diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8869a1d..26228c2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@polymeshassociation/local-signing-manager": "^3.1.0",
-    "@polymeshassociation/polymesh-sdk": "26.2.0-alpha.4",
+    "@polymeshassociation/polymesh-sdk": "27.3.0-alpha.1",
     "bluebird": "^3.7.2",
     "dotenv": "^16.0.3"
   },
diff --git a/src/examples/staking.ts b/src/examples/staking.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d53470a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/examples/staking.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+import { BigNumber } from '@polymeshassociation/polymesh-sdk';
+
+import { getClient } from '~/common/client';
+
+/*
+  This script demonstrates Staking functionality. It:
+    - Gets staking info
+    - Bonds POLYX
+    - Nominates validators
+    - Unbonds POLYX
+    - Withdraws POLYX
+    - Sets payee
+    - Sets controller
+*/
+(async (): Promise<void> => {
+  console.log('Connecting to the node...\n\n');
+  const api = await getClient(process.env.ACCOUNT_SEED);
+
+  const signingIdentity = await api.getSigningIdentity()!;
+  if (!signingIdentity) {
+    throw new Error('no signing identity was found');
+  }
+
+  const { account: signingAccount } = await signingIdentity.getPrimaryAccount();
+
+  const eraInfo = await api.staking.eraInfo();
+  console.log('Received era info: ', JSON.stringify(eraInfo));
+
+  console.log('Bonding polyx');
+  const bondTx = await api.staking.bond(
+    {
+      amount: new BigNumber(10),
+      controller: signingAccount,
+      payee: signingAccount,
+      autoStake: true, // when payee is the stash, this can be set to auto compound rewards
+    },
+    { signingAccount }
+  );
+  await bondTx.run();
+
+  const { data: validators } = await api.staking.getValidators();
+  console.log(
+    'got validators: ',
+    validators.map((v) => `Address: ${v.account.address} - Commission: ${v.commission}`).join('\n')
+  );
+
+  const validatorAccount = validators[0].account;
+
+  const nominate = await api.staking.nominate(
+    { validators: [validatorAccount] },
+    { signingAccount }
+  );
+  await nominate.run();
+  console.log('nominated validators');
+
+  const unbond = await api.staking.unbond({ amount: new BigNumber(3) }, { signingAccount });
+  await unbond.run();
+
+  const setPayee = await api.staking.setPayee(
+    { payee: signingAccount, autoStake: false },
+    { signingAccount }
+  );
+  await setPayee.run();
+
+  console.log('auto stake has been unset');
+
+  const setController = await api.staking.setController(
+    { controller: validatorAccount }, // Note: this should only be an account you control
+    { signingAccount }
+  );
+  await setController.run();
+  console.log('new controller was set');
+
+  await api.disconnect();
+  console.log('Disconnected');
+})();
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 4935544..d21396e 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1605,10 +1605,10 @@
   dependencies:
     "@polymeshassociation/signing-manager-types" "^3.2.0"
 
-"@polymeshassociation/polymesh-sdk@26.2.0-alpha.4":
-  version "26.2.0-alpha.4"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@polymeshassociation/polymesh-sdk/-/polymesh-sdk-26.2.0-alpha.4.tgz#9703c23d20f038569b24dfd1d84193700b8addc4"
-  integrity sha512-FkXi32kOjnvpglW6sMqF1uN1LuphUErOhUhdrS0UEx+U/ylPVQNJ2xv+oE4h4qsg6tf2wSsMPxlRmNUsLSXp0g==
+"@polymeshassociation/polymesh-sdk@27.3.0-alpha.1":
+  version "27.3.0-alpha.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@polymeshassociation/polymesh-sdk/-/polymesh-sdk-27.3.0-alpha.1.tgz#51262fe6bdbb8219fa3b2f94eaaf269c54cdcb52"
+  integrity sha512-Pvo5QsMKWHvHIv3VDn6l/nmFZ+fnmOB1bLLi7f/wcnnjTZnaQnnnBwZz0vrhQ60cnMg59sRw3vMI4TDGFUekrg==
   dependencies:
     "@apollo/client" "^3.8.1"
     "@polkadot/api" "11.2.1"
@@ -1623,7 +1623,6 @@
     iso-7064 "^1.1.0"
     json-stable-stringify "^1.0.2"
     lodash "^4.17.21"
-    patch-package "^8.0.0"
     semver "^7.5.4"
     websocket "^1.0.34"
 
