diff --git a/substrate/core/sr-std/without_std.rs b/substrate/core/sr-std/without_std.rs
index ed9eea6c31..134cc25c94 100755
--- a/substrate/core/sr-std/without_std.rs
+++ b/substrate/core/sr-std/without_std.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 // You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 // along with Substrate.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-#[cfg(feature = "nightly")]
 #[doc(hidden)]
 pub extern crate alloc;
 
diff --git a/substrate/core/utils/wasm-builder/src/prerequisites.rs b/substrate/core/utils/wasm-builder/src/prerequisites.rs
index eeac6df33e..0c41dff6c8 100644
--- a/substrate/core/utils/wasm-builder/src/prerequisites.rs
+++ b/substrate/core/utils/wasm-builder/src/prerequisites.rs
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 use std::{process::{Command, Stdio}, fs};
 
+use std::env;
 use tempfile::tempdir;
 
 /// Checks that all prerequisites are installed.
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ use tempfile::tempdir;
 /// # Returns
 /// Returns `None` if everything was found and `Some(ERR_MSG)` if something could not be found.
 pub fn check() -> Option<&'static str> {
-	if !check_nightly_installed() {
+	if !rustc_stable_forced_to_nightly() && !check_nightly_installed(){
 		return Some("Rust nightly not installed, please install it!")
 	}
 
@@ -39,6 +40,10 @@ pub fn check() -> Option<&'static str> {
 	check_wasm_toolchain_installed()
 }
 
+fn rustc_stable_forced_to_nightly() -> bool {
+  env::var("RUSTC_BOOTSTRAP") == Ok("1".to_string())
+}
+
 fn check_nightly_installed() -> bool {
 	let command = crate::get_nightly_cargo();
 	command.is_nightly()
diff --git a/substrate/node/runtime/src/lib.rs b/substrate/node/runtime/src/lib.rs
index fdf0bfdc14..ac801fd39e 100644
--- a/substrate/node/runtime/src/lib.rs
+++ b/substrate/node/runtime/src/lib.rs
@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@ pub const VERSION: RuntimeVersion = RuntimeVersion {
 	// and set impl_version to equal spec_version. If only runtime
 	// implementation changes and behavior does not, then leave spec_version as
 	// is and increment impl_version.
-	spec_version: 178,
-	impl_version: 178,
+	spec_version: 179,
+	impl_version: 179,
 	apis: RUNTIME_API_VERSIONS,
 };