emptypb.Empty, error) {
+	return b.client.CloseIO(ctx, &v2.CloseIORequest{
 		ID:     request.GetID(),
 		ExecID: request.GetExecID(),
 		Stdin:  request.GetStdin(),
 	})
 }
 
-func (g *grpcBridge) Update(ctx context.Context, request *v2.UpdateTaskRequest) (*emptypb.Empty, error) {
-	return g.client.Update(ctx, &v3.UpdateTaskRequest{
+func (b *ttrpcV2Bridge) Update(ctx context.Context, request *api.UpdateTaskRequest) (*emptypb.Empty, error) {
+	return b.client.Update(ctx, &v2.UpdateTaskRequest{
 		ID:          request.GetID(),
 		Resources:   request.GetResources(),
 		Annotations: request.GetAnnotations(),
 	})
 }
 
-func (g *grpcBridge) Wait(ctx context.Context, request *v2.WaitRequest) (*v2.WaitResponse, error) {
-	resp, err := g.client.Wait(ctx, &v3.WaitRequest{
+func (b *ttrpcV2Bridge) Wait(ctx context.Context, request *api.WaitRequest) (*api.WaitResponse, error) {
+	resp, err := b.client.Wait(ctx, &v2.WaitRequest{
 		ID:     request.GetID(),
 		ExecID: request.GetExecID(),
 	})
 
-	return &v2.WaitResponse{
+	return &api.WaitResponse{
 		ExitStatus: resp.GetExitStatus(),
 		ExitedAt:   resp.GetExitedAt(),
 	}, err
 }
 
-func (g *grpcBridge) Stats(ctx context.Context, request *v2.StatsRequest) (*v2.StatsResponse, error) {
-	resp, err := g.client.Stats(ctx, &v3.StatsRequest{ID: request.GetID()})
-	return &v2.StatsResponse{Stats: resp.GetStats()}, err
+func (b *ttrpcV2Bridge) Stats(ctx context.Context, request *api.StatsRequest) (*api.StatsResponse, error) {
+	resp, err := b.client.Stats(ctx, &v2.StatsRequest{ID: request.GetID()})
+	return &api.StatsResponse{Stats: resp.GetStats()}, err
 }
 
-func (g *grpcBridge) Connect(ctx context.Context, request *v2.ConnectRequest) (*v2.ConnectResponse, error) {
-	resp, err := g.client.Connect(ctx, &v3.ConnectRequest{ID: request.GetID()})
+func (b *ttrpcV2Bridge) Connect(ctx context.Context, request *api.ConnectRequest) (*api.ConnectResponse, error) {
+	resp, err := b.client.Connect(ctx, &v2.ConnectRequest{ID: request.GetID()})
 
-	return &v2.ConnectResponse{
+	return &api.ConnectResponse{
 		ShimPid: resp.GetShimPid(),
 		TaskPid: resp.GetTaskPid(),
 		Version: resp.GetVersion(),
 	}, err
 }
 
