diff --git a/watchtower/wtdb/tower_db.go b/watchtower/wtdb/tower_db.go
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+++ b/watchtower/wtdb/tower_db.go
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+package wtdb
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"encoding/binary"
+	"errors"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+
+	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/chaincfg/chainhash"
+	"github.com/coreos/bbolt"
+	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/chainntnfs"
+	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/channeldb"
+)
+
+const (
+	// dbName is the filename of tower database.
+	dbName = "watchtower.db"
+
+	// dbFilePermission requests read+write access to the db file.
+	dbFilePermission = 0600
+)
+
+var (
+	// sessionsBkt is a bucket containing all negotiated client sessions.
+	//  session id -> session
+	sessionsBkt = []byte("sessions-bucket")
+
+	// updatesBkt is a bucket containing all state updates sent by clients.
+	// The updates are further bucketed by session id to prevent clients
+	// from overwrite each other.
+	//   hint => session id -> update
+	updatesBkt = []byte("updates-bucket")
+
+	// updateIndexBkt is a bucket that indexes all state updates by their
+	// overarching session id. This allows for efficient lookup of updates
+	// by their session id, which is currently used to aide deletion
+	// performance.
+	//  session id => hint1 -> []byte{}
+	//             => hint2 -> []byte{}
+	updateIndexBkt = []byte("update-index-bucket")
+
+	// lookoutTipBkt is a bucket containing the last block epoch processed
+	// by the lookout subsystem. It has one key, lookoutTipKey.
+	//   lookoutTipKey -> block epoch
+	lookoutTipBkt = []byte("lookout-tip-bucket")
+
+	// lookoutTipKey is a static key used to retrieve lookout tip's block
+	// epoch from the lookoutTipBkt.
+	lookoutTipKey = []byte("lookout-tip")
+
+	// metadataBkt stores all the meta information concerning the state of
+	// the database.
+	metadataBkt = []byte("metadata-bucket")
+
+	// dbVersionKey is a static key used to retrieve the database version
+	// number from the metadataBkt.
+	dbVersionKey = []byte("version")
+
+	// ErrUninitializedDB signals that top-level buckets for the database
+	// have not been initialized.
+	ErrUninitializedDB = errors.New("tower db not initialized")
+
+	// ErrNoDBVersion signals that the database contains no version info.
+	ErrNoDBVersion = errors.New("tower db has no version")
+
+	// ErrNoSessionHintIndex signals that an active session does not have an
+	// initialized index for tracking its own state updates.
+	ErrNoSessionHintIndex = errors.New("session hint index missing")
+
+	byteOrder = binary.BigEndian
+)
+
+// TowerDB is single database providing a persistent storage engine for the
+// wtserver and lookout subsystems.
+type TowerDB struct {
+	db     *bbolt.DB
+	dbPath string
+}
+
+// OpenTowerDB opens the tower database given the path to the database's
+// directory. If no such database exists, this method will initialize a fresh
+// one using the latest version number and bucket structure. If a database
+// exists but has a lower version number than the current version, any necessary
+// migrations will be applied before returning. Any attempt to open a database
+// with a version number higher that the latest version will fail to prevent
+// accidental reversion.
+func OpenTowerDB(dbPath string) (*TowerDB, error) {
+	path := filepath.Join(dbPath, dbName)
+
+	// If the database file doesn't exist, this indicates we much initialize
+	// a fresh database with the latest version.
+	firstInit := !fileExists(path)
+	if firstInit {
+		// Ensure all parent directories are initialized.
+		err := os.MkdirAll(dbPath, 0700)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	}
+
+	bdb, err := bbolt.Open(path, dbFilePermission, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	// If the file existed previously, we'll now check to see that the
+	// metadata bucket is properly initialized. It could be the case that
+	// the database was created, but we failed to actually populate any
+	// metadata. If the metadata bucket does not actually exist, we'll
+	// set firstInit to true so that we can treat is initialize the bucket.
