diff --git a/invarch/runtime/src/lib.rs b/invarch/runtime/src/lib.rs
index 6c7be75c..a2e28089 100644
--- a/invarch/runtime/src/lib.rs
+++ b/invarch/runtime/src/lib.rs
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ pub const VERSION: RuntimeVersion = RuntimeVersion {
     spec_name: create_runtime_str!("invarch"),
     impl_name: create_runtime_str!("invarch"),
     authoring_version: 1,
-    spec_version: 6,
+    spec_version: 7,
     impl_version: 0,
     apis: RUNTIME_API_VERSIONS,
     transaction_version: 1,
diff --git a/invarch/runtime/src/staking.rs b/invarch/runtime/src/staking.rs
index 6964d6bd..df3bc6f8 100644
--- a/invarch/runtime/src/staking.rs
+++ b/invarch/runtime/src/staking.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ parameter_types! {
     pub const BlocksPerEra: BlockNumber = DAYS;
     pub const RegisterDeposit: Balance = 5000 * UNIT;
     pub const MaxStakersPerCore: u32 = 10000;
-    pub const MinimumStakingAmount: Balance = 50 * UNIT;
+    // Temporarily dropping down from 50 to 5.
+    pub const MinimumStakingAmount: Balance = 5 * UNIT;
     pub const MaxEraStakeValues: u32 = 5;
     pub const MaxUnlockingChunks: u32 = 5;
     pub const UnbondingPeriod: u32 = 28;