@@ -1632,7 +1631,7 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@polymeshassociation/signing-manager-types/-/signing-manager-types-3.2.0.tgz#a02089aae88968bc7a3d20a19a34b1a84361a191"
   integrity sha512-+xJdrxhOyfY0Noq8s9vLsfJKCMU2R3cH0MetWL2aoX/DLmm2p8gX28EtaGBsHNoiZJLGol4NnLR0fphyVsXS0Q==
 
-"@prettier/eslint@npm:prettier-eslint@^15.0.1", prettier-eslint@15.0.1:
+"@prettier/eslint@npm:prettier-eslint@^15.0.1":
   version "15.0.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/prettier-eslint/-/prettier-eslint-15.0.1.tgz#2543a43e9acec2a9767ad6458165ce81f353db9c"
   integrity sha512-mGOWVHixSvpZWARqSDXbdtTL54mMBxc5oQYQ6RAqy8jecuNJBgN3t9E5a81G66F8x8fsKNiR1HWaBV66MJDOpg==
@@ -2152,11 +2151,6 @@
   dependencies:
     tslib "^2.3.0"
 
-"@yarnpkg/lockfile@^1.1.0":
-  version "1.1.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@yarnpkg/lockfile/-/lockfile-1.1.0.tgz#e77a97fbd345b76d83245edcd17d393b1b41fb31"
-  integrity sha512-GpSwvyXOcOOlV70vbnzjj4fW5xW/FdUF6nQEt1ENy7m4ZCczi1+/buVUPAqmGfqznsORNFzUMjctTIp8a9tuCQ==
-
 "@zerollup/ts-helpers@^1.7.18":
   version "1.7.18"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@zerollup/ts-helpers/-/ts-helpers-1.7.18.tgz#747177f6d5abc06c3a0f5dffe7362d365cf0391d"
@@ -2809,7 +2803,7 @@ chownr@^2.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/chownr/-/chownr-2.0.0.tgz#15bfbe53d2eab4cf70f18a8cd68ebe5b3cb1dece"
   integrity sha512-bIomtDF5KGpdogkLd9VspvFzk9KfpyyGlS8YFVZl7TGPBHL5snIOnxeshwVgPteQ9b4Eydl+pVbIyE1DcvCWgQ==
 
-ci-info@^3.2.0, ci-info@^3.7.0:
+ci-info@^3.2.0:
   version "3.9.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ci-info/-/ci-info-3.9.0.tgz#4279a62028a7b1f262f3473fc9605f5e218c59b4"
   integrity sha512-NIxF55hv4nSqQswkAeiOi1r83xy8JldOFDTWiug55KBu9Jnblncd2U6ViHmYgHf01TPZS77NJBhBMKdWj9HQMQ==
@@ -4035,13 +4029,6 @@ find-versions@^4.0.0:
   dependencies:
     semver-regex "^3.1.2"
 
-find-yarn-workspace-root@^2.0.0:
-  version "2.0.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/find-yarn-workspace-root/-/find-yarn-workspace-root-2.0.0.tgz#f47fb8d239c900eb78179aa81b66673eac88f7bd"
-  integrity sha512-1IMnbjt4KzsQfnhnzNd8wUEgXZ44IzZaZmnLYx7D5FZlaHt2gW20Cri8Q+E/t5tIj4+epTBub+2Zxu/vNILzqQ==
-  dependencies:
-    micromatch "^4.0.2"
-
 findup-sync@^4.0.0:
   version "4.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/findup-sync/-/findup-sync-4.0.0.tgz#956c9cdde804052b881b428512905c4a5f2cdef0"
@@ -4093,7 +4080,7 @@ fromentries@^1.3.2:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/fromentries/-/fromentries-1.3.2.tgz#e4bca6808816bf8f93b52750f1127f5a6fd86e3a"
   integrity sha512-cHEpEQHUg0f8XdtZCc2ZAhrHzKzT0MrFUTcvx+hfxYu7rGMDc5SKoXFh+n4YigxsHXRzc6OrCshdR1bWH6HHyg==
 
