diff --git a/metadata/lib.rs b/metadata/lib.rs
index 90eebbf13..929c6d57d 100644
--- a/metadata/lib.rs
+++ b/metadata/lib.rs
@@ -58,13 +58,9 @@ use serde::{Serialize, Serializer};
 use serde_json::{Map, Value};
 use url::Url;
 
-const METADATA_VERSION: &str = "0.1.0";
-
 /// Smart contract metadata.
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Serialize)]
 pub struct ContractMetadata {
-    #[serde(rename = "metadataVersion")]
-    metadata_version: semver::Version,
     source: Source,
     contract: Contract,
     #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
@@ -82,11 +78,7 @@ impl ContractMetadata {
         user: Option<User>,
         abi: Map<String, Value>,
     ) -> Self {
-        let metadata_version = semver::Version::parse(METADATA_VERSION)
-            .expect("METADATA_VERSION is a valid semver string");
-
         Self {
-            metadata_version,
             source,
             contract,
             user,
@@ -561,7 +553,6 @@ mod tests {
 
         let expected = json! {
             {
-                "metadataVersion": "0.1.0",
                 "source": {
                     "hash": "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
                     "language": "ink! 2.1.0",
@@ -626,12 +617,6 @@ mod tests {
 
         let expected = json! {
             {
-                "metadataVersion": "0.1.0",
-                "source": {
-                    "hash": "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
-                    "language": "ink! 2.1.0",
-                    "compiler": "rustc 1.46.0-nightly"
-                },
                 "contract": {
                     "name": "incrementer",
                     "version": "2.1.0",
@@ -639,6 +624,11 @@ mod tests {
                       "Parity Technologies <admin@parity.io>"
                     ],
                 },
+                "source": {
+                    "hash": "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
+                    "language": "ink! 2.1.0",
+                    "compiler": "rustc 1.46.0-nightly"
+                },
                 // these fields are part of the flattened raw json for the contract ABI
                 "spec": {},
                 "storage": {},
diff --git a/templates/new/_Cargo.toml b/templates/new/_Cargo.toml
index 341303636..5999a1634 100644
--- a/templates/new/_Cargo.toml
+++ b/templates/new/_Cargo.toml
@@ -6,14 +6,14 @@ edition = "2018"
 resolver = "2"
 
 [dependencies]
-ink_primitives = { version = "3.0.0-rc5", default-features = false }
-ink_metadata = { version = "3.0.0-rc5", default-features = false, features = ["derive"], optional = true }
-ink_env = { version = "3.0.0-rc5", default-features = false }
-ink_storage = { version = "3.0.0-rc5", default-features = false }
-ink_lang = { version = "3.0.0-rc5", default-features = false }
+ink_primitives = { version = "3.0.0-rc6", default-features = false }
+ink_metadata = { version = "3.0.0-rc6", default-features = false, features = ["derive"], optional = true }
+ink_env = { version = "3.0.0-rc6", default-features = false }
+ink_storage = { version = "3.0.0-rc6", default-features = false }
+ink_lang = { version = "3.0.0-rc6", default-features = false }
 
 scale = { package = "parity-scale-codec", version = "2.1", default-features = false, features = ["derive"] }
-scale-info = { version = "0.6.0", default-features = false, features = ["derive"], optional = true }
+scale-info = { version = "1.0.0", default-features = false, features = ["derive"], optional = true }
 
 [lib]
 name = "{{name}}"
diff --git a/templates/tools/generate-metadata/main.rs b/templates/tools/generate-metadata/main.rs
index 66ecdde26..2efa726dd 100644
--- a/templates/tools/generate-metadata/main.rs
+++ b/templates/tools/generate-metadata/main.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 extern crate contract;
 
 extern "Rust" {
-	fn __ink_generate_metadata() -> ink_metadata::InkProject;
+	fn __ink_generate_metadata() -> ink_metadata::MetadataVersioned;
 }
 
 fn main() -> Result<(), std::io::Error> {