diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 7af739bbcf30..98ae0c266d5c 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -356,3 +356,23 @@ updates:
         # cometbft 0.38 is not semver, but we want to only update "patch" versions for 0.38.x
         update-types:
           ["version-update:semver-major", "version-update:semver-minor"]
+
+  - package-ecosystem: gomod
+    directory: "/"
+    target-branch: "release/v0.52.x"
+    schedule:
+      interval: daily
+      time: "03:00"
+    labels:
+      - "A:automerge"
+      - dependencies
+      - "testing-required"
+    allow:
+      - dependency-name: "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/*"
+        dependency-type: "all"
+      - dependency-name: "github.com/cosmos/*"
+        dependency-type: "all"
+      - dependency-name: "cosmossdk.io/*"
+        dependency-type: "all"
+      - dependency-name: "github.com/cometbft/*"
+        dependency-type: "all"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sims-052.yml b/.github/workflows/sims-052.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e79a04786098
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/sims-052.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
+name: Sims release/0.52.x
+# Sims workflow runs multiple types of simulations (nondeterminism, import-export, after-import, multi-seed-short)
+# This workflow will run on all Pull Requests, if a .go, .mod or .sum file have been changed
+on:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: "0 0,12 * * *"
+  release:
+    types: [published]
+
+concurrency:
+  group: ci-${{ github.ref }}-sims-052
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: "!contains(github.event.head_commit.message, 'skip-sims')"
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: "release/v0.52.x"
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        with:
+          go-version: "1.22"
+          check-latest: true
+      - run: make build
+
+  install-runsim:
+    permissions:
+      contents: none
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: build
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        with:
+          go-version: "1.22"
+          check-latest: true
+      - name: Install runsim
+        run: go install github.com/cosmos/tools/cmd/runsim@v1.0.0
+      - uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: ~/go/bin
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-go-runsim-binary
+
+  test-sim-import-export:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: [build, install-runsim]
+    timeout-minutes: 60
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: "release/v0.52.x"
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        with:
+          go-version: "1.22"
+          check-latest: true
+      - uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: ~/go/bin
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-go-runsim-binary
+      - name: test-sim-import-export
+        run: |
+          make test-sim-import-export
+
+  test-sim-after-import:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: [build, install-runsim]
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: "release/v0.52.x"
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        with:
+          go-version: "1.22"
+          check-latest: true
+      - uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: ~/go/bin
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-go-runsim-binary
+      - name: test-sim-after-import
+        run: |
+          make test-sim-after-import
+
+  test-sim-multi-seed-short:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: [build, install-runsim]
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: "release/v0.52.x"
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        with:
+          go-version: "1.22"
+          check-latest: true
+      - uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: ~/go/bin
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-go-runsim-binary
+      - name: test-sim-multi-seed-short
+        run: |
+          make test-sim-multi-seed-short
+
+  sims-notify-success:
+    needs:
+      [test-sim-multi-seed-short, test-sim-after-import, test-sim-import-export]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: ${{ success() }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Get previous workflow status
+        uses: ./.github/actions/last-workflow-status
+        id: last_status
+        with:
+          github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Notify Slack on success
+        if: ${{ steps.last_status.outputs.last_status == 'failure' }}
