diff --git a/packages/orm/angel_orm/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/orm/angel_orm/CHANGELOG.md
index e3db593d..9f7d2d73 100644
--- a/packages/orm/angel_orm/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/orm/angel_orm/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+# 4.0.0-beta.2
+* Fixed static analysis warning
+
 # 4.0.0-beta.1
 * Migrated to support Dart SDK 2.12.x NNBD
 
diff --git a/packages/orm/angel_orm/README.md b/packages/orm/angel_orm/README.md
index 5bf27def..6f420ce6 100644
--- a/packages/orm/angel_orm/README.md
+++ b/packages/orm/angel_orm/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # angel3_orm
-[![version](https://img.shields.io/badge/pub-v4.0.0-beta.1-brightgreen)](https://pub.dartlang.org/packages/angel3_orm)
+[![version](https://img.shields.io/badge/pub-v4.0.0-brightgreen)](https://pub.dartlang.org/packages/angel3_orm)
 [![Null Safety](https://img.shields.io/badge/null-safety-brightgreen)](https://dart.dev/null-safety)
 [![Gitter](https://img.shields.io/gitter/room/angel_dart/discussion)](https://gitter.im/angel_dart/discussion)
 
diff --git a/packages/orm/angel_orm/lib/src/join_builder.dart b/packages/orm/angel_orm/lib/src/join_builder.dart
index 19c2f99b..c342c770 100644
--- a/packages/orm/angel_orm/lib/src/join_builder.dart
+++ b/packages/orm/angel_orm/lib/src/join_builder.dart
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ class JoinBuilder {
       this.alias,
       this.additionalFields = const [],
       this.aliasAllFields = false}) {
-    assert(to != null,
-        'computation of this join threw an error, and returned null.');
+    //assert(to != null,
+    //    'computation of this join threw an error, and returned null.');
   }
 
   String get fieldName {
diff --git a/packages/orm/angel_orm/pubspec.yaml b/packages/orm/angel_orm/pubspec.yaml
index c6599c7e..7a334bfa 100644
--- a/packages/orm/angel_orm/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/packages/orm/angel_orm/pubspec.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: angel3_orm
-version: 4.0.0-beta.1
+version: 4.0.0-beta.2
 description: Runtime support for Angel's ORM. Includes base classes for queries.
 homepage: https://github.com/dukefirehawk/angel/tree/angel3/packages/orm/angel_orm
 environment: