diff --git a/packages/api-derive/package.json b/packages/api-derive/package.json
index 9751b51205..5155bd45c0 100644
--- a/packages/api-derive/package.json
+++ b/packages/api-derive/package.json
@@ -32,6 +32,6 @@
     "@polkadot/types": "^1.0.0-beta.4"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@polkadot/keyring": "^2.0.0-beta.1"
+    "@polkadot/keyring": "^2.0.0-beta.2"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/api-derive/src/balances/fees.ts b/packages/api-derive/src/balances/fees.ts
index 422d5ae021..35031249aa 100644
--- a/packages/api-derive/src/balances/fees.ts
+++ b/packages/api-derive/src/balances/fees.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import { memo } from '../util';
 
 type Result = [Balance, Balance, Balance, Balance, Balance];
 
-function queryV2 (api: ApiInterfaceRx): Observable<Result> {
+function query (api: ApiInterfaceRx): Observable<Result> {
   const paymentBase = api.consts.transactionPayment || api.consts.balances;
 
   return of([
@@ -27,17 +27,6 @@ function queryV2 (api: ApiInterfaceRx): Observable<Result> {
   ]);
 }
 
-function queryV1 (api: ApiInterfaceRx): Observable<Result> {
-  return api.queryMulti<Result>([
-    // Support older versions and get values from storage
-    api.query.balances.creationFee,
-    api.query.balances.existentialDeposit,
-    api.query.balances.transferFee,
-    api.query.balances.transactionBaseFee,
-    api.query.balances.transactionByteFee
-  ]);
-}
-
 /**
  * @name fees
  * @returns An object containing the combined results of the storage queries for
@@ -52,10 +41,6 @@ function queryV1 (api: ApiInterfaceRx): Observable<Result> {
  * ```
  */
 export function fees (api: ApiInterfaceRx): () => Observable<DerivedFees> {
-  const query = api.consts.balances
-    ? queryV2
-    : queryV1;
-
   return memo((): Observable<DerivedFees> =>
     query(api).pipe(
       map(([creationFee, existentialDeposit, transferFee, transactionBaseFee, transactionByteFee]): DerivedFees => ({
diff --git a/packages/api-derive/src/democracy/referendums.ts b/packages/api-derive/src/democracy/referendums.ts
index e6ed9d76c0..4570547ae8 100644
--- a/packages/api-derive/src/democracy/referendums.ts
+++ b/packages/api-derive/src/democracy/referendums.ts
@@ -14,10 +14,9 @@ import { memo } from '../util';
 
 export function referendums (api: ApiInterfaceRx): () => Observable<DerivedReferendum[]> {
   return memo((): Observable<DerivedReferendum[]> =>
-    // V2 vs V1 (and early V2)
-    api.query.democracy?.lowestUnbaked || api.query.democracy?.nextTally
+    api.query.democracy?.lowestUnbaked
       ? api.queryMulti<[ReferendumIndex, ReferendumIndex]>([
-        api.query.democracy.lowestUnbaked || api.query.democracy.nextTally,
+        api.query.democracy.lowestUnbaked,
         api.query.democracy.referendumCount
       ]).pipe(
         switchMap(([earliest, referendumCount]): Observable<DerivedReferendum[]> =>
diff --git a/packages/api-derive/src/session/info.ts b/packages/api-derive/src/session/info.ts
index b66166207a..e4e6c951cc 100644
--- a/packages/api-derive/src/session/info.ts
+++ b/packages/api-derive/src/session/info.ts
@@ -2,50 +2,20 @@
 // This software may be modified and distributed under the terms
 // of the Apache-2.0 license. See the LICENSE file for details.