+	if !firstInit {
+		var metadataExists bool
+		err = bdb.View(func(tx *bbolt.Tx) error {
+			metadataExists = tx.Bucket(metadataBkt) != nil
+			return nil
+		})
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+		if !metadataExists {
+			firstInit = true
+		}
+	}
+
+	towerDB := &TowerDB{
+		db:     bdb,
+		dbPath: dbPath,
+	}
+
+	if firstInit {
+		// If the database has not yet been created, we'll initialize
+		// the database version with the latest known version.
+		err = towerDB.db.Update(func(tx *bbolt.Tx) error {
+			return initDBVersion(tx, getLatestDBVersion(dbVersions))
+		})
+		if err != nil {
+			bdb.Close()
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	} else {
+		// Otherwise, ensure that any migrations are applied to ensure
+		// the data is in the format expected by the latest version.
+		err = towerDB.syncVersions(dbVersions)
+		if err != nil {
+			bdb.Close()
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Now that the database version fully consistent with our latest known
+	// version, ensure that all top-level buckets known to this version are
+	// initialized. This allows us to assume their presence throughout all
+	// operations. If an known top-level bucket is expected to exist but is
+	// missing, this will trigger a ErrUninitializedDB error.
+	err = towerDB.db.Update(initTowerDBBuckets)
+	if err != nil {
+		bdb.Close()
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return towerDB, nil
+}
+
+// fileExists returns true if the file exists, and false otherwise.
+func fileExists(path string) bool {
+	if _, err := os.Stat(path); err != nil {
+		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+
+	return true
+}
+
+// initTowerDBBuckets creates all top-level buckets required to handle database
+// operations required by the latest version.
+func initTowerDBBuckets(tx *bbolt.Tx) error {
+	buckets := [][]byte{
+		sessionsBkt,
+		updateIndexBkt,
+		updatesBkt,
+		lookoutTipBkt,
+	}
+
+	for _, bucket := range buckets {
+		_, err := tx.CreateBucketIfNotExists(bucket)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// syncVersions ensures the database version is consistent with the highest
+// known database version, applying any migrations that have not been made. If
+// the highest known version number is lower than the database's version, this
+// method will fail to prevent accidental reversions.
+func (t *TowerDB) syncVersions(versions []version) error {
+	curVersion, err := t.Version()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	latestVersion := getLatestDBVersion(versions)
+	switch {
+
+	// Current version is higher than any known version, fail to prevent
+	// reversion.
+	case curVersion > latestVersion:
+		return channeldb.ErrDBReversion
+
+	// Current version matches highest known version, nothing to do.
+	case curVersion == latestVersion:
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	// Otherwise, apply any migrations in order to bring the database
+	// version up to the highest known version.
+	updates := getMigrations(versions, curVersion)
+	return t.db.Update(func(tx *bbolt.Tx) error {
+		for _, update := range updates {
+			if update.migration == nil {
+				continue
+			}
+
+			log.Infof("Applying migration #%d", update.number)
+
+			err := update.migration(tx)
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Errorf("Unable to apply migration #%d: %v",
+					err)
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+
+		return putDBVersion(tx, latestVersion)
+	})
+}
+
+// Version returns the database's current version number.
+func (t *TowerDB) Version() (uint32, error) {
+	var version uint32
+	err := t.db.View(func(tx *bbolt.Tx) error {
+		var err error
+		version, err = getDBVersion(tx)
+		return err
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+
+	return version, nil
+}
+
+// Close closes the underlying database.
+func (t *TowerDB) Close() error {
+	return t.db.Close()
+}
+
+// GetSessionInfo retrieves the session for the passed session id. An error is
+// returned if the session could not be found.
