diff --git a/cli/internal/cmd/sign.go b/cli/internal/cmd/sign.go
index 5b045e0..e3d23e0 100644
--- a/cli/internal/cmd/sign.go
+++ b/cli/internal/cmd/sign.go
@@ -2,13 +2,14 @@ package cmd
 
 import (
 	"encoding/base64"
-	"encoding/hex"
+	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 
 	"github.com/randa-mu/ssv-dkg/cli"
 	"github.com/randa-mu/ssv-dkg/shared"
+	"github.com/randa-mu/ssv-dkg/shared/api"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
@@ -49,10 +50,11 @@ func Sign(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) {
 		shared.Exit(fmt.Sprintf("%v", err))
 	}
 
-	log.MaybeLog(fmt.Sprintf("✅ received signed deposit data! sessionID: %s", hex.EncodeToString(signingOutput.SessionID)))
+	path := cli.CreateFilename(stateDirectory, signingOutput)
+
+	log.MaybeLog(fmt.Sprintf("✅ received signed deposit data! stored state in %s", path))
 	log.Log(base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(signingOutput.GroupSignature))
 
-	path := cli.CreateFilename(stateDirectory, signingOutput)
 	bytes, err := cli.StoreStateIfNotExists(path, signingOutput)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Log(fmt.Sprintf("⚠️  there was an error storing the state; you should store it somewhere for resharing. Error: %v", err))
@@ -60,25 +62,31 @@ func Sign(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) {
 	}
 }
 
-func verifyAndGetArgs(cmd *cobra.Command) ([]string, []byte, error) {
+func verifyAndGetArgs(cmd *cobra.Command) ([]string, api.UnsignedDepositData, error) {
 	// if the operator flag isn't passed, we consume operator addresses from stdin
 	operators, err := arrayOrReader(operatorFlag, cmd.InOrStdin())
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, errors.New("you must provider either the --operator flag or operators via stdin")
+		return nil, api.UnsignedDepositData{}, errors.New("you must provider either the --operator flag or operators via stdin")
 	}
 
 	if inputPathFlag == "" {
-		return nil, nil, errors.New("input path cannot be empty")
+		return nil, api.UnsignedDepositData{}, errors.New("input path cannot be empty")
 	}
 
 	// there is a default value, so this shouldn't really happen
 	if stateDirectory == "" {
-		return nil, nil, errors.New("you must provide a state directory")
+		return nil, api.UnsignedDepositData{}, errors.New("you must provide a state directory")
+	}
+
+	depositBytes, err := os.ReadFile(inputPathFlag)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, api.UnsignedDepositData{}, fmt.Errorf("error reading the deposit data file: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	depositData, err := os.ReadFile(inputPathFlag)
+	var depositData api.UnsignedDepositData
+	err = json.Unmarshal(depositBytes, &depositData)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("error reading the deposit data file: %v", err)
+		return nil, api.UnsignedDepositData{}, err
 	}
 
 	return operators, depositData, nil
diff --git a/shared/api/cli.go b/shared/api/cli.go
index df0b112..2f16c13 100644
--- a/shared/api/cli.go
+++ b/shared/api/cli.go
@@ -1,6 +1,26 @@
 package api
 
-import "github.com/randa-mu/ssv-dkg/shared/crypto"
+import (
+	"math/big"
+
+	"github.com/randa-mu/ssv-dkg/shared/crypto"
+)
+
+type UnsignedDepositData struct {
+	WithdrawalCredentials []byte  `json:"withdrawal_credentials"`
+	DepositDataRoot       []byte  `json:"deposit_data_root"`
+	DepositMessageRoot    []byte  `json:"deposit_message_root,omitempty"`
+	Amount                big.Int `json:"amount,omitempty"`
+	ForkVersion           string  `json:"fork_version,omitempty"`
+	NetworkName           string  `json:"network_name,omitempty"`
+	DepositCLIVersion     string  `json:"deposit_cli_version,omitempty"`
+}
+
+type SignedDepositData struct {
+	UnsignedDepositData
+	PubKey    []byte `json:"pubkey"`
+	Signature []byte `json:"signature"`
+}
 
 type SigningOutput struct {
 	SessionID             []byte          `json:"session_id"`