diff --git a/packages/sdk/src/updateRole.test.ts b/packages/sdk/src/updateRole.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a9c898fa2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/sdk/src/updateRole.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+/**
+ * @group with-v2-entitlements
+ */
+
+import { createTownWithRequirements, updateRole } from './util.test'
+import { NoopRuleData, UpdateRoleParams, Permission, EVERYONE_ADDRESS } from '@river-build/web3'
+
+describe('updateRole', () => {
+    test('user-gated space created with no-op ruleData allows updates on minter role', async () => {
+        const { bobSpaceDapp, bobProvider, spaceId } = await createTownWithRequirements({
+            everyone: false,
+            users: ['alice'],
+            ruleData: NoopRuleData,
+        })
+
+        // Update role to be ungated
+        const { error } = await updateRole(
+            bobSpaceDapp,
+            bobProvider,
+            {
+                spaceNetworkId: spaceId,
+                roleId: 1, // Minter role id
+                roleName: 'Updated minter role',
+                permissions: [Permission.JoinSpace],
+                users: [EVERYONE_ADDRESS],
+                ruleData: NoopRuleData,
+            } as UpdateRoleParams,
+            bobProvider.signer,
+        )
+        expect(error).toBeUndefined()
+    })
+})
diff --git a/packages/sdk/src/util.test.ts b/packages/sdk/src/util.test.ts
index 6c34cd5c6..1eadf0f82 100644
--- a/packages/sdk/src/util.test.ts
+++ b/packages/sdk/src/util.test.ts
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ import {
     encodeERC1155Params,
     convertRuleDataV2ToV1,
     XchainConfig,
+    UpdateRoleParams,
 } from '@river-build/web3'
 
 const log = dlog('csb:test:util')
@@ -945,6 +946,36 @@ export async function createRole(
     return { roleId, error: roleError }
 }
 
+export interface UpdateRoleContext {
+    error: Error | undefined
+}
+
+export async function updateRole(
+    spaceDapp: ISpaceDapp,
+    provider: ethers.providers.Provider,
+    params: UpdateRoleParams,
+    signer: ethers.Signer,
+): Promise<UpdateRoleContext> {
+    let txn: ethers.ContractTransaction | undefined = undefined
+    let error: Error | undefined = undefined
+    if (useLegacySpaces()) {
+        throw new Error('updateRole is v2 only')
+    }
+    try {
+        txn = await spaceDapp.updateRole(params, signer)
+    } catch (err) {
+        error = spaceDapp.parseSpaceError(params.spaceNetworkId, err)
+        return { error }
+    }
+
+    const receipt = await provider.waitForTransaction(txn.hash)
+    if (receipt.status === 0) {
+        return { error: new Error('Transaction failed') }
+    }
+
+    return { error: undefined }
+}
+
 export interface CreateChannelContext {
     channelId: string | undefined
     error: Error | undefined
diff --git a/packages/web3/src/entitlement.ts b/packages/web3/src/entitlement.ts
index ea0c2a1f2..fde3bb49c 100644
--- a/packages/web3/src/entitlement.ts
+++ b/packages/web3/src/entitlement.ts
@@ -289,6 +289,11 @@ export function decodeRuleData(entitlementData: Hex): IRuleEntitlementBase.RuleD
 }
 
 export function encodeRuleDataV2(ruleData: IRuleEntitlementV2Base.RuleDataV2Struct): Hex {
+    // If we encounter a no-op rule data, just encode as empty bytes.
+    if (ruleData.operations.length === 0) {
+        return '0x'
+    }
+
     const getRuleDataV2Abi: ExtractAbiFunction<typeof IRuleEntitlementV2Abi, 'getRuleDataV2'> =
         getAbiItem({
             abi: IRuleEntitlementV2Abi,