diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 5b6748155444d..0a686b06e9c73 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -180,6 +180,25 @@ default:
     # this job runs only on nightly pipeline with the mentioned variable, against `master` branch
     - if: $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME == "master" && $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "schedule" && $PIPELINE == "nightly"
 
+.crates-publishing-template:
+  stage:                           test
+  extends:                         .docker-env
+  # collect artifacts even on failure so that we know how the crates were generated (they'll be
+  # generated to the artifacts folder according to SPUB_TMP further down)
+  artifacts:
+    name:                          "${CI_JOB_NAME}_${CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME}"
+    when:                          always
+    expire_in:                     7 days
+    paths:
+      - artifacts/
+  variables:
+    CRATESIO_API: https://crates.io/api
+    CRATESIO_CRATES_OWNER: parity-crate-owner
+    GH_API: https://api.github.com
+    REPO: substrate
+    REPO_OWNER: paritytech
+    SPUB_TMP: artifacts
+
 #### stage:                       .pre
 
 skip-if-draft:
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index f2b394e099381..73effefc48da1 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -5189,6 +5189,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "frame-support",
  "frame-system",
  "log",
+ "pallet-assets",
  "pallet-balances",
  "pallet-staking",
  "pallet-staking-reward-curve",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 64ceb104c649c..12f2ced0d1d03 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ members = [
 	"bin/node/bench",
 	"bin/node/cli",
 	"bin/node/executor",
+	"bin/node/inspect",
 	"bin/node/primitives",
 	"bin/node/rpc",
 	"bin/node/runtime",
@@ -39,11 +40,13 @@ members = [
 	"client/executor/wasmi",
 	"client/executor/wasmtime",
 	"client/finality-grandpa",
+	"client/finality-grandpa/rpc",
 	"client/informant",
 	"client/keystore",
 	"client/merkle-mountain-range",
 	"client/merkle-mountain-range/rpc",
 	"client/network",
+	"client/network/transactions",
 	"client/network-gossip",
 	"client/network/bitswap",
 	"client/network/common",
@@ -88,11 +91,13 @@ members = [
 	"frame/child-bounties",
 	"frame/collective",
 	"frame/contracts",
+	"frame/contracts/proc-macro",
 	"frame/contracts/primitives",
 	"frame/conviction-voting",
 	"frame/democracy",
 	"frame/fast-unstake",
 	"frame/try-runtime",
+	"frame/elections-phragmen",
 	"frame/election-provider-multi-phase",
 	"frame/election-provider-support",
 	"frame/election-provider-support/benchmarking",
@@ -113,6 +118,7 @@ members = [
 	"frame/nicks",
 	"frame/node-authorization",
 	"frame/offences",
+	"frame/offences/benchmarking",
 	"frame/preimage",
 	"frame/proxy",
 	"frame/nomination-pools",
@@ -143,6 +149,7 @@ members = [
 	"frame/support/procedural/tools/derive",
 	"frame/support/test",
 	"frame/support/test/compile_pass",
+	"frame/support/test/pallet",
 	"frame/system",
 	"frame/system/benchmarking",
 	"frame/system/rpc/runtime-api",
@@ -174,6 +181,7 @@ members = [
 	"primitives/consensus/babe",
 	"primitives/consensus/common",
 	"primitives/consensus/pow",
+	"primitives/consensus/slots",
 	"primitives/consensus/vrf",
 	"primitives/core",
 	"primitives/core/hashing",
@@ -215,6 +223,7 @@ members = [
 	"primitives/version/proc-macro",
 	"primitives/wasm-interface",
 	"primitives/weights",
+	"test-utils",
 	"test-utils/client",
 	"test-utils/derive",
 	"test-utils/runtime",
diff --git a/bin/node/bench/Cargo.toml b/bin/node/bench/Cargo.toml
index 63087215ae192..265de731de690 100644
--- a/bin/node/bench/Cargo.toml
+++ b/bin/node/bench/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ edition = "2021"
 license = "GPL-3.0-or-later WITH Classpath-exception-2.0"
 homepage = "https://substrate.io"
 repository = "https://github.com/paritytech/substrate/"
+publish = false
 
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 
diff --git a/bin/node/cli/Cargo.toml b/bin/node/cli/Cargo.toml
index cb2baf9e0de30..2ca37e7febe16 100644
--- a/bin/node/cli/Cargo.toml
+++ b/bin/node/cli/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ license = "GPL-3.0-or-later WITH Classpath-exception-2.0"
 default-run = "substrate"
 homepage = "https://substrate.io"
 repository = "https://github.com/paritytech/substrate/"
+publish = false
 
