diff --git a/Release.toml b/Release.toml
index d5f6de186b4..0c0d5e65487 100644
--- a/Release.toml
+++ b/Release.toml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-version = "1.19.1"
+version = "1.20.0"
 
 [migrations]
 "(0.3.1, 0.3.2)" = ["migrate_v0.3.2_admin-container-v0-5-0.lz4"]
@@ -270,3 +270,7 @@ version = "1.19.1"
     "migrate_v1.19.1_aws-control-container-v0-7-8.lz4",
     "migrate_v1.19.1_public-control-container-v0-7-8.lz4",
 ]
+"(1.19.1, 1.20.0)" = [
+    "migrate_v1.20.0_prairiedog-config-file-v0-1-0.lz4",
+    "migrate_v1.20.0_prairiedog-services-cfg-v0-1-0.lz4"
+]
diff --git a/Twoliter.toml b/Twoliter.toml
index c031b2d1152..0d81797a3c6 100644
--- a/Twoliter.toml
+++ b/Twoliter.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 schema-version = 1
-release-version = "1.19.1"
+release-version = "1.20.0"
 
 [sdk]
 registry = "public.ecr.aws/bottlerocket"
diff --git a/packages/os/os.spec b/packages/os/os.spec
index 477c895a023..52b5e7b3f73 100644
--- a/packages/os/os.spec
+++ b/packages/os/os.spec
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ Source12: 00-resolved.conf
 %if %{with k8s_runtime}
 Source13: cis-checks-k8s-metadata-json
 %endif
+Source15: prairiedog-toml
 
 # 1xx sources: systemd units
 Source100: apiserver.service
@@ -472,7 +473,7 @@ install -d %{buildroot}%{_cross_datadir}/updog
 install -p -m 0644 %{_cross_repo_root_json} %{buildroot}%{_cross_datadir}/updog
 
 install -d %{buildroot}%{_cross_templatedir}
-install -p -m 0644 %{S:5} %{S:6} %{S:7} %{S:8} %{buildroot}%{_cross_templatedir}
+install -p -m 0644 %{S:5} %{S:6} %{S:7} %{S:8} %{S:15} %{buildroot}%{_cross_templatedir}
 
 install -d %{buildroot}%{_cross_unitdir}
 install -p -m 0644 \
@@ -681,6 +682,7 @@ install -p -m 0644 %{S:400} %{S:401} %{S:402} %{buildroot}%{_cross_licensedir}
 %files -n %{_cross_os}prairiedog
 %{_cross_bindir}/prairiedog
 %{_cross_unitdir}/reboot-if-required.service
+%{_cross_templatedir}/prairiedog-toml
 
 %files -n %{_cross_os}certdog
 %{_cross_bindir}/certdog
diff --git a/packages/os/prairiedog-toml b/packages/os/prairiedog-toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..57e630357b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/os/prairiedog-toml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+[required-extensions]
+boot = "v1"
++++
+{{#if settings.boot}}
+{{#if settings.boot.reboot-to-reconcile}}
+reboot-to-reconcile = {{settings.boot.reboot-to-reconcile}}
+{{/if}}
+
+{{#if settings.boot.kernel}}
+[kernel]
+{{#each settings.boot.kernel}}
+"{{@key}}" = [ {{#each this}}"{{this}}",{{/each}} ]
+{{/each}}
+{{/if}}
+
+{{#if settings.boot.init}}
+[init]
+{{#each settings.boot.init}}
+"{{@key}}" = [ {{#each this}}"{{this}}",{{/each}} ]
+{{/each}}
+{{/if}}
+{{/if}}
diff --git a/sources/Cargo.lock b/sources/Cargo.lock
index af7a4af03ee..d01fcb4c264 100644
--- a/sources/Cargo.lock
+++ b/sources/Cargo.lock
@@ -3094,7 +3094,21 @@ dependencies = [
  "signpost",
  "simplelog",
  "snafu",
- "tokio",
+ "toml 0.8.8",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "prairiedog-config-file-v0-1-0"
+version = "0.1.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "migration-helpers",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "prairiedog-services-cfg-v0-1-0"
+version = "0.1.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "migration-helpers",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
diff --git a/sources/Cargo.toml b/sources/Cargo.toml
index e696d67a2c3..6def090dff4 100644
--- a/sources/Cargo.toml
+++ b/sources/Cargo.toml
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ members = [
     "api/migration/migrations/v1.19.1/public-admin-container-v0-11-4",
     "api/migration/migrations/v1.19.1/aws-control-container-v0-7-8",
     "api/migration/migrations/v1.19.1/public-control-container-v0-7-8",
+    "api/migration/migrations/v1.20.0/prairiedog-config-file-v0-1-0",
+    "api/migration/migrations/v1.20.0/prairiedog-services-cfg-v0-1-0",
 