-func (g *grpcBridge) Shutdown(ctx context.Context, request *v2.ShutdownRequest) (*emptypb.Empty, error) {
-	return g.client.Shutdown(ctx, &v3.ShutdownRequest{
+func (b *ttrpcV2Bridge) Shutdown(ctx context.Context, request *api.ShutdownRequest) (*emptypb.Empty, error) {
+	return b.client.Shutdown(ctx, &v2.ShutdownRequest{
 		ID:  request.GetID(),
 		Now: request.GetNow(),
 	})
 }
+
+// grpcV3Bridge implements task service client for v3 GRPC server.
+// GRPC uses same request/response structures as TTRPC, so it just wraps GRPC calls.
+type grpcV3Bridge struct {
+	client v3.TaskClient
+}
+
+var _ TaskServiceClient = (*grpcV3Bridge)(nil)
+
+func (g *grpcV3Bridge) State(ctx context.Context, request *api.StateRequest) (*api.StateResponse, error) {
+	return g.client.State(ctx, request)
+}
+
+func (g *grpcV3Bridge) Create(ctx context.Context, request *api.CreateTaskRequest) (*api.CreateTaskResponse, error) {
+	return g.client.Create(ctx, request)
+}
+
+func (g *grpcV3Bridge) Start(ctx context.Context, request *api.StartRequest) (*api.StartResponse, error) {
+	return g.client.Start(ctx, request)
+}
+
+func (g *grpcV3Bridge) Delete(ctx context.Context, request *api.DeleteRequest) (*api.DeleteResponse, error) {
+	return g.client.Delete(ctx, request)
+}
+
+func (g *grpcV3Bridge) Pids(ctx context.Context, request *api.PidsRequest) (*api.PidsResponse, error) {
+	return g.client.Pids(ctx, request)
+}
+
+func (g *grpcV3Bridge) Pause(ctx context.Context, request *api.PauseRequest) (*emptypb.Empty, error) {
+	return g.client.Pause(ctx, request)
+}
+
+func (g *grpcV3Bridge) Resume(ctx context.Context, request *api.ResumeRequest) (*emptypb.Empty, error) {
+	return g.client.Resume(ctx, request)
+}
+
+func (g *grpcV3Bridge) Checkpoint(ctx context.Context, request *api.CheckpointTaskRequest) (*emptypb.Empty, error) {
+	return g.client.Checkpoint(ctx, request)
+}
+
+func (g *grpcV3Bridge) Kill(ctx context.Context, request *api.KillRequest) (*emptypb.Empty, error) {
+	return g.client.Kill(ctx, request)
+}
+
+func (g *grpcV3Bridge) Exec(ctx context.Context, request *api.ExecProcessRequest) (*emptypb.Empty, error) {
+	return g.client.Exec(ctx, request)
+}
+
+func (g *grpcV3Bridge) ResizePty(ctx context.Context, request *api.ResizePtyRequest) (*emptypb.Empty, error) {
+	return g.client.ResizePty(ctx, request)
+}
+
+func (g *grpcV3Bridge) CloseIO(ctx context.Context, request *api.CloseIORequest) (*emptypb.Empty, error) {
+	return g.client.CloseIO(ctx, request)
+}
+
+func (g *grpcV3Bridge) Update(ctx context.Context, request *api.UpdateTaskRequest) (*emptypb.Empty, error) {
+	return g.client.Update(ctx, request)
+}
+
+func (g *grpcV3Bridge) Wait(ctx context.Context, request *api.WaitRequest) (*api.WaitResponse, error) {
+	return g.client.Wait(ctx, request)
+}
+
+func (g *grpcV3Bridge) Stats(ctx context.Context, request *api.StatsRequest) (*api.StatsResponse, error) {
+	return g.client.Stats(ctx, request)
+}
+
+func (g *grpcV3Bridge) Connect(ctx context.Context, request *api.ConnectRequest) (*api.ConnectResponse, error) {
+	return g.client.Connect(ctx, request)
+}
+
+func (g *grpcV3Bridge) Shutdown(ctx context.Context, request *api.ShutdownRequest) (*emptypb.Empty, error) {
+	return g.client.Shutdown(ctx, request)
+}
diff --git a/runtime/v2/example/example.go b/runtime/v2/example/example.go
index 68ad833f4..8633aa17e 100644
--- a/runtime/v2/example/example.go
+++ b/runtime/v2/example/example.go
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@ func (m manager) Name() string {
 	return m.name
 }
 
-func (m manager) Start(ctx context.Context, id string, opts shim.StartOpts) (string, error) {
-	return "", errdefs.ErrNotImplemented
+func (m manager) Start(ctx context.Context, id string, opts shim.StartOpts) (shim.BootstrapParams, error) {
+	return shim.BootstrapParams{}, errdefs.ErrNotImplemented
 }
 
 func (m manager) Stop(ctx context.Context, id string) (shim.StopStatus, error) {
diff --git a/runtime/v2/manager.go b/runtime/v2/manager.go
index 33803c3d7..923489eed 100644
--- a/runtime/v2/manager.go
+++ b/runtime/v2/manager.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package v2
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
@@ -205,14 +206,13 @@ func (m *ShimManager) Start(ctx context.Context, id string, opts runtime.CreateO
 			return nil, err
 		}
 
-		address, err := shimbinary.ReadAddress(filepath.Join(m.state, process.Namespace(), opts.SandboxID, "address"))
+		params, err := restoreBootstrapParams(filepath.Join(m.state, process.Namespace(), opts.SandboxID))
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get socket address for sandbox %q: %w", opts.SandboxID, err)
+			return nil, err
 		}
 