 
-import { BlockNumber, SessionIndex } from '@polkadot/types/interfaces';
+import { SessionIndex } from '@polkadot/types/interfaces';
 import { DerivedSessionInfo, DeriveSessionIndexes } from '../types';
 
 import { Observable, combineLatest } from 'rxjs';
 import { map } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import { ApiInterfaceRx } from '@polkadot/api/types';
-import { Option, u64, createType } from '@polkadot/types';
+import { u64, createType } from '@polkadot/types';
 
 import { memo } from '../util';
 
-type ResultV1Session = [Option<BlockNumber>, BlockNumber, BlockNumber, SessionIndex];
-type ResultV1 = [BlockNumber, DeriveSessionIndexes, ResultV1Session];
-
 type ResultSlots = [u64, u64, u64, SessionIndex];
 type ResultType = [boolean, u64, SessionIndex];
 type Result = [ResultType, DeriveSessionIndexes, ResultSlots];
 
-// internal helper to just split the logic - take all inputs, do the calculations and combine
-function createDerivedV1 (api: ApiInterfaceRx, [bestNumber, { currentIndex, validatorCount }, [_lastLengthChange, sessionLength, lastEraLengthChange, sessionsPerEra]]: ResultV1): DerivedSessionInfo {
-  const lastLengthChange = _lastLengthChange?.unwrapOr(null) || createType(api.registry, 'BlockNumber');
-  const sessionProgress = bestNumber
-    .sub(lastLengthChange)
-    .add(sessionLength)
-    .mod(sessionLength);
-  const currentEra = currentIndex
-    .sub(lastEraLengthChange)
-    .mod(sessionsPerEra);
-  const eraProgress = currentEra
-    .mul(sessionLength)
-    .add(sessionProgress);
-
-  return {
-    currentEra: createType(api.registry, 'EraIndex', currentEra),
-    currentIndex,
-    eraLength: createType(api.registry, 'BlockNumber', sessionLength.mul(sessionsPerEra)),
-    eraProgress: createType(api.registry, 'BlockNumber', eraProgress),
-    isEpoch: false,
-    sessionLength,
-    sessionsPerEra,
-    sessionProgress: createType(api.registry, 'BlockNumber', sessionProgress),
-    validatorCount
-  };
-}
-
 function createDerivedLatest (api: ApiInterfaceRx, [[hasBabe, epochDuration, sessionsPerEra], { currentIndex, currentEra, validatorCount }, [currentSlot, epochIndex, epochOrGenesisStartSlot, currentEraStartSessionIndex]]: Result): DerivedSessionInfo {
   const epochStartSlot = epochIndex.mul(epochDuration).add(epochOrGenesisStartSlot);
   const sessionProgress = currentSlot.sub(epochStartSlot);
@@ -64,21 +34,6 @@ function createDerivedLatest (api: ApiInterfaceRx, [[hasBabe, epochDuration, ses
   };
 }
 
-function infoV1 (api: ApiInterfaceRx): Observable<DerivedSessionInfo> {
-  return combineLatest([
-    api.derive.chain.bestNumber(),
-    api.derive.session.indexes(),
-    api.queryMulti<ResultV1Session>([
-      api.query.session.lastLengthChange,
-      api.query.session.sessionLength,
-      api.query.staking.lastEraLengthChange,
-      api.query.staking.sessionsPerEra
-    ])
-  ]).pipe(
-    map((result): DerivedSessionInfo => createDerivedV1(api, result))
-  );
-}
-
 function infoLatestAura (api: ApiInterfaceRx): Observable<DerivedSessionInfo> {
   return api.derive.session.indexes().pipe(
     map((indexes): DerivedSessionInfo =>
@@ -115,11 +70,9 @@ function infoLatestBabe (api: ApiInterfaceRx): Observable<DerivedSessionInfo> {
  * @description Retrieves all the session and era info and calculates specific values on it as the length of the session and eras
  */
 export function info (api: ApiInterfaceRx): () => Observable<DerivedSessionInfo> {
-  const query = api.consts.timestamp || api.consts.babe || api.consts.aura
-    ? api.consts.babe
-      ? infoLatestBabe // 2.x with Babe
-      : infoLatestAura // 2.x with Aura (not all info there)
-    : infoV1;
+  const query = api.consts.babe
+    ? infoLatestBabe // 2.x with Babe