 [package.metadata.wasm-pack.profile.release]
 # `wasm-opt` has some problems on linux, see
diff --git a/bin/node/executor/Cargo.toml b/bin/node/executor/Cargo.toml
index c814813d0ac1b..8b3add78a9a26 100644
--- a/bin/node/executor/Cargo.toml
+++ b/bin/node/executor/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ edition = "2021"
 license = "Apache-2.0"
 homepage = "https://substrate.io"
 repository = "https://github.com/paritytech/substrate/"
+publish = false
 
 [package.metadata.docs.rs]
 targets = ["x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu"]
diff --git a/bin/node/inspect/Cargo.toml b/bin/node/inspect/Cargo.toml
index 2b53805a6506b..a7343b3ca827f 100644
--- a/bin/node/inspect/Cargo.toml
+++ b/bin/node/inspect/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ edition = "2021"
 license = "GPL-3.0-or-later WITH Classpath-exception-2.0"
 homepage = "https://substrate.io"
 repository = "https://github.com/paritytech/substrate/"
+publish = false
 
 [package.metadata.docs.rs]
 targets = ["x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu"]
diff --git a/bin/node/primitives/Cargo.toml b/bin/node/primitives/Cargo.toml
index 9be1efd625f50..1aa0a8f0e27a3 100644
--- a/bin/node/primitives/Cargo.toml
+++ b/bin/node/primitives/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ edition = "2021"
 license = "Apache-2.0"
 homepage = "https://substrate.io"
 repository = "https://github.com/paritytech/substrate/"
+publish = false
 
 [package.metadata.docs.rs]
 targets = ["x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu"]
diff --git a/bin/node/rpc/Cargo.toml b/bin/node/rpc/Cargo.toml
index a1f37e137ca1f..9d2810413613f 100644
--- a/bin/node/rpc/Cargo.toml
+++ b/bin/node/rpc/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ edition = "2021"
 license = "Apache-2.0"
 homepage = "https://substrate.io"
 repository = "https://github.com/paritytech/substrate/"
+publish = false
 
 [package.metadata.docs.rs]
 targets = ["x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu"]
diff --git a/bin/node/runtime/Cargo.toml b/bin/node/runtime/Cargo.toml
index 706d2c7720e2f..02a2ae292d83e 100644
--- a/bin/node/runtime/Cargo.toml
+++ b/bin/node/runtime/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ build = "build.rs"
 license = "Apache-2.0"
 homepage = "https://substrate.io"
 repository = "https://github.com/paritytech/substrate/"
+publish = false
 
 [package.metadata.docs.rs]
 targets = ["x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu"]
diff --git a/bin/node/testing/Cargo.toml b/bin/node/testing/Cargo.toml
index 694472123647a..0154a778457fc 100644
--- a/bin/node/testing/Cargo.toml
+++ b/bin/node/testing/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ edition = "2021"
 license = "GPL-3.0-or-later WITH Classpath-exception-2.0"
 homepage = "https://substrate.io"
 repository = "https://github.com/paritytech/substrate/"
-publish = true
+publish = false
 
 [package.metadata.docs.rs]
 targets = ["x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu"]
diff --git a/client/merkle-mountain-range/rpc/Cargo.toml b/client/merkle-mountain-range/rpc/Cargo.toml
index abbf10c1b7f52..ca14544000bdb 100644
--- a/client/merkle-mountain-range/rpc/Cargo.toml
+++ b/client/merkle-mountain-range/rpc/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ license = "Apache-2.0"
 homepage = "https://substrate.io"
 repository = "https://github.com/paritytech/substrate/"
 description = "Node-specific RPC methods for interaction with Merkle Mountain Range pallet."
-publish = false
 
 [package.metadata.docs.rs]
 targets = ["x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu"]
diff --git a/client/network/bitswap/Cargo.toml b/client/network/bitswap/Cargo.toml
index 02e12e8f91653..099b5cd5e88b2 100644
--- a/client/network/bitswap/Cargo.toml
+++ b/client/network/bitswap/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ edition = "2021"
 homepage = "https://substrate.io"
 repository = "https://github.com/paritytech/substrate/"
 documentation = "https://docs.rs/sc-network-bitswap"
-readme = "README.md"
 
