diff --git a/.github/workflows/maven.yml b/.github/workflows/maven.yml
index b5a940f..f99cec3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/maven.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/maven.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ on:
     branches:
       - master
       - axon-server-api-*.*.x
+      - persisted-streams
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a0662cd..fcf841f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <groupId>io.axoniq</groupId>
     <artifactId>axon-server-api</artifactId>
-    <version>2023.0.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2024.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <name>Axon Server API</name>
     <description>Public API for communication with AxonServer</description>
 
diff --git a/src/main/proto/streams.proto b/src/main/proto/streams.proto
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c5c3504
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/proto/streams.proto
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+syntax = "proto3";
+package io.axoniq.axonserver.grpc.streams;
+import "event.proto";
+import "google/protobuf/empty.proto";
+option java_multiple_files = true;
+
+/* Service providing operations for persisted event streams, event streams where Axon Server keeps
+   track of the progress. All operations require a header (AxonIQ-Context) to be passed with each request to define
+   the context.
+ */
+service EventStreamService {
+  /* Open a persisted event stream connection from a client. Creates the stream if it does not exist. */
+  rpc OpenStream(stream StreamCommand) returns (stream StreamSignal) {
+
+  }
+
+  /* Deletes a persisted event stream. All existing connections to the stream are closed. */
+  rpc DeleteStream(DeleteStreamRequest) returns (stream google.protobuf.Empty) {
+
+  }
+
+  /* Change properties of a persisted event stream. */
+  rpc UpdateStream(UpdateStreamRequest) returns (stream google.protobuf.Empty) {
+
+  }
+
+  /* Returns a list of all persisted event streams defined (for the context). For each event stream it returns
+    the progress per segment.  */
+  rpc ListStreams( google.protobuf.Empty) returns (stream StreamStatus) {
+
+  }
+
+  /* Returns the clients connected to all persisted event streams defined (for the context). For each client it returns
+    the segments that are received by the client.  */
+  rpc ListConnections( google.protobuf.Empty) returns (stream StreamConnections) {
+
+  }
+}
+
+/* Contains the current status of a persisted stream */
+message StreamStatus {
+  string stream_id = 1; /* the unique identification of the stream */
+  string stream_name = 2; /* a name for the stream */
+  SequencingPolicy sequencing_policy = 3; /* the policy used to distribute events across segments. */
+  string filter = 4; /* an expression to filter events */
+  repeated SegmentPosition segments = 5; /* the last confirmed position per segment */
+}
+
+/* Contains the position per segment */
+message SegmentPosition {
+  int32 segment = 1; /* the segment number */
+  int64 position = 2; /* the last confirmed position */
+}
+
+/* Contains the current connections for a persisted stream */
+message StreamConnections {
+  string stream_id = 1; /* the unique identification of the stream */
+  string stream_name = 2; /* a name for the stream */
+  repeated StreamConnection segments_per_connection = 3; /* the segments held per client */
+}
+
+/* Contains the segments per client */
+message StreamConnection {
+  string client_id = 1; /* the unique identification of the client */
+  repeated int32 segments = 2; /* a list of segment numbers */
+}
+
+/* Request to set up a connection to a stream. Clients should first submit an OpenRequest on this connection
+   to connect to a stream and can then submit ProgressRequest messages to report progress.  */
+message StreamCommand {
+  oneof request {
+    OpenRequest open = 1; /* the initial message to connect to a stream */
+    ProgressRequest progress = 2; /* sends progress in processing events to Axon Server */
+  }
+}
+
+/* Request to delete a persisted stream */
+message DeleteStreamRequest {
+  string stream_id = 1; /* the unique identification of the stream */
+}
+
+/* Request to update the properties of a persisted stream */
+message UpdateStreamRequest {
+  string stream_id = 1; /* the unique identification of the stream */
+  int32 segments = 2; /* Request to change the number of segments */
+  string stream_name = 3; /* Request to change the name of the stream */
+}
+
+
+/* Request to open a connection to a persisted stream */
+message OpenRequest {
+  string stream_id = 1; /* the unique identification of the stream */
+  string client_id = 2; /* the unique identification of the client */
+  InitializationProperties initialization_properties = 3; /* properties to create the stream if it does not exist */
+}
+
+/* Properties to create the stream if it does not exist */
+message InitializationProperties {
+  int32 segments = 1; /* the initial number of segments */
+  int64 initial_position = 2; /* the position in the event store to start reading from */
+  SequencingPolicy sequencing_policy = 3; /* the sequencing policy */
+  string filter = 4;  /* an expression to filter events */
+  string stream_name = 5; /* a name for the stream */
+}
+
+/* Defines the policy used to distribute events across segments */
+message SequencingPolicy {
+  string policy_name = 1; /* the name of the sequencing policy */
+  repeated string parameter = 2; /* optional list of parameters used by the sequencing policy */
+}
+
+/* Message to report progress of event processing for a specific segment in a stream */
+message ProgressRequest {
+  int32 segment = 1; /* the segment number */
+  int64 position = 2; /* the position of the last processed event */
+}
+
+/* Message sent by Axon Server to the client stream connection */
+message StreamSignal {
+  int32 segment = 1; /* the segment number */
+  oneof type {
+    io.axoniq.axonserver.grpc.event.EventWithToken event = 2; /* an event to process in the client */
+    bool closed = 3; /* indicates that the segment is closed by Axon Server */
+  }
+}
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