+    : infoLatestAura; // 2.x with Aura (not all info there)
 
   return memo((): Observable<DerivedSessionInfo> =>
     query(api));
diff --git a/packages/api-derive/src/staking/infoStash.ts b/packages/api-derive/src/staking/infoStash.ts
index 67d6ae8bac..a9e19ea124 100644
--- a/packages/api-derive/src/staking/infoStash.ts
+++ b/packages/api-derive/src/staking/infoStash.ts
@@ -13,10 +13,7 @@ import { Option, Vec } from '@polkadot/types';
 
 import { memo } from '../util';
 
-// NOTE Unused ATM, preparing for V2-only
-
 type Result = [Option<AccountId>, [Vec<AccountId>], RewardDestination, Exposure, ValidatorPrefs, Option<Keys>?];
-type ResultV1 = [Option<AccountId>, ITuple<[Vec<AccountId>]>, RewardDestination, Exposure, ValidatorPrefs];
 type ResultV2 = [Option<AccountId>, ITuple<[Vec<AccountId>]>, RewardDestination, Exposure, ValidatorPrefs, Option<Keys>];
 
 function parse (stashId: AccountId, [_controllerId, [nominators], rewardDestination, stakers, validatorPrefs, _nextKeys]: Result): DerivedStakingStash {
@@ -31,17 +28,7 @@ function parse (stashId: AccountId, [_controllerId, [nominators], rewardDestinat
   };
 }
 
-function retrieveV1 (api: ApiInterfaceRx, stashId: AccountId): Observable<Result> {
-  return api.queryMulti<ResultV1>([
-    [api.query.staking.bonded, stashId],
-    [api.query.staking.nominators, stashId],
-    [api.query.staking.payee, stashId],
-    [api.query.staking.stakers, stashId],
-    [api.query.staking.validators, stashId]
-  ]);
-}
-
-function retrieveV2 (api: ApiInterfaceRx, stashId: AccountId): Observable<Result> {
+function query (api: ApiInterfaceRx, stashId: AccountId): Observable<Result> {
   return api.queryMulti<ResultV2>([
     [api.query.staking.bonded, stashId],
     [api.query.staking.nominators, stashId],
@@ -53,10 +40,6 @@ function retrieveV2 (api: ApiInterfaceRx, stashId: AccountId): Observable<Result
 }
 
 export function infoStash (api: ApiInterfaceRx): (stashId: AccountId) => Observable<DerivedStakingStash> {
-  const query = api.consts.session
-    ? retrieveV2
-    : retrieveV1;
-
   return memo((stashId: AccountId): Observable<DerivedStakingStash> =>
     query(api, stashId).pipe(
       map((result): DerivedStakingStash => parse(stashId, result))
diff --git a/packages/api-derive/src/staking/query.ts b/packages/api-derive/src/staking/query.ts
index 577b6c2640..fed726e312 100644
--- a/packages/api-derive/src/staking/query.ts
+++ b/packages/api-derive/src/staking/query.ts
@@ -13,142 +13,61 @@ import { createType, Option, Vec } from '@polkadot/types';
 
 import { memo } from '../util';
 
-interface ParseInput {
-  accountId: AccountId;
-  controllerId: AccountId;
-  nominators: AccountId[];
-  rewardDestination: RewardDestination;
-  queuedKeys?: [AccountId, Keys][];
-  stakers: Exposure;
-  stakingLedger: Option<StakingLedger>;
-  stashId: AccountId;
-  validatorPrefs: ValidatorPrefs;
-  nextKeys?: Option<Keys>;
-  nextKeyFor?: Option<AccountId>;
-}
+type MultiResultV2 = [Option<AccountId>, Option<ITuple<[Nominations]>>, RewardDestination, Exposure, [ValidatorPrefs], Option<Keys>, Option<StakingLedger>];
 
-function unwrapSessionIds (stashId: AccountId, queuedKeys: Option<AccountId> | [AccountId, Keys][], nextKeys: Option<Keys>): { nextSessionIds: AccountId[]; sessionIds: AccountId[] } {
-  // for 2.x we have a Vec<(ValidatorId,Keys)> of the keys
-  if (Array.isArray(queuedKeys)) {
-    const sessionIds = (queuedKeys.find(([currentId]): boolean =>
-      currentId.eq(stashId)
-    ) || [undefined, [] as AccountId[]])[1];
-    const nextSessionIds = nextKeys.unwrapOr([] as AccountId[]);
-
-    return {
-      nextSessionIds,
-      sessionIds
-    };
-  }
-
-  // substrate 1.x
-  const nextSessionIds = queuedKeys.isSome
-    ? [queuedKeys.unwrap()]
-    : [];
+function unwrapSessionIds (stashId: AccountId, queuedKeys: [AccountId, Keys][], nextKeys: Option<Keys>): { nextSessionIds: AccountId[]; sessionIds: AccountId[] } {
+  const sessionIds = (queuedKeys.find(([currentId]): boolean =>
+    currentId.eq(stashId)
+  ) || [undefined, [] as AccountId[]])[1];
+  const nextSessionIds = nextKeys.unwrapOr([] as AccountId[]);
 
   return {
     nextSessionIds,
-    sessionIds: nextSessionIds
+    sessionIds
   };
 }
 
-function parseResult (api: ApiInterfaceRx, { accountId, controllerId, stashId, nextKeyFor, queuedKeys, stakingLedger, nominators, rewardDestination, stakers, validatorPrefs, nextKeys }: ParseInput): DerivedStakingQuery {
-  const _stakingLedger = stakingLedger.unwrapOr(undefined);
-  const _nextKeyFor = nextKeyFor || createType(api.registry, 'Option<AccountId>', null);
-  const _nextKeys = nextKeys || createType(api.registry, 'Option<Keys>', null);
-
-  return {
-    accountId,
-    controllerId,
-    nominators,
-    rewardDestination,
-    stakers,
-    stakingLedger: _stakingLedger,
-    stashId,
-    validatorPrefs,
-    ...unwrapSessionIds(stashId, queuedKeys || _nextKeyFor, _nextKeys)
-  };
-}
-
-type MultiResultV1 = [Option<AccountId>, Option<StakingLedger>, [Vec<AccountId>], RewardDestination, Exposure, ITuple<[ValidatorPrefs]>];
-
-function retrieveInfoV1 (api: ApiInterfaceRx, accountId: AccountId, stashId: AccountId, controllerId: AccountId): Observable<DerivedStakingQuery> {
-  return (
-    api.queryMulti([
-      [api.query.session.nextKeyFor, controllerId],
-      [api.query.staking.ledger, controllerId],
-      [api.query.staking.nominators, stashId],
-      [api.query.staking.payee, stashId],
-      [api.query.staking.stakers, stashId],
-      [api.query.staking.validators, stashId]
-    ]) as Observable<MultiResultV1>
-  ).pipe(map(([nextKeyFor, stakingLedger, [nominators], rewardDestination, stakers, [validatorPrefs]]: MultiResultV1): DerivedStakingQuery =>
-    parseResult(api, {
-      accountId, controllerId, stashId, nextKeyFor, stakingLedger, nominators, rewardDestination, stakers, validatorPrefs
-    })
-  ));
-}
-
-type MultiResultV2 = [[Vec<AccountId>] | Option<ITuple<[Nominations]>>, RewardDestination, Exposure, [ValidatorPrefs], Option<Keys>, Option<StakingLedger>];
-
-function retrieveInfoV2 (api: ApiInterfaceRx, accountId: AccountId, stashId: AccountId, controllerId: AccountId): Observable<DerivedStakingQuery> {
+function retrieve (api: ApiInterfaceRx, stashId: AccountId): Observable<[Vec<ITuple<[AccountId, Keys]>>, MultiResultV2]> {
   return combineLatest([
     api.query.session.queuedKeys<Vec<ITuple<[AccountId, Keys]>>>(),
     api.queryMulti([
+      [api.query.staking.bonded, stashId],
       [api.query.staking.nominators, stashId],
       [api.query.staking.payee, stashId],
       [api.query.staking.stakers, stashId],
       [api.query.staking.validators, stashId],
-      [api.query.session.nextKeys, [api.consts.session.dedupKeyPrefix, stashId]],
-      [api.query.staking.ledger, controllerId]
+      [api.query.session.nextKeys, [api.consts.session.dedupKeyPrefix, stashId]]
     ]) as Observable<MultiResultV2>
-  ]).pipe(map(([queuedKeys, [_nominators, rewardDestination, stakers, [validatorPrefs], nextKeys, stakingLedger]]: [[AccountId, Keys][], MultiResultV2]): DerivedStakingQuery => {
-    // if we have staking.storageVersion it indicates the new structure, unwrap as needed
-    // FIXME We really want to be pulling all the new (valuable) info along
-    const nominators: AccountId[] = api.query.staking.storageVersion
-      ? (_nominators as Option<ITuple<[Nominations]>>).isSome
-        ? (_nominators as Option<ITuple<[Nominations]>>).unwrap()[0].targets
-        : []
-      : (_nominators as [Vec<AccountId>])[0];
-
-    return parseResult(api, {
