diff --git a/e2e/go.mod b/e2e/go.mod
index da79fe1c693..044ca04f7b0 100644
--- a/e2e/go.mod
+++ b/e2e/go.mod
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/cosmos/interchain-accounts v0.5.1
 	github.com/docker/docker v20.10.19+incompatible
 	github.com/strangelove-ventures/interchaintest/v7 v7.0.0-20230503171723-5e55f37618b7
-	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.3
+	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.4
 	go.uber.org/zap v1.24.0
 	golang.org/x/mod v0.10.0
 	google.golang.org/grpc v1.55.0
diff --git a/e2e/go.sum b/e2e/go.sum
index 448826805b1..0d375fed1f0 100644
--- a/e2e/go.sum
+++ b/e2e/go.sum
@@ -998,8 +998,8 @@ github.com/stretchr/testify v1.7.2/go.mod h1:R6va5+xMeoiuVRoj+gSkQ7d3FALtqAAGI1F
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.0/go.mod h1:yNjHg4UonilssWZ8iaSj1OCr/vHnekPRkoO+kdMU+MU=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.1/go.mod h1:w2LPCIKwWwSfY2zedu0+kehJoqGctiVI29o6fzry7u4=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.2/go.mod h1:w2LPCIKwWwSfY2zedu0+kehJoqGctiVI29o6fzry7u4=
-github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.3 h1:RP3t2pwF7cMEbC1dqtB6poj3niw/9gnV4Cjg5oW5gtY=
-github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.3/go.mod h1:sz/lmYIOXD/1dqDmKjjqLyZ2RngseejIcXlSw2iwfAo=
+github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.4 h1:CcVxjf3Q8PM0mHUKJCdn+eZZtm5yQwehR5yeSVQQcUk=
+github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.4/go.mod h1:sz/lmYIOXD/1dqDmKjjqLyZ2RngseejIcXlSw2iwfAo=
 github.com/subosito/gotenv v1.4.2 h1:X1TuBLAMDFbaTAChgCBLu3DU3UPyELpnF2jjJ2cz/S8=
 github.com/subosito/gotenv v1.4.2/go.mod h1:ayKnFf/c6rvx/2iiLrJUk1e6plDbT3edrFNGqEflhK0=
 github.com/syndtr/goleveldb v1.0.1-0.20220721030215-126854af5e6d h1:vfofYNRScrDdvS342BElfbETmL1Aiz3i2t0zfRj16Hs=
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 9e69238f35d..7edb30181b9 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/spf13/cast v1.5.1
 	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.7.0
 	github.com/spf13/viper v1.15.0
-	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.3
+	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.4
 	google.golang.org/genproto v0.0.0-20230306155012-7f2fa6fef1f4
 	google.golang.org/grpc v1.55.0
 	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.30.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 1d930b24f3e..d0b75ca3852 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -904,8 +904,8 @@ github.com/stretchr/testify v1.7.0/go.mod h1:6Fq8oRcR53rry900zMqJjRRixrwX3KX962/
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.7.1/go.mod h1:6Fq8oRcR53rry900zMqJjRRixrwX3KX962/h/Wwjteg=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.0/go.mod h1:yNjHg4UonilssWZ8iaSj1OCr/vHnekPRkoO+kdMU+MU=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.1/go.mod h1:w2LPCIKwWwSfY2zedu0+kehJoqGctiVI29o6fzry7u4=
-github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.3 h1:RP3t2pwF7cMEbC1dqtB6poj3niw/9gnV4Cjg5oW5gtY=
-github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.3/go.mod h1:sz/lmYIOXD/1dqDmKjjqLyZ2RngseejIcXlSw2iwfAo=
+github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.4 h1:CcVxjf3Q8PM0mHUKJCdn+eZZtm5yQwehR5yeSVQQcUk=
+github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.4/go.mod h1:sz/lmYIOXD/1dqDmKjjqLyZ2RngseejIcXlSw2iwfAo=
 github.com/subosito/gotenv v1.4.2 h1:X1TuBLAMDFbaTAChgCBLu3DU3UPyELpnF2jjJ2cz/S8=
 github.com/subosito/gotenv v1.4.2/go.mod h1:ayKnFf/c6rvx/2iiLrJUk1e6plDbT3edrFNGqEflhK0=
 github.com/syndtr/goleveldb v1.0.1-0.20210819022825-2ae1ddf74ef7 h1:epCh84lMvA70Z7CTTCmYQn2CKbY8j86K7/FAIr141uY=
diff --git a/modules/capability/go.mod b/modules/capability/go.mod
index a500597cfec..2a5fd794f8a 100644
--- a/modules/capability/go.mod
+++ b/modules/capability/go.mod
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v7 v7.0.0
 	github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway v1.16.0
 	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.7.0
-	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.3
+	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.4
 	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.3.0
 )
 
diff --git a/modules/capability/go.sum b/modules/capability/go.sum
index ed4ebf4a4a9..14917c594eb 100644
--- a/modules/capability/go.sum
+++ b/modules/capability/go.sum
@@ -921,8 +921,8 @@ github.com/stretchr/testify v1.7.1/go.mod h1:6Fq8oRcR53rry900zMqJjRRixrwX3KX962/
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.7.2/go.mod h1:R6va5+xMeoiuVRoj+gSkQ7d3FALtqAAGI1FQKckRals=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.0/go.mod h1:yNjHg4UonilssWZ8iaSj1OCr/vHnekPRkoO+kdMU+MU=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.1/go.mod h1:w2LPCIKwWwSfY2zedu0+kehJoqGctiVI29o6fzry7u4=
-github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.3 h1:RP3t2pwF7cMEbC1dqtB6poj3niw/9gnV4Cjg5oW5gtY=
-github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.3/go.mod h1:sz/lmYIOXD/1dqDmKjjqLyZ2RngseejIcXlSw2iwfAo=
+github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.4 h1:CcVxjf3Q8PM0mHUKJCdn+eZZtm5yQwehR5yeSVQQcUk=
+github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.4/go.mod h1:sz/lmYIOXD/1dqDmKjjqLyZ2RngseejIcXlSw2iwfAo=
 github.com/subosito/gotenv v1.4.2 h1:X1TuBLAMDFbaTAChgCBLu3DU3UPyELpnF2jjJ2cz/S8=
 github.com/subosito/gotenv v1.4.2/go.mod h1:ayKnFf/c6rvx/2iiLrJUk1e6plDbT3edrFNGqEflhK0=
 github.com/syndtr/goleveldb v1.0.1-0.20220721030215-126854af5e6d h1:vfofYNRScrDdvS342BElfbETmL1Aiz3i2t0zfRj16Hs=