diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 18e1ab2281..33d39c7c55 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -21,21 +21,20 @@ serde_json = "1.0"
 url = "1.7"
 codec = { package = "parity-scale-codec", version = "1.1", default-features = false, features = ["derive", "full"] }
 
-frame-metadata = { git = "https://github.com/paritytech/substrate/", package = "frame-metadata" }
-frame-support = { git = "https://github.com/paritytech/substrate/", package = "frame-support" }
-sp-runtime = { git = "https://github.com/paritytech/substrate/", package = "sp-runtime" }
-sp-version = { git = "https://github.com/paritytech/substrate/", package = "sp-version" }
-pallet-indices = { git = "https://github.com/paritytech/substrate/", package = "pallet-indices" }
+frame-metadata = { version = "11.0.0-alpha.3", package = "frame-metadata" }
+frame-support = { version = "2.0.0-alpha.3", package = "frame-support" }
+sp-runtime = { version = "2.0.0-alpha.3", package = "sp-runtime" }
+sp-version = { version = "2.0.0-alpha.3", package = "sp-version" }
+pallet-indices = { version = "2.0.0-alpha.3", package = "pallet-indices" }
 hex = "0.4.0"
-sp-rpc = { git = "https://github.com/paritytech/substrate/", package = "sp-rpc" }
-sp-core = { git = "https://github.com/paritytech/substrate/", package = "sp-core" }
-sp-transaction-pool = { git = "https://github.com/paritytech/substrate/", package = "sp-transaction-pool" }
+sp-rpc = { version = "2.0.0-alpha.3", package = "sp-rpc" }
+sp-core = { version = "2.0.0-alpha.3", package = "sp-core" }
+sp-transaction-pool = { version = "2.0.0-alpha.3", package = "sp-transaction-pool" }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 async-std = "1.2.0"
 env_logger = "0.7"
 wabt = "0.9"
-frame-system = { git = "https://github.com/paritytech/substrate/", package = "frame-system" }
-node-runtime = { git = "https://github.com/paritytech/substrate/", package = "node-runtime" }
-pallet-balances = { git = "https://github.com/paritytech/substrate/", package = "pallet-balances" }
-sp-keyring = { git = "https://github.com/paritytech/substrate/", package = "sp-keyring" }
+frame-system = { version = "2.0.0-alpha.3", package = "frame-system" }
+pallet-balances = { version = "2.0.0-alpha.3", package = "pallet-balances" }
+sp-keyring = { version = "2.0.0-alpha.3", package = "sp-keyring" }
diff --git a/src/error.rs b/src/error.rs
index 38e76c0d8f..681b2d455c 100644
--- a/src/error.rs
+++ b/src/error.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 use jsonrpsee::{
     client::RequestError,
-    ws::WsNewDnsError,
+    transport::ws::WsNewDnsError,
 };
 use sp_core::crypto::SecretStringError;
 use sp_runtime::transaction_validity::TransactionValidityError;
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 016ad0c517..a108513cfc 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -593,35 +593,4 @@ mod tests {
 
         assert!(result.is_ok())
     }
-
-    #[test]
-    #[ignore] // requires locally running substrate node
-    fn test_chain_read_metadata() {
-        let client = async_std::task::block_on(test_client());
-
-        let balances = client.metadata().module_with_calls("Balances").unwrap();
-        let dest = sp_keyring::AccountKeyring::Bob.to_account_id();
-        let address: Address = dest.clone().into();
-        let amount: Balance = 10_000;
-
-        let transfer = pallet_balances::Call::transfer(address.clone(), amount);
-        let call = node_runtime::Call::Balances(transfer);
-        let subxt_transfer = crate::frame::balances::transfer::<Runtime>(address, amount);
-        let call2 = balances.call("transfer", subxt_transfer.args).unwrap();
-        assert_eq!(call.encode().to_vec(), call2.0);
-
-        let account_key =
-            <frame_system::Account<node_runtime::Runtime>>::hashed_key_for(&dest);
-        let account_key_substrate = StorageKey(account_key);
-        let account_key_from_meta = client
-            .metadata()
-            .module("System")
-            .unwrap()
-            .storage("Account")
-            .unwrap()
-            .get_map::<AccountId, pallet_balances::AccountData<Balance>>()
-            .unwrap()
-            .key(dest.clone());
-        assert_eq!(account_key_substrate, account_key_from_meta);
-    }
 }
diff --git a/src/rpc.rs b/src/rpc.rs
index 0414177236..d4d91853a0 100644
--- a/src/rpc.rs
+++ b/src/rpc.rs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ use codec::{
 };
 use jsonrpsee::{
     client::Subscription,
-    core::common::{
+    common::{
         to_value as to_json_value,
         Params,
     },
@@ -96,9 +96,9 @@ where
     T: System,
 {
     pub async fn connect_ws(url: &str) -> Result<Self, Error> {
-        let raw_client = jsonrpsee::ws::ws_raw_client(&url).await?;
+        let client = jsonrpsee::ws_client(&url).await?;
         Ok(Rpc {
-            client: raw_client.into(),
+            client: client.into(),
             marker: PhantomData,
         })
     }