diff --git a/lerna.json b/lerna.json
index 23a33c8001..67e6c8de0f 100644
--- a/lerna.json
+++ b/lerna.json
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@
   "packages": [
     "packages/*"
   ],
-  "version": "0.79.1"
+  "version": "0.80.0-beta.0"
 }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index bc825b81d8..95ed8d8326 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "version": "0.79.1",
+  "version": "0.80.0-beta.0",
   "private": true,
   "engines": {
     "yarn": "^1.10.1"
diff --git a/packages/api-derive/package.json b/packages/api-derive/package.json
index 372bbff875..37f7c75961 100644
--- a/packages/api-derive/package.json
+++ b/packages/api-derive/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@polkadot/api-derive",
-  "version": "0.79.1",
+  "version": "0.80.0-beta.0",
   "description": "Common functions used across Polkadot, derived from RPC calls and storage queries.",
   "main": "index.js",
   "keywords": [
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@
   "homepage": "https://github.com/polkadot-js/api/tree/master/packages/api-derive#readme",
   "dependencies": {
     "@babel/runtime": "^7.4.5",
-    "@polkadot/api": "^0.79.1",
-    "@polkadot/types": "^0.79.1",
+    "@polkadot/api": "^0.80.0-beta.0",
+    "@polkadot/types": "^0.80.0-beta.0",
     "@types/memoizee": "^0.4.2",
     "memoizee": "^0.4.14"
   }
diff --git a/packages/api/package.json b/packages/api/package.json
index 3f5767b3bf..07a165a9f4 100644
--- a/packages/api/package.json
+++ b/packages/api/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@polkadot/api",
-  "version": "0.79.1",
+  "version": "0.80.0-beta.0",
   "description": "Promise and RxJS wrappers around the Polkadot JS RPC",
   "main": "index.js",
   "keywords": [
@@ -27,12 +27,12 @@
   "homepage": "https://github.com/polkadot-js/api/tree/master/packages/api#readme",
   "dependencies": {
     "@babel/runtime": "^7.4.5",
-    "@polkadot/api-derive": "^0.79.1",
-    "@polkadot/extrinsics": "^0.79.1",
-    "@polkadot/rpc-provider": "^0.79.1",
-    "@polkadot/rpc-rx": "^0.79.1",
-    "@polkadot/storage": "^0.79.1",
-    "@polkadot/types": "^0.79.1",
+    "@polkadot/api-derive": "^0.80.0-beta.0",
+    "@polkadot/extrinsics": "^0.80.0-beta.0",
+    "@polkadot/rpc-provider": "^0.80.0-beta.0",
+    "@polkadot/rpc-rx": "^0.80.0-beta.0",
+    "@polkadot/storage": "^0.80.0-beta.0",
+    "@polkadot/types": "^0.80.0-beta.0",
     "@polkadot/util-crypto": "^0.91.1"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/rpc-core/package.json b/packages/rpc-core/package.json
index f7dbd42723..6fe6222aba 100644
--- a/packages/rpc-core/package.json
+++ b/packages/rpc-core/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@polkadot/rpc-core",
-  "version": "0.79.1",
+  "version": "0.80.0-beta.0",
   "description": "A JavaScript wrapper for the Polkadot JsonRPC interface",
   "main": "index.js",
   "keywords": [
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@
   "homepage": "https://github.com/polkadot-js/api/tree/master/packages/rpc-core#readme",
   "dependencies": {
     "@babel/runtime": "^7.4.5",
-    "@polkadot/jsonrpc": "^0.79.1",
-    "@polkadot/rpc-provider": "^0.79.1",
-    "@polkadot/types": "^0.79.1",
+    "@polkadot/jsonrpc": "^0.80.0-beta.0",
+    "@polkadot/rpc-provider": "^0.80.0-beta.0",
+    "@polkadot/types": "^0.80.0-beta.0",
     "@polkadot/util": "^0.91.1"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/rpc-provider/package.json b/packages/rpc-provider/package.json
index 9699efcc6f..acc00412f0 100644
--- a/packages/rpc-provider/package.json