 [package.metadata.docs.rs]
 targets = ["x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu"]
diff --git a/client/network/common/Cargo.toml b/client/network/common/Cargo.toml
index bf4a89c70b88c..545ae8a8af514 100644
--- a/client/network/common/Cargo.toml
+++ b/client/network/common/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ edition = "2021"
 homepage = "https://substrate.io"
 repository = "https://github.com/paritytech/substrate/"
 documentation = "https://docs.rs/sc-network-sync"
-readme = "README.md"
 
 [package.metadata.docs.rs]
 targets = ["x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu"]
diff --git a/client/network/light/Cargo.toml b/client/network/light/Cargo.toml
index c7ec6eda7a70b..5b84a0adde20f 100644
--- a/client/network/light/Cargo.toml
+++ b/client/network/light/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ edition = "2021"
 homepage = "https://substrate.io"
 repository = "https://github.com/paritytech/substrate/"
 documentation = "https://docs.rs/sc-network-light"
-readme = "README.md"
 
 [package.metadata.docs.rs]
 targets = ["x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu"]
diff --git a/client/network/sync/Cargo.toml b/client/network/sync/Cargo.toml
index 263c2d40c2273..086ab3c30cc25 100644
--- a/client/network/sync/Cargo.toml
+++ b/client/network/sync/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ edition = "2021"
 homepage = "https://substrate.io"
 repository = "https://github.com/paritytech/substrate/"
 documentation = "https://docs.rs/sc-network-sync"
-readme = "README.md"
 
 [package.metadata.docs.rs]
 targets = ["x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu"]
diff --git a/client/network/transactions/Cargo.toml b/client/network/transactions/Cargo.toml
index 147a86d8de2ae..cb45abca02f6a 100644
--- a/client/network/transactions/Cargo.toml
+++ b/client/network/transactions/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ edition = "2021"
 homepage = "https://substrate.io"
 repository = "https://github.com/paritytech/substrate/"
 documentation = "https://docs.rs/sc-network-transactions"
-readme = "README.md"
 
 [package.metadata.docs.rs]
 targets = ["x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu"]
diff --git a/client/sync-state-rpc/Cargo.toml b/client/sync-state-rpc/Cargo.toml
index d4e8222911219..9730eb56e9bd6 100644
--- a/client/sync-state-rpc/Cargo.toml
+++ b/client/sync-state-rpc/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ edition = "2021"
 license = "Apache-2.0"
 homepage = "https://substrate.io"
 repository = "https://github.com/paritytech/substrate/"
-readme = "README.md"
 
 [package.metadata.docs.rs]
 targets = ["x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu"]
diff --git a/frame/bags-list/Cargo.toml b/frame/bags-list/Cargo.toml
index 10086635ef08f..52dd14b7d01c8 100644
--- a/frame/bags-list/Cargo.toml
+++ b/frame/bags-list/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ license = "Apache-2.0"
 homepage = "https://substrate.io"
 repository = "https://github.com/paritytech/substrate/"
 description = "FRAME pallet bags list"
-readme = "README.md"
 
 [package.metadata.docs.rs]
 targets = ["x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu"]
diff --git a/frame/bags-list/fuzzer/Cargo.toml b/frame/bags-list/fuzzer/Cargo.toml
index 0f10077dcbce8..fc2334bea5ca7 100644
--- a/frame/bags-list/fuzzer/Cargo.toml
+++ b/frame/bags-list/fuzzer/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ license = "Apache-2.0"
 homepage = "https://substrate.io"
 repository = "https://github.com/paritytech/substrate/"
 description = "Fuzzer for FRAME pallet bags list"
-readme = "README.md"
 publish = false
 
 [dependencies]
diff --git a/frame/bags-list/remote-tests/Cargo.toml b/frame/bags-list/remote-tests/Cargo.toml
index 941076753b4cf..9fb6d0154b302 100644
--- a/frame/bags-list/remote-tests/Cargo.toml
+++ b/frame/bags-list/remote-tests/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ license = "Apache-2.0"
 homepage = "https://substrate.io"
 repository = "https://github.com/paritytech/substrate/"
 description = "FRAME pallet bags list remote test"
-readme = "README.md"
+publish = false
 
 [package.metadata.docs.rs]
 targets = ["x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu"]
diff --git a/frame/election-provider-multi-phase/Cargo.toml b/frame/election-provider-multi-phase/Cargo.toml
index ba460055e2358..42cd682a0ff02 100644
--- a/frame/election-provider-multi-phase/Cargo.toml
+++ b/frame/election-provider-multi-phase/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ license = "Apache-2.0"
 homepage = "https://substrate.io"
 repository = "https://github.com/paritytech/substrate/"
 description = "PALLET two phase election providers"
-readme = "README.md"
 
