diff --git a/packages/protocol/contracts/common/Accounts.sol b/packages/protocol/contracts/common/Accounts.sol
index a9ce16f962f..670136bab17 100644
--- a/packages/protocol/contracts/common/Accounts.sol
+++ b/packages/protocol/contracts/common/Accounts.sol
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ contract Accounts is
    * @return The storage, major, minor, and patch version of the contract.
    */
   function getVersionNumber() external pure returns (uint256, uint256, uint256, uint256) {
-    return (1, 1, 2, 0);
+    return (1, 1, 2, 1);
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/packages/protocol/contracts/common/MetaTransactionWallet.sol b/packages/protocol/contracts/common/MetaTransactionWallet.sol
index f515f12eb8c..9eb7ed16562 100644
--- a/packages/protocol/contracts/common/MetaTransactionWallet.sol
+++ b/packages/protocol/contracts/common/MetaTransactionWallet.sol
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ contract MetaTransactionWallet is
    * @return The storage, major, minor, and patch version of the contract.
    */
   function getVersionNumber() external pure returns (uint256, uint256, uint256, uint256) {
-    return (1, 1, 1, 0);
+    return (1, 1, 1, 1);
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/packages/protocol/contracts/common/Signatures.sol b/packages/protocol/contracts/common/Signatures.sol
index 16dec10c507..9d80692a335 100644
--- a/packages/protocol/contracts/common/Signatures.sol
+++ b/packages/protocol/contracts/common/Signatures.sol
@@ -3,14 +3,6 @@ pragma solidity ^0.5.13;
 import "openzeppelin-solidity/contracts/cryptography/ECDSA.sol";
 
 library Signatures {
-  /**
-   * @notice Returns the storage, major, minor, and patch version of the contract.
-   * @return The storage, major, minor, and patch version of the contract.
-   */
-  function getVersionNumber() external pure returns (uint256, uint256, uint256, uint256) {
-    return (1, 1, 2, 0);
-  }
-
   /**
   * @notice Given a signed address, returns the signer of the address.
   * @param message The address that was signed.
diff --git a/packages/protocol/contracts/common/linkedlists/AddressLinkedList.sol b/packages/protocol/contracts/common/linkedlists/AddressLinkedList.sol
index bb3f649dfaa..5f5bef0123e 100644
--- a/packages/protocol/contracts/common/linkedlists/AddressLinkedList.sol
+++ b/packages/protocol/contracts/common/linkedlists/AddressLinkedList.sol
@@ -12,14 +12,6 @@ library AddressLinkedList {
   using LinkedList for LinkedList.List;
   using SafeMath for uint256;
 
-  /**
-   * @notice Returns the storage, major, minor, and patch version of the contract.
-   * @return The storage, major, minor, and patch version of the contract.
-   */
-  function getVersionNumber() external pure returns (uint256, uint256, uint256, uint256) {
-    return (1, 1, 1, 0);
-  }
-
   function toBytes(address a) public pure returns (bytes32) {
     return bytes32(uint256(a) << 96);
   }
diff --git a/packages/protocol/contracts/common/linkedlists/AddressSortedLinkedList.sol b/packages/protocol/contracts/common/linkedlists/AddressSortedLinkedList.sol
index 401aa79b423..5a74ecdcb48 100644
--- a/packages/protocol/contracts/common/linkedlists/AddressSortedLinkedList.sol
+++ b/packages/protocol/contracts/common/linkedlists/AddressSortedLinkedList.sol
@@ -12,14 +12,6 @@ library AddressSortedLinkedList {
   using SafeMath for uint256;
   using SortedLinkedList for SortedLinkedList.List;
 
-  /**
-   * @notice Returns the storage, major, minor, and patch version of the contract.
-   * @return The storage, major, minor, and patch version of the contract.
-   */
-  function getVersionNumber() external pure returns (uint256, uint256, uint256, uint256) {
-    return (1, 1, 1, 0);
-  }
-
   function toBytes(address a) public pure returns (bytes32) {
     return bytes32(uint256(a) << 96);
   }
diff --git a/packages/protocol/contracts/common/linkedlists/AddressSortedLinkedListWithMedian.sol b/packages/protocol/contracts/common/linkedlists/AddressSortedLinkedListWithMedian.sol
index 867f502e26a..2cf62ee1d10 100644
--- a/packages/protocol/contracts/common/linkedlists/AddressSortedLinkedListWithMedian.sol
+++ b/packages/protocol/contracts/common/linkedlists/AddressSortedLinkedListWithMedian.sol
@@ -11,14 +11,6 @@ library AddressSortedLinkedListWithMedian {
   using SafeMath for uint256;
   using SortedLinkedListWithMedian for SortedLinkedListWithMedian.List;
 
