diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index acad2ffef..60865806d 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ Java 8:
    <dependency>
      <groupId>org.web3j</groupId>
      <artifactId>core</artifactId>
-     <version>2.0.1</version>
+     <version>2.0.2</version>
    </dependency>
 
 Android:
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ Java 8:
 
 .. code-block:: groovy
 
-   compile ('org.web3j:core:2.0.1')
+   compile ('org.web3j:core:2.0.2')
 
 Android:
 
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 5024a8806..8d06d0ca6 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ apply plugin: 'com.github.johnrengelman.shadow'
 apply plugin: 'application'
 
 group 'org.web3j'
-version '2.0.1'
+version '2.0.2'
 
 sourceCompatibility = 1.8
 
diff --git a/docs/source/conf.py b/docs/source/conf.py
index 1f10a4258..daaa51c64 100644
--- a/docs/source/conf.py
+++ b/docs/source/conf.py
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 # The short X.Y version.
 version = u'2.0'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = u'2.0.1'
+release = u'2.0.2'
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.
diff --git a/docs/source/getting_started.rst b/docs/source/getting_started.rst
index 463466c99..063455223 100644
--- a/docs/source/getting_started.rst
+++ b/docs/source/getting_started.rst
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Java 8:
    <dependency>
      <groupId>org.web3j</groupId>
      <artifactId>core</artifactId>
-     <version>2.0.1</version>
+     <version>2.0.2</version>
    </dependency>
 
 Android:
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ Java 8:
 
 .. code-block:: groovy
 
-   compile ('org.web3j:core:2.0.1')
+   compile ('org.web3j:core:2.0.2')
 
 Android:
 
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ Start up an Ethereum client if you don't already have one running, such as
 
 .. code-block:: bash
 
-   $ geth --rpcapi personal,db,eth,net,web3 --rpc --testnet
+   $ geth --fast --cache=512 --rpcapi personal,db,eth,net,web3 --rpc --testnet
 
 Or `Parity <https://github.com/ethcore/parity>`_:
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/web3j/tx/Contract.java b/src/main/java/org/web3j/tx/Contract.java
index a1f0cc041..42a65db11 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/web3j/tx/Contract.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/web3j/tx/Contract.java
@@ -211,7 +211,8 @@ protected static <T extends Contract> T deploy(
                 BigInteger.class, BigInteger.class);
         constructor.setAccessible(true);
 
-        T contract = constructor.newInstance("", web3j, transactionManager, gasPrice, gasLimit);
+        // we want to use null here to ensure that "to" parameter on message is not populated
+        T contract = constructor.newInstance(null, web3j, transactionManager, gasPrice, gasLimit);
         TransactionReceipt transactionReceipt =
                 contract.executeTransaction(binary + encodedConstructor, value);