diff --git a/e2e/tests/interchain_accounts/upgrades_test.go b/e2e/tests/interchain_accounts/upgrades_test.go
index 7b2b47c967d..7ef8b2bc6d7 100644
--- a/e2e/tests/interchain_accounts/upgrades_test.go
+++ b/e2e/tests/interchain_accounts/upgrades_test.go
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import (
 	controllertypes "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v8/modules/apps/27-interchain-accounts/controller/types"
 	icatypes "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v8/modules/apps/27-interchain-accounts/types"
 	feetypes "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v8/modules/apps/29-fee/types"
-	transfertypes "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v8/modules/apps/transfer/types"
 	channeltypes "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v8/modules/core/04-channel/types"
 	ibctesting "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v8/testing"
 )
@@ -195,7 +194,7 @@ func (s *InterchainAccountsChannelUpgradesTestSuite) TestChannelUpgrade_ICAChann
 func (s *InterchainAccountsChannelUpgradesTestSuite) createUpgradeFields(channel channeltypes.Channel) channeltypes.UpgradeFields {
 	versionMetadata := feetypes.Metadata{
 		FeeVersion: feetypes.Version,
-		AppVersion: transfertypes.Version,
+		AppVersion: channel.Version,
 	}
 	versionBytes, err := feetypes.ModuleCdc.MarshalJSON(&versionMetadata)
 	s.Require().NoError(err)
diff --git a/e2e/testsuite/testconfig.go b/e2e/testsuite/testconfig.go
index 79fb493113e..c88646fc6d9 100644
--- a/e2e/testsuite/testconfig.go
+++ b/e2e/testsuite/testconfig.go
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ const (
 	// TODO: https://github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/issues/4965
 	defaultHyperspaceTag = "20231122v39"
 	// defaultHermesTag is the tag that will be used if no relayer tag is specified for hermes.
-	defaultHermesTag = "luca_joss-docker-image-channel-upgrade"
+	defaultHermesTag = "luca_joss-channel-upgrade-authority"
 	// defaultChainTag is the tag that will be used for the chains if none is specified.
 	defaultChainTag = "main"
 	// defaultConfigFileName is the default filename for the config file that can be used to configure