-  /**
-   * @notice Returns the storage, major, minor, and patch version of the contract.
-   * @return The storage, major, minor, and patch version of the contract.
-   */
-  function getVersionNumber() external pure returns (uint256, uint256, uint256, uint256) {
-    return (1, 1, 1, 0);
-  }
-
   function toBytes(address a) public pure returns (bytes32) {
     return bytes32(uint256(a) << 96);
   }
diff --git a/packages/protocol/contracts/common/linkedlists/IntegerSortedLinkedList.sol b/packages/protocol/contracts/common/linkedlists/IntegerSortedLinkedList.sol
index 74d6cae53cd..70fd1acec6d 100644
--- a/packages/protocol/contracts/common/linkedlists/IntegerSortedLinkedList.sol
+++ b/packages/protocol/contracts/common/linkedlists/IntegerSortedLinkedList.sol
@@ -11,14 +11,6 @@ library IntegerSortedLinkedList {
   using SafeMath for uint256;
   using SortedLinkedList for SortedLinkedList.List;
 
-  /**
-   * @notice Returns the storage, major, minor, and patch version of the contract.
-   * @return The storage, major, minor, and patch version of the contract.
-   */
-  function getVersionNumber() external pure returns (uint256, uint256, uint256, uint256) {
-    return (1, 1, 1, 0);
-  }
-
   /**
    * @notice Inserts an element into a doubly linked list.
    * @param list A storage pointer to the underlying list.
diff --git a/packages/protocol/contracts/governance/Election.sol b/packages/protocol/contracts/governance/Election.sol
index 5331b1c702d..218de3b7e69 100644
--- a/packages/protocol/contracts/governance/Election.sol
+++ b/packages/protocol/contracts/governance/Election.sol
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ contract Election is
    * @return The storage, major, minor, and patch version of the contract.
    */
   function getVersionNumber() external pure returns (uint256, uint256, uint256, uint256) {
-    return (1, 1, 2, 0);
+    return (1, 1, 2, 1);
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/packages/protocol/contracts/governance/Governance.sol b/packages/protocol/contracts/governance/Governance.sol
index 85d54235a68..7f62473ec9a 100644
--- a/packages/protocol/contracts/governance/Governance.sol
+++ b/packages/protocol/contracts/governance/Governance.sol
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ contract Governance is
    * @return The storage, major, minor, and patch version of the contract.
    */
   function getVersionNumber() external pure returns (uint256, uint256, uint256, uint256) {
-    return (1, 2, 1, 0);
+    return (1, 2, 1, 1);
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/packages/protocol/contracts/governance/LockedGold.sol b/packages/protocol/contracts/governance/LockedGold.sol
index a1724e5b739..a77c9f2ac04 100644
--- a/packages/protocol/contracts/governance/LockedGold.sol
+++ b/packages/protocol/contracts/governance/LockedGold.sol
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ contract LockedGold is
   * @return The storage, major, minor, and patch version of the contract.
   */
   function getVersionNumber() external pure returns (uint256, uint256, uint256, uint256) {
-    return (1, 1, 1, 1);
+    return (1, 1, 1, 2);
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/packages/protocol/contracts/governance/Proposals.sol b/packages/protocol/contracts/governance/Proposals.sol
index c47a5e183f4..8e1b84a22a0 100644
--- a/packages/protocol/contracts/governance/Proposals.sol
+++ b/packages/protocol/contracts/governance/Proposals.sol
@@ -47,14 +47,6 @@ library Proposals {
     string descriptionUrl;
   }
 
