diff --git a/lerna.json b/lerna.json
index 415f9b624984..173a5f0804c4 100644
--- a/lerna.json
+++ b/lerna.json
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@
   "packages": [
     "packages/*"
   ],
-  "version": "1.6.0"
+  "version": "1.6.1"
 }
diff --git a/packages/api-contract/package.json b/packages/api-contract/package.json
index d465cf295dc2..eefa5388c2c1 100644
--- a/packages/api-contract/package.json
+++ b/packages/api-contract/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@polkadot/api-contract",
-  "version": "1.6.0",
+  "version": "1.6.1",
   "description": "Interfaces for interacting with contracts and contract ABIs",
   "main": "index.js",
   "keywords": [
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@
   "homepage": "https://github.com/polkadot-js/api/tree/master/packages/api-contract#readme",
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-    "@polkadot/api": "1.6.0",
-    "@polkadot/rpc-core": "1.6.0",
-    "@polkadot/types": "1.6.0",
+    "@polkadot/api": "1.6.1",
+    "@polkadot/rpc-core": "1.6.1",
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diff --git a/packages/api-derive/package.json b/packages/api-derive/package.json
index 15a4b4c518c4..b625ed3da9ee 100644
--- a/packages/api-derive/package.json
+++ b/packages/api-derive/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@polkadot/api-derive",
-  "version": "1.6.0",
+  "version": "1.6.1",
   "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",
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-    "@polkadot/rpc-core": "1.6.0",
-    "@polkadot/rpc-provider": "1.6.0",
-    "@polkadot/types": "1.6.0",
+    "@polkadot/api": "1.6.1",
+    "@polkadot/rpc-core": "1.6.1",
+    "@polkadot/rpc-provider": "1.6.1",
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diff --git a/packages/api/package.json b/packages/api/package.json
index 188165411c63..7684b51831b9 100644
--- a/packages/api/package.json
+++ b/packages/api/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@polkadot/api",
-  "version": "1.6.0",
+  "version": "1.6.1",
   "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": "^7.8.4",
-    "@polkadot/api-derive": "1.6.0",
+    "@polkadot/api-derive": "1.6.1",
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-    "@polkadot/metadata": "1.6.0",
-    "@polkadot/rpc-core": "1.6.0",
-    "@polkadot/rpc-provider": "1.6.0",
-    "@polkadot/types": "1.6.0",
+    "@polkadot/metadata": "1.6.1",
+    "@polkadot/rpc-core": "1.6.1",
+    "@polkadot/rpc-provider": "1.6.1",
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diff --git a/packages/jsonrpc/package.json b/packages/jsonrpc/package.json
index 4ad5526b3f58..02b1588d29aa 100644
--- a/packages/jsonrpc/package.json
+++ b/packages/jsonrpc/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@polkadot/jsonrpc",
-  "version": "1.6.0",
+  "version": "1.6.1",
   "description": "Method definitions for the Polkadot RPC layer",
   "main": "index.js",
   "publishConfig": {
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
   "homepage": "https://github.com/polkadot-js/api/tree/master/packages/jsonrpc#readme",
   "dependencies": {
     "@babel/runtime": "^7.8.4",
-    "@polkadot/types": "1.6.0",
+    "@polkadot/types": "1.6.1",
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   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/metadata/package.json b/packages/metadata/package.json
index 30bc9b17191f..3adfce6b711c 100644
--- a/packages/metadata/package.json
+++ b/packages/metadata/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@polkadot/metadata",
-  "version": "1.6.0",
+  "version": "1.6.1",
   "description": "Helpers to extract information from runtime metadata",
   "main": "index.js",
   "publishConfig": {
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
   "homepage": "https://github.com/polkadot-js/api/tree/master/packages/type-metadata#readme",
   "dependencies": {
     "@babel/runtime": "^7.8.4",
-    "@polkadot/types": "1.6.0",
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diff --git a/packages/rpc-core/package.json b/packages/rpc-core/package.json
index 809138248869..a09b27cee532 100644
--- a/packages/rpc-core/package.json
+++ b/packages/rpc-core/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@polkadot/rpc-core",
-  "version": "1.6.0",
+  "version": "1.6.1",
   "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",
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-    "@polkadot/metadata": "1.6.0",
-    "@polkadot/rpc-provider": "1.6.0",
-    "@polkadot/types": "1.6.0",
+    "@polkadot/jsonrpc": "1.6.1",
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+    "@polkadot/rpc-provider": "1.6.1",
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diff --git a/packages/rpc-provider/package.json b/packages/rpc-provider/package.json
index c61eb5aebebd..8fc912dc050a 100644
--- a/packages/rpc-provider/package.json
+++ b/packages/rpc-provider/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@polkadot/rpc-provider",
-  "version": "1.6.0",
+  "version": "1.6.1",
   "description": "Transport providers for the API",
   "main": "index.js",
   "keywords": [
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@
   "homepage": "https://github.com/polkadot-js/api/tree/master/packages/rpc-provider#readme",
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-    "@polkadot/jsonrpc": "1.6.0",
-    "@polkadot/metadata": "1.6.0",
-    "@polkadot/types": "1.6.0",
+    "@polkadot/jsonrpc": "1.6.1",
+    "@polkadot/metadata": "1.6.1",
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diff --git a/packages/typegen/package.json b/packages/typegen/package.json
index bf7a8f1f12ca..6d0be37e88d1 100644
--- a/packages/typegen/package.json
+++ b/packages/typegen/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@polkadot/typegen",
-  "version": "1.6.0",
+  "version": "1.6.1",
   "description": "Type generation scripts",
   "main": "index.js",
   "bin": {
@@ -36,11 +36,11 @@
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-    "@polkadot/metadata": "1.6.0",
-    "@polkadot/rpc-provider": "1.6.0",
-    "@polkadot/types": "1.6.0",
+    "@polkadot/api": "1.6.1",
+    "@polkadot/jsonrpc": "1.6.1",
+    "@polkadot/metadata": "1.6.1",
+    "@polkadot/rpc-provider": "1.6.1",
+    "@polkadot/types": "1.6.1",
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     "websocket": "^1.0.31",
     "yargs": "^15.1.0"
diff --git a/packages/types/package.json b/packages/types/package.json
index 8fdd89b0b66b..bf650048a762 100644
--- a/packages/types/package.json
+++ b/packages/types/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@polkadot/types",
-  "version": "1.6.0",
+  "version": "1.6.1",
   "description": "Implementation of the Parity codec",
   "main": "index.js",
   "keywords": [
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
   "homepage": "https://github.com/polkadot-js/api/tree/master/packages/types#readme",
   "dependencies": {
     "@babel/runtime": "^7.8.4",
-    "@polkadot/metadata": "1.6.0",
+    "@polkadot/metadata": "1.6.1",
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diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 0ce3783175ae..53abddbf358e 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -2842,25 +2842,25 @@ __metadata:
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-    "@polkadot/api": 1.6.0
-    "@polkadot/rpc-core": 1.6.0
-    "@polkadot/types": 1.6.0
+    "@polkadot/api": 1.6.1
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   resolution: "@polkadot/api-derive@workspace:packages/api-derive"
   dependencies:
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-    "@polkadot/api": 1.6.0
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-    "@polkadot/rpc-core": 1.6.0
-    "@polkadot/rpc-provider": 1.6.0
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+    "@polkadot/rpc-core": 1.6.1
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   resolution: "@polkadot/api@workspace:packages/api"
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     "@babel/runtime": ^7.8.4
-    "@polkadot/api-derive": 1.6.0
+    "@polkadot/api-derive": 1.6.1
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-    "@polkadot/rpc-core": 1.6.0
-    "@polkadot/rpc-provider": 1.6.0
-    "@polkadot/types": 1.6.0
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   resolution: "@polkadot/jsonrpc@workspace:packages/jsonrpc"
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@@ -2997,44 +2997,44 @@ __metadata:
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   resolution: "@polkadot/metadata@workspace:packages/metadata"
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   resolution: "@polkadot/rpc-core@workspace:packages/rpc-core"
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-    "@polkadot/rpc-provider": 1.6.0
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   resolution: "@polkadot/rpc-provider@workspace:packages/rpc-provider"
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-    "@polkadot/metadata": 1.6.0
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@@ -3081,13 +3081,13 @@ __metadata:
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   resolution: "@polkadot/types@workspace:packages/types"
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