-		// Use sandbox's socket address to handle task requests for this container.
-		if err := shimbinary.WriteAddress(filepath.Join(bundle.Path, "address"), address); err != nil {
-			return nil, err
+		if err := writeBootstrapParams(filepath.Join(bundle.Path, "bootstrap.json"), params); err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to write bootstrap.json for bundle %s: %w", bundle.Path, err)
 		}
 
 		shim, err := loadShim(ctx, bundle, func() {})
@@ -284,6 +284,39 @@ func (m *ShimManager) startShim(ctx context.Context, bundle *Bundle, id string,
 	return shim, nil
 }
 
+// restoreBootstrapParams reads bootstrap.json to restore shim configuration.
+// If its an old shim, this will perform migration - read address file and write default bootstrap
+// configuration (version = 2, protocol = ttrpc, and address).
+func restoreBootstrapParams(bundlePath string) (shimbinary.BootstrapParams, error) {
+	filePath := filepath.Join(bundlePath, "bootstrap.json")
+
+	// Read bootstrap.json if exists
+	if _, err := os.Stat(filePath); err == nil {
+		return readBootstrapParams(filePath)
+	} else if !errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
+		return shimbinary.BootstrapParams{}, fmt.Errorf("failed to stat %s: %w", filePath, err)
+	}
+
+	// File not found, likely its an older shim. Try migrate.
+
+	address, err := shimbinary.ReadAddress(filepath.Join(bundlePath, "address"))
+	if err != nil {
+		return shimbinary.BootstrapParams{}, fmt.Errorf("unable to migrate shim: failed to get socket address for bundle %s: %w", bundlePath, err)
+	}
+
+	params := shimbinary.BootstrapParams{
+		Version:  2,
+		Address:  address,
+		Protocol: "ttrpc",
+	}
+
+	if err := writeBootstrapParams(filePath, params); err != nil {
+		return shimbinary.BootstrapParams{}, fmt.Errorf("unable to migrate: failed to write bootstrap.json file: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return params, nil
+}
+
 func (m *ShimManager) resolveRuntimePath(runtime string) (string, error) {
 	if runtime == "" {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("no runtime name")
diff --git a/runtime/v2/process.go b/runtime/v2/process.go
index e2c9a5c0d..83e18151f 100644
--- a/runtime/v2/process.go
+++ b/runtime/v2/process.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
 
-	"github.com/containerd/containerd/api/runtime/task/v2"
+	task "github.com/containerd/containerd/api/runtime/task/v3"
 	tasktypes "github.com/containerd/containerd/api/types/task"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/errdefs"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/protobuf"
diff --git a/runtime/v2/runc/container.go b/runtime/v2/runc/container.go
index a401c9450..2f6ebbbd2 100644
--- a/runtime/v2/runc/container.go
+++ b/runtime/v2/runc/container.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containerd/cgroups/v3/cgroup1"
 	cgroupsv2 "github.com/containerd/cgroups/v3/cgroup2"
 	"github.com/containerd/console"
-	"github.com/containerd/containerd/api/runtime/task/v2"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/api/runtime/task/v3"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/errdefs"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/mount"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/namespaces"
diff --git a/runtime/v2/runc/manager/manager_linux.go b/runtime/v2/runc/manager/manager_linux.go
index 67d20c08a..eefc32822 100644
--- a/runtime/v2/runc/manager/manager_linux.go
+++ b/runtime/v2/runc/manager/manager_linux.go
@@ -118,15 +118,19 @@ func (m manager) Name() string {
 	return m.name
 }
 
-func (manager) Start(ctx context.Context, id string, opts shim.StartOpts) (_ string, retErr error) {
+func (manager) Start(ctx context.Context, id string, opts shim.StartOpts) (_ shim.BootstrapParams, retErr error) {
+	var params shim.BootstrapParams
+	params.Version = 3
+	params.Protocol = "ttrpc"
+
 	cmd, err := newCommand(ctx, id, opts.Address, opts.TTRPCAddress, opts.Debug)
 	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
+		return params, err
 	}
 	grouping := id
 	spec, err := readSpec()
 	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
+		return params, err
 	}
 	for _, group := range groupLabels {
 		if groupID, ok := spec.Annotations[group]; ok {
@@ -136,7 +140,7 @@ func (manager) Start(ctx context.Context, id string, opts shim.StartOpts) (_ str
 	}
 	address, err := shim.SocketAddress(ctx, opts.Address, grouping)
 	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
+		return params, err
 	}
 
