diff --git a/signer/bls/cerberus/cerberus.go b/signer/bls/cerberus/cerberus.go
index c8b87db8..51d6e429 100644
--- a/signer/bls/cerberus/cerberus.go
+++ b/signer/bls/cerberus/cerberus.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/credentials"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/credentials/insecure"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/metadata"
 
 	sdkBls "github.com/Layr-Labs/eigensdk-go/crypto/bls"
 	"github.com/Layr-Labs/eigensdk-go/signer/bls/types"
@@ -21,6 +22,8 @@ type Config struct {
 	URL          string
 	PublicKeyHex string
 
+	SignerAPIKey string
+
 	// Optional: in case if your signer uses local keystore
 	Password string
 
@@ -35,6 +38,7 @@ type Signer struct {
 	kmsClient    v1.KeyManagerClient
 	pubKeyHex    string
 	password     string
+	signerAPIKey string
 }
 
 func New(cfg Config) (Signer, error) {
@@ -61,6 +65,7 @@ func New(cfg Config) (Signer, error) {
 		kmsClient:    kmsClient,
 		pubKeyHex:    cfg.PublicKeyHex,
 		password:     cfg.Password,
+		signerAPIKey: cfg.SignerAPIKey,
 	}, nil
 }
 
@@ -69,6 +74,9 @@ func (s Signer) Sign(ctx context.Context, msg []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 		return nil, types.ErrInvalidMessageLength
 	}
 
+	// Pass the API key to the signer client
+	ctx = metadata.AppendToOutgoingContext(ctx, "authorization", s.signerAPIKey)
+
 	resp, err := s.signerClient.SignGeneric(ctx, &v1.SignGenericRequest{
 		Data:        msg,
 		PublicKeyG1: s.pubKeyHex,
@@ -86,6 +94,9 @@ func (s Signer) SignG1(ctx context.Context, msg []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 		return nil, types.ErrInvalidMessageLength
 	}
 
+	// Pass the API key to the signer client
+	ctx = metadata.AppendToOutgoingContext(ctx, "authorization", s.signerAPIKey)
+
 	resp, err := s.signerClient.SignG1(ctx, &v1.SignG1Request{
 		Data:        msg,
 		PublicKeyG1: s.pubKeyHex,
diff --git a/signer/bls/signer.go b/signer/bls/signer.go
index ccbcb1d2..ed7b8bbc 100644
--- a/signer/bls/signer.go
+++ b/signer/bls/signer.go
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ func NewSigner(cfg types.SignerConfig) (Signer, error) {
 			Password:        cfg.CerberusPassword,
 			EnableTLS:       cfg.EnableTLS,
 			TLSCertFilePath: cfg.TLSCertFilePath,
+			SignerAPIKey:    cfg.CerberusAPIKey,
 		})
 	case types.PrivateKey:
 		return privatekey.New(privatekey.Config{
diff --git a/signer/bls/types/types.go b/signer/bls/types/types.go
index 8a3e9fa7..2edab232 100644
--- a/signer/bls/types/types.go
+++ b/signer/bls/types/types.go
@@ -35,4 +35,6 @@ type SignerConfig struct {
 	EnableTLS bool
 	// TLSCertFilePath is the path to the TLS cert file
 	TLSCertFilePath string
+	// CerberusAPIKey is the API key for the cerberus signer
+	CerberusAPIKey string
 }
diff --git a/signer/go.mod b/signer/go.mod
index 34d47dc2..58ba9627 100644
--- a/signer/go.mod
+++ b/signer/go.mod
@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@ go 1.21.13
 replace github.com/Layr-Labs/eigensdk-go => ../../eigensdk-go
 
 require (
-	github.com/Layr-Labs/cerberus-api v0.0.2-0.20250108174619-d5e1eb03fbd5
+	github.com/Layr-Labs/cerberus-api v0.0.2-0.20250117193600-e69c5e8b08fd
 	github.com/Layr-Labs/eigensdk-go v0.1.13
+	github.com/consensys/gnark-crypto v0.12.1
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.9.0
 	google.golang.org/grpc v1.64.1
 )
@@ -15,7 +16,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/bits-and-blooms/bitset v1.10.0 // indirect
 	github.com/btcsuite/btcd/btcec/v2 v2.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/consensys/bavard v0.1.13 // indirect
-	github.com/consensys/gnark-crypto v0.12.1 // indirect
 	github.com/crate-crypto/go-kzg-4844 v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/deckarep/golang-set/v2 v2.1.0 // indirect
diff --git a/signer/go.sum b/signer/go.sum
index 873dadf4..3d523201 100644
--- a/signer/go.sum
+++ b/signer/go.sum
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 github.com/DataDog/zstd v1.4.5 h1:EndNeuB0l9syBZhut0wns3gV1hL8zX8LIu6ZiVHWLIQ=
 github.com/DataDog/zstd v1.4.5/go.mod h1:1jcaCB/ufaK+sKp1NBhlGmpz41jOoPQ35bpF36t7BBo=
-github.com/Layr-Labs/cerberus-api v0.0.2-0.20250108174619-d5e1eb03fbd5 h1:s24M6HYObEuV9OSY36jUM09kp5fOhuz/g1ev2qWDPzU=
-github.com/Layr-Labs/cerberus-api v0.0.2-0.20250108174619-d5e1eb03fbd5/go.mod h1:Lm4fhzy0S3P7GjerzuseGaBFVczsIKmEhIjcT52Hluo=
+github.com/Layr-Labs/cerberus-api v0.0.2-0.20250117193600-e69c5e8b08fd h1:prMzW4BY6KZtWEanf5EIsyHzIZKCNV2mVIXrE6glRRM=
+github.com/Layr-Labs/cerberus-api v0.0.2-0.20250117193600-e69c5e8b08fd/go.mod h1:Lm4fhzy0S3P7GjerzuseGaBFVczsIKmEhIjcT52Hluo=
 github.com/StackExchange/wmi v1.2.1 h1:VIkavFPXSjcnS+O8yTq7NI32k0R5Aj+v39y29VYDOSA=
 github.com/StackExchange/wmi v1.2.1/go.mod h1:rcmrprowKIVzvc+NUiLncP2uuArMWLCbu9SBzvHz7e8=
 github.com/VictoriaMetrics/fastcache v1.12.1 h1:i0mICQuojGDL3KblA7wUNlY5lOK6a4bwt3uRKnkZU40=