diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 58c45af18a..134340af6c 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.6.0
 	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.5
 	github.com/spf13/viper v1.13.0
-	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.0
+	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.1
 	github.com/syndtr/goleveldb v1.0.1-0.20210819022825-2ae1ddf74ef7
 	github.com/tendermint/btcd v0.1.1
 	github.com/tendermint/crypto v0.0.0-20191022145703-50d29ede1e15
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/sasha-s/go-deadlock v0.2.1-0.20190427202633-1595213edefa // indirect
 	github.com/spf13/afero v1.8.2 // indirect
 	github.com/spf13/jwalterweatherman v1.1.0 // indirect
-	github.com/stretchr/objx v0.4.0 // indirect
+	github.com/stretchr/objx v0.5.0 // indirect
 	github.com/subosito/gotenv v1.4.1 // indirect
 	github.com/tendermint/tendermint v0.34.20 // indirect
 	github.com/zondax/hid v0.9.0 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index aecc60f405..b127b64c22 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1135,8 +1135,9 @@ github.com/streadway/handy v0.0.0-20200128134331-0f66f006fb2e/go.mod h1:qNTQ5P5J
 github.com/stretchr/objx v0.1.0/go.mod h1:HFkY916IF+rwdDfMAkV7OtwuqBVzrE8GR6GFx+wExME=
 github.com/stretchr/objx v0.1.1/go.mod h1:HFkY916IF+rwdDfMAkV7OtwuqBVzrE8GR6GFx+wExME=
 github.com/stretchr/objx v0.2.0/go.mod h1:qt09Ya8vawLte6SNmTgCsAVtYtaKzEcn8ATUoHMkEqE=
-github.com/stretchr/objx v0.4.0 h1:M2gUjqZET1qApGOWNSnZ49BAIMX4F/1plDv3+l31EJ4=
 github.com/stretchr/objx v0.4.0/go.mod h1:YvHI0jy2hoMjB+UWwv71VJQ9isScKT/TqJzVSSt89Yw=
+github.com/stretchr/objx v0.5.0 h1:1zr/of2m5FGMsad5YfcqgdqdWrIhu+EBEJRhR1U7z/c=
+github.com/stretchr/objx v0.5.0/go.mod h1:Yh+to48EsGEfYuaHDzXPcE3xhTkx73EhmCGUpEOglKo=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v0.0.0-20170130113145-4d4bfba8f1d1/go.mod h1:a8OnRcib4nhh0OaRAV+Yts87kKdq0PP7pXfy6kDkUVs=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.1.4/go.mod h1:a8OnRcib4nhh0OaRAV+Yts87kKdq0PP7pXfy6kDkUVs=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.2.2/go.mod h1:a8OnRcib4nhh0OaRAV+Yts87kKdq0PP7pXfy6kDkUVs=
@@ -1147,8 +1148,9 @@ github.com/stretchr/testify v1.6.1/go.mod h1:6Fq8oRcR53rry900zMqJjRRixrwX3KX962/
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.7.0/go.mod h1:6Fq8oRcR53rry900zMqJjRRixrwX3KX962/h/Wwjteg=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.7.1/go.mod h1:6Fq8oRcR53rry900zMqJjRRixrwX3KX962/h/Wwjteg=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.7.2/go.mod h1:R6va5+xMeoiuVRoj+gSkQ7d3FALtqAAGI1FQKckRals=
-github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.0 h1:pSgiaMZlXftHpm5L7V1+rVB+AZJydKsMxsQBIJw4PKk=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.0/go.mod h1:yNjHg4UonilssWZ8iaSj1OCr/vHnekPRkoO+kdMU+MU=
+github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.1 h1:w7B6lhMri9wdJUVmEZPGGhZzrYTPvgJArz7wNPgYKsk=
+github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.1/go.mod h1:w2LPCIKwWwSfY2zedu0+kehJoqGctiVI29o6fzry7u4=
 github.com/subosito/gotenv v1.2.0/go.mod h1:N0PQaV/YGNqwC0u51sEeR/aUtSLEXKX9iv69rRypqCw=
 github.com/subosito/gotenv v1.3.0/go.mod h1:YzJjq/33h7nrwdY+iHMhEOEEbW0ovIz0tB6t6PwAXzs=
 github.com/subosito/gotenv v1.4.0/go.mod h1:mZd6rFysKEcUhUHXJk0C/08wAgyDBFuwEYL7vWWGaGo=