 	socket, err := shim.NewSocket(address)
@@ -146,19 +150,17 @@ func (manager) Start(ctx context.Context, id string, opts shim.StartOpts) (_ str
 		// grouping functionality where the new process should be run with the same
 		// shim as an existing container
 		if !shim.SocketEaddrinuse(err) {
-			return "", fmt.Errorf("create new shim socket: %w", err)
+			return params, fmt.Errorf("create new shim socket: %w", err)
 		}
 		if shim.CanConnect(address) {
-			if err := shim.WriteAddress("address", address); err != nil {
-				return "", fmt.Errorf("write existing socket for shim: %w", err)
-			}
-			return address, nil
+			params.Address = address
+			return params, nil
 		}
 		if err := shim.RemoveSocket(address); err != nil {
-			return "", fmt.Errorf("remove pre-existing socket: %w", err)
+			return params, fmt.Errorf("remove pre-existing socket: %w", err)
 		}
 		if socket, err = shim.NewSocket(address); err != nil {
-			return "", fmt.Errorf("try create new shim socket 2x: %w", err)
+			return params, fmt.Errorf("try create new shim socket 2x: %w", err)
 		}
 	}
 	defer func() {
@@ -168,14 +170,9 @@ func (manager) Start(ctx context.Context, id string, opts shim.StartOpts) (_ str
 		}
 	}()
 
-	// make sure that reexec shim-v2 binary use the value if need
-	if err := shim.WriteAddress("address", address); err != nil {
-		return "", err
-	}
-
 	f, err := socket.File()
 	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
+		return params, err
 	}
 
 	cmd.ExtraFiles = append(cmd.ExtraFiles, f)
@@ -183,13 +180,13 @@ func (manager) Start(ctx context.Context, id string, opts shim.StartOpts) (_ str
 	goruntime.LockOSThread()
 	if os.Getenv("SCHED_CORE") != "" {
 		if err := schedcore.Create(schedcore.ProcessGroup); err != nil {
-			return "", fmt.Errorf("enable sched core support: %w", err)
+			return params, fmt.Errorf("enable sched core support: %w", err)
 		}
 	}
 
 	if err := cmd.Start(); err != nil {
 		f.Close()
-		return "", err
+		return params, err
 	}
 
 	goruntime.UnlockOSThread()
@@ -207,27 +204,29 @@ func (manager) Start(ctx context.Context, id string, opts shim.StartOpts) (_ str
 			if cgroups.Mode() == cgroups.Unified {
 				cg, err := cgroupsv2.Load(opts.ShimCgroup)
 				if err != nil {
-					return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to load cgroup %s: %w", opts.ShimCgroup, err)
+					return params, fmt.Errorf("failed to load cgroup %s: %w", opts.ShimCgroup, err)
 				}
 				if err := cg.AddProc(uint64(cmd.Process.Pid)); err != nil {
-					return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to join cgroup %s: %w", opts.ShimCgroup, err)
+					return params, fmt.Errorf("failed to join cgroup %s: %w", opts.ShimCgroup, err)
 				}
 			} else {
 				cg, err := cgroup1.Load(cgroup1.StaticPath(opts.ShimCgroup))
 				if err != nil {
-					return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to load cgroup %s: %w", opts.ShimCgroup, err)
+					return params, fmt.Errorf("failed to load cgroup %s: %w", opts.ShimCgroup, err)
 				}
 				if err := cg.AddProc(uint64(cmd.Process.Pid)); err != nil {
-					return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to join cgroup %s: %w", opts.ShimCgroup, err)
+					return params, fmt.Errorf("failed to join cgroup %s: %w", opts.ShimCgroup, err)
 				}
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
 	if err := shim.AdjustOOMScore(cmd.Process.Pid); err != nil {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to adjust OOM score for shim: %w", err)
+		return params, fmt.Errorf("failed to adjust OOM score for shim: %w", err)
 	}
-	return address, nil
+
+	params.Address = address
+	return params, nil
 }
 
 func (manager) Stop(ctx context.Context, id string) (shim.StopStatus, error) {
diff --git a/runtime/v2/runc/task/service.go b/runtime/v2/runc/task/service.go
index 4b97c7eb9..6233b1615 100644
--- a/runtime/v2/runc/task/service.go
+++ b/runtime/v2/runc/task/service.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containerd/cgroups/v3/cgroup1"
 	cgroupsv2 "github.com/containerd/cgroups/v3/cgroup2"
 	eventstypes "github.com/containerd/containerd/api/events"
-	taskAPI "github.com/containerd/containerd/api/runtime/task/v2"
+	taskAPI "github.com/containerd/containerd/api/runtime/task/v3"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/api/types/task"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/errdefs"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/namespaces"
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ var (
 )
 