 [package.metadata.docs.rs]
 targets = ["x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu"]
diff --git a/frame/election-provider-support/Cargo.toml b/frame/election-provider-support/Cargo.toml
index 754aa8d37aee3..b9584c899e1b1 100644
--- a/frame/election-provider-support/Cargo.toml
+++ b/frame/election-provider-support/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ license = "Apache-2.0"
 homepage = "https://substrate.io"
 repository = "https://github.com/paritytech/substrate/"
 description = "election provider supporting traits"
-readme = "README.md"
 
 [package.metadata.docs.rs]
 targets = ["x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu"]
diff --git a/frame/fast-unstake/Cargo.toml b/frame/fast-unstake/Cargo.toml
index c48ff862b7dfe..61bc823cc11e5 100644
--- a/frame/fast-unstake/Cargo.toml
+++ b/frame/fast-unstake/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ license = "Unlicense"
 homepage = "https://substrate.io"
 repository = "https://github.com/paritytech/substrate/"
 description = "FRAME fast unstake pallet"
-readme = "README.md"
 
 [package.metadata.docs.rs]
 targets = ["x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu"]
@@ -26,7 +25,10 @@ sp-std = { version = "5.0.0", default-features = false, path = "../../primitives
 sp-staking = { default-features = false, path = "../../primitives/staking" }
 frame-election-provider-support = { default-features = false, path = "../election-provider-support" }
 
+# optional dependencies for cargo features
 frame-benchmarking = { version = "4.0.0-dev", default-features = false, optional = true, path = "../benchmarking" }
+pallet-staking = { default-features = false, optional = true, path = "../staking" }
+pallet-assets = { default-features = false, optional = true, path = "../assets" }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 pallet-staking-reward-curve = { version = "4.0.0-dev", path = "../staking/reward-curve" }
@@ -36,6 +38,7 @@ sp-tracing = { version = "6.0.0", path = "../../primitives/tracing" }
 pallet-staking = { path = "../staking" }
 pallet-balances = { path = "../balances" }
 pallet-timestamp = { path = "../timestamp" }
+pallet-assets = { path = "../assets" }
 
 
 [features]
diff --git a/frame/lottery/Cargo.toml b/frame/lottery/Cargo.toml
index 14ec21a563cba..9ac69d63eb983 100644
--- a/frame/lottery/Cargo.toml
+++ b/frame/lottery/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ license = "Apache-2.0"
 homepage = "https://substrate.io"
 repository = "https://github.com/paritytech/substrate/"
 description = "FRAME Participation Lottery Pallet"
-readme = "README.md"
 
 [package.metadata.docs.rs]
 targets = ["x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu"]
diff --git a/frame/nomination-pools/benchmarking/Cargo.toml b/frame/nomination-pools/benchmarking/Cargo.toml
index ac470f04a6195..be52d9777ac86 100644
--- a/frame/nomination-pools/benchmarking/Cargo.toml
+++ b/frame/nomination-pools/benchmarking/Cargo.toml
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ sp-runtime = { version = "7.0.0", default-features = false, path = "../../../pri
 sp-runtime-interface = { version = "7.0.0", default-features = false, path = "../../../primitives/runtime-interface" }
 sp-staking = { version = "4.0.0-dev", default-features = false, path = "../../../primitives/staking" }
 sp-std = { version = "5.0.0", default-features = false, path = "../../../primitives/std" }
+sp-io = { optional = true, default-features = false, path = "../../../primitives/io" }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 pallet-balances = { version = "4.0.0-dev", default-features = false, path = "../../balances" }
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ std = [
 	"sp-runtime-interface/std",
 	"sp-io/std",
 	"sp-staking/std",
-	"sp-std/std",	
+	"sp-std/std",
 ]
 
 runtime-benchmarks = [
diff --git a/frame/nomination-pools/test-staking/Cargo.toml b/frame/nomination-pools/test-staking/Cargo.toml
index 8350fdd05c8cd..a45c7852d4151 100644
--- a/frame/nomination-pools/test-staking/Cargo.toml
+++ b/frame/nomination-pools/test-staking/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ license = "Apache-2.0"
 homepage = "https://substrate.io"
 repository = "https://github.com/paritytech/substrate/"
 description = "FRAME nomination pools pallet tests with the staking pallet"
+publish = false
 