     "bloodhound",
 
diff --git a/sources/api/migration/migrations/v1.20.0/prairiedog-config-file-v0-1-0/Cargo.toml b/sources/api/migration/migrations/v1.20.0/prairiedog-config-file-v0-1-0/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..524c7e687cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sources/api/migration/migrations/v1.20.0/prairiedog-config-file-v0-1-0/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+[package]
+name = "prairiedog-config-file-v0-1-0"
+version = "0.1.0"
+authors = ["Jarrett Tierney <jmt@amazon.com>"]
+license = "Apache-2.0 OR MIT"
+edition = "2021"
+publish = false
+exclude = ["README.md"]
+
+# See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
+
+[dependencies]
+migration-helpers = { path = "../../../migration-helpers", version = "0.1.0" }
diff --git a/sources/api/migration/migrations/v1.20.0/prairiedog-config-file-v0-1-0/src/main.rs b/sources/api/migration/migrations/v1.20.0/prairiedog-config-file-v0-1-0/src/main.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7d89c43fb38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sources/api/migration/migrations/v1.20.0/prairiedog-config-file-v0-1-0/src/main.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+use migration_helpers::common_migrations::AddPrefixesMigration;
+use migration_helpers::{migrate, Result};
+use std::process;
+
+fn run() -> Result<()> {
+    migrate(AddPrefixesMigration(vec![
+        "configuration-files.prairiedog-toml",
+    ]))
+}
+
+fn main() {
+    if let Err(e) = run() {
+        eprintln!("{}", e);
+        process::exit(1);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/sources/api/migration/migrations/v1.20.0/prairiedog-services-cfg-v0-1-0/Cargo.toml b/sources/api/migration/migrations/v1.20.0/prairiedog-services-cfg-v0-1-0/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..44d43d76497
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sources/api/migration/migrations/v1.20.0/prairiedog-services-cfg-v0-1-0/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+[package]
+name = "prairiedog-services-cfg-v0-1-0"
+version = "0.1.0"
+authors = ["Jarrett Tierney <jmt@amazon.com>"]
+license = "Apache-2.0 OR MIT"
+edition = "2021"
+publish = false
+exclude = ["README.md"]
+
+# See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
+
+[dependencies]
+migration-helpers = { path = "../../../migration-helpers", version = "0.1.0" }
diff --git a/sources/api/migration/migrations/v1.20.0/prairiedog-services-cfg-v0-1-0/src/main.rs b/sources/api/migration/migrations/v1.20.0/prairiedog-services-cfg-v0-1-0/src/main.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..391529368df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sources/api/migration/migrations/v1.20.0/prairiedog-services-cfg-v0-1-0/src/main.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+use migration_helpers::common_migrations::{ListReplacement, ReplaceListsMigration};
+use migration_helpers::{migrate, Result};
+use std::process;
+
+fn run() -> Result<()> {
+    migrate(ReplaceListsMigration(vec![ListReplacement {
+        setting: "services.bootconfig.configuration-files",
+        old_vals: &[],
+        new_vals: &["prairiedog-toml"],
+    }]))
+}
+
+fn main() {
+    if let Err(e) = run() {
+        eprintln!("{}", e);
+        process::exit(1);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/sources/api/prairiedog/Cargo.toml b/sources/api/prairiedog/Cargo.toml
index 173afd5b3fc..eef75aeb3f6 100644
--- a/sources/api/prairiedog/Cargo.toml
+++ b/sources/api/prairiedog/Cargo.toml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ signpost = { path = "../../updater/signpost", version = "0.1" }
 simplelog = "0.12"
 snafu = "0.7"
 serde_json = "1"
-tokio = { version = "~1.32", default-features = false, features = ["macros", "rt-multi-thread"] } # LTS
+toml = "0.8"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 maplit = "1"
diff --git a/sources/api/prairiedog/src/bootconfig.rs b/sources/api/prairiedog/src/bootconfig.rs
index 0c3a9846a46..b6320eb94dd 100644
--- a/sources/api/prairiedog/src/bootconfig.rs
+++ b/sources/api/prairiedog/src/bootconfig.rs
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ use model::BootSettings;
 use snafu::{ensure, ResultExt};
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::convert::TryInto;
+use std::{fs, io};
 use std::path::Path;
-use tokio::io;
 
