diff --git a/include/libeosio/ec.hpp b/include/libeosio/ec.hpp
index 0834f9a..457c179 100644
--- a/include/libeosio/ec.hpp
+++ b/include/libeosio/ec.hpp
@@ -57,12 +57,22 @@ struct ec_keypair {
 	ec_pubkey_t pub;
 };
 
+/**
+ * Initialize the ec library.
+ */
+int ec_init();
+
 /**
  * Generates a keypair using the secp256k1 curve.
  * public key is in compressed format.
  */
 int ec_generate_key(struct ec_keypair *pair);
 
+/**
+ * Shutdown the ec library.
+ */
+void ec_shutdown();
+
 } // namespace libeosio