diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index ff7c4bd07..c61dbe9a1 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ steps:
       password:
         from_secret: docker_password
       tags:
-        - 15.0.0-alpha.7
+        - 15.0.0-alpha.8
     when:
       event:
         - push
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ steps:
     environment:
       GOPROXY: http://goproxy
   - name: stargaze
-    image: publicawesome/stargaze:14.0.0-rc.2
+    image: publicawesome/stargaze:14.0.0
     commands:
       - ./scripts/ci/upgrade/setup-preinstalled-stargaze.sh
     environment:
@@ -348,12 +348,12 @@ steps:
     commands:
       - /bin/bash ./scripts/ci/transfer-relayer-v1.7.sh
   - name: proposal
-    image: publicawesome/stargaze:14.0.0-rc.2
+    image: publicawesome/stargaze:14.0.0
     commands:
       - ./scripts/ci/upgrade/proposal.sh
   - name: stargaze-upgraded
     pull: always
-    image: publicawesome/stargaze:15.0.0-alpha.7
+    image: publicawesome/stargaze:15.0.0-alpha.8
     commands:
       - ./scripts/ci/upgrade/run-upgrade.sh
     environment:
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ steps:
         - http://icad:26657
   - name: check-params
     pull: always
-    image: publicawesome/stargaze:15.0.0-alpha.7
+    image: publicawesome/stargaze:15.0.0-alpha.8
     commands:
       - starsd q mint params --node http://stargaze-upgraded:26657
       - starsd q alloc params --node http://stargaze-upgraded:26657
@@ -424,6 +424,6 @@ volumes:
 
 ---
 kind: signature
-hmac: 556584e395ad80e6ba22597ba36bbd28b6fbfe44a2e9fe5f2510ee875ff74ec6
+hmac: 1fa82bda77a029c13e98d30cc649d792cca23ee1eeb77f7297722b087330db85
 
 ...
diff --git a/app/params/config.go b/app/params/config.go
index 3d179b816..d84c73f78 100644
--- a/app/params/config.go
+++ b/app/params/config.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ func DefaultConfig() (string, interface{}) {
 
 	wasmConfig.SimulationGasLimit = &simulationLimit
 	wasmConfig.SmartQueryGasLimit = 25_000_000
-	wasmConfig.MemoryCacheSize = 512
+	wasmConfig.MemoryCacheSize = 1024
 	wasmConfig.ContractDebugMode = false
 
 	customConfig := CustomAppConfig{
diff --git a/cmd/starsd/cmd/init.go b/cmd/starsd/cmd/init.go
index da8ac11e1..db96e7d9f 100644
--- a/cmd/starsd/cmd/init.go
+++ b/cmd/starsd/cmd/init.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"time"
 
 	"cosmossdk.io/math/unsafe"
 	cfg "github.com/cometbft/cometbft/config"
@@ -178,6 +179,8 @@ func InitCmd(mbm module.BasicManager, defaultNodeHome string) *cobra.Command {
 
 			toPrint := newPrintInfo(config.Moniker, chainID, nodeID, "", appState)
 
+			config.Consensus.TimeoutCommit = 2750 * time.Millisecond
+			config.Consensus.TimeoutPropose = 1750 * time.Millisecond
 			cfg.WriteConfigFile(filepath.Join(config.RootDir, "config", "config.toml"), config)
 			return displayInfo(toPrint)
 		},
diff --git a/scripts/ci/upgrade/proposal.sh b/scripts/ci/upgrade/proposal.sh
index 55d9ac3fd..c562993f9 100755
--- a/scripts/ci/upgrade/proposal.sh
+++ b/scripts/ci/upgrade/proposal.sh
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ starsd q distribution community-pool --node http://stargaze:26657
 HEIGHT=$(starsd status --node http://stargaze:26657 --home $STARGAZE_HOME | jq .SyncInfo.latest_block_height -r)
 
 echo "current height $HEIGHT"
-HEIGHT=$(expr $HEIGHT + 450) 
+HEIGHT=$(expr $HEIGHT + 700) 
 echo "submit with height $HEIGHT"
 cat <<EOT >> proposal.json
 {
diff --git a/scripts/ci/upgrade/setup-preinstalled-stargaze.sh b/scripts/ci/upgrade/setup-preinstalled-stargaze.sh
index 6383fa261..5dd1eb621 100755
--- a/scripts/ci/upgrade/setup-preinstalled-stargaze.sh
+++ b/scripts/ci/upgrade/setup-preinstalled-stargaze.sh
@@ -29,4 +29,4 @@ starsd genesis add-genesis-account stars103y4f6h80lc45nr8chuzr3fyzqywm9n0gnr394
 starsd genesis add-genesis-account $(starsd keys --keyring-backend test show funder -a --home $STARGAZE_HOME) 21000000000000$DENOM --home $STARGAZE_HOME
 starsd genesis gentx validator 900000000$DENOM --keyring-backend test --chain-id stargaze --home $STARGAZE_HOME
 starsd genesis collect-gentxs --home $STARGAZE_HOME
-/stargaze/bin/upgrade-watcher starsd start --pruning nothing --home $STARGAZE_HOME --grpc.address 0.0.0.0:9090 --rpc.laddr tcp://0.0.0.0:26657
+/stargaze/bin/upgrade-watcher starsd start --pruning nothing --home $STARGAZE_HOME --grpc.address 0.0.0.0:9090 --rpc.laddr tcp://0.0.0.0:26657 --skip-preferred-settings