+func (t *TowerDB) GetSessionInfo(id *SessionID) (*SessionInfo, error) {
+	var session *SessionInfo
+	err := t.db.View(func(tx *bbolt.Tx) error {
+		sessions := tx.Bucket(sessionsBkt)
+		if sessions == nil {
+			return ErrUninitializedDB
+		}
+
+		var err error
+		session, err = getSession(sessions, id[:])
+		return err
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return session, nil
+}
+
+// InsertSessionInfo records a negotiated session in the tower database. An
+// error is returned if the session already exists.
+func (t *TowerDB) InsertSessionInfo(session *SessionInfo) error {
+	return t.db.Update(func(tx *bbolt.Tx) error {
+		sessions := tx.Bucket(sessionsBkt)
+		if sessions == nil {
+			return ErrUninitializedDB
+		}
+
+		updateIndex := tx.Bucket(updateIndexBkt)
+		if updateIndex == nil {
+			return ErrUninitializedDB
+		}
+
+		dbSession, err := getSession(sessions, session.ID[:])
+		switch {
+		case err == ErrSessionNotFound:
+			// proceed.
+
+		case err != nil:
+			return err
+
+		case dbSession.LastApplied > 0:
+			return ErrSessionAlreadyExists
+		}
+
+		err = putSession(sessions, session)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		// Initialize the session-hint index which will be used to track
+		// all updates added for this session. Upon deletion, we will
+		// consult the index to determine exactly which updates should
+		// be deleted without needing to iterate over the entire
+		// database.
+		return touchSessionHintBkt(updateIndex, &session.ID)
+	})
+}
+
+// InsertStateUpdate stores an update sent by the client after validating that
+// the update is well-formed in the context of other updates sent for the same
+// session. This include verifying that the sequence number is incremented
+// properly and the last applied values echoed by the client are sane.
+func (t *TowerDB) InsertStateUpdate(update *SessionStateUpdate) (uint16, error) {
+	var lastApplied uint16
+	err := t.db.Update(func(tx *bbolt.Tx) error {
+		sessions := tx.Bucket(sessionsBkt)
+		if sessions == nil {
+			return ErrUninitializedDB
+		}
+
+		updates := tx.Bucket(updatesBkt)
+		if updates == nil {
+			return ErrUninitializedDB
+		}
+
+		updateIndex := tx.Bucket(updateIndexBkt)
+		if updateIndex == nil {
+			return ErrUninitializedDB
+		}
+
+		// Fetch the session corresponding to the update's session id.
+		// This will be used to validate that the update's sequence
+		// number and last applied values are sane.
+		session, err := getSession(sessions, update.ID[:])
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		// Validate the update against the current state of the session.
+		err = session.AcceptUpdateSequence(
+			update.SeqNum, update.LastApplied,
+		)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		// Validation succeeded, therefore the update is committed and
+		// the session's last applied value is equal to the update's
+		// sequence number.
+		lastApplied = session.LastApplied
+
+		// Store the updated session to persist the updated last applied
+		// values.
+		err = putSession(sessions, session)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		// Create or load the hint bucket for this state update's hint
+		// and write the given update.
+		hints, err := updates.CreateBucketIfNotExists(update.Hint[:])
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		var b bytes.Buffer
+		err = update.Encode(&b)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		err = hints.Put(update.ID[:], b.Bytes())
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		// Finally, create an entry in the update index to track this
+		// hint under its session id. This will allow us to delete the
+		// entries efficiently if the session is ever removed.
+		return putHintForSession(updateIndex, &update.ID, update.Hint)
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+
+	return lastApplied, nil
+}
+
+// DeleteSession removes all data associated with a particular session id from
+// the tower's database.
+func (t *TowerDB) DeleteSession(target SessionID) error {
+	return t.db.Update(func(tx *bbolt.Tx) error {
+		sessions := tx.Bucket(sessionsBkt)
+		if sessions == nil {
+			return ErrUninitializedDB
+		}
+
+		updates := tx.Bucket(updatesBkt)
+		if updates == nil {
+			return ErrUninitializedDB
+		}
+
+		updateIndex := tx.Bucket(updateIndexBkt)
+		if updateIndex == nil {
+			return ErrUninitializedDB
+		}
+
+		// Fail if the session doesn't exit.
