diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index eb3dd4574..3ca94f502 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 {
   "name": "nativescript",
-  "version": "7.0.0-rc.19",
+  "version": "7.0.0-rc.20",
   "license": "MIT",
   "scripts": {
     "nx": "nx",
+    "format": "nx format:write",
     "setup": "npx rimraf -- hooks node_modules package-lock.json && npm i && nx run core:setup"
   },
   "private": true,
diff --git a/packages/core/package.json b/packages/core/package.json
index 93868a285..b27b60c13 100644
--- a/packages/core/package.json
+++ b/packages/core/package.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "main": "index",
   "types": "index.d.ts",
   "description": "NativeScript Core Modules",
-  "version": "7.0.0-rc.19",
+  "version": "7.0.0-rc.20",
   "homepage": "https://nativescript.org",
   "repository": {
       "type": "git",
diff --git a/packages/core/ui/core/view/index.android.ts b/packages/core/ui/core/view/index.android.ts
index e2222decf..824c89dbd 100644
--- a/packages/core/ui/core/view/index.android.ts
+++ b/packages/core/ui/core/view/index.android.ts
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ import { Device } from '../../../platform';
 import lazy from '../../../utils/lazy';
 
 export * from './view-common';
+// helpers (these are okay re-exported here)
+export * from './view-helper';
 // This one can eventually be cleaned up but causes issues with a lot of ui-suite plugins in particular if not exported here
 export * from '../properties';
 
diff --git a/packages/core/ui/core/view/index.ios.ts b/packages/core/ui/core/view/index.ios.ts
index 5cf93f3b2..8217bf3fd 100644
--- a/packages/core/ui/core/view/index.ios.ts
+++ b/packages/core/ui/core/view/index.ios.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ import { perspectiveProperty, Visibility, visibilityProperty, opacityProperty, r
 import { profile } from '../../../profiling';
 
 export * from './view-common';
+// helpers (these are okay re-exported here)
+export * from './view-helper';
 // This one can eventually be cleaned up but causes issues with a lot of ui-suite plugins in particular if not exported here
 export * from '../properties';
 
diff --git a/packages/core/ui/index.d.ts b/packages/core/ui/index.d.ts
index 04c00cce7..a03a134ed 100644
--- a/packages/core/ui/index.d.ts
+++ b/packages/core/ui/index.d.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ export { Button } from './button';
 export { ContentView } from './content-view';
 export { Binding, BindingOptions } from './core/bindable';
 export { ViewBase, ShowModalOptions, eachDescendant, getAncestor, getViewById, booleanConverter } from './core/view-base';
-export { View, Template, KeyedTemplate, ShownModallyData, CSSType, ContainerView } from './core/view';
+export { View, Template, KeyedTemplate, ShownModallyData, CSSType, ContainerView, ViewHelper, IOSHelper } from './core/view';
 export { Property, CoercibleProperty, InheritedProperty, CssProperty, InheritedCssProperty, ShorthandProperty, CssAnimationProperty, unsetValue } from './core/properties';
 export { DatePicker } from './date-picker';
 
diff --git a/packages/core/ui/index.ts b/packages/core/ui/index.ts
index 04c00cce7..a03a134ed 100644
--- a/packages/core/ui/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core/ui/index.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ export { Button } from './button';
 export { ContentView } from './content-view';
 export { Binding, BindingOptions } from './core/bindable';
 export { ViewBase, ShowModalOptions, eachDescendant, getAncestor, getViewById, booleanConverter } from './core/view-base';
-export { View, Template, KeyedTemplate, ShownModallyData, CSSType, ContainerView } from './core/view';
+export { View, Template, KeyedTemplate, ShownModallyData, CSSType, ContainerView, ViewHelper, IOSHelper } from './core/view';
 export { Property, CoercibleProperty, InheritedProperty, CssProperty, InheritedCssProperty, ShorthandProperty, CssAnimationProperty, unsetValue } from './core/properties';
 export { DatePicker } from './date-picker';
 
diff --git a/packages/tns-core-modules-compat/package.json b/packages/tns-core-modules-compat/package.json
index 76f467234..395e184b2 100644
--- a/packages/tns-core-modules-compat/package.json
+++ b/packages/tns-core-modules-compat/package.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     "main": "index",
     "types": "index.d.ts",
     "description": "Compatibility with old style tns-core-modules imports for NativeScript.",
-    "version": "7.0.0-rc.19",
+    "version": "7.0.0-rc.20",
     "homepage": "https://nativescript.org",
     "repository": {
         "type": "git",
diff --git a/packages/webpack/package.json b/packages/webpack/package.json
index 8ae7852f1..e182eac37 100644
--- a/packages/webpack/package.json
+++ b/packages/webpack/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@nativescript/webpack",
-  "version": "2.0.0-alpha.3",
+  "version": "2.0.0-rc.0",
   "main": "index",
   "description": "Webpack plugin for NativeScript",
   "homepage": "https://nativescript.org",