-      accountId, controllerId, stashId, queuedKeys, stakingLedger, nominators, rewardDestination, stakers, validatorPrefs, nextKeys
-    });
-  }));
-}
-
-function retrieveV1 (api: ApiInterfaceRx, accountId: AccountId): Observable<DerivedStakingQuery> {
-  // depending on where we come from, this may be a controller or stash
-  return combineLatest([
-    api.query.staking.bonded<Option<AccountId>>(accountId),
-    api.query.staking.ledger<Option<StakingLedger>>(accountId)
-  ]).pipe(switchMap(([bonded, stakingLedger]): Observable<DerivedStakingQuery> =>
-    stakingLedger.isSome
-      ? retrieveInfoV1(api, accountId, stakingLedger.unwrap().stash, accountId)
-      : bonded.isSome
-        ? retrieveInfoV1(api, accountId, accountId, bonded.unwrap())
-        : of({ accountId: accountId, nextSessionIds: [], sessionIds: [] })
-  ));
-}
-
-function retrieveV2 (api: ApiInterfaceRx, stashId: AccountId): Observable<DerivedStakingQuery> {
-  return api.query.staking
-    .bonded<Option<AccountId>>(stashId)
-    .pipe(switchMap((controllerId): Observable<DerivedStakingQuery> =>
-      controllerId.isSome
-        ? retrieveInfoV2(api, stashId, stashId, controllerId.unwrap())
-        : of({ accountId: stashId, nextSessionIds: [], sessionIds: [] })
-    ));
+  ]);
 }
 
 /**
- * @description From a stash, retrieve the controllerId and fill in all the relevant staking details
+ * @description From a stash, retrieve the controllerId and all relevant details
  */
-export function query (api: ApiInterfaceRx): (_accountId: Uint8Array | string) => Observable<DerivedStakingQuery> {
-  const retrieve = api.consts.session
-    ? retrieveV2
-    : retrieveV1;
+export function query (api: ApiInterfaceRx): (accountId: Uint8Array | string) => Observable<DerivedStakingQuery> {
+  return memo((accountId: Uint8Array | string): Observable<DerivedStakingQuery> => {
+    const stashId = createType(api.registry, 'AccountId', accountId);
 
-  return memo((accountId: Uint8Array | string): Observable<DerivedStakingQuery> =>
-    retrieve(api, createType(api.registry, 'AccountId', accountId)));
+    return retrieve(api, stashId).pipe(
+      switchMap(([queuedKeys, [controllerIdOpt, nominatorsOpt, rewardDestination, stakers, [validatorPrefs], nextKeys]]): Observable<DerivedStakingQuery> => {
+        const controllerId = controllerIdOpt.unwrapOr(null);
+
+        return controllerId
+          ? api.query.staking.ledger(controllerId).pipe(
+            map((stakingLedgerOpt): DerivedStakingQuery => ({
+              accountId: stashId,
+              controllerId,
+              nominators: nominatorsOpt.unwrapOr([{ targets: [] }])[0].targets,
+              rewardDestination,
+              stakers,
+              stakingLedger: stakingLedgerOpt.unwrapOr(undefined),
+              stashId,
+              validatorPrefs,
+              ...unwrapSessionIds(stashId, queuedKeys, nextKeys)
+            }))
+          )
+          : of({ accountId: stashId, nextSessionIds: [], sessionIds: [] });
+      })
+    );
+  });
 }
diff --git a/packages/api/package.json b/packages/api/package.json
index c031b56852..5c8fcd01b0 100644
--- a/packages/api/package.json
+++ b/packages/api/package.json
@@ -28,14 +28,14 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@babel/runtime": "^7.7.7",
     "@polkadot/api-derive": "^1.0.0-beta.4",
-    "@polkadot/keyring": "^2.0.0-beta.1",
+    "@polkadot/keyring": "^2.0.0-beta.2",
     "@polkadot/metadata": "^1.0.0-beta.4",
     "@polkadot/rpc-core": "^1.0.0-beta.4",
     "@polkadot/rpc-provider": "^1.0.0-beta.4",
     "@polkadot/types": "^1.0.0-beta.4",
-    "@polkadot/util-crypto": "^2.0.0-beta.1"
+    "@polkadot/util-crypto": "^2.0.0-beta.2"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@polkadot/keyring": "^2.0.0-beta.1"
