diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 7b3e1b8e5..baff67589 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ require (
 	cosmossdk.io/x/feegrant v0.1.0
 	cosmossdk.io/x/tx v0.13.0
 	cosmossdk.io/x/upgrade v0.1.1
+	dario.cat/mergo v1.0.0
 	github.com/CosmWasm/wasmd v0.51.0-rc.2
 	github.com/Masterminds/sprig/v3 v3.2.3
 	github.com/cometbft/cometbft v0.38.5
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk v0.50.4
 	github.com/cosmos/gogoproto v1.4.11
 	github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/modules/capability v1.0.0
-	github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v8 v8.0.0
+	github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v8 v8.1.1
 	github.com/cucumber/gherkin/go/v26 v26.2.0
 	github.com/cucumber/godog v0.14.0
 	github.com/cucumber/messages/go/v21 v21.0.1
@@ -80,7 +81,6 @@ require (
 	cloud.google.com/go/compute/metadata v0.2.3 // indirect
 	cloud.google.com/go/iam v1.1.5 // indirect
 	cloud.google.com/go/storage v1.35.1 // indirect
-	dario.cat/mergo v1.0.0 // indirect
 	filippo.io/edwards25519 v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/99designs/go-keychain v0.0.0-20191008050251-8e49817e8af4 // indirect
 	github.com/99designs/keyring v1.2.1 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index eb7f57eb9..a3d0d9ec2 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -421,8 +421,8 @@ github.com/cosmos/iavl v1.0.1 h1:D+mYbcRO2wptYzOM1Hxl9cpmmHU1ZEt9T2Wv5nZTeUw=
 github.com/cosmos/iavl v1.0.1/go.mod h1:8xIUkgVvwvVrBu81scdPty+/Dx9GqwHnAvXz4cwF7RY=
 github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/modules/capability v1.0.0 h1:r/l++byFtn7jHYa09zlAdSeevo8ci1mVZNO9+V0xsLE=
 github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/modules/capability v1.0.0/go.mod h1:D81ZxzjZAe0ZO5ambnvn1qedsFQ8lOwtqicG6liLBco=
-github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v8 v8.0.0 h1:QKipnr/NGwc+9L7NZipURvmSIu+nw9jOIWTJuDBqOhg=
-github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v8 v8.0.0/go.mod h1:C6IiJom0F3cIQCD5fKwVPDrDK9j/xTu563AWuOmXois=
+github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v8 v8.1.1 h1:N2+GA86yACcXnKWCKtqdbCwP0/Eo8pH79+6e7TicULU=
+github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v8 v8.1.1/go.mod h1:o1ipS95xpdjqNcB8Drq0eI3Sn4FRLigjll42ec1ECuU=
 github.com/cosmos/ics23/go v0.10.0 h1:iXqLLgp2Lp+EdpIuwXTYIQU+AiHj9mOC2X9ab++bZDM=
 github.com/cosmos/ics23/go v0.10.0/go.mod h1:ZfJSmng/TBNTBkFemHHHj5YY7VAU/MBU980F4VU1NG0=
 github.com/cosmos/keyring v1.2.0 h1:8C1lBP9xhImmIabyXW4c3vFjjLiBdGCmfLUfeZlV1Yo=