+		_, err := getSession(sessions, target[:])
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		// Remove the target session.
+		err = sessions.Delete(target[:])
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		// Next, check the update index for any hints that were added
+		// under this session.
+		hints, err := getHintsForSession(updateIndex, &target)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		for _, hint := range hints {
+			// Remove the state updates for any blobs stored under
+			// the target session identifier.
+			updatesForHint := updates.Bucket(hint[:])
+			if updatesForHint == nil {
+				continue
+			}
+
+			update := updatesForHint.Get(target[:])
+			if update == nil {
+				continue
+			}
+
+			err := updatesForHint.Delete(target[:])
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			// If this was the last state update, we can also remove
+			// the hint that would map to an empty set.
+			err = isBucketEmpty(updatesForHint)
+			switch {
+
+			// Other updates exist for this hint, keep the bucket.
+			case err == errBucketNotEmpty:
+				continue
+
+			// Unexpected error.
+			case err != nil:
+				return err
+
+			// No more updates for this hint, prune hint bucket.
+			default:
+				err = updates.DeleteBucket(hint[:])
+				if err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		// Finally, remove this session from the update index, which
+		// also removes any of the indexed hints beneath it.
+		return removeSessionHintBkt(updateIndex, &target)
+	})
+}
+
+// QueryMatches searches against all known state updates for any that match the
+// passed breachHints. More than one Match will be returned for a given hint if
+// they exist in the database.
+func (t *TowerDB) QueryMatches(breachHints []BreachHint) ([]Match, error) {
+	var matches []Match
+	err := t.db.View(func(tx *bbolt.Tx) error {
+		sessions := tx.Bucket(sessionsBkt)
+		if sessions == nil {
+			return ErrUninitializedDB
+		}
+
+		updates := tx.Bucket(updatesBkt)
+		if updates == nil {
+			return ErrUninitializedDB
+		}
+
+		// Iterate through the target breach hints, appending any
+		// matching updates to the set of matches.
+		for _, hint := range breachHints {
+			// If a bucket does not exist for this hint, no matches
+			// are known.
+			updatesForHint := updates.Bucket(hint[:])
+			if updatesForHint == nil {
+				continue
+			}
+
+			// Otherwise, iterate through all (session id, update)
+			// pairs, creating a Match for each.
+			err := updatesForHint.ForEach(func(k, v []byte) error {
+				// Load the session via the session id for this
+				// update. The session info contains further
+				// instructions for how to process the state
+				// update.
+				session, err := getSession(sessions, k)
+				switch {
+				case err == ErrSessionNotFound:
+					log.Warnf("Missing session=%x for "+
+						"matched state update hint=%x",
+						k, hint)
+					return nil
+
+				case err != nil:
+					return err
+				}
+
+				// Decode the state update containing the
+				// encrypted blob.
+				update := &SessionStateUpdate{}
+				err = update.Decode(bytes.NewReader(v))
+				if err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+
+				var id SessionID
+				copy(id[:], k)
+
+				// Construct the final match using the found
+				// update and its session info.
+				match := Match{
+					ID:            id,
+					SeqNum:        update.SeqNum,
+					Hint:          hint,
+					EncryptedBlob: update.EncryptedBlob,
+					SessionInfo:   session,
+				}
+
+				matches = append(matches, match)
+
+				return nil
+			})
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+
+		return nil
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return matches, nil
+}
+
+// SetLookoutTip stores the provided epoch as the latest lookout tip epoch in
+// the tower database.
+func (t *TowerDB) SetLookoutTip(epoch *chainntnfs.BlockEpoch) error {
+	return t.db.Update(func(tx *bbolt.Tx) error {
+		lookoutTip := tx.Bucket(lookoutTipBkt)
+		if lookoutTip == nil {
+			return ErrUninitializedDB
+		}
+
+		return putLookoutEpoch(lookoutTip, epoch)
+	})
+}
+
+// GetLookoutTip retrieves the current lookout tip block epoch from the tower
+// database.