 [package.metadata.docs.rs]
 targets = ["x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu"]
diff --git a/frame/preimage/Cargo.toml b/frame/preimage/Cargo.toml
index 3315405809491..def39d61d5175 100644
--- a/frame/preimage/Cargo.toml
+++ b/frame/preimage/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ license = "Apache-2.0"
 homepage = "https://substrate.io"
 repository = "https://github.com/paritytech/substrate/"
 description = "FRAME pallet for storing preimages of hashes"
-readme = "README.md"
 
 [dependencies]
 codec = { package = "parity-scale-codec", version = "3.0.0", default-features = false, features = ["derive"] }
diff --git a/frame/root-testing/Cargo.toml b/frame/root-testing/Cargo.toml
index bc474f4f09c5f..4d3f70c5d0d9f 100644
--- a/frame/root-testing/Cargo.toml
+++ b/frame/root-testing/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ homepage = "https://substrate.io"
 repository = "https://github.com/paritytech/substrate/"
 description = "FRAME root testing pallet"
 readme = "README.md"
+publish = false
 
 [package.metadata.docs.rs]
 targets = ["x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu"]
diff --git a/frame/staking/Cargo.toml b/frame/staking/Cargo.toml
index 466883f868bc0..3ad63ad94a08a 100644
--- a/frame/staking/Cargo.toml
+++ b/frame/staking/Cargo.toml
@@ -32,9 +32,10 @@ sp-application-crypto = { version = "7.0.0", default-features = false, path = ".
 frame-election-provider-support = { version = "4.0.0-dev", default-features = false, path = "../election-provider-support" }
 log = { version = "0.4.17", default-features = false }
 
-# Optional imports for benchmarking
+# optional dependencies for cargo features
 frame-benchmarking = { version = "4.0.0-dev", default-features = false, path = "../benchmarking", optional = true }
 rand_chacha = { version = "0.2", default-features = false, optional = true }
+pallet-bags-list = { default-features = false, optional = true, path = "../bags-list" }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 sp-tracing = { version = "6.0.0", path = "../../primitives/tracing" }
diff --git a/frame/state-trie-migration/Cargo.toml b/frame/state-trie-migration/Cargo.toml
index 8d10a34077230..90c8f426d0e10 100644
--- a/frame/state-trie-migration/Cargo.toml
+++ b/frame/state-trie-migration/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ license = "Apache-2.0"
 homepage = "https://substrate.io"
 repository = "https://github.com/paritytech/substrate/"
 description = "FRAME pallet migration of trie"
-readme = "README.md"
 
 [package.metadata.docs.rs]
 targets = ["x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu"]
diff --git a/frame/transaction-payment/asset-tx-payment/Cargo.toml b/frame/transaction-payment/asset-tx-payment/Cargo.toml
index cfc56c91effd1..b192c4e9cd96e 100644
--- a/frame/transaction-payment/asset-tx-payment/Cargo.toml
+++ b/frame/transaction-payment/asset-tx-payment/Cargo.toml
@@ -19,10 +19,12 @@ sp-io = { version = "7.0.0", default-features = false, path = "../../../primitiv
 sp-runtime = { version = "7.0.0", default-features = false, path = "../../../primitives/runtime" }
 sp-std = { version = "5.0.0", default-features = false, path = "../../../primitives/std" }
 
+# optional dependencies for cargo features
 frame-support = { version = "4.0.0-dev", default-features = false, path = "../../support" }
 frame-system = { version = "4.0.0-dev", default-features = false, path = "../../system" }
 pallet-transaction-payment = { version = "4.0.0-dev", default-features = false, path = ".." }
 frame-benchmarking = { version = "4.0.0-dev", default-features = false, path = "../../benchmarking", optional = true }
+pallet-assets = { default-features = false, optional = true, path = "../../assets" }
 
 # Other dependencies
 codec = { package = "parity-scale-codec", version = "3.0.0", default-features = false, features = ["derive"] }
diff --git a/frame/try-runtime/Cargo.toml b/frame/try-runtime/Cargo.toml
index 247505e6130ab..87aca0d1ed9f0 100644
--- a/frame/try-runtime/Cargo.toml
+++ b/frame/try-runtime/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ license = "Apache-2.0"
 homepage = "https://substrate.io"
 repository = "https://github.com/paritytech/substrate/"
 description = "FRAME pallet for democracy"
-readme = "README.md"
 
