diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index e4f452bd06d..31da1395b22 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
-          go-version: "1.19"
+          go-version: "1.21"
           check-latest: true
       - uses: technote-space/get-diff-action@v6.1.1
         id: git_diff
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
index 34f9bf83263..31e9e46e1e6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
-          go-version: "1.19"
+          go-version: "1.21"
           check-latest: true
       # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
       - name: Initialize CodeQL
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependabot-update-all.yml b/.github/workflows/dependabot-update-all.yml
index cc5589ab7e5..57389e4a6f2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dependabot-update-all.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependabot-update-all.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
           token: ${{ secrets.PRBOT_PAT }}
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
-          go-version: "1.19"
+          go-version: "1.21"
           check-latest: true
       - name: Extract updated dependency
         id: deps
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependencies-review.yml b/.github/workflows/dependencies-review.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 7503a971803..00000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/dependencies-review.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-name: "Dependency Review"
-on: pull_request
-
-permissions:
-  contents: read
-
-jobs:
-  dependency-review:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
-        with:
-          go-version: "1.21"
-          check-latest: true
-      - name: "Checkout Repository"
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - name: "Dependency Review"
-        uses: actions/dependency-review-action@v3
-      - name: "Dependency audit"
-        run: ./scripts/dep-assert.sh
-      - name: "Go vulnerability check"
-        run: make vulncheck
diff --git a/.github/workflows/labeler.yml b/.github/workflows/labeler.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 2d9b4acec71..00000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/labeler.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-name: "Pull Request Labeler"
-on:
-  - pull_request_target
-
-permissions:
-  contents: read
-
-jobs:
-  labeler:
-    permissions:
-      contents: read  # for actions/labeler to determine modified files
-      pull-requests: write  # for actions/labeler to add labels to PRs
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/labeler@main
-        with:
-          repo-token: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index b4861d80abc..0c7444a8e86 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
-          go-version: "1.19"
+          go-version: "1.21"
           check-latest: true
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: golangci-lint
         uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v3
         with:
           # Optional: version of golangci-lint to use in form of v1.2 or v1.2.3 or `latest` to use the latest version
-          version: v1.50.1
+          version: v1.59.1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/project.yml b/.github/workflows/project.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 5978270a57a..00000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/project.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-name: Add PR to project
-
-on:
-  pull_request:
-    types:
-      - opened
-      - reopened
-
-jobs:
-  add-to-project:
-    name: Add pull request to project
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/add-to-project@v0.3.0
-        with:
-          project-url: https://github.com/orgs/cosmos/projects/26
-          github-token: ${{ secrets.PERSONAL_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-cosmovisor.yml b/.github/workflows/release-cosmovisor.yml
index 9b64aac56ba..82d38ade492 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-cosmovisor.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-cosmovisor.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
-          go-version: "1.19"
+          go-version: "1.21"
           check-latest: true
       # get 'v*.*.*' part from 'cosmovisor/v*.*.*' and save to $GITHUB_ENV
       - name: Set env
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-rosetta.yml b/.github/workflows/release-rosetta.yml
index 577edbce7de..8fa53f8999d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-rosetta.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-rosetta.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
-          go-version: "1.19"
+          go-version: "1.21"
           check-latest: true
       # get 'v*.*.*' part from 'rosetta/v*.*.*' and save to $GITHUB_ENV
       - name: Set env
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 6a129b61464..853f103f6cf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
-          go-version: "1.19"
+          go-version: "1.21"
           check-latest: true
       - name: Unshallow
         run: git fetch --prune --unshallow
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sims-045.yml b/.github/workflows/sims-045.yml
index 2c768e27272..d7eb2d8fce6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sims-045.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sims-045.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
           ref: "release/v0.45.x"
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
-          go-version: "1.19"
+          go-version: "1.21"
           check-latest: true
       - run: make build
 
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
-          go-version: "1.19"
+          go-version: "1.21"
           check-latest: true
       - name: Install runsim
         run: go install github.com/cosmos/tools/cmd/runsim@v1.0.0
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ jobs:
           ref: "release/v0.45.x"
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
-          go-version: "1.19"
+          go-version: "1.21"
           check-latest: true
       - uses: actions/cache@v3
         with:
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ jobs:
           ref: "release/v0.45.x"
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
-          go-version: "1.19"
+          go-version: "1.21"
           check-latest: true
       - uses: actions/cache@v3
         with:
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ jobs:
           ref: "release/v0.45.x"
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
-          go-version: "1.19"
+          go-version: "1.21"
           check-latest: true
       - uses: actions/cache@v3
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sims-046.yml b/.github/workflows/sims-046.yml
index 293872992c8..7283aadb11e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sims-046.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sims-046.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
           ref: "release/v0.46.x"
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
-          go-version: "1.19"
+          go-version: "1.21"
           check-latest: true
       - run: make build
 
