diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fd19d7b88f..0eb1b02644 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@ Changelog for the runtimes governed by the Polkadot Fellowship.
 
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 
+## [1.2.1] 09.04.2024
+
+### Changed
+
+- Modify runtimes for phase two of People Chain launch (Kusama) ([polkadot-fellows/runtimes#246](https://github.com/polkadot-fellows/runtimes/pull/246))
+
 ## [1.2.0] 28.03.2024
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/integration-tests/emulated/tests/people/people-kusama/src/tests/reap_identity.rs b/integration-tests/emulated/tests/people/people-kusama/src/tests/reap_identity.rs
index fe6990fe69..3a55b3e354 100644
--- a/integration-tests/emulated/tests/people/people-kusama/src/tests/reap_identity.rs
+++ b/integration-tests/emulated/tests/people/people-kusama/src/tests/reap_identity.rs
@@ -292,8 +292,7 @@ fn assert_reap_id_relay(total_deposit: Balance, id: &Identity) {
 
 		assert_ok!(KusamaIdentityMigrator::reap_identity(
 			// Note: Root for launch testing, Signed once we open migrations.
-			KusamaOrigin::root(),
-			// KusamaOrigin::signed(KusamaRelaySender::get()),
+			KusamaOrigin::signed(KusamaRelaySender::get()),
 			KusamaRelaySender::get()
 		));
 
diff --git a/relay/kusama/src/lib.rs b/relay/kusama/src/lib.rs
index 985f87cb97..8e0cfd1b63 100644
--- a/relay/kusama/src/lib.rs
+++ b/relay/kusama/src/lib.rs
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ use frame_support::{
 	weights::{ConstantMultiplier, WeightMeter},
 	PalletId,
 };
-use frame_system::EnsureRoot;
+use frame_system::{EnsureRoot, EnsureSigned};
 use pallet_grandpa::{fg_primitives, AuthorityId as GrandpaId};
 use pallet_identity::legacy::IdentityInfo;
 use pallet_session::historical as session_historical;
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ pub const VERSION: RuntimeVersion = RuntimeVersion {
 	spec_name: create_runtime_str!("kusama"),
 	impl_name: create_runtime_str!("parity-kusama"),
 	authoring_version: 2,
-	spec_version: 1_002_000,
+	spec_version: 1_002_001,
 	impl_version: 0,
 	apis: RUNTIME_API_VERSIONS,
 	transaction_version: 25,
@@ -1000,8 +1000,7 @@ impl pallet_identity::Config for Runtime {
 
 impl identity_migrator::Config for Runtime {
 	type RuntimeEvent = RuntimeEvent;
-	// To be updated to `EnsureSigned` once the parachain is producing blocks.
-	type Reaper = EnsureRoot<AccountId>;
+	type Reaper = EnsureSigned<AccountId>;
 	type ReapIdentityHandler = impls::ToParachainIdentityReaper<Runtime, Self::AccountId>;
 	type WeightInfo = weights::runtime_common_identity_migrator::WeightInfo<Runtime>;
 }
diff --git a/system-parachains/people/people-kusama/src/lib.rs b/system-parachains/people/people-kusama/src/lib.rs
index 216219f00f..2965b2295b 100644
--- a/system-parachains/people/people-kusama/src/lib.rs
+++ b/system-parachains/people/people-kusama/src/lib.rs
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ use frame_support::{
 	genesis_builder_helper::{build_config, create_default_config},
 	parameter_types,
 	traits::{
-		ConstBool, ConstU32, ConstU64, ConstU8, Contains, EitherOfDiverse, EverythingBut,
-		InstanceFilter, TransformOrigin,
+		ConstBool, ConstU32, ConstU64, ConstU8, EitherOfDiverse, Everything, InstanceFilter,
+		TransformOrigin,
 	},
 	weights::{ConstantMultiplier, Weight},
 	PalletId,
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ pub const VERSION: RuntimeVersion = RuntimeVersion {
 	spec_name: create_runtime_str!("people-kusama"),
 	impl_name: create_runtime_str!("people-kusama"),
 	authoring_version: 1,
-	spec_version: 1_002_000,
+	spec_version: 1_002_001,
 	impl_version: 0,
 	apis: RUNTIME_API_VERSIONS,
 	transaction_version: 0,
@@ -166,18 +166,9 @@ parameter_types! {
 	pub const SS58Prefix: u8 = 2;
 }
 
-/// A type to identify calls to the Identity pallet. These will be filtered to prevent invocation,
-/// locking the state of the pallet and preventing updates to identities until the chain is stable.
-pub struct IsIdentityCall;
-impl Contains<RuntimeCall> for IsIdentityCall {
-	fn contains(c: &RuntimeCall) -> bool {
-		matches!(c, RuntimeCall::Identity(_))
-	}
-}
-
 #[derive_impl(frame_system::config_preludes::ParaChainDefaultConfig as frame_system::DefaultConfig)]
 impl frame_system::Config for Runtime {
-	type BaseCallFilter = EverythingBut<IsIdentityCall>;
+	type BaseCallFilter = Everything;
 	type AccountId = AccountId;
 	type Nonce = Nonce;
 	type Hash = Hash;