-fs-extra@9.1.0, fs-extra@^9.0.0:
+fs-extra@9.1.0:
   version "9.1.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/fs-extra/-/fs-extra-9.1.0.tgz#5954460c764a8da2094ba3554bf839e6b9a7c86d"
   integrity sha512-hcg3ZmepS30/7BSFqRvoo3DOMQu7IjqxO5nCDt+zM9XWjb33Wg7ziNT+Qvqbuc3+gWpzO02JubVyk2G4Zvo1OQ==
@@ -4350,7 +4337,7 @@ graceful-fs@4.2.10:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/graceful-fs/-/graceful-fs-4.2.10.tgz#147d3a006da4ca3ce14728c7aefc287c367d7a6c"
   integrity sha512-9ByhssR2fPVsNZj478qUUbKfmL0+t5BDVyjShtyZZLiK7ZDAArFFfopyOTj0M05wE2tJPisA4iTnnXl2YoPvOA==
 
-graceful-fs@^4.1.11, graceful-fs@^4.1.2, graceful-fs@^4.1.6, graceful-fs@^4.2.0, graceful-fs@^4.2.10, graceful-fs@^4.2.4, graceful-fs@^4.2.6, graceful-fs@^4.2.9:
+graceful-fs@^4.1.2, graceful-fs@^4.1.6, graceful-fs@^4.2.0, graceful-fs@^4.2.10, graceful-fs@^4.2.4, graceful-fs@^4.2.6, graceful-fs@^4.2.9:
   version "4.2.11"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/graceful-fs/-/graceful-fs-4.2.11.tgz#4183e4e8bf08bb6e05bbb2f7d2e0c8f712ca40e3"
   integrity sha512-RbJ5/jmFcNNCcDV5o9eTnBLJ/HszWV0P73bc+Ff4nS/rJj+YaS6IGyiOL0VoBYX+l1Wrl3k63h/KrH+nhJ0XvQ==
@@ -4775,11 +4762,6 @@ is-date-object@^1.0.1:
   dependencies:
     has-tostringtag "^1.0.0"
 
-is-docker@^2.0.0:
-  version "2.2.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/is-docker/-/is-docker-2.2.1.tgz#33eeabe23cfe86f14bde4408a02c0cfb853acdaa"
-  integrity sha512-F+i2BKsFrH66iaUFc0woD8sLy8getkwTwtOBjvs56Cx4CgJDeKQeqfz8wAYiSb8JOprWhHH5p77PbmYCvvUuXQ==
-
 is-extglob@^2.1.1:
   version "2.1.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/is-extglob/-/is-extglob-2.1.1.tgz#a88c02535791f02ed37c76a1b9ea9773c833f8c2"
@@ -4944,13 +4926,6 @@ is-windows@^1.0.1:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/is-windows/-/is-windows-1.0.2.tgz#d1850eb9791ecd18e6182ce12a30f396634bb19d"
   integrity sha512-eXK1UInq2bPmjyX6e3VHIzMLobc4J94i4AWn+Hpq3OU5KkrRC96OAcR3PRJ/pGu6m8TRnBHP9dkXQVsT/COVIA==
 
-is-wsl@^2.1.1:
-  version "2.2.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/is-wsl/-/is-wsl-2.2.0.tgz#74a4c76e77ca9fd3f932f290c17ea326cd157271"
-  integrity sha512-fKzAra0rGJUUBwGBgNkHZuToZcn+TtXHpeCgmkMJMMYx1sQDYaCSyjJBSCa2nH1DGm7s3n1oBnohoVTBaN7Lww==
-  dependencies:
-    is-docker "^2.0.0"
-
 isarray@^2.0.5:
   version "2.0.5"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/isarray/-/isarray-2.0.5.tgz#8af1e4c1221244cc62459faf38940d4e644a5723"
@@ -5533,13 +5508,6 @@ kind-of@^6.0.3:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/kind-of/-/kind-of-6.0.3.tgz#07c05034a6c349fa06e24fa35aa76db4580ce4dd"
   integrity sha512-dcS1ul+9tmeD95T+x28/ehLgd9mENa3LsvDTtzm3vyBEO7RPptvAD+t44WVXaUjTBRcrpFeFlC8WCruUR456hw==
 