+func (t *TowerDB) GetLookoutTip() (*chainntnfs.BlockEpoch, error) {
+	var epoch *chainntnfs.BlockEpoch
+	err := t.db.View(func(tx *bbolt.Tx) error {
+		lookoutTip := tx.Bucket(lookoutTipBkt)
+		if lookoutTip == nil {
+			return ErrUninitializedDB
+		}
+
+		epoch = getLookoutEpoch(lookoutTip)
+
+		return nil
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return epoch, nil
+}
+
+// getSession retrieves the session info from the sessions bucket identified by
+// its session id. An error is returned if the session is not found or a
+// deserialization error occurs.
+func getSession(sessions *bbolt.Bucket, id []byte) (*SessionInfo, error) {
+	sessionBytes := sessions.Get(id)
+	if sessionBytes == nil {
+		return nil, ErrSessionNotFound
+	}
+
+	var session SessionInfo
+	err := session.Decode(bytes.NewReader(sessionBytes))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return &session, nil
+}
+
+// putSession stores the session info in the sessions bucket identified by its
+// session id. An error is returned if a serialization error occurs.
+func putSession(sessions *bbolt.Bucket, session *SessionInfo) error {
+	var b bytes.Buffer
+	err := session.Encode(&b)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return sessions.Put(session.ID[:], b.Bytes())
+}
+
+// touchSessionHintBkt initializes the session-hint bucket for a particular
+// session id. This ensures that future calls to getHintsForSession or
+// putHintForSession can rely on the bucket already being created, and fail if
+// index has not been initialized as this points to improper usage.
+func touchSessionHintBkt(updateIndex *bbolt.Bucket, id *SessionID) error {
+	_, err := updateIndex.CreateBucketIfNotExists(id[:])
+	return err
+}
+
+// removeSessionHintBkt prunes the session-hint bucket for the given session id
+// and all of the hints contained inside. This should be used to clean up the
+// index upon session deletion.
+func removeSessionHintBkt(updateIndex *bbolt.Bucket, id *SessionID) error {
+	return updateIndex.DeleteBucket(id[:])
+}
+
+// getHintsForSession returns all known hints belonging to the given session id.
+// If the index for the session has not been initialized, this method returns
+// ErrNoSessionHintIndex.
+func getHintsForSession(updateIndex *bbolt.Bucket,
+	id *SessionID) ([]BreachHint, error) {
+
+	sessionHints := updateIndex.Bucket(id[:])
+	if sessionHints == nil {
+		return nil, ErrNoSessionHintIndex
+	}
+
+	var hints []BreachHint
+	err := sessionHints.ForEach(func(k, _ []byte) error {
+		if len(k) != BreachHintSize {
+			return nil
+		}
+
+		var hint BreachHint
+		copy(hint[:], k)
+		hints = append(hints, hint)
+		return nil
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return hints, nil
+}
+
+// putHintForSession inserts a record into the update index for a given
+// (session, hint) pair. The hints are coalesced under a bucket for the target
+// session id, and used to perform efficient removal of updates. If the index
+// for the session has not been initialized, this method returns
+// ErrNoSessionHintIndex.
+func putHintForSession(updateIndex *bbolt.Bucket, id *SessionID,
+	hint BreachHint) error {
+
+	sessionHints := updateIndex.Bucket(id[:])
+	if sessionHints == nil {
+		return ErrNoSessionHintIndex
+	}
+
+	return sessionHints.Put(hint[:], []byte{})
+}
+
+// putLookoutEpoch stores the given lookout tip block epoch in provided bucket.
