diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 0534040300..c4218a63c8 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -233,6 +233,17 @@ lazy val macrosJS = macros.js
 
 val binaryCompatibleVersion = "0.8.0"
 
+val binaryCompatibleExceptions = {
+  import com.typesafe.tools.mima.core._
+  import com.typesafe.tools.mima.core.ProblemFilters._
+  Seq( //todo: remove these once we release 1.0.0-RC1
+    exclude[InheritedNewAbstractMethodProblem]("cats.kernel.instances.QueueInstances.*"),
+    exclude[InheritedNewAbstractMethodProblem]("cats.kernel.instances.QueueInstances1.*"),
+    exclude[InheritedNewAbstractMethodProblem]("cats.kernel.instances.QueueInstances2.*"),
+    exclude[InheritedNewAbstractMethodProblem]("cats.kernel.instances.DurationInstances.*")
+  )
+}
+
 lazy val kernel = crossProject.crossType(CrossType.Pure)
   .in(file("kernel"))
   .settings(moduleName := "cats-kernel", name := "Cats kernel")
@@ -242,13 +253,15 @@ lazy val kernel = crossProject.crossType(CrossType.Pure)
   .settings(sourceGenerators in Compile += (sourceManaged in Compile).map(KernelBoiler.gen).taskValue)
   .settings(includeGeneratedSrc)
   .jsSettings(commonJsSettings)
-  .jvmSettings((commonJvmSettings ++
-    (mimaPreviousArtifacts := {
+  .jvmSettings(commonJvmSettings ++ Seq(
+    mimaPreviousArtifacts := {
       if (scalaVersion.value startsWith "2.12")
         Set()
       else
         Set("org.typelevel" %% "cats-kernel" % binaryCompatibleVersion)
-    })))
+    },
+    mimaBinaryIssueFilters ++= binaryCompatibleExceptions
+  ))
 
 lazy val kernelJVM = kernel.jvm
 lazy val kernelJS = kernel.js
diff --git a/kernel-laws/src/test/scala/cats/kernel/laws/LawTests.scala b/kernel-laws/src/test/scala/cats/kernel/laws/LawTests.scala
index bd052d2014..3d0a37f138 100644
--- a/kernel-laws/src/test/scala/cats/kernel/laws/LawTests.scala
+++ b/kernel-laws/src/test/scala/cats/kernel/laws/LawTests.scala
@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@ import catalysts.macros.TypeTagM
 
 import cats.kernel.instances.all._
 
-// these aren't included in all due to bincompat
-import cats.kernel.instances.duration._
-import cats.kernel.instances.queue._
 
 import org.typelevel.discipline.{ Laws }
 import org.typelevel.discipline.scalatest.Discipline
diff --git a/kernel/src/main/scala/cats/kernel/instances/all.scala b/kernel/src/main/scala/cats/kernel/instances/all.scala
index 6ac3f0fb84..269a34d9ff 100644
--- a/kernel/src/main/scala/cats/kernel/instances/all.scala
+++ b/kernel/src/main/scala/cats/kernel/instances/all.scala
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ trait AllInstances
     with ByteInstances
     with CharInstances
     with DoubleInstances
-    // with DurationInstances // left out for bincompat
+    with DurationInstances
     with FloatInstances
     with FunctionInstances
     with IntInstances
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ trait AllInstances
     with LongInstances
     with MapInstances
     with OptionInstances
-    // with QueueInstances // left out for bincompat
+    with QueueInstances
     with SetInstances
     with ShortInstances
     with StreamInstances