-klaw-sync@^6.0.0:
-  version "6.0.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/klaw-sync/-/klaw-sync-6.0.0.tgz#1fd2cfd56ebb6250181114f0a581167099c2b28c"
-  integrity sha512-nIeuVSzdCCs6TDPTqI8w1Yre34sSq7AkZ4B3sfOBbI2CgVSB4Du4aLQijFU2+lhAFCwt9+42Hel6lQNIv6AntQ==
-  dependencies:
-    graceful-fs "^4.1.11"
-
 kleur@^3.0.3:
   version "3.0.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/kleur/-/kleur-3.0.3.tgz#a79c9ecc86ee1ce3fa6206d1216c501f147fc07e"
@@ -6608,14 +6576,6 @@ onetime@^6.0.0:
   dependencies:
     mimic-fn "^4.0.0"
 
-open@^7.4.2:
-  version "7.4.2"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/open/-/open-7.4.2.tgz#b8147e26dcf3e426316c730089fd71edd29c2321"
-  integrity sha512-MVHddDVweXZF3awtlAS+6pgKLlm/JgxZ90+/NBurBoQctVOOB/zDdVjcyPzQ+0laDGbsWgrRkflI65sQeOgT9Q==
-  dependencies:
-    is-docker "^2.0.0"
-    is-wsl "^2.1.1"
-
 opener@^1.5.2:
   version "1.5.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/opener/-/opener-1.5.2.tgz#5d37e1f35077b9dcac4301372271afdeb2a13598"
@@ -6821,27 +6781,6 @@ parse-passwd@^1.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/parse-passwd/-/parse-passwd-1.0.0.tgz#6d5b934a456993b23d37f40a382d6f1666a8e5c6"
   integrity sha512-1Y1A//QUXEZK7YKz+rD9WydcE1+EuPr6ZBgKecAB8tmoW6UFv0NREVJe1p+jRxtThkcbbKkfwIbWJe/IeE6m2Q==
 
-patch-package@^8.0.0:
-  version "8.0.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/patch-package/-/patch-package-8.0.0.tgz#d191e2f1b6e06a4624a0116bcb88edd6714ede61"
-  integrity sha512-da8BVIhzjtgScwDJ2TtKsfT5JFWz1hYoBl9rUQ1f38MC2HwnEIkK8VN3dKMKcP7P7bvvgzNDbfNHtx3MsQb5vA==
-  dependencies:
-    "@yarnpkg/lockfile" "^1.1.0"
-    chalk "^4.1.2"
-    ci-info "^3.7.0"
-    cross-spawn "^7.0.3"
-    find-yarn-workspace-root "^2.0.0"
-    fs-extra "^9.0.0"
-    json-stable-stringify "^1.0.2"
-    klaw-sync "^6.0.0"
-    minimist "^1.2.6"
-    open "^7.4.2"
-    rimraf "^2.6.3"
-    semver "^7.5.3"
-    slash "^2.0.0"
-    tmp "^0.0.33"
-    yaml "^2.2.2"
-
 path-exists@^3.0.0:
   version "3.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/path-exists/-/path-exists-3.0.0.tgz#ce0ebeaa5f78cb18925ea7d810d7b59b010fd515"
@@ -6954,6 +6893,26 @@ prettier-eslint-cli@7.1.0:
     rxjs "^7.5.6"
     yargs "^13.1.1"
 