 [package.metadata.docs.rs]
 targets = ["x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu"]
diff --git a/frame/whitelist/Cargo.toml b/frame/whitelist/Cargo.toml
index 94fd0db0077b1..f3f44d3187a8e 100644
--- a/frame/whitelist/Cargo.toml
+++ b/frame/whitelist/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ license = "Apache-2.0"
 homepage = "https://substrate.io"
 repository = "https://github.com/paritytech/substrate/"
 description = "FRAME pallet for whitelisting call, and dispatch from specific origin"
-readme = "README.md"
 
 [package.metadata.docs.rs]
 targets = ["x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu"]
diff --git a/primitives/beefy/Cargo.toml b/primitives/beefy/Cargo.toml
index a7ff212a09e81..b286d9878b44e 100644
--- a/primitives/beefy/Cargo.toml
+++ b/primitives/beefy/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ license = "Apache-2.0"
 homepage = "https://substrate.io"
 repository = "https://github.com/paritytech/substrate"
 description = "Primitives for BEEFY protocol."
-readme = "README.md"
 
 [package.metadata.docs.rs]
 targets = ["x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu"]
diff --git a/primitives/weights/Cargo.toml b/primitives/weights/Cargo.toml
index 501a2c3b0a19d..00996458362fe 100644
--- a/primitives/weights/Cargo.toml
+++ b/primitives/weights/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ homepage = "https://substrate.io"
 repository = "https://github.com/paritytech/substrate/"
 description = "Types and traits for interfacing between the host and the wasm runtime."
 documentation = "https://docs.rs/sp-wasm-interface"
-readme = "README.md"
 
 [package.metadata.docs.rs]
 targets = ["x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu"]
diff --git a/scripts/ci/gitlab/pipeline/publish.yml b/scripts/ci/gitlab/pipeline/publish.yml
index 9d242d8fb5759..74d2adb3f4675 100644
--- a/scripts/ci/gitlab/pipeline/publish.yml
+++ b/scripts/ci/gitlab/pipeline/publish.yml
@@ -161,3 +161,41 @@ update-node-template:
       --template-path "bin/node-template"
       --github-api-token "$GITHUB_TOKEN"
       --polkadot-branch "$CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME"
+
+.publish-crates-template:
+  stage:                           publish
+  extends:                         .crates-publishing-template
+  # We don't want multiple jobs racing to publish crates as it's redundant and they might overwrite
+  # the releases of one another. Use resource_group to ensure that at most one instance of this job
+  # is running at any given time.
+  resource_group:                  crates-publishing
+  variables:
+    # crates.io rate limits crates publishing by 1 per minute, so a delay needs to be inserted
+    # slightly higher than that after publishing each crate. The value is specified in seconds.
+    SPUB_AFTER_PUBLISH_DELAY: 64
+  # We might have to publish lots of crates at a time. Given the 1 minute delay introduced above and
+  # taking into account the 202 (as of Dec 07, 2022) publishable Substrate crates, that would equate
+  # to roughly 202 minutes of delay, or 3h and 22 minutes. As such, the job needs to have a much
+  # higher timeout than average.
+  timeout:                         5h
+  script:
+    - rusty-cachier snapshot create
+    - git clone
+        --depth 1
+        --branch "$RELENG_SCRIPTS_BRANCH"
+        https://github.com/paritytech/releng-scripts.git
+    - CRATESIO_TARGET_INSTANCE=default ./releng-scripts/publish-crates
+    - rusty-cachier cache upload
+
+publish-crates:
+  extends:                         .publish-crates-template
+  needs:
+    - job:                         publish-crates-locally
+      artifacts:                   false
+  rules:
+    - if: $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME == "master"
+
+publish-crates-manual:
+  extends:                         .publish-crates-template
+  when:                            manual
+  allow_failure:                   true
diff --git a/scripts/ci/gitlab/pipeline/test.yml b/scripts/ci/gitlab/pipeline/test.yml
index 90b43100bcdb8..ea1240af8bd57 100644
--- a/scripts/ci/gitlab/pipeline/test.yml
+++ b/scripts/ci/gitlab/pipeline/test.yml
@@ -394,6 +394,19 @@ cargo-check-each-crate:
     - if [ "$CI_NODE_INDEX" == 1 ]; then rusty-cachier cache upload; fi
   parallel: 2
 