 // Boot config related consts
 const BOOTCONFIG_INITRD_PATH: &str = "/var/lib/bottlerocket/bootconfig.data";
@@ -66,11 +66,11 @@ fn serialize_boot_settings_to_boot_config(boot_settings: &BootSettings) -> Resul
 }
 
 /// Queries Bottlerocket boot settings and generates initrd image file with boot config as the only data
-pub(crate) async fn generate_boot_config<P>(socket_path: P) -> Result<()>
+pub(crate) fn generate_boot_config<P>(config_path: P) -> Result<()>
 where
     P: AsRef<Path>,
 {
-    let bootconfig_bytes = match get_boot_config_settings(socket_path).await? {
+    let bootconfig_bytes = match get_boot_config_settings(config_path)? {
         Some(boot_settings) => {
             info!("Generating initrd boot config from boot settings");
             trace!("Boot settings: {:?}", boot_settings);
@@ -86,36 +86,25 @@ where
     };
     let initrd = generate_initrd(&bootconfig_bytes)?;
     trace!("Writing initrd image file: {:?}", initrd);
-    tokio::fs::write(BOOTCONFIG_INITRD_PATH, &initrd)
-        .await
-        .context(error::WriteInitrdSnafu)?;
+    fs::write(BOOTCONFIG_INITRD_PATH, &initrd).context(error::WriteInitrdSnafu)?;
     Ok(())
 }
 
 /// Retrieves boot config related Bottlerocket settings. If they don't exist in the settings model,
 /// we return `None` instead.
-async fn get_boot_config_settings<P>(socket_path: P) -> Result<Option<BootSettings>>
+fn get_boot_config_settings<P>(config_path: P) -> Result<Option<BootSettings>>
 where
     P: AsRef<Path>,
 {
-    let uri = "/settings";
-    let settings: serde_json::Value =
-        schnauzer::v1::get_json(socket_path, uri, Some(("prefix", "boot")))
-            .await
-            .context(error::RetrieveSettingsSnafu)?;
-
-    match settings.get("boot") {
-        None => Ok(None),
-        Some(boot_settings_val) => Ok(Some(
-            serde_json::from_value(boot_settings_val.to_owned())
-                .context(error::BootSettingsFromJsonValueSnafu)?,
-        )),
-    }
+    let config_str = fs::read_to_string(config_path.as_ref()).context(error::ReadFileSnafu {
+        path: config_path.as_ref().to_path_buf(),
+    })?;
+    toml::from_str(config_str.as_str()).context(error::InputTomlSnafu)
 }
 
