Stargaze v8.0.0 Upgrade

This upgrade includes version updates to CosmWasm, ibc-go and the sdk.

This guide assumes that you use cosmovisor to manage upgrades. If you do not use cosmovisor, please adjust some commands accordingly.

The upgrade is scheduled for Block 6014027. It is estimated to take place 2 years ago. A countdown clock is here. The governance proposal is here.

Install New Binary

cd stargaze
git pull
git checkout v8.0.0
make install

Check Version

# should be 8.0.0
starsd version

# Should be commit 77e1b25a06f684676932b6e837d2f06cfeb2a064
starsd version --long | grep commit

Make Cosmovisor Directory and Copy Binary

mkdir -p $HOME/.starsd/cosmovisor/upgrades/v8/bin
cp $HOME/go/bin/starsd $HOME/.starsd/cosmovisor/upgrades/v8/bin

Check Version Again

# should be 8.0.0
$HOME/.starsd/cosmovisor/upgrades/v8/bin/starsd version