+publish-crates-locally:
+  extends:
+    - .test-refs
+    - .crates-publishing-template
+  script:
+    - rusty-cachier snapshot create
+    - git clone
+        --depth 1
+        --branch "$RELENG_SCRIPTS_BRANCH"
+        https://github.com/paritytech/releng-scripts.git
+    - CRATESIO_TARGET_INSTANCE=local ./releng-scripts/publish-crates
+    - rusty-cachier cache upload
+
 cargo-check-each-crate-macos:
   stage: test
   extends:
diff --git a/scripts/ci/node-template-release/Cargo.toml b/scripts/ci/node-template-release/Cargo.toml
index 0800b17536453..668e0f3f62a7f 100644
--- a/scripts/ci/node-template-release/Cargo.toml
+++ b/scripts/ci/node-template-release/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ authors = ["Parity Technologies <admin@parity.io>"]
 edition = "2021"
 license = "GPL-3.0"
 homepage = "https://substrate.io"
+publish = false
 
 [package.metadata.docs.rs]
 targets = ["x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu"]
diff --git a/test-utils/Cargo.toml b/test-utils/Cargo.toml
index c7201da23ab17..cd4839fa1cbd7 100644
--- a/test-utils/Cargo.toml
+++ b/test-utils/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ license = "Apache-2.0"
 homepage = "https://substrate.io"
 repository = "https://github.com/paritytech/substrate/"
 description = "Substrate test utilities"
+publish = false
 
 [package.metadata.docs.rs]
 targets = ["x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu"]
diff --git a/test-utils/client/Cargo.toml b/test-utils/client/Cargo.toml
index 2c61f4d3ce2ed..106ec21d79464 100644
--- a/test-utils/client/Cargo.toml
+++ b/test-utils/client/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "substrate-test-client"
+description = "Client testing utilities"
 version = "2.0.1"
 authors = ["Parity Technologies <admin@parity.io>"]
 edition = "2021"
diff --git a/test-utils/derive/Cargo.toml b/test-utils/derive/Cargo.toml
index 4494b55220ef2..b55ace822ceb3 100644
--- a/test-utils/derive/Cargo.toml
+++ b/test-utils/derive/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ license = "Apache-2.0"
 homepage = "https://substrate.io"
 repository = "https://github.com/paritytech/substrate/"
 description = "Substrate test utilities macros"
+publish = false
 
 [dependencies]
 proc-macro-crate = "1.1.3"
diff --git a/utils/frame/generate-bags/Cargo.toml b/utils/frame/generate-bags/Cargo.toml
index 0f3ff31756bba..04d598c7843c4 100644
--- a/utils/frame/generate-bags/Cargo.toml
+++ b/utils/frame/generate-bags/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ license = "Apache-2.0"
 homepage = "https://substrate.io"
 repository = "https://github.com/paritytech/substrate/"
 description = "Bag threshold generation script for pallet-bag-list"
-readme = "README.md"
 
 [dependencies]
 # FRAME
diff --git a/utils/frame/generate-bags/node-runtime/Cargo.toml b/utils/frame/generate-bags/node-runtime/Cargo.toml
index 6cc14a0595501..46d999daba9cf 100644
--- a/utils/frame/generate-bags/node-runtime/Cargo.toml
+++ b/utils/frame/generate-bags/node-runtime/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ license = "Apache-2.0"
 homepage = "https://substrate.io"
 repository = "https://github.com/paritytech/substrate/"
 description = "Bag threshold generation script for pallet-bag-list and kitchensink-runtime."
-readme = "README.md"
+publish = false
 
 [dependencies]
 kitchensink-runtime = { version = "3.0.0-dev", path = "../../../../bin/node/runtime" }
diff --git a/utils/frame/remote-externalities/Cargo.toml b/utils/frame/remote-externalities/Cargo.toml
index a39dc9d3866cc..4cb847867f374 100644
--- a/utils/frame/remote-externalities/Cargo.toml
+++ b/utils/frame/remote-externalities/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ license = "Apache-2.0"
 homepage = "https://substrate.io"
 repository = "https://github.com/paritytech/substrate/"
 description = "An externalities provided environment that can load itself from remote nodes or cached files"
-readme = "README.md"
 
 [package.metadata.docs.rs]
 targets = ["x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu"]
diff --git a/utils/frame/rpc/client/Cargo.toml b/utils/frame/rpc/client/Cargo.toml
index 371996a4edfd3..bbe8879818092 100644
--- a/utils/frame/rpc/client/Cargo.toml
+++ b/utils/frame/rpc/client/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ license = "Apache-2.0"
 homepage = "https://substrate.io"
 repository = "https://github.com/paritytech/substrate/"
 description = "Shared JSON-RPC client"
-readme = "README.md"
 
