diff --git a/rpc/jsonrpc/types/types.go b/rpc/jsonrpc/types/types.go
index 108d056a7..e53a925ed 100644
--- a/rpc/jsonrpc/types/types.go
+++ b/rpc/jsonrpc/types/types.go
@@ -47,49 +47,47 @@ func idFromInterface(idInterface interface{}) (jsonrpcid, error) {
 // REQUEST
 
 type RPCRequest struct {
-	JSONRPC string          `json:"jsonrpc"`
-	ID      jsonrpcid       `json:"id,omitempty"`
-	Method  string          `json:"method"`
-	Params  json.RawMessage `json:"params"` // must be map[string]interface{} or []interface{}
+	ID     jsonrpcid
+	Method string
+	Params json.RawMessage
 }
 
-// UnmarshalJSON custom JSON unmarshaling due to jsonrpcid being string or int
+type rpcRequestJSON struct {
+	V  string          `json:"jsonrpc"` // must be "2.0"
+	ID interface{}     `json:"id,omitempty"`
+	M  string          `json:"method"`
+	P  json.RawMessage `json:"params"`
+}
+
+// UnmarshalJSON decodes a request from a JSON-RPC 2.0 request object.
 func (req *RPCRequest) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
-	unsafeReq := struct {
-		JSONRPC string          `json:"jsonrpc"`
-		ID      interface{}     `json:"id,omitempty"`
-		Method  string          `json:"method"`
-		Params  json.RawMessage `json:"params"` // must be map[string]interface{} or []interface{}
-	}{}
-
-	err := json.Unmarshal(data, &unsafeReq)
-	if err != nil {
+	var wrapper rpcRequestJSON
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(data, &wrapper); err != nil {
 		return err
+	} else if wrapper.V != "" && wrapper.V != "2.0" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid version: %q", wrapper.V)
 	}
 
-	if unsafeReq.ID == nil { // notification
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	req.JSONRPC = unsafeReq.JSONRPC
-	req.Method = unsafeReq.Method
-	req.Params = unsafeReq.Params
-	id, err := idFromInterface(unsafeReq.ID)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
+	if wrapper.ID != nil {
+		id, err := idFromInterface(wrapper.ID)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("invalid request ID: %w", err)
+		}
+		req.ID = id
 	}
-	req.ID = id
-
+	req.Method = wrapper.M
+	req.Params = wrapper.P
 	return nil
 }
 
-func NewRPCRequest(id jsonrpcid, method string, params json.RawMessage) RPCRequest {
-	return RPCRequest{
-		JSONRPC: "2.0",
-		ID:      id,
-		Method:  method,
-		Params:  params,
-	}
+// MarshalJSON marshals a request with the appropriate version tag.
+func (req RPCRequest) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
+	return json.Marshal(rpcRequestJSON{
+		V:  "2.0",
+		ID: req.ID,
+		M:  req.Method,
+		P:  req.Params,
+	})
 }
 
 func (req RPCRequest) String() string {
@@ -102,7 +100,11 @@ func ParamsToRequest(id jsonrpcid, method string, params interface{}) (RPCReques
 	if err != nil {
 		return RPCRequest{}, err
 	}
-	return NewRPCRequest(id, method, payload), nil
+	return RPCRequest{
+		ID:     id,
+		Method: method,
+		Params: payload,
+	}, nil
 }
 
 //----------------------------------------
@@ -123,52 +125,62 @@ func (err RPCError) Error() string {
 }
 
 type RPCResponse struct {
-	JSONRPC string          `json:"jsonrpc"`
-	ID      jsonrpcid       `json:"id,omitempty"`
-	Result  json.RawMessage `json:"result,omitempty"`
-	Error   *RPCError       `json:"error,omitempty"`
+	ID     jsonrpcid
+	Result json.RawMessage
+	Error  *RPCError
+}
+
+type rpcResponseJSON struct {
+	V  string          `json:"jsonrpc"` // must be "2.0"
+	ID interface{}     `json:"id,omitempty"`
+	R  json.RawMessage `json:"result,omitempty"`
+	E  *RPCError       `json:"error,omitempty"`
 }
 
-// UnmarshalJSON custom JSON unmarshaling due to jsonrpcid being string or int
+// UnmarshalJSON decodes a response from a JSON-RPC 2.0 response object.
 func (resp *RPCResponse) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
-	unsafeResp := &struct {
-		JSONRPC string          `json:"jsonrpc"`
-		ID      interface{}     `json:"id,omitempty"`
-		Result  json.RawMessage `json:"result,omitempty"`
-		Error   *RPCError       `json:"error,omitempty"`
-	}{}
-	err := json.Unmarshal(data, &unsafeResp)
-	if err != nil {
+	var wrapper rpcResponseJSON
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(data, &wrapper); err != nil {
 		return err
+	} else if wrapper.V != "" && wrapper.V != "2.0" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid version: %q", wrapper.V)
 	}
 
-	resp.JSONRPC = unsafeResp.JSONRPC
-	resp.Error = unsafeResp.Error
-	resp.Result = unsafeResp.Result
-	if unsafeResp.ID == nil {
-		return nil
-	}
-	id, err := idFromInterface(unsafeResp.ID)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
+	if wrapper.ID != nil {
+		id, err := idFromInterface(wrapper.ID)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("invalid response ID: %w", err)
+		}
+		resp.ID = id
 	}
-	resp.ID = id
+
+	resp.Error = wrapper.E
+	resp.Result = wrapper.R
 	return nil
 }
 
+// MarshalJSON marshals a response with the appropriate version tag.
+func (resp RPCResponse) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
+	return json.Marshal(rpcResponseJSON{
+		V:  "2.0",
+		ID: resp.ID,
+		R:  resp.Result,
+		E:  resp.Error,
+	})
+}
+
 func NewRPCSuccessResponse(id jsonrpcid, res interface{}) RPCResponse {
 	result, err := json.Marshal(res)
 	if err != nil {
 		return RPCInternalError(id, fmt.Errorf("error marshaling response: %w", err))
 	}
-	return RPCResponse{JSONRPC: "2.0", ID: id, Result: result}
+	return RPCResponse{ID: id, Result: result}
 }
 
 func NewRPCErrorResponse(id jsonrpcid, code int, msg string, data string) RPCResponse {
 	return RPCResponse{
-		JSONRPC: "2.0",
-		ID:      id,
-		Error:   &RPCError{Code: code, Message: msg, Data: data},
+		ID:    id,
+		Error: &RPCError{Code: code, Message: msg, Data: data},
 	}
 }