+func putLookoutEpoch(bkt *bbolt.Bucket, epoch *chainntnfs.BlockEpoch) error {
+	epochBytes := make([]byte, 36)
+	copy(epochBytes, epoch.Hash[:])
+	byteOrder.PutUint32(epochBytes[32:], uint32(epoch.Height))
+
+	return bkt.Put(lookoutTipKey, epochBytes)
+}
+
+// getLookoutEpoch retrieves the lookout tip block epoch from the given bucket.
+// A nil epoch is returned if no update exists.
+func getLookoutEpoch(bkt *bbolt.Bucket) *chainntnfs.BlockEpoch {
+	epochBytes := bkt.Get(lookoutTipKey)
+	if len(epochBytes) != 36 {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	var hash chainhash.Hash
+	copy(hash[:], epochBytes[:32])
+	height := byteOrder.Uint32(epochBytes[32:])
+
+	return &chainntnfs.BlockEpoch{
+		Hash:   &hash,
+		Height: int32(height),
+	}
+}
+
+// errBucketNotEmpty is a helper error returned when testing whether a bucket is
+// empty or not.
+var errBucketNotEmpty = errors.New("bucket not empty")
+
+// isBucketEmpty returns errBucketNotEmpty if the bucket is not empty.
+func isBucketEmpty(bkt *bbolt.Bucket) error {
+	return bkt.ForEach(func(_, _ []byte) error {
+		return errBucketNotEmpty
+	})
+}
diff --git a/watchtower/wtdb/version.go b/watchtower/wtdb/version.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fd7481af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/watchtower/wtdb/version.go
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+package wtdb
+
+import "github.com/coreos/bbolt"
+
+// migration is a function which takes a prior outdated version of the database
+// instances and mutates the key/bucket structure to arrive at a more
+// up-to-date version of the database.
+type migration func(tx *bbolt.Tx) error
+
+// version pairs a version number with the migration that would need to be
+// applied from the prior version to upgrade.
+type version struct {
+	number    uint32
+	migration migration
+}
+
+// dbVersions stores all versions and migrations of the database. This list will
+// be used when opening the database to determine if any migrations must be
+// applied.
+var dbVersions = []version{
+	{
+		// Initial version requires no migration.
+		number:    0,
+		migration: nil,
+	},
+}
+
+// getLatestDBVersion returns the last known database version.
+func getLatestDBVersion(versions []version) uint32 {
+	return versions[len(versions)-1].number
+}
+
+// getMigrations returns a slice of all updates with a greater number that
+// curVersion that need to be applied to sync up with the latest version.
+func getMigrations(versions []version, curVersion uint32) []version {
+	var updates []version
+	for _, v := range versions {
+		if v.number > curVersion {
+			updates = append(updates, v)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return updates
+}
+
+// getDBVersion retrieves the current database version from the metadata bucket
+// using the dbVersionKey.
+func getDBVersion(tx *bbolt.Tx) (uint32, error) {
+	metadata := tx.Bucket(metadataBkt)
+	if metadata == nil {
+		return 0, ErrUninitializedDB
+	}
+
+	versionBytes := metadata.Get(dbVersionKey)
+	if len(versionBytes) != 4 {
+		return 0, ErrNoDBVersion
+	}
+
+	return byteOrder.Uint32(versionBytes), nil
+}
+
+// initDBVersion initializes the top-level metadata bucket and writes the passed
+// version number as the current version.
+func initDBVersion(tx *bbolt.Tx, version uint32) error {
+	_, err := tx.CreateBucketIfNotExists(metadataBkt)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return putDBVersion(tx, version)
+}
+
+// putDBVersion stores the passed database version in the metadata bucket under
+// the dbVersionKey.
+func putDBVersion(tx *bbolt.Tx, version uint32) error {
+	metadata := tx.Bucket(metadataBkt)
+	if metadata == nil {
+		return ErrUninitializedDB
+	}
+
+	versionBytes := make([]byte, 4)
+	byteOrder.PutUint32(versionBytes, version)
+	return metadata.Put(dbVersionKey, versionBytes)
+}