 [package.metadata.docs.rs]
 targets = ["x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu"]
diff --git a/utils/frame/try-runtime/cli/Cargo.toml b/utils/frame/try-runtime/cli/Cargo.toml
index acac966aa1a58..2b095fc9419b9 100644
--- a/utils/frame/try-runtime/cli/Cargo.toml
+++ b/utils/frame/try-runtime/cli/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ license = "Apache-2.0"
 homepage = "https://substrate.io"
 repository = "https://github.com/paritytech/substrate/"
 description = "Cli command runtime testing and dry-running"
-readme = "README.md"
 
 [package.metadata.docs.rs]
 targets = ["x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu"]
diff --git a/utils/wasm-builder/src/wasm_project.rs b/utils/wasm-builder/src/wasm_project.rs
index 07219676413fc..7688069dd7cca 100644
--- a/utils/wasm-builder/src/wasm_project.rs
+++ b/utils/wasm-builder/src/wasm_project.rs
@@ -365,26 +365,47 @@ fn create_project_cargo_toml(
 	);
 }
 
-/// Find a package by the given `manifest_path` in the metadata.
+/// Find a package by the given `manifest_path` in the metadata. In case it can't be found by its
+/// manifest_path, fallback to finding it by name; this is necessary during publish because the
+/// package's manifest path will be *generated* within a specific packaging directory, thus it won't
+/// be found by its original path anymore.
 ///
 /// Panics if the package could not be found.
 fn find_package_by_manifest_path<'a>(
+	pkg_name: &str,
 	manifest_path: &Path,
 	crate_metadata: &'a cargo_metadata::Metadata,
 ) -> &'a cargo_metadata::Package {
-	crate_metadata
+	if let Some(pkg) = crate_metadata.packages.iter().find(|p| p.manifest_path == manifest_path) {
+		return pkg
+	}
+	let pkgs_by_name = crate_metadata
 		.packages
 		.iter()
-		.find(|p| p.manifest_path == manifest_path)
-		.expect("Wasm project exists in its own metadata; qed")
+		.filter(|p| p.name == pkg_name)
+		.collect::<Vec<_>>();
+	let mut pkgs = pkgs_by_name.iter();
+	if let Some(pkg) = pkgs.next() {
+		if pkgs.next().is_some() {
+			panic!(
+				"Found multiple packages matching the name {pkg_name} ({manifest_path:?}): {:?}",
+				pkgs_by_name
+			);
+		} else {
+			return pkg
+		}
+	} else {
+		panic!("Failed to find entry for package {pkg_name} ({manifest_path:?})");
+	}
 }
 
 /// Get a list of enabled features for the project.
 fn project_enabled_features(
+	pkg_name: &str,
 	cargo_manifest: &Path,
 	crate_metadata: &cargo_metadata::Metadata,
 ) -> Vec<String> {
-	let package = find_package_by_manifest_path(cargo_manifest, crate_metadata);
+	let package = find_package_by_manifest_path(pkg_name, cargo_manifest, crate_metadata);
 
 	let std_enabled = package.features.get("std");
 
@@ -427,10 +448,11 @@ fn project_enabled_features(
 
 /// Returns if the project has the `runtime-wasm` feature
 fn has_runtime_wasm_feature_declared(
+	pkg_name: &str,
 	cargo_manifest: &Path,
 	crate_metadata: &cargo_metadata::Metadata,
 ) -> bool {
-	let package = find_package_by_manifest_path(cargo_manifest, crate_metadata);
+	let package = find_package_by_manifest_path(pkg_name, cargo_manifest, crate_metadata);
 
 	package.features.keys().any(|k| k == "runtime-wasm")
 }
@@ -455,9 +477,10 @@ fn create_project(
 	fs::create_dir_all(wasm_project_folder.join("src"))
 		.expect("Wasm project dir create can not fail; qed");
 
-	let mut enabled_features = project_enabled_features(project_cargo_toml, crate_metadata);
+	let mut enabled_features =
+		project_enabled_features(&crate_name, project_cargo_toml, crate_metadata);
 
-	if has_runtime_wasm_feature_declared(project_cargo_toml, crate_metadata) {
+	if has_runtime_wasm_feature_declared(&crate_name, project_cargo_toml, crate_metadata) {
 		enabled_features.push("runtime-wasm".into());
 	}