+    "@polkadot/keyring": "^2.0.0-beta.2"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/api/src/promise/Api.spec.ts b/packages/api/src/promise/Api.spec.ts
index ed70681f5e..d61b47f85c 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/promise/Api.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/promise/Api.spec.ts
@@ -4,16 +4,24 @@
 
 import { ApiOptions } from '../types';
 
-import testingPairs from '@polkadot/keyring/testingPairs';
+import createPair from '@polkadot/keyring/pair';
+import testKeyring from '@polkadot/keyring/testing';
 import Mock from '@polkadot/rpc-provider/mock/index';
 import { createType, TypeRegistry } from '@polkadot/types';
+import { hexToU8a } from '@polkadot/util';
 
 import { SingleAccountSigner } from '../../test/util';
 import ApiPromise from './Api';
 
 describe('ApiPromise', (): void => {
   const registry = new TypeRegistry();
-  const keyring = testingPairs({ type: 'ed25519' });
+  const keyring = testKeyring({ type: 'ed25519' });
+  const aliceEd = keyring.addPair(
+    createPair('ed25519', {
+      secretKey: hexToU8a('0xabf8e5bdbe30c65656c0a3cbd181ff8a56294a69dfedd27982aace4a7690911588dc3417d5058ec4b4503e0c12ea1a0a89be200fe98922423d4334014fa6b0ee'),
+      publicKey: hexToU8a('0x88dc3417d5058ec4b4503e0c12ea1a0a89be200fe98922423d4334014fa6b0ee')
+    })
+  );
   let provider: Mock;
 
   beforeEach((): void => {
@@ -63,7 +71,7 @@ describe('ApiPromise', (): void => {
       const api = new ApiPromise({ provider, registry });
 
       expect(
-        await api.sign(keyring.alice_session, TEST)
+        await api.sign(aliceEd, TEST)
       ).toEqual(SIG);
     });
 
@@ -71,7 +79,7 @@ describe('ApiPromise', (): void => {
       const api = new ApiPromise({
         provider,
         registry,
-        signer: new SingleAccountSigner(registry, keyring.alice_session)
+        signer: new SingleAccountSigner(registry, aliceEd)
       });
 
       expect(
@@ -82,11 +90,11 @@ describe('ApiPromise', (): void => {
 
   describe('decorator.signAsync', (): void => {
     it('signs a transfer using an external signer', async (): Promise<void> => {
-      const signer = new SingleAccountSigner(registry, keyring.alice_session);
+      const signer = new SingleAccountSigner(registry, aliceEd);
       const api = await ApiPromise.create({ provider, registry, signer });
-      const transfer = api.tx.balances.transfer(keyring.eve.address, 12345);
+      const transfer = api.tx.balances.transfer(keyring.getPair('0xe659a7a1628cdd93febc04a4e0646ea20e9f5f0ce097d9a05290d4a9e054df4e').address, 12345);
 
-      await transfer.signAsync(keyring.alice_session, {});
+      await transfer.signAsync(aliceEd, {});
 
       expect(transfer.signature.toHex()).toEqual(
         '0x97f3cfe5088fcd575313e983f45d02b0f630e7b94ff9a3ac50e20cd096a8f554fda73d42ead891b5a1d3ce5607d83f20b0c6570b555e949cfb5763d0abcd590b'
diff --git a/packages/metadata/package.json b/packages/metadata/package.json
index 1f37420599..a7865104fd 100644
--- a/packages/metadata/package.json
+++ b/packages/metadata/package.json
@@ -28,10 +28,10 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@babel/runtime": "^7.7.7",
     "@polkadot/types": "^1.0.0-beta.4",
-    "@polkadot/util": "^2.0.0-beta.1",
-    "@polkadot/util-crypto": "^2.0.0-beta.1"
+    "@polkadot/util": "^2.0.0-beta.2",
+    "@polkadot/util-crypto": "^2.0.0-beta.2"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@polkadot/keyring": "^2.0.0-beta.1"
+    "@polkadot/keyring": "^2.0.0-beta.2"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/rpc-core/package.json b/packages/rpc-core/package.json
index 1433533c9b..7add688a7b 100644
--- a/packages/rpc-core/package.json
+++ b/packages/rpc-core/package.json
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
