diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3c737e8e..b6903798 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@
     "@digitalbazaar/eddsa-2022-cryptosuite": "^1.0.0",
     "@digitalbazaar/eddsa-rdfc-2022-cryptosuite": "^1.0.1",
     "@digitalbazaar/lru-memoize": "^3.0.0",
-    "@digitalbazaar/vc": "^6.0.2",
-    "@digitalbazaar/vc-revocation-list": "^6.0.0",
-    "@digitalbazaar/vc-status-list": "^7.0.0",
+    "@digitalbazaar/vc": "github:digitalbazaar/vc#vc-2.0-time-props",
+    "@digitalbazaar/vc-revocation-list": "github:digitalbazaar/vc-revocation-list#update-vc-2.0",
+    "@digitalbazaar/vc-status-list": "github:digitalbazaar/vc-status-list#update-vc-2.0",
     "@digitalbazaar/webkms-client": "^13.0.0",
     "assert-plus": "^1.0.0",
     "bnid": "^3.0.0",
diff --git a/test/mocha/20-credentials.js b/test/mocha/20-credentials.js
index b10b572f..87d18ef2 100644
--- a/test/mocha/20-credentials.js
+++ b/test/mocha/20-credentials.js
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ const serviceType = 'vc-issuer';
 // NOTE: using embedded context in mockCredential:
 // https://www.w3.org/2018/credentials/examples/v1
 const mockCredential = require('./mock-credential.json');
+const mockCredentialV2 = require('./mock-credential-v2.json');
 
 describe('issue APIs', () => {
   const suiteNames = {
@@ -220,6 +221,41 @@ describe('issue APIs', () => {
           should.exist(verifiableCredential.proof);
           verifiableCredential.proof.should.be.an('object');
         });
+        it('issues a VC 2.0 credential w/no "credentialStatus"', async () => {
+          const credential = klona(mockCredentialV2);
+          let error;
+          let result;
+          try {
+            const zcapClient = helpers.createZcapClient({capabilityAgent});
+            result = await zcapClient.write({
+              url: `${noStatusListIssuerId}/credentials/issue`,
+              capability: noStatusListIssuerRootZcap,
+              json: {
+                credential,
+                options: {
+                  mandatoryPointers: ['issuer']
+                }
+              }
+            });
+          } catch(e) {
+            error = e;
+          }
+          assertNoError(error);
+          should.exist(result.data);
+          should.exist(result.data.verifiableCredential);
+          const {verifiableCredential} = result.data;
+          verifiableCredential.should.be.an('object');
+          should.exist(verifiableCredential['@context']);
+          should.exist(verifiableCredential.id);
+          should.exist(verifiableCredential.type);
+          should.exist(verifiableCredential.issuer);
+          should.exist(verifiableCredential.credentialSubject);
+          verifiableCredential.credentialSubject.should.be.an('object');
+          should.not.exist(verifiableCredential.credentialStatus);
+          should.exist(verifiableCredential.proof);
+          verifiableCredential.proof.should.be.an('object');
+        });
+
         it('fails to issue a valid credential', async () => {
           let error;
           try {
diff --git a/test/mocha/mock-credential-v2.json b/test/mocha/mock-credential-v2.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0b1b0c78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/mocha/mock-credential-v2.json
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+{
+  "@context": [
+    "https://www.w3.org/ns/credentials/v2",
+    {
+      "ex": "https://example.org/examples#",
+      "schema": "http://schema.org/",
+      "rdf": "http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#",
+
+      "BachelorDegree": "ex:BachelorDegree",
+      "UniversityDegreeCredential": "ex:UniversityDegreeCredential",
+
+      "degree": "ex:degree",
+      "name": {"@id": "schema:name", "@type": "rdf:HTML"}
+    }
+  ],
+  "id": "http://example.gov/credentials/3732",
+  "type": [
+    "VerifiableCredential",
+    "UniversityDegreeCredential"
+  ],
+  "issuer": "https://example.edu",
+  "credentialSubject": {
+    "id": "did:example:ebfeb1f712ebc6f1c276e12ec21",
+    "degree": {
+      "type": "BachelorDegree",
+      "name": "Bachelor of Science and Arts"
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/test/package.json b/test/package.json
index 8140cef3..d8889e2d 100644
--- a/test/package.json
+++ b/test/package.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@bedrock/app-identity": "^4.0.0",
     "@bedrock/core": "^6.0.1",
-    "@bedrock/credentials-context": "^4.0.0",
+    "@bedrock/credentials-context": "digitalbazaar/bedrock-credentials-context#update-vc-2.0",
     "@bedrock/data-integrity-context": "^3.0.0",
     "@bedrock/did-context": "^5.0.0",
     "@bedrock/did-io": "^10.1.0",