diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 2e8eec03a..6786df6e7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ on:
       - v*
     paths-ignore:
       - 'README.md'
+      - 'CHANGELOG.md'
 jobs:
   fmt:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index af52b6a6c..08b7dacf9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [2.0.0-alpha.2] - 2022-09-02
+
+### Fixed 
+- Sync version of transcode crate to fix metadata parsing - [#723](https://githubcom/paritytech/cargo-contract/pull/723)
+- Fix numbering of steps during `build` - [#715](https://githubcom/paritytech/cargo-contract/pull/715)
+
 ## [2.0.0-alpha.1] - 2022-08-24
 
 This release brings two exciting updates! First, contracts can now be built using the
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 316fabcdc..ed728291d 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cargo-contract"
-version = "2.0.0-alpha.1"
+version = "2.0.0-alpha.2"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "assert_cmd",
@@ -627,7 +627,7 @@ checksum = "245097e9a4535ee1e3e3931fcfcd55a796a44c643e8596ff6566d68f09b87bbc"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "contract-metadata"
-version = "2.0.0-alpha.1"
+version = "2.0.0-alpha.2"
 dependencies = [
  "impl-serde",
  "pretty_assertions",
@@ -639,7 +639,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "contract-transcode"
-version = "0.2.0-alpha.1"
+version = "2.0.0-alpha.2"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "assert_matches",
diff --git a/crates/cargo-contract/Cargo.toml b/crates/cargo-contract/Cargo.toml
index 281b235fc..72d920d23 100644
--- a/crates/cargo-contract/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/cargo-contract/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "cargo-contract"
-version = "2.0.0-alpha.1"
+version = "2.0.0-alpha.2"
 authors = ["Parity Technologies <admin@parity.io>"]
 build = "build.rs"
 edition = "2021"
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ colored = "2.0.0"
 toml = "0.5.9"
 rustc_version = "0.4.0"
 blake2 = "0.10.4"
-contract-metadata = { version = "2.0.0-alpha.1", path = "../metadata" }
-transcode = { package = "contract-transcode", version = "0.2.0-alpha.1", path = "../transcode" }
+contract-metadata = { version = "2.0.0-alpha.2", path = "../metadata" }
+transcode = { package = "contract-transcode", version = "2.0.0-alpha.2", path = "../transcode" }
 semver = { version = "1.0.13", features = ["serde"] }
 serde = { version = "1.0.144", default-features = false, features = ["derive"] }
 serde_json = "1.0.85"
diff --git a/crates/metadata/Cargo.toml b/crates/metadata/Cargo.toml
index ef0a1b01b..1f8d8419a 100644
--- a/crates/metadata/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/metadata/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "contract-metadata"
-version = "2.0.0-alpha.1"
+version = "2.0.0-alpha.2"
 authors = ["Parity Technologies <admin@parity.io>"]
 edition = "2021"
 
diff --git a/crates/transcode/Cargo.toml b/crates/transcode/Cargo.toml
index 0be793580..eafbb17ea 100644
--- a/crates/transcode/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/transcode/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "contract-transcode"
-version = "0.2.0-alpha.1"
+version = "2.0.0-alpha.2"
 authors = ["Parity Technologies <admin@parity.io>"]
 edition = "2021"
 
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ path = "src/lib.rs"
 
 [dependencies]
 anyhow = "1.0.63"
-contract-metadata = { version = "2.0.0-alpha.1", path = "../metadata" }
+contract-metadata = { version = "2.0.0-alpha.2", path = "../metadata" }
 env_logger = "0.9.0"
 escape8259 = "0.5.2"
 hex = "0.4.3"