diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 1f97fe7cef57..06a9744ef30c 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ require (
 	cosmossdk.io/x/feegrant v0.0.0-20230117113717-50e7c4a4ceff
 	cosmossdk.io/x/nft v0.0.0-20230113085233-fae3332d62fc
 	cosmossdk.io/x/upgrade v0.0.0-20230127052425-54c8e1568335
-	github.com/cometbft/cometbft v0.37.0-alpha.3
+	github.com/cometbft/cometbft v0.37.0-rc3
 	github.com/cosmos/cosmos-db v1.0.0-rc.1
 	// this version is not used as it is always replaced by the latest Cosmos SDK version
 	github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk v0.48.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index f02c6e592925..af7e411bf3b9 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -329,8 +329,8 @@ github.com/codahale/hdrhistogram v0.0.0-20161010025455-3a0bb77429bd/go.mod h1:sE
 github.com/codegangsta/inject v0.0.0-20150114235600-33e0aa1cb7c0/go.mod h1:4Zcjuz89kmFXt9morQgcfYZAYZ5n8WHjt81YYWIwtTM=
 github.com/coinbase/rosetta-sdk-go/types v1.0.0 h1:jpVIwLcPoOeCR6o1tU+Xv7r5bMONNbHU7MuEHboiFuA=
 github.com/coinbase/rosetta-sdk-go/types v1.0.0/go.mod h1:eq7W2TMRH22GTW0N0beDnN931DW0/WOI1R2sdHNHG4c=
-github.com/cometbft/cometbft v0.37.0-alpha.3 h1:74F+cMr4pd1a2lFn/h4TxXmO8VWi3A2dxyoMcjlMWuQ=
-github.com/cometbft/cometbft v0.37.0-alpha.3/go.mod h1:dUGbIGYoLM11xUruTTJY4Xp9FHh6Nfu3Nots8/+UNSo=
+github.com/cometbft/cometbft v0.37.0-rc3 h1:A1SBK+mSyquHJpJ1q0soPl2JJ1iLIU0IbVzCmP14KiM=
+github.com/cometbft/cometbft v0.37.0-rc3/go.mod h1:Y2MMMN//O5K4YKd8ze4r9jmk4Y7h0ajqILXbH5JQFVs=
 github.com/cometbft/cometbft-db v0.7.0 h1:uBjbrBx4QzU0zOEnU8KxoDl18dMNgDh+zZRUE0ucsbo=
 github.com/cometbft/cometbft-db v0.7.0/go.mod h1:yiKJIm2WKrt6x8Cyxtq9YTEcIMPcEe4XPxhgX59Fzf0=
 github.com/confio/ics23/go v0.9.0 h1:cWs+wdbS2KRPZezoaaj+qBleXgUk5WOQFMP3CQFGTr4=