 // NewTaskService creates a new instance of a task service
-func NewTaskService(ctx context.Context, publisher shim.Publisher, sd shutdown.Service) (taskAPI.TaskService, error) {
+func NewTaskService(ctx context.Context, publisher shim.Publisher, sd shutdown.Service) (taskAPI.TTRPCTaskService, error) {
 	var (
 		ep  oom.Watcher
 		err error
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ func (s *service) Create(ctx context.Context, r *taskAPI.CreateTaskRequest) (_ *
 }
 
 func (s *service) RegisterTTRPC(server *ttrpc.Server) error {
-	taskAPI.RegisterTaskService(server, s)
+	taskAPI.RegisterTTRPCTaskService(server, s)
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/runtime/v2/shim.go b/runtime/v2/shim.go
index 4b6172602..76ce6d061 100644
--- a/runtime/v2/shim.go
+++ b/runtime/v2/shim.go
@@ -27,13 +27,14 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/pkg/atomicfile"
 	"github.com/containerd/ttrpc"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/connectivity"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/credentials/insecure"
 
 	eventstypes "github.com/containerd/containerd/api/events"
-	"github.com/containerd/containerd/api/runtime/task/v2"
+	task "github.com/containerd/containerd/api/runtime/task/v3"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/api/types"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/errdefs"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/events/exchange"
@@ -59,20 +60,7 @@ func init() {
 	timeout.Set(shutdownTimeout, 3*time.Second)
 }
 
-func loadAddress(path string) ([]byte, error) {
-	data, err := os.ReadFile(path)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	return data, nil
-}
-
 func loadShim(ctx context.Context, bundle *Bundle, onClose func()) (_ ShimInstance, retErr error) {
-	address, err := loadAddress(filepath.Join(bundle.Path, "address"))
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
 	shimCtx, cancelShimLog := context.WithCancel(ctx)
 	defer func() {
 		if retErr != nil {
@@ -108,14 +96,14 @@ func loadShim(ctx context.Context, bundle *Bundle, onClose func()) (_ ShimInstan
 		f.Close()
 	}
 
-	params, err := parseStartResponse(ctx, address)
+	params, err := restoreBootstrapParams(bundle.Path)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to read boostrap.json when restoring bundle %q: %w", bundle.ID, err)
 	}
 
-	conn, err := makeConnection(ctx, params, onCloseWithShimLog)
+	conn, err := makeConnection(ctx, bundle.ID, params, onCloseWithShimLog)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to make connection: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	defer func() {
@@ -125,8 +113,9 @@ func loadShim(ctx context.Context, bundle *Bundle, onClose func()) (_ ShimInstan
 	}()
 
 	shim := &shim{
-		bundle: bundle,
-		client: conn,
+		bundle:  bundle,
+		client:  conn,
+		version: params.Version,
 	}
 
 	return shim, nil
@@ -177,6 +166,9 @@ func cleanupAfterDeadShim(ctx context.Context, id string, rt *runtime.NSMap[Shim
 	})
 }
 
+// CurrentShimVersion is the latest shim version supported by containerd (e.g. TaskService v3).
+const CurrentShimVersion = 3
+
 // ShimInstance represents running shim process managed by ShimManager.
 type ShimInstance interface {
 	io.Closer
@@ -192,31 +184,75 @@ type ShimInstance interface {
 	Client() any
 	// Delete will close the client and remove bundle from disk.
 	Delete(ctx context.Context) error
+	// Version returns shim's features compatibility version.
+	Version() int
 }
 
