diff --git a/lerna.json b/lerna.json
index 915736e0bd..98bf93fbeb 100644
--- a/lerna.json
+++ b/lerna.json
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@
   "packages": [
     "packages/*"
   ],
-  "version": "0.100.1"
+  "version": "1.0.0-beta.0"
 }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 49f6916670..8bfc269051 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "version": "0.100.1",
+  "version": "1.0.0-beta.0",
   "private": true,
   "engines": {
     "yarn": "^1.10.1"
diff --git a/packages/api-contract/package.json b/packages/api-contract/package.json
index 7d3c91b70c..19a563760f 100644
--- a/packages/api-contract/package.json
+++ b/packages/api-contract/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@polkadot/api-contract",
-  "version": "0.100.1",
+  "version": "1.0.0-beta.0",
   "description": "Interfaces for interacting with contracts and contract ABIs",
   "main": "index.js",
   "keywords": [
@@ -27,6 +27,6 @@
   "homepage": "https://github.com/polkadot-js/api/tree/master/packages/api-contract#readme",
   "dependencies": {
     "@babel/runtime": "^7.7.7",
-    "@polkadot/types": "^0.100.1"
+    "@polkadot/types": "^1.0.0-beta.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/api-derive/package.json b/packages/api-derive/package.json
index da6a47e9bd..224b97a5d7 100644
--- a/packages/api-derive/package.json
+++ b/packages/api-derive/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@polkadot/api-derive",
-  "version": "0.100.1",
+  "version": "1.0.0-beta.0",
   "description": "Common functions used across Polkadot, derived from RPC calls and storage queries.",
   "main": "index.js",
   "keywords": [
@@ -28,10 +28,10 @@
   "homepage": "https://github.com/polkadot-js/api/tree/master/packages/api-derive#readme",
   "dependencies": {
     "@babel/runtime": "^7.7.7",
-    "@polkadot/api": "^0.100.1",
-    "@polkadot/types": "^0.100.1"
+    "@polkadot/api": "^1.0.0-beta.0",
+    "@polkadot/types": "^1.0.0-beta.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@polkadot/keyring": "^1.8.1"
+    "@polkadot/keyring": "^2.0.0-beta.1"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/api/package.json b/packages/api/package.json
index 88325bbdd6..0508f417ea 100644
--- a/packages/api/package.json
+++ b/packages/api/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@polkadot/api",
-  "version": "0.100.1",
+  "version": "1.0.0-beta.0",
   "description": "Promise and RxJS wrappers around the Polkadot JS RPC",
   "main": "index.js",
   "keywords": [
@@ -27,15 +27,15 @@
   "homepage": "https://github.com/polkadot-js/api/tree/master/packages/api#readme",
   "dependencies": {
     "@babel/runtime": "^7.7.7",
-    "@polkadot/api-derive": "^0.100.1",
-    "@polkadot/keyring": "^1.8.1",
-    "@polkadot/metadata": "^0.100.1",
-    "@polkadot/rpc-core": "^0.100.1",
-    "@polkadot/rpc-provider": "^0.100.1",
-    "@polkadot/types": "^0.100.1",
-    "@polkadot/util-crypto": "^1.8.1"
+    "@polkadot/api-derive": "^1.0.0-beta.0",
+    "@polkadot/keyring": "^2.0.0-beta.1",
+    "@polkadot/metadata": "^1.0.0-beta.0",
+    "@polkadot/rpc-core": "^1.0.0-beta.0",
+    "@polkadot/rpc-provider": "^1.0.0-beta.0",
+    "@polkadot/types": "^1.0.0-beta.0",
+    "@polkadot/util-crypto": "^2.0.0-beta.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@polkadot/keyring": "^1.8.1"
+    "@polkadot/keyring": "^2.0.0-beta.1"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/metadata/package.json b/packages/metadata/package.json
index 079653f38a..50efd77496 100644
--- a/packages/metadata/package.json
+++ b/packages/metadata/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@polkadot/metadata",
-  "version": "0.100.1",
+  "version": "1.0.0-beta.0",
   "description": "Helpers to extract information from runtime metadata",
   "main": "index.js",
   "publishConfig": {
@@ -27,11 +27,11 @@
   "homepage": "https://github.com/polkadot-js/api/tree/master/packages/type-metadata#readme",
   "dependencies": {
     "@babel/runtime": "^7.7.7",
-    "@polkadot/types": "^0.100.1",