     "@polkadot/jsonrpc": "^1.0.0-beta.4",
     "@polkadot/rpc-provider": "^1.0.0-beta.4",
     "@polkadot/types": "^1.0.0-beta.4",
-    "@polkadot/util": "^2.0.0-beta.1",
+    "@polkadot/util": "^2.0.0-beta.2",
     "rxjs": "^6.5.4"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/rpc-provider/package.json b/packages/rpc-provider/package.json
index 4652e0d98e..267eec8009 100644
--- a/packages/rpc-provider/package.json
+++ b/packages/rpc-provider/package.json
@@ -28,14 +28,14 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@babel/runtime": "^7.7.7",
     "@polkadot/metadata": "^1.0.0-beta.4",
-    "@polkadot/util": "^2.0.0-beta.1",
-    "@polkadot/util-crypto": "^2.0.0-beta.1",
+    "@polkadot/util": "^2.0.0-beta.2",
+    "@polkadot/util-crypto": "^2.0.0-beta.2",
     "eventemitter3": "^4.0.0",
     "isomorphic-fetch": "^2.2.1",
     "websocket": "^1.0.31"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@polkadot/keyring": "^2.0.0-beta.1",
+    "@polkadot/keyring": "^2.0.0-beta.2",
     "mock-socket": "^9.0.2",
     "nock": "^11.7.1"
   }
diff --git a/packages/types/package.json b/packages/types/package.json
index 14c193eb13..302b42c708 100644
--- a/packages/types/package.json
+++ b/packages/types/package.json
@@ -28,12 +28,12 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@babel/runtime": "^7.7.7",
     "@polkadot/metadata": "^1.0.0-beta.4",
-    "@polkadot/util": "^2.0.0-beta.1",
-    "@polkadot/util-crypto": "^2.0.0-beta.1",
+    "@polkadot/util": "^2.0.0-beta.2",
+    "@polkadot/util-crypto": "^2.0.0-beta.2",
     "@types/memoizee": "^0.4.3",
     "memoizee": "^0.4.14"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@polkadot/keyring": "^2.0.0-beta.1"
+    "@polkadot/keyring": "^2.0.0-beta.2"
   }
 }
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 5d1e339f4a..fe8fdd4980 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1902,14 +1902,14 @@
     typescript "^3.7.4"
     vuepress "^1.2.0"
 
-"@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==
+"@polkadot/keyring@^2.0.0-beta.2":
+  version "2.0.0-beta.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@polkadot/keyring/-/keyring-2.0.0-beta.2.tgz#fbe171e1a07693a2a30c8a041adad0f258044cc8"
+  integrity sha512-joP1S5GzbQvhCyVqn/XRPuiN94H0bvtm0Nn2G4ZlAbSU78zyPDYpBtB29sITdv1dcRg/RQp1UjjKclBt1azcoA==
   dependencies:
     "@babel/runtime" "^7.7.7"
-    "@polkadot/util" "^2.0.0-beta.1"
-    "@polkadot/util-crypto" "^2.0.0-beta.1"
+    "@polkadot/util" "^2.0.0-beta.2"
+    "@polkadot/util-crypto" "^2.0.0-beta.2"
 
 "@polkadot/ts@^0.1.90":
   version "0.1.90"
@@ -1918,13 +1918,13 @@
   dependencies:
     "@types/chrome" "^0.0.91"
 
-"@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==
+"@polkadot/util-crypto@^2.0.0-beta.2":
+  version "2.0.0-beta.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@polkadot/util-crypto/-/util-crypto-2.0.0-beta.2.tgz#b080e7f369faf026f5940a37021fd4a413ef1388"
+  integrity sha512-7QMyuHo3lWDFdLqGBxRJUk4caVLvouFYK516mMgWTle6btZyYHTAuuqHsj2d/7gWq3/qfginaByfPtHkdoMO6A==
   dependencies:
     "@babel/runtime" "^7.7.7"
-    "@polkadot/util" "^2.0.0-beta.1"
+    "@polkadot/util" "^2.0.0-beta.2"
     "@polkadot/wasm-crypto" "^0.20.0-beta.1"
     "@types/bip39" "^2.4.2"
     "@types/bs58" "^4.0.0"
@@ -1940,10 +1940,10 @@
     tweetnacl "^1.0.1"
     xxhashjs "^0.2.2"
 
-"@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==
+"@polkadot/util@^2.0.0-beta.2":
+  version "2.0.0-beta.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@polkadot/util/-/util-2.0.0-beta.2.tgz#9d2370c1c4b17ace4006820345ee904c331202c7"
+  integrity sha512-qzfPGeSnhd6soFDxmZH5ytcuB0/XlhxLFi0P1yWiAmTff8+Hu48E/edW5JW76aDcoZL0/BQ1jk4Db7ulcgSQqw==
   dependencies:
     "@babel/runtime" "^7.7.7"
     "@types/bn.js" "^4.11.6"