diff --git a/app/test_helpers.go b/app/test_helpers.go
index 1a369d6..d09c9f5 100644
--- a/app/test_helpers.go
+++ b/app/test_helpers.go
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ func SetupWithGenesisValSet(t *testing.T, valSet *types2.ValidatorSet, genAccs [
 			ConsensusParams: utils.DefaultConsensusParams,
 			AppStateBytes:   stateBytes,
 			ChainId:         TestChainID,
+			GenesisChecksum: "notwmpty",
 		},
 	)
 
diff --git a/e2e/testing/chain.go b/e2e/testing/chain.go
index 0759724..2a50c69 100644
--- a/e2e/testing/chain.go
+++ b/e2e/testing/chain.go
@@ -276,8 +276,9 @@ func NewTestChain(t *testing.T, chainIdx int, opts ...interface{}) *TestChain {
 			Validators: []abci.ValidatorUpdate{
 				{PubKey: pk, Power: 1},
 			},
-			AppStateBytes: genStateBytes,
-			InitialHeight: 0,
+			AppStateBytes:   genStateBytes,
+			InitialHeight:   0,
+			GenesisChecksum: "notempty",
 		},
 	)
 
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 397a327..46e3a00 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ require (
 	github.com/cosmos/gogoproto v1.5.0
 	github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v6 v6.3.0
 	github.com/dvsekhvalnov/jose2go v1.5.0
-	github.com/dymensionxyz/dymension-rdk v1.6.1-0.20241113095051-866ce1a56e9c
-	github.com/dymensionxyz/dymint v1.2.0-rc01.0.20241117170456-fae0f512f34d
+	github.com/dymensionxyz/dymension-rdk v1.6.1-0.20241115090119-5216362174e3
+	github.com/dymensionxyz/dymint v1.2.0-rc01.0.20241118125253-9d3dff0bf1ab
 	github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum v1.12.0
 	github.com/evmos/evmos/v12 v12.1.6
 	github.com/gogo/protobuf v1.3.3
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index bab3f4f..eb00928 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -577,10 +577,14 @@ github.com/dymensionxyz/dymension-rdk v1.6.1-0.20241104174622-ef99c12f13b4 h1:3R
 github.com/dymensionxyz/dymension-rdk v1.6.1-0.20241104174622-ef99c12f13b4/go.mod h1:y89w1OG4C4aF7yyW8bv9PwV3o1KkCx1hyt34ap04Rnk=
 github.com/dymensionxyz/dymension-rdk v1.6.1-0.20241113095051-866ce1a56e9c h1:XmzLSPQhaip07kwlGNKrsJ2HP/L6gcqeWJeK/3uTQ5w=
 github.com/dymensionxyz/dymension-rdk v1.6.1-0.20241113095051-866ce1a56e9c/go.mod h1:y89w1OG4C4aF7yyW8bv9PwV3o1KkCx1hyt34ap04Rnk=
+github.com/dymensionxyz/dymension-rdk v1.6.1-0.20241115090119-5216362174e3 h1:sXTU7h2Qu8XZL4J11V2Z2ADUemQ38KWd1oujQFSCatk=
+github.com/dymensionxyz/dymension-rdk v1.6.1-0.20241115090119-5216362174e3/go.mod h1:y89w1OG4C4aF7yyW8bv9PwV3o1KkCx1hyt34ap04Rnk=
 github.com/dymensionxyz/dymint v1.2.0-rc01.0.20241104173413-6ae1dc10f0bf h1:2ChqhjDO12ggf4Xh7dovYamrJlF3eyGIh3co0PAMsVk=
 github.com/dymensionxyz/dymint v1.2.0-rc01.0.20241104173413-6ae1dc10f0bf/go.mod h1:Qc4FqIlTdIUROQIS0mkIWF5wA6C4AM6znoDKzkHJ5EY=
 github.com/dymensionxyz/dymint v1.2.0-rc01.0.20241117170456-fae0f512f34d h1:yRMzTruQNrTfENX6XFIYdMLt7sdX3iXRphGuZ8sfEbs=
 github.com/dymensionxyz/dymint v1.2.0-rc01.0.20241117170456-fae0f512f34d/go.mod h1:yOmFEZS/pjfAoMCdtt0RakX3xZ9AyIo3HDF2S0dZKI0=
+github.com/dymensionxyz/dymint v1.2.0-rc01.0.20241118125253-9d3dff0bf1ab h1:6/OqCNj6e8qcReyd4urNjtPVN1CXYTN1OymWEvxi6ns=
+github.com/dymensionxyz/dymint v1.2.0-rc01.0.20241118125253-9d3dff0bf1ab/go.mod h1:t4K8ITL8Mwz8KWJxhoW7RURRMdkvHTvFlpK6b2DFjwU=
 github.com/dymensionxyz/evmos/v12 v12.1.6-dymension-v0.4.2 h1:aVP3off7u2vsvRH7lHAUPTLdf9/AfnzC/rvvi0wC/co=
 github.com/dymensionxyz/evmos/v12 v12.1.6-dymension-v0.4.2/go.mod h1:CI6D89pkoiIm4BjoMFNnEaCLdKBEobLuwvhS0c1zh7Y=
 github.com/dymensionxyz/gerr-cosmos v1.0.0 h1:oi91rgOkpJWr41oX9JOyjvvBnhGY54tj513x8VlDAEc=