+prettier-eslint@15.0.1:
+  version "15.0.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/prettier-eslint/-/prettier-eslint-15.0.1.tgz#2543a43e9acec2a9767ad6458165ce81f353db9c"
+  integrity sha512-mGOWVHixSvpZWARqSDXbdtTL54mMBxc5oQYQ6RAqy8jecuNJBgN3t9E5a81G66F8x8fsKNiR1HWaBV66MJDOpg==
+  dependencies:
+    "@types/eslint" "^8.4.2"
+    "@types/prettier" "^2.6.0"
+    "@typescript-eslint/parser" "^5.10.0"
+    common-tags "^1.4.0"
+    dlv "^1.1.0"
+    eslint "^8.7.0"
+    indent-string "^4.0.0"
+    lodash.merge "^4.6.0"
+    loglevel-colored-level-prefix "^1.0.0"
+    prettier "^2.5.1"
+    pretty-format "^23.0.1"
+    require-relative "^0.8.7"
+    typescript "^4.5.4"
+    vue-eslint-parser "^8.0.1"
+
 prettier@2.8.8, prettier@^2.5.1:
   version "2.8.8"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/prettier/-/prettier-2.8.8.tgz#e8c5d7e98a4305ffe3de2e1fc4aca1a71c28b1da"
@@ -7325,13 +7284,6 @@ rfdc@^1.3.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/rfdc/-/rfdc-1.3.0.tgz#d0b7c441ab2720d05dc4cf26e01c89631d9da08b"
   integrity sha512-V2hovdzFbOi77/WajaSMXk2OLm+xNIeQdMMuB7icj7bk6zi2F8GGAxigcnDFpJHbNyNcgyJDiP+8nOrY5cZGrA==
 
-rimraf@^2.6.3:
-  version "2.7.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/rimraf/-/rimraf-2.7.1.tgz#35797f13a7fdadc566142c29d4f07ccad483e3ec"
-  integrity sha512-uWjbaKIK3T1OSVptzX7Nl6PvQ3qAGtKEtVRjRuazjfL3Bx5eI409VZSqgND+4UNnmzLVdPj9FqFJNPqBZFve4w==
-  dependencies:
-    glob "^7.1.3"
-
 rimraf@^3.0.0, rimraf@^3.0.2:
   version "3.0.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/rimraf/-/rimraf-3.0.2.tgz#f1a5402ba6220ad52cc1282bac1ae3aa49fd061a"
@@ -7539,11 +7491,6 @@ sisteransi@^1.0.5:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/sisteransi/-/sisteransi-1.0.5.tgz#134d681297756437cc05ca01370d3a7a571075ed"
   integrity sha512-bLGGlR1QxBcynn2d5YmDX4MGjlZvy2MRBDRNHLJ8VI6l6+9FUiyTFNJ0IveOSP0bcXgVDPRcfGqA0pjaqUpfVg==
 
-slash@^2.0.0:
-  version "2.0.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/slash/-/slash-2.0.0.tgz#de552851a1759df3a8f206535442f5ec4ddeab44"
-  integrity sha512-ZYKh3Wh2z1PpEXWr0MpSBZ0V6mZHAQfYevttO11c51CaWjGTaadiKZ+wVt1PbMlDV5qhMFslpZCemhwOK7C89A==
-
 slash@^3.0.0:
   version "3.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/slash/-/slash-3.0.0.tgz#6539be870c165adbd5240220dbe361f1bc4d4634"
@@ -8533,11 +8480,6 @@ yaml@^1.10.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/yaml/-/yaml-1.10.2.tgz#2301c5ffbf12b467de8da2333a459e29e7920e4b"
   integrity sha512-r3vXyErRCYJ7wg28yvBY5VSoAF8ZvlcW9/BwUzEtUsjvX/DKs24dIkuwjtuprwJJHsbyUbLApepYTR1BN4uHrg==
 
-yaml@^2.2.2:
-  version "2.3.4"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/yaml/-/yaml-2.3.4.tgz#53fc1d514be80aabf386dc6001eb29bf3b7523b2"
-  integrity sha512-8aAvwVUSHpfEqTQ4w/KMlf3HcRdt50E5ODIQJBw1fQ5RL34xabzxtUlzTXVqc4rkZsPbvrXKWnABCD7kWSmocA==
-
 yargs-parser@^13.1.2:
   version "13.1.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/yargs-parser/-/yargs-parser-13.1.2.tgz#130f09702ebaeef2650d54ce6e3e5706f7a4fb38"