diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index cd1629bf854..cc5971504c0 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.7.0
 	github.com/spf13/viper v1.16.0
 	github.com/strangelove-ventures/packet-forward-middleware/v4 v4.0.5
-	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.3
+	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.4
 	github.com/tendermint/tendermint v0.34.27
 	github.com/tendermint/tm-db v0.6.7
 	google.golang.org/genproto v0.0.0-20230410155749-daa745c078e1
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index cecd09cc57f..d4d51c1c688 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -2725,8 +2725,8 @@ github.com/stretchr/testify v1.7.5/go.mod h1:yNjHg4UonilssWZ8iaSj1OCr/vHnekPRkoO
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.0/go.mod h1:yNjHg4UonilssWZ8iaSj1OCr/vHnekPRkoO+kdMU+MU=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.1/go.mod h1:w2LPCIKwWwSfY2zedu0+kehJoqGctiVI29o6fzry7u4=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.2/go.mod h1:w2LPCIKwWwSfY2zedu0+kehJoqGctiVI29o6fzry7u4=
-github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.3 h1:RP3t2pwF7cMEbC1dqtB6poj3niw/9gnV4Cjg5oW5gtY=
-github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.3/go.mod h1:sz/lmYIOXD/1dqDmKjjqLyZ2RngseejIcXlSw2iwfAo=
+github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.4 h1:CcVxjf3Q8PM0mHUKJCdn+eZZtm5yQwehR5yeSVQQcUk=
+github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.4/go.mod h1:sz/lmYIOXD/1dqDmKjjqLyZ2RngseejIcXlSw2iwfAo=
 github.com/subosito/gotenv v1.2.0/go.mod h1:N0PQaV/YGNqwC0u51sEeR/aUtSLEXKX9iv69rRypqCw=
 github.com/subosito/gotenv v1.3.0/go.mod h1:YzJjq/33h7nrwdY+iHMhEOEEbW0ovIz0tB6t6PwAXzs=
 github.com/subosito/gotenv v1.4.0/go.mod h1:mZd6rFysKEcUhUHXJk0C/08wAgyDBFuwEYL7vWWGaGo=