diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f284e3f9..0778d9c1 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 COMMIT := $(shell git log -1 --format='%H')
+GO_VERSION := $(shell go version | cut -c 14- | cut -d' ' -f1 | cut -d'.' -f1 -f2)
 VERSION := v1.2.1 # $(shell echo $(shell git describe --tags) | sed 's/^v//')
 
 TEAM_ALLOCATION := 165000000000000
@@ -14,8 +15,6 @@ DENOM := ukyve
 TEAM_TGE := 2023-03-14T14:03:14
 TEAM_FOUNDATION_ADDRESS := kyve1xjpl57p7f49y5gueu7rlfytaw9ramcn5zhjy2g
 TEAM_BCP_ADDRESS := kyve1fnh4kghr25tppskap50zk5j385pt65tyyjaraa
-else
-$(error ❌  Please specify a build environment..)
 endif
 
 ldflags := $(LDFLAGS)
@@ -34,23 +33,23 @@ BUILD_FLAGS := -ldflags '$(ldflags)' -tags 'ledger' -trimpath
 
 .PHONY: proto-setup proto-format proto-lint proto-gen \
 	format lint vet test build release dev
-all: proto-all format lint test build
+all: ensure_environment ensure_version proto-all format lint test build
 
 ###############################################################################
 ###                                  Build                                  ###
 ###############################################################################
 
-build:
+build: ensure_environment ensure_version
 	@echo "🤖 Building kyved..."
 	@go build $(BUILD_FLAGS) -o "$(PWD)/build/" ./cmd/kyved
 	@echo "✅ Completed build!"
 
-install:
+install: ensure_environment ensure_version
 	@echo "🤖 Installing kyved..."
 	@go install -mod=readonly $(BUILD_FLAGS) ./cmd/kyved
 	@echo "✅ Completed installation!"
 
-release:
+release: ensure_environment ensure_version
 	@echo "🤖 Creating kyved releases..."
 	@rm -rf release
 	@mkdir -p release
@@ -74,6 +73,20 @@ release:
 	@rm kyved
 	@echo "✅ Completed release creation!"
 
+###############################################################################
+###                                 Checks                                  ###
+###############################################################################
+
+ensure_environment:
+ifndef ENV
+	$(error ❌  Please specify a build environment..)
+endif
+
+ensure_version:
+ifneq ($(GO_VERSION),1.20)
+	$(error ❌  Please run Go v1.20.x..)
+endif
+
 ###############################################################################
 ###                               Development                               ###
 ###############################################################################
@@ -109,13 +122,13 @@ vet:
 ###                                Protobuf                                 ###
 ###############################################################################
 
-BUF_VERSION=1.17.0
+BUF_VERSION=1.20.0
 
 proto-all: proto-format proto-lint proto-gen
 
 proto-format:
 	@echo "🤖 Running protobuf formatter..."
-	@docker run --volume "$(PWD)":/workspace --workdir /workspace \
+	@docker run --rm --volume "$(PWD)":/workspace --workdir /workspace \
 		bufbuild/buf:$(BUF_VERSION) format --diff --write
 	@echo "✅ Completed protobuf formatting!"
 
@@ -127,7 +140,7 @@ proto-gen:
 
 proto-lint:
 	@echo "🤖 Running protobuf linter..."
-	@docker run --volume "$(PWD)":/workspace --workdir /workspace \
+	@docker run --rm --volume "$(PWD)":/workspace --workdir /workspace \
 		bufbuild/buf:$(BUF_VERSION) lint
 	@echo "✅ Completed protobuf linting!"
 
diff --git a/proto/buf.lock b/proto/buf.lock
index ecb58968..f4282d8a 100644
--- a/proto/buf.lock
+++ b/proto/buf.lock
@@ -5,15 +5,19 @@ deps:
     owner: cosmos
     repository: cosmos-proto
     commit: 1935555c206d4afb9e94615dfd0fad31
+    digest: shake256:c74d91a3ac7ae07d579e90eee33abf9b29664047ac8816500cf22c081fec0d72d62c89ce0bebafc1f6fec7aa5315be72606717740ca95007248425102c365377
   - remote: buf.build
     owner: cosmos
     repository: cosmos-sdk
     commit: 8cb30a2c4de74dc9bd8d260b1e75e176
+    digest: shake256:fc1fa1650a3fa2177b95f2f47d3b6b3673a1d42bfecf7407cc5f9cad176e1ba27877a73f1448a66a38b00292ce70b42171ff9632211014f34f13fb32f6f5e76f
   - remote: buf.build
     owner: cosmos
     repository: gogo-proto
-    commit: 34d970b699f84aa382f3c29773a60836
+    commit: 5e5b9fdd01804356895f8f79a6f1ddc1
+    digest: shake256:0b85da49e2e5f9ebc4806eae058e2f56096ff3b1c59d1fb7c190413dd15f45dd456f0b69ced9059341c80795d2b6c943de15b120a9e0308b499e43e4b5fc2952
   - remote: buf.build
     owner: googleapis
     repository: googleapis
-    commit: 783e4b5374fa488ab068d08af9658438
+    commit: cc916c31859748a68fd229a3c8d7a2e8
+    digest: shake256:469b049d0eb04203d5272062636c078decefc96fec69739159c25d85349c50c34c7706918a8b216c5c27f76939df48452148cff8c5c3ae77fa6ba5c25c1b8bf8
diff --git a/proto/buf.yaml b/proto/buf.yaml
index 24561cc0..279619d2 100644
--- a/proto/buf.yaml
+++ b/proto/buf.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 version: v1
 name: buf.build/kyve/chain
 deps:
+  - buf.build/cosmos/cosmos-proto
   # Cosmos SDK v0.46 (https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/tree/main/proto#sdk-x-buf)
   - buf.build/cosmos/cosmos-sdk:8cb30a2c4de74dc9bd8d260b1e75e176
   - buf.build/cosmos/gogo-proto