diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 9a208d7..be7bc94 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           repository: AztecProtocol/barretenberg
           path: barretenberg
-          ref: 87aeb375d7b434e0faf47abb79f97753ab760987
+          ref: 209667624f706be9106acab2cc0f7bfbdc7fa793
 
       - name: Setup Linux environment
         if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest'
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a74236c..4b49cbe 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ to install everything globally, you'll need:
 
     Linker provided by Clang, but might need to be installed via `apt install lld`.
 
-4. `barretenberg` (preferably at commit `87aeb375d7b434e0faf47abb79f97753ab760987`)
+4. `barretenberg` (preferably at commit `209667624f706be9106acab2cc0f7bfbdc7fa793`)
 
     Needs to be built and installed following the instructions [in the README](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/barretenberg#getting-started). Note that barretenberg has its own [dependencies](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/barretenberg#dependencies) that will need to be installed, such as `cmake` and `ninja`.
 
diff --git a/build.rs b/build.rs
index b73cfcd..cf859d5 100644
--- a/build.rs
+++ b/build.rs
@@ -80,8 +80,11 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
         .allowlist_function("acir_proofs_get_total_circuit_size")
         .allowlist_function("acir_proofs_init_proving_key")
         .allowlist_function("acir_proofs_init_verification_key")
+        .allowlist_function("acir_serialize_verification_key_into_field_elements")
+        .allowlist_function("acir_serialize_proof_into_field_elements")
         .allowlist_function("acir_proofs_new_proof")
         .allowlist_function("acir_proofs_verify_proof")
+        .allowlist_function("acir_proofs_verify_recursive_proof")
         .allowlist_function("pedersen_plookup_compress_fields")
         .allowlist_function("pedersen_plookup_compress")
         .allowlist_function("pedersen_plookup_commit")
diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
index 7c01326..5fffd69 100644
--- a/flake.lock
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@
         ]
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1682345890,
-        "narHash": "sha256-ZsInK9Iy81MaCugouU3ifa5Vw2GKlJK9MxCU/LF8bIw=",
+        "lastModified": 1684859506,
+        "narHash": "sha256-OqI5pg6yZLz9YRkRNky3Ezh2kWpwvCdKWPH6ad+DWFU=",
         "owner": "AztecProtocol",
         "repo": "barretenberg",
-        "rev": "87aeb375d7b434e0faf47abb79f97753ab760987",
+        "rev": "209667624f706be9106acab2cc0f7bfbdc7fa793",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
diff --git a/src/composer.rs b/src/composer.rs
index 3906744..8c9b7a4 100644
--- a/src/composer.rs
+++ b/src/composer.rs
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ pub unsafe fn create_proof_with_pk(
     cs_ptr: &[u8],
     witness_ptr: &[u8],
     proof_data_ptr: *mut *mut u8,
+    is_recursive: bool,
 ) -> usize {
     let cs_ptr = cs_ptr.as_ptr() as *const u8;
     let pk_ptr = pk_ptr.as_ptr() as *const u8;
@@ -67,12 +68,19 @@ pub unsafe fn create_proof_with_pk(
         cs_ptr,
         witness_ptr.as_ptr(),
         proof_data_ptr as *const *mut u8 as *mut *mut u8,
+        is_recursive,
     )
 }
 
 /// # Safety
 /// cs_prt must point to a valid constraints system structure of type standard_format
-pub unsafe fn verify_with_vk(g2_ptr: &[u8], vk_ptr: &[u8], cs_ptr: &[u8], proof: &[u8]) -> bool {
+pub unsafe fn verify_with_vk(
+    g2_ptr: &[u8],
+    vk_ptr: &[u8],
+    cs_ptr: &[u8],
+    proof: &[u8],
+    is_recursive: bool,
+) -> bool {
     let proof_ptr = proof.as_ptr() as *const u8;
 
