diff --git a/app/upgrades/types.go b/app/upgrades/types.go
index b3aabbaa3..0f68ae2af 100644
--- a/app/upgrades/types.go
+++ b/app/upgrades/types.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ const (
 	DevnetChainID         = "magic-1"
 	TestChainID           = "testchain1"
 	OsmosisTestnetChainID = "osmo-test-5"
+	JunoTestnetChainID    = "uni-6"
 
 	V010402rc1UpgradeName   = "v1.4.2-rc1"
 	V010402rc2UpgradeName   = "v1.4.2-rc2"
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ const (
 	V010404beta7UpgradeName = "v1.4.4-beta.7"
 	V010404rc0UpgradeName   = "v1.4.4-rc.0"
 	V010404beta8UpgradeName = "v1.4.4-beta.8"
+	V010404rc1UpgradeName   = "v1.4.4-rc.1"
 )
 
 // Upgrade defines a struct containing necessary fields that a SoftwareUpgradeProposal
diff --git a/app/upgrades/upgrades.go b/app/upgrades/upgrades.go
index 37432df0f..ec7ccedca 100644
--- a/app/upgrades/upgrades.go
+++ b/app/upgrades/upgrades.go
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ func Upgrades() []Upgrade {
 		{UpgradeName: V010404beta7UpgradeName, CreateUpgradeHandler: V010404beta7UpgradeHandler},
 		{UpgradeName: V010404rc0UpgradeName, CreateUpgradeHandler: V010404rc0UpgradeHandler},
 		{UpgradeName: V010404beta8UpgradeName, CreateUpgradeHandler: V010404beta8UpgradeHandler},
+		{UpgradeName: V010404rc1UpgradeName, CreateUpgradeHandler: V010404rc1UpgradeHandler},
 	}
 }
 
@@ -467,6 +468,45 @@ func V010404beta8UpgradeHandler(
 	}
 }
 
+func V010404rc1UpgradeHandler(
+	mm *module.Manager,
+	configurator module.Configurator,
+	appKeepers *keepers.AppKeepers,
+) upgradetypes.UpgradeHandler {
+	return func(ctx sdk.Context, _ upgradetypes.Plan, fromVM module.VersionMap) (module.VersionMap, error) {
+		if isTestnet(ctx) || isTest(ctx) || isDevnet(ctx) {
+
+			appKeepers.InterchainstakingKeeper.RemoveZoneAndAssociatedRecords(ctx, JunoTestnetChainID)
+			vals := appKeepers.InterchainstakingKeeper.GetValidators(ctx, JunoTestnetChainID)
+			for _, val := range vals {
+				valoper, _ := addressutils.ValAddressFromBech32(val.ValoperAddress, "junovaloper")
+				appKeepers.InterchainstakingKeeper.DeleteValidator(ctx, JunoTestnetChainID, valoper)
+			}
+
+			pdType, exists := prtypes.ProtocolDataType_value["ProtocolDataTypeConnection"]
+			if !exists {
+				panic("connection protocol data type not found")
+			}
+
+			appKeepers.ParticipationRewardsKeeper.DeleteProtocolData(ctx, prtypes.GetProtocolDataKey(prtypes.ProtocolDataType(pdType), []byte(JunoTestnetChainID)))
+
+			appKeepers.InterchainstakingKeeper.IterateWithdrawalRecords(ctx, func(index int64, record icstypes.WithdrawalRecord) (stop bool) {
+				if (record.Status == icstypes.WithdrawStatusSend) || record.Requeued || ((record.CompletionTime != time.Time{}) && (record.CompletionTime.Before(ctx.BlockTime()))) {
+					record.Acknowledged = true
+				}
+
+				if (record.ChainId == "elgafar-1") && (record.CompletionTime == time.Time{}) {
+					record.Acknowledged = true
+				}
+
+				appKeepers.InterchainstakingKeeper.SetWithdrawalRecord(ctx, record)
+				return false
+			})
+		}
+		return mm.RunMigrations(ctx, configurator, fromVM)
+	}
+}
+
 // func V010400UpgradeHandler(
 //	mm *module.Manager,
 //	configurator module.Configurator,