+        uses: rtCamp/action-slack-notify@v2.3.0
+        env:
+          SLACK_WEBHOOK: ${{ secrets.SLACK_WEBHOOK }}
+          SLACK_CHANNEL: sdk-sims
+          SLACK_USERNAME: Sim Tests release/0.52.x
+          SLACK_ICON_EMOJI: ":white_check_mark:"
+          SLACK_COLOR: good
+          SLACK_MESSAGE: 0.52.x Sims are passing
+          SLACK_FOOTER: ""
+
+  sims-notify-failure:
+    permissions:
+      contents: none
+    needs:
+      [test-sim-multi-seed-short, test-sim-after-import, test-sim-import-export]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: ${{ failure() }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Notify Slack on failure
+        uses: rtCamp/action-slack-notify@v2.3.0
+        env:
+          SLACK_WEBHOOK: ${{ secrets.SLACK_WEBHOOK }}
+          SLACK_CHANNEL: sdk-sims
+          SLACK_USERNAME: Sim Tests release/0.52.x
+          SLACK_ICON_EMOJI: ":skull:"
+          SLACK_COLOR: danger
+          SLACK_MESSAGE: 0.52.x Sims are failing
+          SLACK_FOOTER: ""
diff --git a/.mergify.yml b/.mergify.yml
index 23eb45476a4b..810131c70c95 100644
--- a/.mergify.yml
+++ b/.mergify.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,14 @@ pull_request_rules:
         commit_message_template: |
           {{ title }} (#{{ number }})
           {{ body }}
+  - name: backport patches to v0.52.x branch
+    conditions:
+      - base=main
+      - label=backport/v0.52.x
+    actions:
+      backport:
+        branches:
+          - release/v0.52.x
   - name: backport patches to v0.50.x branch
     conditions:
       - base=main
diff --git a/client/v2/go.mod b/client/v2/go.mod
index d6e3d4e93680..7cf66843c08f 100644
--- a/client/v2/go.mod
+++ b/client/v2/go.mod
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ require (
 	cosmossdk.io/x/gov v0.0.0-20231113122742-912390d5fc4a
 	cosmossdk.io/x/tx v0.13.3
 	github.com/cosmos/cosmos-proto v1.0.0-beta.5
-	github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk v0.51.0
+	github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk v0.53.0
 	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.8.1
 	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.5
 	google.golang.org/grpc v1.64.1
diff --git a/client/v2/internal/testpb/msg.proto b/client/v2/internal/testpb/msg.proto
index a1360175d0a1..52096ebd58e7 100644
--- a/client/v2/internal/testpb/msg.proto
+++ b/client/v2/internal/testpb/msg.proto
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ service Msg {
   };
 
   rpc Clawback(MsgClawbackRequest) returns (MsgClawbackResponse) {
-    option (cosmos_proto.method_added_in) = "cosmos-sdk v0.51.0";
+    option (cosmos_proto.method_added_in) = "cosmos-sdk v0.53.0 ";
   }
 }
 
@@ -59,4 +59,4 @@ message MsgResponse {
 
 message MsgClawbackRequest {}
 
-message MsgClawbackResponse {}
\ No newline at end of file
+message MsgClawbackResponse {}
diff --git a/server/v2/cometbft/go.mod b/server/v2/cometbft/go.mod
index b33ca719aef4..c10a4dc2725b 100644
--- a/server/v2/cometbft/go.mod
+++ b/server/v2/cometbft/go.mod
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/cometbft/cometbft v1.0.0-rc1
 	github.com/cometbft/cometbft/api v1.0.0-rc.1
 	github.com/cosmos/cosmos-proto v1.0.0-beta.5
-	github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk v0.51.0
+	github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk v0.53.0
 	github.com/cosmos/gogoproto v1.5.0
 	github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.4
 	github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway v1.16.0
diff --git a/simapp/go.mod b/simapp/go.mod
index 5d67518fce5a..b6eb81a294d8 100644
--- a/simapp/go.mod
+++ b/simapp/go.mod
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/cometbft/cometbft/api v1.0.0-rc.1
 	github.com/cosmos/cosmos-db v1.0.2
 	// this version is not used as it is always replaced by the latest Cosmos SDK version
-	github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk v0.51.0
+	github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk v0.53.0
 	github.com/cosmos/gogoproto v1.5.0
 	github.com/golang/mock v1.6.0
 	github.com/spf13/cast v1.6.0
diff --git a/simapp/v2/go.mod b/simapp/v2/go.mod
index 4953ca17b529..8b595badf809 100644
--- a/simapp/v2/go.mod
+++ b/simapp/v2/go.mod
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/cometbft/cometbft v1.0.0-rc1
 	github.com/cosmos/cosmos-db v1.0.2
 	// this version is not used as it is always replaced by the latest Cosmos SDK version
-	github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk v0.51.0
+	github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk v0.53.0
