diff --git a/catapult-sdk/package.json b/catapult-sdk/package.json
index db6a6c868..59d9d1b77 100644
--- a/catapult-sdk/package.json
+++ b/catapult-sdk/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "catapult-sdk",
-  "version": "0.7.20.30",
+  "version": "0.7.20.31",
   "description": "Catapult SDK core",
   "main": "_build/index.js",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/rest/package.json b/rest/package.json
index f2acadfa6..5f058d31c 100644
--- a/rest/package.json
+++ b/rest/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "catapult-api-rest",
-  "version": "1.0.20.30",
+  "version": "1.0.20.31",
   "description": "",
   "main": "_build/index.js",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/rest/src/connection/catapultConnection.js b/rest/src/connection/catapultConnection.js
index 74d5f1e66..a6c043d07 100644
--- a/rest/src/connection/catapultConnection.js
+++ b/rest/src/connection/catapultConnection.js
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ module.exports = {
 
 				packetParser.onPacket(packet => {
 					connection.removeListener('close', innerReject);
-					connection.destroy();
+					connection.end();
 					resolve(packet);
 				});
 			});
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ module.exports = {
 			const timeout = new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
 				const id = setTimeout(() => {
 					clearTimeout(id);
-					connection.destroy();
+					connection.end();
 					rejectOnClose(reject)();
 				}, timeoutMs);
 			});
diff --git a/rest/test/connection/catapultConnection_spec.js b/rest/test/connection/catapultConnection_spec.js
index 26bfed896..0d41ce05e 100644
--- a/rest/test/connection/catapultConnection_spec.js
+++ b/rest/test/connection/catapultConnection_spec.js
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ const { expect } = require('chai');
 
 describe('catapult connection', () => {
 	const createTestContext = () => {
-		let isDestroyed = false;
+		let isEnded = false;
 		const context = {
-			isDestroyed: () => isDestroyed,
+			isEnded: () => isEnded,
 			onCalls: {},
 			onceCalls: {},
 			writeCalls: [],
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ describe('catapult connection', () => {
 
 				emit: name => context.onCalls[name](),
 
-				destroy: () => {
-					isDestroyed = true;
+				end: () => {
+					isEnded = true;
 				}
 			}
 		};
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ describe('catapult connection', () => {
 				});
 				expect(context.removeCalls).to.have.all.keys('close');
 				expect(context.removeCalls.close).to.equal(context.onceCalls.close);
-				expect(context.isDestroyed()).to.be.equal(true);
+				expect(context.isEnded()).to.be.equal(true);
 			});
 		});
 
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ describe('catapult connection', () => {
 					// Assert:
 					expect(err.statusCode).to.equal(503);
 					expect(err.message).to.equal('connection failed');
-					expect(context.isDestroyed()).to.be.equal(true);
+					expect(context.isEnded()).to.be.equal(true);
 				});
 		});