diff --git a/runtime/src/lib.rs b/runtime/src/lib.rs
index 7d569264a..fee9e8770 100644
--- a/runtime/src/lib.rs
+++ b/runtime/src/lib.rs
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ pub const VERSION: RuntimeVersion = RuntimeVersion {
     //   `spec_version`, and `authoring_version` are the same between Wasm and native.
     // This value is set to 100 to notify Polkadot-JS App (https://polkadot.js.org/apps) to use
     //   the compatible custom types.
-    spec_version: 202,
+    spec_version: 196,
     impl_version: 1,
     apis: RUNTIME_API_VERSIONS,
     transaction_version: 1,
diff --git a/scripts/localnet.sh b/scripts/localnet.sh
index 85c4edfa2..1b6dad25c 100755
--- a/scripts/localnet.sh
+++ b/scripts/localnet.sh
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ alice_start=(
   --alice
   --port 30334
   --rpc-port 9946
+  --rpc-external
   --validator
   --rpc-cors=all
   --allow-private-ipv4