 	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.8.1
 	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.5
 	github.com/spf13/viper v1.19.0
diff --git a/tests/go.mod b/tests/go.mod
index e0ad26aa6b25..ce552b6aa693 100644
--- a/tests/go.mod
+++ b/tests/go.mod
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/cosmos/cosmos-db v1.0.2
 	github.com/cosmos/cosmos-proto v1.0.0-beta.5
 	// this version is not used as it is always replaced by the latest Cosmos SDK version
-	github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk v0.51.0
+	github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk v0.53.0
 	github.com/cosmos/gogoproto v1.5.0
 	github.com/golang/mock v1.6.0
 	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.8.1
diff --git a/x/accounts/defaults/lockup/go.mod b/x/accounts/defaults/lockup/go.mod
index daa4b58f5325..3b29b91f3acd 100644
--- a/x/accounts/defaults/lockup/go.mod
+++ b/x/accounts/defaults/lockup/go.mod
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ require (
 	cosmossdk.io/x/bank v0.0.0-20240226161501-23359a0b6d91
 	cosmossdk.io/x/distribution v0.0.0-00010101000000-000000000000
 	cosmossdk.io/x/staking v0.0.0-00010101000000-000000000000
-	github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk v0.51.0
+	github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk v0.53.0
 	github.com/cosmos/gogoproto v1.5.0
 )
 
diff --git a/x/accounts/defaults/multisig/go.mod b/x/accounts/defaults/multisig/go.mod
index 4a7254390618..4d2f36bbf0b0 100644
--- a/x/accounts/defaults/multisig/go.mod
+++ b/x/accounts/defaults/multisig/go.mod
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ require (
 	cosmossdk.io/x/accounts v0.0.0-00010101000000-000000000000
 	cosmossdk.io/x/bank v0.0.0-20240226161501-23359a0b6d91
 	github.com/cosmos/cosmos-proto v1.0.0-beta.5
-	github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk v0.51.0
+	github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk v0.53.0
 	github.com/cosmos/gogoproto v1.5.0
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.9.0
 	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.34.2
diff --git a/x/accounts/go.mod b/x/accounts/go.mod
index 30ddbf7df8f7..6a31a443a567 100644
--- a/x/accounts/go.mod
+++ b/x/accounts/go.mod
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ require (
 	cosmossdk.io/x/accounts/defaults/multisig v0.0.0-00010101000000-000000000000
 	cosmossdk.io/x/bank v0.0.0-20240226161501-23359a0b6d91
 	cosmossdk.io/x/tx v0.13.3
-	github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk v0.51.0
+	github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk v0.53.0
 	github.com/cosmos/gogoproto v1.5.0
 	github.com/decred/dcrd/dcrec/secp256k1/v4 v4.3.0
 	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.8.1
diff --git a/x/auth/go.mod b/x/auth/go.mod
index a22cb0b4b0d7..fc2484be29d2 100644
--- a/x/auth/go.mod
+++ b/x/auth/go.mod
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/cometbft/cometbft v1.0.0-rc1
 	github.com/cometbft/cometbft/api v1.0.0-rc.1
 	github.com/cosmos/cosmos-proto v1.0.0-beta.5
-	github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk v0.51.0
+	github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk v0.53.0
 	github.com/cosmos/gogoproto v1.5.0
 	github.com/decred/dcrd/dcrec/secp256k1/v4 v4.3.0
 	github.com/golang/mock v1.6.0
diff --git a/x/authz/go.mod b/x/authz/go.mod
index a262c055d6fc..0d3fa3c1bce2 100644
--- a/x/authz/go.mod
+++ b/x/authz/go.mod
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/cockroachdb/tokenbucket v0.0.0-20230807174530-cc333fc44b06 // indirect
 	github.com/cometbft/cometbft v1.0.0-rc1
 	github.com/cosmos/cosmos-proto v1.0.0-beta.5
-	github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk v0.51.0
+	github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk v0.53.0
 	github.com/cosmos/gogoproto v1.5.0
 	github.com/golang/mock v1.6.0
 	github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.4
diff --git a/x/bank/go.mod b/x/bank/go.mod
index 480d7c39ba4e..4346329fe3a4 100644
--- a/x/bank/go.mod
+++ b/x/bank/go.mod
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/cockroachdb/tokenbucket v0.0.0-20230807174530-cc333fc44b06 // indirect
 	github.com/cometbft/cometbft v1.0.0-rc1
 	github.com/cosmos/cosmos-proto v1.0.0-beta.5
-	github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk v0.51.0
+	github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk v0.53.0
 	github.com/cosmos/gogoproto v1.5.0
 	github.com/golang/mock v1.6.0
 	github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.4
diff --git a/x/circuit/go.mod b/x/circuit/go.mod