 /// Reads `/proc/bootconfig`. Not having any boot config is ignored.
-async fn read_proc_bootconfig() -> Result<Option<String>> {
-    match tokio::fs::read_to_string(PROC_BOOTCONFIG).await {
+fn read_proc_bootconfig() -> Result<Option<String>> {
+    match fs::read_to_string(PROC_BOOTCONFIG) {
         Ok(s) => Ok(Some(s)),
         Err(e) => {
             // If there's no `/proc/bootconfig`, then the user hasn't provisioned any kernel boot configuration.
@@ -131,8 +120,8 @@ async fn read_proc_bootconfig() -> Result<Option<String>> {
 }
 
 /// Reads `/proc/bootconfig` and populates the Bottlerocket boot settings based on the existing boot config data
-pub(crate) async fn generate_boot_settings() -> Result<()> {
-    if let Some(proc_bootconfig) = read_proc_bootconfig().await? {
+pub(crate) fn generate_boot_settings() -> Result<()> {
+    if let Some(proc_bootconfig) = read_proc_bootconfig()? {
         debug!(
             "Generating kernel boot config settings from `{}`",
             PROC_BOOTCONFIG
@@ -275,18 +264,16 @@ fn boot_config_to_boot_settings_json(bootconfig_str: &str) -> Result<String> {
 }
 
 /// Decides whether the host should be rebooted to have its boot settings take effect
-pub(crate) async fn is_reboot_required<P>(socket_path: P) -> Result<bool>
+pub(crate) fn is_reboot_required<P>(config_path: P) -> Result<bool>
 where
     P: AsRef<Path>,
 {
-    let old_boot_settings = match read_proc_bootconfig().await? {
+    let old_boot_settings = match read_proc_bootconfig()? {
         Some(proc_bootconfig) => parse_boot_config_to_boot_settings(&proc_bootconfig)?,
         None => DEFAULT_BOOT_SETTINGS,
     };
 
-    let new_boot_settings = get_boot_config_settings(socket_path)
-        .await?
-        .unwrap_or(DEFAULT_BOOT_SETTINGS);
+    let new_boot_settings = get_boot_config_settings(config_path)?.unwrap_or(DEFAULT_BOOT_SETTINGS);
 
     let reboot_required = if new_boot_settings.reboot_to_reconcile.unwrap_or(false) {
         boot_settings_change_requires_reboot(&old_boot_settings, &new_boot_settings)
diff --git a/sources/api/prairiedog/src/error.rs b/sources/api/prairiedog/src/error.rs
index 690d364f960..c1c733dcdc1 100644
--- a/sources/api/prairiedog/src/error.rs
+++ b/sources/api/prairiedog/src/error.rs
@@ -56,9 +56,6 @@ pub(super) enum Error {
         path: PathBuf,
     },
 
-    #[snafu(display("Failed to retrieve settings: {}", source))]
-    RetrieveSettings { source: schnauzer::v1::Error },
-
     #[snafu(display("Failed to convert usize to u32: {}", source))]
     UsizeToU32 { source: std::num::TryFromIntError },
 
@@ -68,12 +65,12 @@ pub(super) enum Error {
     #[snafu(display("Failed to write initrd image file: {}", source))]
     WriteInitrd { source: std::io::Error },
 
+    #[snafu(display("Error deserializing `BootSettings` from TOML: {}", source))]
+    InputToml { source: toml::de::Error },
+
     #[snafu(display("Error serializing `BootSettings` to JSON: {}", source))]
     OutputJson { source: serde_json::error::Error },
 
-    #[snafu(display("Failed to deserialize `BootSettings` from JSON value: {}", source))]
-    BootSettingsFromJsonValue { source: serde_json::error::Error },
-
     #[snafu(display(
         "Invalid boot config file, expected key-value, or key entries for each line"
     ))]
diff --git a/sources/api/prairiedog/src/main.rs b/sources/api/prairiedog/src/main.rs
index 0d22ace7cd9..bae875f4786 100644
--- a/sources/api/prairiedog/src/main.rs
+++ b/sources/api/prairiedog/src/main.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ use simplelog::{Config as LogConfig, LevelFilter, SimpleLogger, WriteLogger};
 use snafu::{ensure, ResultExt};
 use std::ffi::OsStr;
 use std::fs::{self, File};
-use std::path::Path;
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use std::process::{self, Command};
 use std::thread;
 use std::time::Duration;
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ mod bootconfig;
 mod error;
 mod initrd;
 