-    "@polkadot/util": "^1.8.1",
-    "@polkadot/util-crypto": "^1.8.1"
+    "@polkadot/types": "^1.0.0-beta.0",
+    "@polkadot/util": "^2.0.0-beta.1",
+    "@polkadot/util-crypto": "^2.0.0-beta.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@polkadot/keyring": "^1.8.1"
+    "@polkadot/keyring": "^2.0.0-beta.1"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/rpc-core/package.json b/packages/rpc-core/package.json
index 0ece962c83..6beef099c8 100644
--- a/packages/rpc-core/package.json
+++ b/packages/rpc-core/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@polkadot/rpc-core",
-  "version": "0.100.1",
+  "version": "1.0.0-beta.0",
   "description": "A JavaScript wrapper for the Polkadot JsonRPC interface",
   "main": "index.js",
   "keywords": [
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@
   "homepage": "https://github.com/polkadot-js/api/tree/master/packages/rpc-core#readme",
   "dependencies": {
     "@babel/runtime": "^7.7.7",
-    "@polkadot/jsonrpc": "^0.100.1",
-    "@polkadot/rpc-provider": "^0.100.1",
-    "@polkadot/types": "^0.100.1",
-    "@polkadot/util": "^1.8.1",
+    "@polkadot/jsonrpc": "^1.0.0-beta.0",
+    "@polkadot/rpc-provider": "^1.0.0-beta.0",
+    "@polkadot/types": "^1.0.0-beta.0",
+    "@polkadot/util": "^2.0.0-beta.1",
     "rxjs": "^6.5.4"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/rpc-provider/package.json b/packages/rpc-provider/package.json
index d0db2ca1c4..764c23a9a5 100644
--- a/packages/rpc-provider/package.json
+++ b/packages/rpc-provider/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@polkadot/rpc-provider",
-  "version": "0.100.1",
+  "version": "1.0.0-beta.0",
   "description": "Transport providers for the API",
   "main": "index.js",
   "keywords": [
@@ -27,15 +27,15 @@
   "homepage": "https://github.com/polkadot-js/api/tree/master/packages/rpc-provider#readme",
   "dependencies": {
     "@babel/runtime": "^7.7.7",
-    "@polkadot/metadata": "^0.100.1",
-    "@polkadot/util": "^1.8.1",
-    "@polkadot/util-crypto": "^1.8.1",
+    "@polkadot/metadata": "^1.0.0-beta.0",
+    "@polkadot/util": "^2.0.0-beta.1",
+    "@polkadot/util-crypto": "^2.0.0-beta.1",
     "eventemitter3": "^4.0.0",
     "isomorphic-fetch": "^2.2.1",
     "websocket": "^1.0.31"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@polkadot/keyring": "^1.8.1",
+    "@polkadot/keyring": "^2.0.0-beta.1",
     "mock-socket": "^9.0.2",
     "nock": "^11.7.1"
   }
diff --git a/packages/type-jsonrpc/package.json b/packages/type-jsonrpc/package.json
index 01505f6612..c0114b6aae 100644
--- a/packages/type-jsonrpc/package.json
+++ b/packages/type-jsonrpc/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@polkadot/jsonrpc",
-  "version": "0.100.1",
+  "version": "1.0.0-beta.0",
   "description": "Method definitions for the Polkadot RPC layer",
   "main": "index.js",
   "publishConfig": {
diff --git a/packages/types/package.json b/packages/types/package.json
index 12693b8af8..e22c25e1a1 100644
--- a/packages/types/package.json
+++ b/packages/types/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@polkadot/types",
-  "version": "0.100.1",
+  "version": "1.0.0-beta.0",
   "description": "Implementation of the Parity codec",
   "main": "index.js",
   "keywords": [
@@ -27,13 +27,13 @@
   "homepage": "https://github.com/polkadot-js/api/tree/master/packages/types#readme",
   "dependencies": {
     "@babel/runtime": "^7.7.7",
-    "@polkadot/metadata": "^0.100.1",
-    "@polkadot/util": "^1.8.1",
-    "@polkadot/util-crypto": "^1.8.1",
+    "@polkadot/metadata": "^1.0.0-beta.0",
+    "@polkadot/util": "^2.0.0-beta.1",
+    "@polkadot/util-crypto": "^2.0.0-beta.1",
     "@types/memoizee": "^0.4.3",
     "memoizee": "^0.4.14"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@polkadot/keyring": "^1.8.1"
+    "@polkadot/keyring": "^2.0.0-beta.1"
   }
 }
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 38ad322015..5d1e339f4a 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1902,14 +1902,14 @@
     typescript "^3.7.4"
     vuepress "^1.2.0"
 