index 68b9e5ca1ff6..654470697deb 100644
--- a/x/circuit/go.mod
+++ b/x/circuit/go.mod
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ require (
 	cosmossdk.io/errors v1.0.1
 	cosmossdk.io/store v1.1.1-0.20240418092142-896cdf1971bc
 	cosmossdk.io/x/auth v0.0.0-00010101000000-000000000000
-	github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk v0.51.0
+	github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk v0.53.0
 	github.com/cosmos/gogoproto v1.5.0
 	github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.4
 	github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway v1.16.0
diff --git a/x/consensus/go.mod b/x/consensus/go.mod
index 3ca3a4af640b..1577c4a61aa6 100644
--- a/x/consensus/go.mod
+++ b/x/consensus/go.mod
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/cometbft/cometbft v1.0.0-rc1
 	github.com/cometbft/cometbft/api v1.0.0-rc.1
 	github.com/cosmos/cosmos-proto v1.0.0-beta.5
-	github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk v0.51.0
+	github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk v0.53.0
 	github.com/cosmos/gogoproto v1.5.0
 	github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.4
 	github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway v1.16.0
diff --git a/x/distribution/go.mod b/x/distribution/go.mod
index 5773e7fb3c21..a429835f472d 100644
--- a/x/distribution/go.mod
+++ b/x/distribution/go.mod
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ require (
 	cosmossdk.io/x/protocolpool v0.0.0-20230925135524-a1bc045b3190
 	cosmossdk.io/x/staking v0.0.0-00010101000000-000000000000
 	github.com/cosmos/cosmos-proto v1.0.0-beta.5
-	github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk v0.51.0
+	github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk v0.53.0
 	github.com/cosmos/gogoproto v1.5.0
 	github.com/golang/mock v1.6.0
 	github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.4
diff --git a/x/epochs/go.mod b/x/epochs/go.mod
index 4642488a952e..ac8c5c24e823 100644
--- a/x/epochs/go.mod
+++ b/x/epochs/go.mod
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ require (
 	cosmossdk.io/errors v1.0.1
 	cosmossdk.io/store v1.1.1-0.20240418092142-896cdf1971bc
 	github.com/cosmos/cosmos-proto v1.0.0-beta.5
-	github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk v0.51.0
+	github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk v0.53.0
 	github.com/cosmos/gogoproto v1.5.0
 	github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.4
 	github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway v1.16.0
diff --git a/x/evidence/go.mod b/x/evidence/go.mod
index 680c72d2d6ce..48d3b802e6a9 100644
--- a/x/evidence/go.mod
+++ b/x/evidence/go.mod
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ require (
 	cosmossdk.io/store v1.1.1-0.20240418092142-896cdf1971bc
 	cosmossdk.io/x/consensus v0.0.0-00010101000000-000000000000
 	github.com/cosmos/cosmos-proto v1.0.0-beta.5
-	github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk v0.51.0
+	github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk v0.53.0
 	github.com/cosmos/gogoproto v1.5.0
 	github.com/golang/mock v1.6.0
 	github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.4
diff --git a/x/feegrant/go.mod b/x/feegrant/go.mod
index 87acb3ccf648..635aae076608 100644
--- a/x/feegrant/go.mod
+++ b/x/feegrant/go.mod
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ require (
 	cosmossdk.io/x/gov v0.0.0-20230925135524-a1bc045b3190
 	github.com/cometbft/cometbft v1.0.0-rc1
 	github.com/cosmos/cosmos-proto v1.0.0-beta.5
-	github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk v0.51.0
+	github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk v0.53.0
 	github.com/cosmos/gogoproto v1.5.0
 	github.com/golang/mock v1.6.0
 	github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.4
diff --git a/x/gov/go.mod b/x/gov/go.mod
index c15954f2056a..df9c1d63dd96 100644
--- a/x/gov/go.mod
+++ b/x/gov/go.mod
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/chzyer/readline v1.5.1
 	github.com/cometbft/cometbft v1.0.0-rc1
 	github.com/cosmos/cosmos-proto v1.0.0-beta.5
-	github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk v0.51.0
+	github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk v0.53.0
 	github.com/cosmos/gogoproto v1.5.0
 	github.com/golang/mock v1.6.0
 	github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.4
diff --git a/x/group/go.mod b/x/group/go.mod
index e0b54245f1d7..6ee302bcfafc 100644
--- a/x/group/go.mod
+++ b/x/group/go.mod
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/cometbft/cometbft/api v1.0.0-rc.1
 	github.com/cosmos/cosmos-db v1.0.2
