diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 75834d690d..858efad24a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ start-stress-test: zetanode
 #TODO: replace OLD_VERSION with v16 tag once its available
 zetanode-upgrade: zetanode
 	@echo "Building zetanode-upgrade"
-	$(DOCKER) build -t zetanode:old -f Dockerfile-localnet --target old-runtime --build-arg OLD_VERSION='release/v16' .
+	$(DOCKER) build -t zetanode:old -f Dockerfile-localnet --target old-runtime --build-arg OLD_VERSION='release/v17' .
 	$(DOCKER) build -t orchestrator -f contrib/localnet/orchestrator/Dockerfile.fastbuild .
 .PHONY: zetanode-upgrade
 
diff --git a/app/setup_handlers.go b/app/setup_handlers.go
index 7fe7bc1f8f..df6ef31c9b 100644
--- a/app/setup_handlers.go
+++ b/app/setup_handlers.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import (
 	"golang.org/x/exp/slices"
 
 	"github.com/zeta-chain/zetacore/pkg/constant"
+	authoritytypes "github.com/zeta-chain/zetacore/x/authority/types"
 	emissionstypes "github.com/zeta-chain/zetacore/x/emissions/types"
 	ibccrosschaintypes "github.com/zeta-chain/zetacore/x/ibccrosschain/types"
 )
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ func SetupHandlers(app *App) {
 		govtypes.ModuleName,
 		crisistypes.ModuleName,
 		emissionstypes.ModuleName,
+		authoritytypes.ModuleName,
 	}
 	allUpgrades := upgradeTracker{
 		upgrades: []upgradeTrackerItem{
diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index 9d439de407..70116d7939 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 * [2319](https://github.com/zeta-chain/node/pull/2319) - use `CheckAuthorization` function in all messages
 * [2325](https://github.com/zeta-chain/node/pull/2325) - revert telemetry server changes
 * [2339](https://github.com/zeta-chain/node/pull/2339) - add binaries related question to syncing issue form
+* [2366](https://github.com/zeta-chain/node/pull/2366) - add migration script for adding authorizations table
 
 ### Refactor
 
diff --git a/x/authority/keeper/migrator.go b/x/authority/keeper/migrator.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9edf014b1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x/authority/keeper/migrator.go
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+package keeper
+
+import (
+	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
+
+	v2 "github.com/zeta-chain/zetacore/x/authority/migrations/v2"
+)
+
+// Migrator is a struct for handling in-place store migrations.
+type Migrator struct {
+	authorityKeeper Keeper
+}
+
+// NewMigrator returns a new Migrator for the authority module.
+func NewMigrator(keeper Keeper) Migrator {
+	return Migrator{
+		authorityKeeper: keeper,
+	}
+}
+
+// Migrate1to2 migrates the authority store from consensus version 1 to 2
+func (m Migrator) Migrate1to2(ctx sdk.Context) error {
+	return v2.MigrateStore(ctx, m.authorityKeeper)
+}
diff --git a/x/authority/migrations/v2/migrate.go b/x/authority/migrations/v2/migrate.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5b9bbd3d83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x/authority/migrations/v2/migrate.go
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+package v2
+
+import (
+	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
+
+	"github.com/zeta-chain/zetacore/x/authority/types"
+)
+
+type authorityKeeper interface {
+	SetAuthorizationList(ctx sdk.Context, list types.AuthorizationList)
+}
+
+// MigrateStore migrates the authority module state from the consensus version 1 to 2
+func MigrateStore(
+	ctx sdk.Context,
+	keeper authorityKeeper,
+) error {
+	ctx.Logger().Info("Migrating authority store from version 1 to 2")
+	keeper.SetAuthorizationList(ctx, types.DefaultAuthorizationsList())
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/x/authority/migrations/v2/migrate_test.go b/x/authority/migrations/v2/migrate_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d8cbdbf6fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x/authority/migrations/v2/migrate_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+package v2_test
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+
+	keepertest "github.com/zeta-chain/zetacore/testutil/keeper"
+	v2 "github.com/zeta-chain/zetacore/x/authority/migrations/v2"
+	"github.com/zeta-chain/zetacore/x/authority/types"
+)
+
+func TestMigrateStore(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("Set authorization list", func(t *testing.T) {
+		k, ctx := keepertest.AuthorityKeeper(t)
+
+		list, found := k.GetAuthorizationList(ctx)
+		require.False(t, found)
+		require.Equal(t, types.AuthorizationList{}, list)
+
+		err := v2.MigrateStore(ctx, *k)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		list, found = k.GetAuthorizationList(ctx)
+		require.True(t, found)
+		require.Equal(t, types.DefaultAuthorizationsList(), list)
+	})
+}
diff --git a/x/authority/module.go b/x/authority/module.go
index f92da86e37..696c9c1edb 100644
--- a/x/authority/module.go
+++ b/x/authority/module.go
@@ -122,6 +122,10 @@ func (am AppModule) Name() string {
 func (am AppModule) RegisterServices(cfg module.Configurator) {
 	types.RegisterMsgServer(cfg.MsgServer(), keeper.NewMsgServerImpl(am.keeper))
 	types.RegisterQueryServer(cfg.QueryServer(), am.keeper)
+	m := keeper.NewMigrator(am.keeper)
+	if err := cfg.RegisterMigration(types.ModuleName, 1, m.Migrate1to2); err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
 }
 
 // RegisterInvariants registers the authority module's invariants.
@@ -146,7 +150,7 @@ func (am AppModule) ExportGenesis(ctx sdk.Context, cdc codec.JSONCodec) json.Raw
 }
 
 // ConsensusVersion implements AppModule/ConsensusVersion.
-func (AppModule) ConsensusVersion() uint64 { return 1 }
+func (AppModule) ConsensusVersion() uint64 { return 2 }
 
 // BeginBlock executes all ABCI BeginBlock logic respective to the authority module.
 func (am AppModule) BeginBlock(_ sdk.Context, _ abci.RequestBeginBlock) {}
diff --git a/x/authority/types/authorization_list_test.go b/x/authority/types/authorization_list_test.go
index ee301c92d6..4a1cf701e8 100644
--- a/x/authority/types/authorization_list_test.go
+++ b/x/authority/types/authorization_list_test.go
@@ -209,6 +209,11 @@ func TestAuthorizationList_Validate(t *testing.T) {
 		authorizations types.AuthorizationList
 		expectedError  error
 	}{
+		{
+			name:           "validate default authorizations list",
+			authorizations: types.DefaultAuthorizationsList(),
+			expectedError:  nil,
+		},
 		{
 			name: "validate successfully",
 			authorizations: types.AuthorizationList{Authorizations: []types.Authorization{