+++ b/packages/rpc-provider/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@polkadot/rpc-provider",
-  "version": "0.79.1",
+  "version": "0.80.0-beta.0",
   "description": "Transport providers for the API",
   "main": "index.js",
   "keywords": [
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@babel/runtime": "^7.4.5",
     "@polkadot/keyring": "^0.91.1",
-    "@polkadot/storage": "^0.79.1",
+    "@polkadot/storage": "^0.80.0-beta.0",
     "@polkadot/util": "^0.91.1",
     "@polkadot/util-crypto": "^0.91.1",
     "@types/nock": "^10.0.3",
diff --git a/packages/rpc-rx/package.json b/packages/rpc-rx/package.json
index a01ac422e3..167f3c0bc2 100644
--- a/packages/rpc-rx/package.json
+++ b/packages/rpc-rx/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@polkadot/rpc-rx",
-  "version": "0.79.1",
+  "version": "0.80.0-beta.0",
   "description": "An RxJs wrapper around the Polkadot JS API",
   "main": "index.js",
   "keywords": [
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@
   "homepage": "https://github.com/polkadot-js/api/tree/master/packages/rpc-rx#readme",
   "dependencies": {
     "@babel/runtime": "^7.4.5",
-    "@polkadot/rpc-core": "^0.79.1",
-    "@polkadot/rpc-provider": "^0.79.1",
+    "@polkadot/rpc-core": "^0.80.0-beta.0",
+    "@polkadot/rpc-provider": "^0.80.0-beta.0",
     "@types/memoizee": "^0.4.2",
     "@types/rx": "^4.1.1",
     "memoizee": "^0.4.14",
diff --git a/packages/type-extrinsics/package.json b/packages/type-extrinsics/package.json
index f5776cc321..6e10100f95 100644
--- a/packages/type-extrinsics/package.json
+++ b/packages/type-extrinsics/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@polkadot/extrinsics",
-  "version": "0.79.1",
+  "version": "0.80.0-beta.0",
   "main": "index.js",
   "repository": "https://github.com/polkadot-js/api.git",
   "author": "Jaco Greeff <jacogr@gmail.com>",
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "dependencies": {
     "@babel/runtime": "^7.4.5",
-    "@polkadot/types": "^0.79.1",
+    "@polkadot/types": "^0.80.0-beta.0",
     "@polkadot/util": "^0.91.1"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/type-jsonrpc/package.json b/packages/type-jsonrpc/package.json
index 9129aadab1..250a4465e4 100644
--- a/packages/type-jsonrpc/package.json
+++ b/packages/type-jsonrpc/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@polkadot/jsonrpc",
-  "version": "0.79.1",
+  "version": "0.80.0-beta.0",
   "description": "Method definitions for the Polkadot RPC layer",
   "main": "index.js",
   "publishConfig": {
diff --git a/packages/type-storage/package.json b/packages/type-storage/package.json
index 64996f366e..ee2ff8b9f7 100644
--- a/packages/type-storage/package.json
+++ b/packages/type-storage/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@polkadot/storage",
-  "version": "0.79.1",
+  "version": "0.80.0-beta.0",
   "description": "Generic wrapper wrapper around state storage",
   "main": "index.js",
   "publishConfig": {
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@babel/runtime": "^7.4.5",
     "@polkadot/keyring": "^0.91.1",
-    "@polkadot/types": "^0.79.1",
+    "@polkadot/types": "^0.80.0-beta.0",
     "@polkadot/util": "^0.91.1",
     "@polkadot/util-crypto": "^0.91.1"
   }
diff --git a/packages/types/package.json b/packages/types/package.json
index 2787b9324b..8e7246529f 100644
--- a/packages/types/package.json
+++ b/packages/types/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@polkadot/types",
-  "version": "0.79.1",
+  "version": "0.80.0-beta.0",
   "description": "Implementation of the Parity codec",
   "main": "index.js",
   "keywords": [