 	github.com/cosmos/cosmos-proto v1.0.0-beta.5
-	github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk v0.51.0
+	github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk v0.53.0
 	github.com/cosmos/gogoproto v1.5.0
 	github.com/golang/mock v1.6.0
 	github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.4
diff --git a/x/mint/go.mod b/x/mint/go.mod
index 6305bbf9f42c..bbbc298e8dca 100644
--- a/x/mint/go.mod
+++ b/x/mint/go.mod
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ require (
 	cosmossdk.io/x/epochs v0.0.0-20240522060652-a1ae4c3e0337
 	github.com/cockroachdb/tokenbucket v0.0.0-20230807174530-cc333fc44b06 // indirect
 	github.com/cosmos/cosmos-proto v1.0.0-beta.5
-	github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk v0.51.0
+	github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk v0.53.0
 	github.com/cosmos/gogoproto v1.5.0
 	github.com/golang/mock v1.6.0
 	github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.4
diff --git a/x/nft/go.mod b/x/nft/go.mod
index 28d524d6d9f5..fc10149a2abd 100644
--- a/x/nft/go.mod
+++ b/x/nft/go.mod
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ require (
 	cosmossdk.io/math v1.3.0
 	cosmossdk.io/store v1.1.1-0.20240418092142-896cdf1971bc
 	github.com/cosmos/cosmos-proto v1.0.0-beta.5
-	github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk v0.51.0
+	github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk v0.53.0
 	github.com/cosmos/gogoproto v1.5.0
 	github.com/golang/mock v1.6.0
 	github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.4
diff --git a/x/params/go.mod b/x/params/go.mod
index ca7924a8fe9f..89d78a5e5826 100644
--- a/x/params/go.mod
+++ b/x/params/go.mod
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/cometbft/cometbft/api v1.0.0-rc.1
 	github.com/cosmos/cosmos-db v1.0.2
 	github.com/cosmos/cosmos-proto v1.0.0-beta.5
-	github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk v0.51.0
+	github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk v0.53.0
 	github.com/cosmos/gogoproto v1.5.0
 	github.com/golang/mock v1.6.0
 	github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.4
diff --git a/x/protocolpool/go.mod b/x/protocolpool/go.mod
index c0959364d6ad..0c4ad683e2a7 100644
--- a/x/protocolpool/go.mod
+++ b/x/protocolpool/go.mod
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ require (
 	cosmossdk.io/store v1.1.1-0.20240418092142-896cdf1971bc
 	cosmossdk.io/x/auth v0.0.0-00010101000000-000000000000
 	github.com/cosmos/cosmos-proto v1.0.0-beta.5
-	github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk v0.51.0
+	github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk v0.53.0
 	github.com/cosmos/gogoproto v1.5.0
 	github.com/golang/mock v1.6.0
 	github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.4
diff --git a/x/slashing/go.mod b/x/slashing/go.mod
index b60bdb431e11..90077e025001 100644
--- a/x/slashing/go.mod
+++ b/x/slashing/go.mod
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ require (
 	cosmossdk.io/x/staking v0.0.0-00010101000000-000000000000
 	github.com/bits-and-blooms/bitset v1.10.0
 	github.com/cosmos/cosmos-proto v1.0.0-beta.5
-	github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk v0.51.0
+	github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk v0.53.0
 	github.com/cosmos/gogoproto v1.5.0
 	github.com/golang/mock v1.6.0
 	github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.4
diff --git a/x/staking/go.mod b/x/staking/go.mod
index 5ad5d4f275cf..8f761dfc98cd 100644
--- a/x/staking/go.mod
+++ b/x/staking/go.mod
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/cometbft/cometbft v1.0.0-rc1
 	github.com/cometbft/cometbft/api v1.0.0-rc.1
 	github.com/cosmos/cosmos-proto v1.0.0-beta.5
-	github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk v0.51.0
+	github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk v0.53.0
 	github.com/cosmos/gogoproto v1.5.0
 	github.com/golang/mock v1.6.0
 	github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.4
diff --git a/x/upgrade/go.mod b/x/upgrade/go.mod
index e646726b215b..ad960559819b 100644
--- a/x/upgrade/go.mod
+++ b/x/upgrade/go.mod
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/cometbft/cometbft/api v1.0.0-rc.1
 	github.com/cosmos/cosmos-db v1.0.2
 	github.com/cosmos/cosmos-proto v1.0.0-beta.5
-	github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk v0.51.0
+	github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk v0.53.0
 	github.com/cosmos/gogoproto v1.5.0
 	github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.4
 	github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway v1.16.0