-"@polkadot/keyring@^1.8.1":
-  version "1.8.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@polkadot/keyring/-/keyring-1.8.1.tgz#69a9209f22b766a9e2d97d36bfca8bcdbc4daa18"
-  integrity sha512-KeDbfP8biY3bXEhMv1ANp9d3kCuXj2oxseuDK0jvxRo7CehVME9UwAMGQK3Y9NCUuYWd+xTO2To0ZOqR7hdmuQ==
+"@polkadot/keyring@^2.0.0-beta.1":
+  version "2.0.0-beta.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@polkadot/keyring/-/keyring-2.0.0-beta.1.tgz#8b28a5582da40f9a5aeaa294200dc811d9966394"
+  integrity sha512-aRs4QB4d3QaMHsUzE6Y+eTDm6PcD7DR3woGaju+yXRZAOCy5ckS2DOjqc+IBpeSASN7EL3YtMwaV+olYiPndKg==
   dependencies:
     "@babel/runtime" "^7.7.7"
-    "@polkadot/util" "^1.8.1"
-    "@polkadot/util-crypto" "^1.8.1"
+    "@polkadot/util" "^2.0.0-beta.1"
+    "@polkadot/util-crypto" "^2.0.0-beta.1"
 
 "@polkadot/ts@^0.1.90":
   version "0.1.90"
@@ -1918,14 +1918,14 @@
   dependencies:
     "@types/chrome" "^0.0.91"
 
-"@polkadot/util-crypto@^1.8.1":
-  version "1.8.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@polkadot/util-crypto/-/util-crypto-1.8.1.tgz#dbc3f75c4a780bd31cd37e63cf27bade54728646"
-  integrity sha512-ypUs10hV1HPvYc0ZsEu+LTGSEh0rkr0as/FUh7+Z9v3Bxibn3aO+EOxJPQuDbZZ59FSMRmc9SeOSa0wn9ddrnw==
+"@polkadot/util-crypto@^2.0.0-beta.1":
+  version "2.0.0-beta.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@polkadot/util-crypto/-/util-crypto-2.0.0-beta.1.tgz#83ac5e30de4b3234ed424fc647bddc0671525bda"
+  integrity sha512-2B/I1x2Ijg80KrpBpbuOSltEqMYpz1cCf0PIPogFJqDY+UsSqfPknHqHYlsCiYX+mhe5vGvObaM+Pascr73HDw==
   dependencies:
     "@babel/runtime" "^7.7.7"
-    "@polkadot/util" "^1.8.1"
-    "@polkadot/wasm-crypto" "^0.14.1"
+    "@polkadot/util" "^2.0.0-beta.1"
+    "@polkadot/wasm-crypto" "^0.20.0-beta.1"
     "@types/bip39" "^2.4.2"
     "@types/bs58" "^4.0.0"
     "@types/pbkdf2" "^3.0.0"
@@ -1940,10 +1940,10 @@
     tweetnacl "^1.0.1"
     xxhashjs "^0.2.2"
 
-"@polkadot/util@^1.8.1":
-  version "1.8.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@polkadot/util/-/util-1.8.1.tgz#7473383a1eb26bec59cca53643cf07bc078fe052"
-  integrity sha512-sFpr+JLCG9d+epjboXsmJ1qcKa96r8ZYzXmVo8+aPzI/9jKKyez6Unox/dnfnpKppZB2nJuLcsxQm6nocp2Caw==
+"@polkadot/util@^2.0.0-beta.1":
+  version "2.0.0-beta.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@polkadot/util/-/util-2.0.0-beta.1.tgz#f19cf52b90a9f61bf7f7d794f1b24c8a6e96f5a4"
+  integrity sha512-AHhHpFC2gVscSf6Rf57aUwCN5MLonXrT2+nPUGe29PDstBV9xMb49nBde/101hSEc0N6nhuNhoRZwwodIzWiyw==
   dependencies:
     "@babel/runtime" "^7.7.7"
     "@types/bn.js" "^4.11.6"
@@ -1953,10 +1953,10 @@
     ip-regex "^4.1.0"
     moment "^2.24.0"
 
-"@polkadot/wasm-crypto@^0.14.1":
-  version "0.14.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/@polkadot/wasm-crypto/-/wasm-crypto-0.14.1.tgz#f4923bba22d7c68a4be3575ba27790947b212633"
-  integrity sha512-Xng7L2Z8TNZa/5g6pot4O06Jf0ohQRZdvfl8eQL+E/L2mcqJYC1IjkMxJBSBuQEV7hisWzh9mHOy5WCcgPk29Q==
+"@polkadot/wasm-crypto@^0.20.0-beta.1":
+  version "0.20.0-beta.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@polkadot/wasm-crypto/-/wasm-crypto-0.20.0-beta.1.tgz#f60bcda641e69124dbc7353f72db8a4207a4431b"
+  integrity sha512-t3XUiyk74eMccDsoOBPkxiP/sfZjU8fsB6CHD/wABbrDfLZwYfLnzQ5u8ci3qUAoV4X1/f3H+PYoR2h9AqS+MA==
 
 "@types/babel__core@^7.1.0":
   version "7.1.3"