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
-          go-version: "1.19"
+          go-version: "1.21"
           check-latest: true
       - name: Install runsim
         run: go install github.com/cosmos/tools/cmd/runsim@v1.0.0
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ jobs:
           ref: "release/v0.46.x"
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
-          go-version: "1.19"
+          go-version: "1.21"
           check-latest: true
       - uses: actions/cache@v3
         with:
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ jobs:
           ref: "release/v0.46.x"
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
-          go-version: "1.19"
+          go-version: "1.21"
           check-latest: true
       - uses: actions/cache@v3
         with:
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ jobs:
           ref: "release/v0.46.x"
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
-          go-version: "1.19"
+          go-version: "1.21"
           check-latest: true
       - uses: actions/cache@v3
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sims-047.yml b/.github/workflows/sims-047.yml
index 8219ff6edf2..4ecd8c3fe31 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sims-047.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sims-047.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
           ref: "release/v0.47.x"
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
-          go-version: "1.19"
+          go-version: "1.21"
           check-latest: true
       - run: make build
 
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
-          go-version: "1.19"
+          go-version: "1.21"
           check-latest: true
       - name: Install runsim
         run: go install github.com/cosmos/tools/cmd/runsim@v1.0.0
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ jobs:
           ref: "release/v0.47.x"
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
-          go-version: "1.19"
+          go-version: "1.21"
           check-latest: true
       - uses: actions/cache@v3
         with:
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ jobs:
           ref: "release/v0.47.x"
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
-          go-version: "1.19"
+          go-version: "1.21"
           check-latest: true
       - uses: actions/cache@v3
         with:
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ jobs:
           ref: "release/v0.47.x"
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
-          go-version: "1.19"
+          go-version: "1.21"
           check-latest: true
       - uses: actions/cache@v3
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sims-nightly.yml b/.github/workflows/sims-nightly.yml
index 804bf9147b0..767b6e719c4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sims-nightly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sims-nightly.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
-          go-version: "1.19"
+          go-version: "1.21"
           check-latest: true
       - name: Install runsim
         run: go install github.com/cosmos/tools/cmd/runsim@v1.0.0
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
-          go-version: "1.19"
+          go-version: "1.21"
           check-latest: true
       - uses: actions/cache@v3
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sims.yml b/.github/workflows/sims.yml
index 45ac6f0f609..9f7c3cee0b5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sims.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sims.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
-          go-version: "1.19"
+          go-version: "1.21"
           check-latest: true
       - run: make build
       - name: Install runsim
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
-          go-version: "1.19"
+          go-version: "1.21"
           check-latest: true
       - uses: actions/cache@v3
         with:
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
-          go-version: "1.19"
+          go-version: "1.21"
           check-latest: true
       - uses: actions/cache@v3
         with:
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
-          go-version: "1.19"
+          go-version: "1.21"
           check-latest: true
       - uses: actions/cache@v3
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 76fa60202e4..c9f4e5a6621 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
-          go-version: "1.19"
+          go-version: "1.21"
           check-latest: true
       - name: Create a file with all core Cosmos SDK pkgs
         run: go list ./... > pkgs.txt
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
-          go-version: "1.19"
+          go-version: "1.21"
           check-latest: true
           cache: true
           cache-dependency-path: go.sum
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
-          go-version: "1.19"
+          go-version: "1.21"
           check-latest: true
           cache: true
           cache-dependency-path: go.sum
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
-          go-version: "1.19"
+          go-version: "1.21"
           check-latest: true
           cache: true
           cache-dependency-path: go.sum
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
-          go-version: "1.19"
+          go-version: "1.21"
           check-latest: true
           cache: true
           cache-dependency-path: go.sum
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
-          go-version: "1.19"
+          go-version: "1.21"
           check-latest: true
           cache: true
           cache-dependency-path: go.sum
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
-          go-version: "1.19"
+          go-version: "1.21"
           check-latest: true
           cache: true
           cache-dependency-path: simapp/go.sum