+// Prairie dog config path
+const DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE: &str = "/etc/prairiedog.toml";
 // Kdump related binary paths
 const MAKEDUMPFILE_PATH: &str = "/sbin/makedumpfile";
 const KEXEC_PATH: &str = "/sbin/kexec";
@@ -60,9 +62,9 @@ struct Args {
     #[argh(option, default = "LevelFilter::Info", short = 'l')]
     /// log-level trace|debug|info|warn|error
     log_level: LevelFilter,
-    #[argh(option, default = "constants::API_SOCKET.to_string()", short = 's')]
-    /// socket-path path to apiserver socket
-    socket_path: String,
+    #[argh(option, default = "PathBuf::from(DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE)", short = 'c')]
+    /// config-path to provide alternate config file path
+    config_path: PathBuf,
     #[argh(subcommand)]
     subcommand: Subcommand,
 }
@@ -283,11 +285,11 @@ fn load_crash_kernel() -> Result<()> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
-async fn reboot_if_required<P>(socket_path: P) -> Result<()>
+fn reboot_if_required<P>(config_path: P) -> Result<()>
 where
     P: AsRef<Path>,
 {
-    if is_reboot_required(socket_path).await? {
+    if is_reboot_required(config_path)? {
         info!("Boot settings changed and require a reboot to take effect. Initiating reboot...");
         command("/usr/bin/systemctl", ["reboot"])?;
         // The "systemctl reboot" process will not block until the host does
@@ -333,7 +335,7 @@ fn setup_logger(args: &Args) -> Result<()> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
-async fn run() -> Result<()> {
+fn run() -> Result<()> {
     let args: Args = argh::from_env();
     setup_logger(&args)?;
 
@@ -341,15 +343,14 @@ async fn run() -> Result<()> {
         Subcommand::CaptureDump(_) => capture_dump(),
         Subcommand::PrepareBoot(_) => prepare_boot(),
         Subcommand::LoadCrashKernel(_) => load_crash_kernel(),
-        Subcommand::GenerateBootConfig(_) => generate_boot_config(args.socket_path).await,
-        Subcommand::GenerateBootSettings(_) => generate_boot_settings().await,
-        Subcommand::RebootIfRequired(_) => reboot_if_required(args.socket_path).await,
+        Subcommand::GenerateBootConfig(_) => generate_boot_config(args.config_path),
+        Subcommand::GenerateBootSettings(_) => generate_boot_settings(),
+        Subcommand::RebootIfRequired(_) => reboot_if_required(args.config_path),
     }
 }
 
-#[tokio::main]
-async fn main() {
-    if let Err(e) = run().await {
+fn main() {
+    if let Err(e) = run() {
         error!("{}", e);
         process::exit(1);
     }
diff --git a/sources/models/shared-defaults/boot.toml b/sources/models/shared-defaults/boot.toml
index f3d39dd4778..abf4ad53535 100644
--- a/sources/models/shared-defaults/boot.toml
+++ b/sources/models/shared-defaults/boot.toml
@@ -5,5 +5,9 @@ affected-services = ["bootconfig"]
 setting-generator = "/usr/bin/prairiedog generate-boot-settings"
 
 [services.bootconfig]
-configuration-files = []
+configuration-files = ["prairiedog-toml"]
 restart-commands = ["/usr/bin/prairiedog generate-boot-config"]
+
+[configuration-files.prairiedog-toml]
+path = "/etc/prairiedog.toml"
+template-path = "/usr/share/templates/prairiedog-toml"