diff --git a/simapp/go.mod b/simapp/go.mod
index 03dac272f95b..f532c81eb810 100644
--- a/simapp/go.mod
+++ b/simapp/go.mod
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ require (
 	cosmossdk.io/api v0.7.5
 	cosmossdk.io/client/v2 v2.0.0-beta.2.0.20240625194835-17173894fea9 // TODO(@julienrbrt): tag client/v2
 	cosmossdk.io/collections v0.4.0 // indirect
-	cosmossdk.io/core v0.11.0
+	cosmossdk.io/core v0.12.0
 	cosmossdk.io/depinject v1.0.0-alpha.4
 	cosmossdk.io/log v1.3.1
 	cosmossdk.io/math v1.3.0
diff --git a/simapp/go.sum b/simapp/go.sum
index 538afa422a1d..ef08c6ac2f0d 100644
--- a/simapp/go.sum
+++ b/simapp/go.sum
@@ -190,8 +190,8 @@ cosmossdk.io/client/v2 v2.0.0-beta.2.0.20240625194835-17173894fea9 h1:VthAG0FthJ
 cosmossdk.io/client/v2 v2.0.0-beta.2.0.20240625194835-17173894fea9/go.mod h1:8QAyewD7rDWeJGqedFBpeqJ9XLIJAkt1TDhCf1gsN9o=
 cosmossdk.io/collections v0.4.0 h1:PFmwj2W8szgpD5nOd8GWH6AbYNi1f2J6akWXJ7P5t9s=
 cosmossdk.io/collections v0.4.0/go.mod h1:oa5lUING2dP+gdDquow+QjlF45eL1t4TJDypgGd+tv0=
-cosmossdk.io/core v0.11.0 h1:vtIafqUi+1ZNAE/oxLOQQ7Oek2n4S48SWLG8h/+wdbo=
-cosmossdk.io/core v0.11.0/go.mod h1:LaTtayWBSoacF5xNzoF8tmLhehqlA9z1SWiPuNC6X1w=
+cosmossdk.io/core v0.12.0 h1:aFuvkG6eDv0IQC+UDjx86wxNWVAxdCFk7OABJ1Vh4RU=
+cosmossdk.io/core v0.12.0/go.mod h1:LaTtayWBSoacF5xNzoF8tmLhehqlA9z1SWiPuNC6X1w=
 cosmossdk.io/depinject v1.0.0-alpha.4 h1:PLNp8ZYAMPTUKyG9IK2hsbciDWqna2z1Wsl98okJopc=
 cosmossdk.io/depinject v1.0.0-alpha.4/go.mod h1:HeDk7IkR5ckZ3lMGs/o91AVUc7E596vMaOmslGFM3yU=
 cosmossdk.io/errors v1.0.1 h1:bzu+Kcr0kS/1DuPBtUFdWjzLqyUuCiyHjyJB6srBV/0=