-  /**
-   * @notice Returns the storage, major, minor, and patch version of the contract.
-   * @return The storage, major, minor, and patch version of the contract.
-   */
-  function getVersionNumber() external pure returns (uint256, uint256, uint256, uint256) {
-    return (1, 1, 1, 0);
-  }
-
   /**
    * @notice Constructs a proposal.
    * @param proposal The proposal struct to be constructed.
diff --git a/packages/protocol/contracts/identity/Attestations.sol b/packages/protocol/contracts/identity/Attestations.sol
index 6a1316e0aef..147b03613c8 100644
--- a/packages/protocol/contracts/identity/Attestations.sol
+++ b/packages/protocol/contracts/identity/Attestations.sol
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ contract Attestations is
    * @return The storage, major, minor, and patch version of the contract.
    */
   function getVersionNumber() external pure returns (uint256, uint256, uint256, uint256) {
-    return (1, 1, 1, 1);
+    return (1, 1, 1, 2);
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/packages/protocol/contracts/identity/Escrow.sol b/packages/protocol/contracts/identity/Escrow.sol
index 2d63dfe4d4f..285dd5ce55a 100644
--- a/packages/protocol/contracts/identity/Escrow.sol
+++ b/packages/protocol/contracts/identity/Escrow.sol
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ contract Escrow is
    * @return The storage, major, minor, and patch version of the contract.
    */
   function getVersionNumber() external pure returns (uint256, uint256, uint256, uint256) {
-    return (1, 1, 1, 1);
+    return (1, 1, 1, 2);
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/packages/protocol/contracts/stability/SortedOracles.sol b/packages/protocol/contracts/stability/SortedOracles.sol
index fa361c4008e..137a7851247 100644
--- a/packages/protocol/contracts/stability/SortedOracles.sol
+++ b/packages/protocol/contracts/stability/SortedOracles.sol
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ contract SortedOracles is ISortedOracles, ICeloVersionedContract, Ownable, Initi
    * @return The storage, major, minor, and patch version of the contract.
    */
   function getVersionNumber() external pure returns (uint256, uint256, uint256, uint256) {
-    return (1, 1, 2, 0);
+    return (1, 1, 2, 1);
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/packages/protocol/scripts/bash/release-on-devchain.sh b/packages/protocol/scripts/bash/release-on-devchain.sh
index ace4c76dc2a..0c0f7fb44b5 100755
--- a/packages/protocol/scripts/bash/release-on-devchain.sh
+++ b/packages/protocol/scripts/bash/release-on-devchain.sh
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ yarn run truffle exec ./scripts/truffle/verify-bytecode.js --network development
 
 echo "- Check versions of current branch"
 # From check-versions.sh
-CONTRACT_EXCLUSION_REGEX=".*Test|Mock.*|I[A-Z].*|.*Proxy|.*LinkedList.*|MultiSig.*|ReleaseGold|SlasherUtil|FixidityLib|Signatures|Proposals|UsingPrecompiles"
+CONTRACT_EXCLUSION_REGEX=".*Test|Mock.*|I[A-Z].*|.*Proxy|MultiSig.*|ReleaseGold|SlasherUtil|UsingPrecompiles"
 yarn ts-node scripts/check-backward.ts sem_check --old_contracts $BUILD_DIR/contracts --new_contracts build/contracts --exclude $CONTRACT_EXCLUSION_REGEX --output_file report.json
 
 # From make-release.sh
diff --git a/packages/protocol/scripts/truffle/make-release.ts b/packages/protocol/scripts/truffle/make-release.ts
index bfc895f61ce..ce6b2c538eb 100644
--- a/packages/protocol/scripts/truffle/make-release.ts
+++ b/packages/protocol/scripts/truffle/make-release.ts
@@ -80,7 +80,8 @@ const deployImplementation = async (
   contractName: string,
   Contract: TruffleContract<Truffle.ContractInstance>,
   dryRun: boolean,
-  from: string
+  from: string,
+  requireVersion = true
 ) => {
   const testingDeployment = false
   if (from) {
@@ -95,7 +96,7 @@ const deployImplementation = async (
   const getVersionNumberAbi = contract.abi.find(
     (abi: any) => abi.type === 'function' && abi.name === 'getVersionNumber'
   )
-  if (!getVersionNumberAbi) {
+  if (requireVersion && !getVersionNumberAbi) {
     throw new Error(`Contract ${contractName} has changes but does not specify a version number`)
   }
   return contract
@@ -208,7 +209,7 @@ const deployLibrary = async (
   isDryRun: boolean,
   from: string
 ) => {
-  const contract = await deployImplementation(contractName, contractArtifact, isDryRun, from)
+  const contract = await deployImplementation(contractName, contractArtifact, isDryRun, from, false)
   addresses.set(contractName, contract.address)
   return
 }