     acir_proofs_verify_proof(
@@ -81,5 +89,39 @@ pub unsafe fn verify_with_vk(g2_ptr: &[u8], vk_ptr: &[u8], cs_ptr: &[u8], proof:
         cs_ptr.as_ptr() as *const u8,
         proof_ptr as *mut u8,
         proof.len() as u32,
+        is_recursive,
+    )
+}
+
+/// # Safety
+/// vk_buf must point to a valid verification key previously exported by this composer
+pub unsafe fn serialize_verification_key_into_field_elements(
+    g2_ptr: &[u8],
+    vk_buf: &[u8],
+    serialized_vk_buf: *mut *mut u8,
+    serialized_vk_hash_buf: *mut *mut u8,
+) -> usize {
+    acir_serialize_verification_key_into_field_elements(
+        g2_ptr.as_ptr() as *const u8,
+        vk_buf.as_ptr() as *const u8,
+        serialized_vk_buf as *const *mut u8 as *mut *mut u8,
+        serialized_vk_hash_buf as *const *mut u8 as *mut *mut u8,
+    )
+}
+
+/// # Safety
+/// proof must point to a valid proof previously generated by this composer
+/// The proof must also have its public inputs prepended in order for the call to be valid
+pub unsafe fn serialize_proof_into_field_elements(
+    proof: &[u8],
+    serialized_proof_data_buf: *mut *mut u8,
+    proof_data_length: usize,
+    num_public_inputs: usize,
+) -> usize {
+    acir_serialize_proof_into_field_elements(
+        proof.as_ptr() as *const u8,
+        serialized_proof_data_buf,
+        proof_data_length,
+        num_public_inputs,
     )
 }
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index e671b2a..71c7ba0 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ pub mod blake2s;
 pub mod composer;
 pub mod pedersen;
 pub mod pippenger;
+pub mod recursion;
 pub mod schnorr;
 
 #[cfg(test)]
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ mod tests {
         f_one[31] = 1;
         let got = pedersen::compress_native(&f_zero, &f_one);
         assert_eq!(
-            "11831f49876c313f2a9ec6d8d521c7ce0b6311c852117e340bfe27fd1ac096ef",
+            "0c5e1ddecd49de44ed5e5798d3f6fb7c71fe3d37f5bee8664cf88a445b5ba0af",
             hex::encode(got)
         );
     }
diff --git a/src/pedersen.rs b/src/pedersen.rs
index 2981bee..a839daf 100644
--- a/src/pedersen.rs
+++ b/src/pedersen.rs
@@ -69,17 +69,17 @@ mod tests {
             Test {
                 input_left: f_zero,
                 input_right: f_one,
-                expected_hex: "11831f49876c313f2a9ec6d8d521c7ce0b6311c852117e340bfe27fd1ac096ef",
+                expected_hex: "0c5e1ddecd49de44ed5e5798d3f6fb7c71fe3d37f5bee8664cf88a445b5ba0af",
             },
             Test {
                 input_left: f_one,
                 input_right: f_one,
-                expected_hex: "1044a769e185fcdf077c8289a6bf87c5c77ff9561cab69d39fadd90a07ee4af4",
+                expected_hex: "0e1793a0c122887bcb53c84776f4704c26bc093b25eaa9c7847a672c65e314ae",
             },
             Test {
                 input_left: f_one,
                 input_right: f_zero,
-                expected_hex: "17d213c8fe83e89a2f3190933d437a3e231124e0383e6dc6a7b6e6358833e427",
+                expected_hex: "0c93b3f27730b2e331e634af15bc9d5a769688921f30b36ca926b35a96b3306c",
             },
         ];
 
@@ -100,8 +100,8 @@ mod tests {
         let inputs: Vec<[u8; 32]> = vec![f_zero, f_one];
 
         let (x, y) = encrypt(&inputs);
-        let expected_x = "11831f49876c313f2a9ec6d8d521c7ce0b6311c852117e340bfe27fd1ac096ef";
-        let expected_y = "0ecf9d98be4597a88c46a7e0fa8836b57a7dcb41ee30f8d8787b11cc259c83fa";
+        let expected_x = "0c5e1ddecd49de44ed5e5798d3f6fb7c71fe3d37f5bee8664cf88a445b5ba0af";
+        let expected_y = "230294a041e26fe80b827c2ef5cb8784642bbaa83842da2714d62b1f3c4f9752";
         assert_eq!(expected_x, hex::encode(x));
         assert_eq!(expected_y, hex::encode(y));
     }
diff --git a/src/recursion.rs b/src/recursion.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..649a5fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/recursion.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+use crate::*;
+
+/// # Safety
+/// vk_fields_ptr and proof_fields must point to a valid recursion format structure
+/// laid out in the acir format recursion constraint
+/// input_aggregation_obj_ptr must point to a valid aggregation object whose
+/// structure is also laid out in the acir format recursion constraint  
+pub unsafe fn verify_proof(
+    vk_fields_ptr: &[u8],
+    proof_fields: &[u8],
+    num_public_inputs: u32,
+    input_aggregation_obj_ptr: &[u8],
+    output_aggregation_obj_ptr: *mut *mut u8,
+) -> usize {
+    acir_proofs_verify_recursive_proof(
+        proof_fields.as_ptr() as *const u8,
+        proof_fields.len() as u32,
+        vk_fields_ptr.as_ptr() as *const u8,
+        vk_fields_ptr.len() as u32,
+        num_public_inputs,
+        input_aggregation_obj_ptr.as_ptr() as *const u8,
+        output_aggregation_obj_ptr,
+    )
+}