-func parseStartResponse(ctx context.Context, response []byte) (client.BootstrapParams, error) {
+func parseStartResponse(response []byte) (client.BootstrapParams, error) {
 	var params client.BootstrapParams
 
 	if err := json.Unmarshal(response, &params); err != nil || params.Version < 2 {
 		// Use TTRPC for legacy shims
 		params.Address = string(response)
 		params.Protocol = "ttrpc"
+		params.Version = 2
 	}
 
-	if params.Version > 2 {
+	if params.Version > CurrentShimVersion {
 		return client.BootstrapParams{}, fmt.Errorf("unsupported shim version (%d): %w", params.Version, errdefs.ErrNotImplemented)
 	}
 
 	return params, nil
 }
 
+// writeBootstrapParams writes shim's bootstrap configuration (e.g. how to connect, version, etc).
+func writeBootstrapParams(path string, params client.BootstrapParams) error {
+	path, err := filepath.Abs(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	data, err := json.Marshal(&params)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	f, err := atomicfile.New(path, 0o666)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	_, err = f.Write(data)
+	if err != nil {
+		f.Cancel()
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return f.Close()
+}
+
+func readBootstrapParams(path string) (client.BootstrapParams, error) {
+	path, err := filepath.Abs(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return client.BootstrapParams{}, err
+	}
+
+	data, err := os.ReadFile(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return client.BootstrapParams{}, err
+	}
+
+	return parseStartResponse(data)
+}
+
 // makeConnection creates a new TTRPC or GRPC connection object from address.
 // address can be either a socket path for TTRPC or JSON serialized BootstrapParams.
-func makeConnection(ctx context.Context, params client.BootstrapParams, onClose func()) (_ io.Closer, retErr error) {
+func makeConnection(ctx context.Context, id string, params client.BootstrapParams, onClose func()) (_ io.Closer, retErr error) {
 	log.G(ctx).WithFields(log.Fields{
 		"address":  params.Address,
 		"protocol": params.Protocol,
-	}).Debug("shim bootstrap parameters")
+		"version":  params.Version,
+	}).Infof("connecting to shim %s", id)
 
 	switch strings.ToLower(params.Protocol) {
 	case "ttrpc":
@@ -303,8 +339,9 @@ func (gc *grpcConn) UserOnCloseWait(ctx context.Context) error {
 }
 
 type shim struct {
-	bundle *Bundle
-	client any
+	bundle  *Bundle
+	client  any
+	version int
 }
 
 var _ ShimInstance = (*shim)(nil)
@@ -314,6 +351,10 @@ func (s *shim) ID() string {
 	return s.bundle.ID
 }
 
+func (s *shim) Version() int {
+	return s.version
+}
+
 func (s *shim) Namespace() string {
 	return s.bundle.Namespace
 }
@@ -375,11 +416,11 @@ var _ runtime.Task = &shimTask{}
 // shimTask wraps shim process and adds task service client for compatibility with existing shim manager.
 type shimTask struct {
 	ShimInstance
-	task task.TaskService
+	task TaskServiceClient
 }
 
 func newShimTask(shim ShimInstance) (*shimTask, error) {
-	taskClient, err := NewTaskClient(shim.Client())
+	taskClient, err := NewTaskClient(shim.Client(), shim.Version())
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/runtime/v2/shim/shim.go b/runtime/v2/shim/shim.go
index 166f7d5c6..0a4e6ab75 100644
--- a/runtime/v2/shim/shim.go
+++ b/runtime/v2/shim/shim.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package shim
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ import (
 	"runtime/debug"
 	"time"
 
-	shimapi "github.com/containerd/containerd/api/runtime/task/v2"
+	shimapi "github.com/containerd/containerd/api/runtime/task/v3"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/events"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/namespaces"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/pkg/shutdown"
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ type StopStatus struct {
 // Manager is the interface which manages the shim process
 type Manager interface {
 	Name() string
-	Start(ctx context.Context, id string, opts StartOpts) (string, error)
+	Start(ctx context.Context, id string, opts StartOpts) (BootstrapParams, error)
 	Stop(ctx context.Context, id string) (StopStatus, error)
 }
 
@@ -268,13 +269,20 @@ func run(ctx context.Context, manager Manager, name string, config Config) error
 			Debug:        debugFlag,
 		}
 
-		address, err := manager.Start(ctx, id, opts)
+		params, err := manager.Start(ctx, id, opts)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		if _, err := os.Stdout.WriteString(address); err != nil {
+
+		data, err := json.Marshal(&params)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to marshal bootstrap params to json: %w", err)
+		}
+
+		if _, err := os.Stdout.Write(data); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+
 		return nil
 	}
 
diff --git a/runtime/v2/shim/util.go b/runtime/v2/shim/util.go
index fce1318a6..3e7d19ec0 100644
--- a/runtime/v2/shim/util.go
+++ b/runtime/v2/shim/util.go
@@ -138,24 +138,6 @@ func WritePidFile(path string, pid int) error {
 	return f.Close()
 }
 
-// WriteAddress writes a address file atomically
-func WriteAddress(path, address string) error {
-	path, err := filepath.Abs(path)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	f, err := atomicfile.New(path, 0o666)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	_, err = f.Write([]byte(address))
-	if err != nil {
-		f.Cancel()
-		return err
-	}
-	return f.Close()
-}
-
 // ErrNoAddress is returned when the address file has no content
 var ErrNoAddress = errors.New("no shim address")
 
diff --git a/runtime/v2/shim_load.go b/runtime/v2/shim_load.go
index 5556e6c4d..980dba264 100644
--- a/runtime/v2/shim_load.go
+++ b/runtime/v2/shim_load.go
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ func (m *ShimManager) loadShims(ctx context.Context) error {
 			m.shims.Delete(ctx, id)
 		})
 		if err != nil {
+			log.G(ctx).WithError(err).Errorf("unable to load shim %q", id)
 			cleanupAfterDeadShim(ctx, id, m.shims, m.events, binaryCall)
 			continue
 		}
diff --git a/runtime/v2/shim_test.go b/runtime/v2/shim_test.go
index 13ca68634..05140fcbb 100644
--- a/runtime/v2/shim_test.go
+++ b/runtime/v2/shim_test.go
@@ -17,12 +17,14 @@
 package v2
 
 import (
-	"context"
 	"errors"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/errdefs"
 	client "github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime/v2/shim"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
 func TestParseStartResponse(t *testing.T) {
@@ -36,7 +38,7 @@ func TestParseStartResponse(t *testing.T) {
 			Name:     "v2 shim",
 			Response: "/somedirectory/somesocket",
 			Expected: client.BootstrapParams{
-				Version:  0,
+				Version:  2,
 				Address:  "/somedirectory/somesocket",
 				Protocol: "ttrpc",
 			},
@@ -63,20 +65,20 @@ func TestParseStartResponse(t *testing.T) {
 			Name:     "invalid shim v2 response",
 			Response: `{"address":"/somedirectory/somesocket","protocol":"ttrpc"}`,
 			Expected: client.BootstrapParams{
-				Version:  0,
+				Version:  2,
 				Address:  `{"address":"/somedirectory/somesocket","protocol":"ttrpc"}`,
 				Protocol: "ttrpc",
 			},
 		},
 		{
 			Name:     "later unsupported shim",
-			Response: `{"Version": 3,"Address":"/somedirectory/somesocket","Protocol":"ttrpc"}`,
+			Response: `{"Version": 4,"Address":"/somedirectory/somesocket","Protocol":"ttrpc"}`,
 			Expected: client.BootstrapParams{},
 			Err:      errdefs.ErrNotImplemented,
 		},
 	} {
 		t.Run(tc.Name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			params, err := parseStartResponse(context.Background(), []byte(tc.Response))
+			params, err := parseStartResponse([]byte(tc.Response))
 			if err != nil {
 				if !errors.Is(err, tc.Err) {
 					t.Errorf("unexpected error: %v", err)
@@ -96,5 +98,27 @@ func TestParseStartResponse(t *testing.T) {
 			}
 		})
 	}
-
+}
+
+func TestRestoreBootstrapParams(t *testing.T) {
+	bundlePath := t.TempDir()
+
+	err := os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(bundlePath, "address"), []byte("unix://123"), 0o666)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	restored, err := restoreBootstrapParams(bundlePath)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	expected := client.BootstrapParams{
+		Version:  2,
+		Address:  "unix://123",
+		Protocol: "ttrpc",
+	}
+
+	require.EqualValues(t, expected, restored)
+
+	loaded, err := readBootstrapParams(filepath.Join(bundlePath, "bootstrap.json"))
+
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.EqualValues(t, expected, loaded)
 }