diff --git a/middleware/packet-forward-middleware/e2e/go.mod b/middleware/packet-forward-middleware/e2e/go.mod
index c45ad5a4..6724a6d5 100644
--- a/middleware/packet-forward-middleware/e2e/go.mod
+++ b/middleware/packet-forward-middleware/e2e/go.mod
@@ -8,12 +8,13 @@ require (
 	cosmossdk.io/math v1.3.0
 	github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk v0.47.13
 	github.com/cosmos/gogoproto v1.4.10
-	github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v7 v7.7.0
+	github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v7 v7.9.0
 	github.com/docker/docker v24.0.7+incompatible
 	github.com/strangelove-ventures/interchaintest/v7 v7.0.1-0.20231121220910-a334ab4006ae
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.9.0
 	go.uber.org/zap v1.26.0
 	golang.org/x/sync v0.6.0
+	google.golang.org/grpc v1.62.1
 )
 
 require (
@@ -222,7 +223,6 @@ require (
 	google.golang.org/genproto v0.0.0-20240123012728-ef4313101c80 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/api v0.0.0-20240123012728-ef4313101c80 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20240123012728-ef4313101c80 // indirect
-	google.golang.org/grpc v1.62.1 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.33.0 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/ini.v1 v1.67.0 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/natefinch/npipe.v2 v2.0.0-20160621034901-c1b8fa8bdcce // indirect
diff --git a/middleware/packet-forward-middleware/e2e/go.sum b/middleware/packet-forward-middleware/e2e/go.sum
index b848fa6e..5bd30154 100644
--- a/middleware/packet-forward-middleware/e2e/go.sum
+++ b/middleware/packet-forward-middleware/e2e/go.sum
@@ -364,8 +364,8 @@ github.com/cosmos/iavl v0.20.1 h1:rM1kqeG3/HBT85vsZdoSNsehciqUQPWrR4BYmqE2+zg=
 github.com/cosmos/iavl v0.20.1/go.mod h1:WO7FyvaZJoH65+HFOsDir7xU9FWk2w9cHXNW1XHcl7A=
 github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/modules/capability v1.0.0-rc1 h1:BvSKnPFKxL+TTSLxGKwJN4x0ndCZj0yfXhSvmsQztSA=
 github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/modules/capability v1.0.0-rc1/go.mod h1:A+CxAQdn2j6ihDTbClpEEBdHthWgAUAcHbRAQPY8sl4=
-github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v7 v7.7.0 h1:/ndLv4GiAkOaHQKpcoQyoGIZpGpT4d+9kjl5n3DsaVQ=
-github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v7 v7.7.0/go.mod h1:zzFhtp9g9RrN/UxXWrdUu5VyonBALCAHujXQCzrZSu8=
+github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v7 v7.9.0 h1:8TYkxeCqNOu5Jy58VpCFAyCP6x3pnzhYQrnkagViqtE=
+github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v7 v7.9.0/go.mod h1:wbWPvOfyukv1cN8+pN8bD/d8GQf4Kmh/SCSBb/1u2Lc=
 github.com/cosmos/ics23/go v0.10.0 h1:iXqLLgp2Lp+EdpIuwXTYIQU+AiHj9mOC2X9ab++bZDM=
 github.com/cosmos/ics23/go v0.10.0/go.mod h1:ZfJSmng/TBNTBkFemHHHj5YY7VAU/MBU980F4VU1NG0=
 github.com/cosmos/interchain-security/v3 v3.1.1-0.20231102122221-81650a84f989 h1:Yk/2X33hHuS0mqjr4rE0ShiwPE/YflXgdyXPIYdwl+Q=
diff --git a/middleware/packet-forward-middleware/go.mod b/middleware/packet-forward-middleware/go.mod
index 2927c954..163a5d7b 100644
--- a/middleware/packet-forward-middleware/go.mod
+++ b/middleware/packet-forward-middleware/go.mod
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/cometbft/cometbft-db v0.8.0
 	github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk v0.47.13
 	github.com/cosmos/gogoproto v1.4.10
-	github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v7 v7.7.0
+	github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v7 v7.9.0
 	github.com/gorilla/mux v1.8.0
 	github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway v1.16.0
 	github.com/iancoleman/orderedmap v0.3.0
diff --git a/middleware/packet-forward-middleware/go.sum b/middleware/packet-forward-middleware/go.sum
index e7ddaf1a..007f41ba 100644
--- a/middleware/packet-forward-middleware/go.sum
+++ b/middleware/packet-forward-middleware/go.sum
@@ -345,8 +345,8 @@ github.com/cosmos/gogoproto v1.4.10 h1:QH/yT8X+c0F4ZDacDv3z+xE3WU1P1Z3wQoLMBRJoK
 github.com/cosmos/gogoproto v1.4.10/go.mod h1:3aAZzeRWpAwr+SS/LLkICX2/kDFyaYVzckBDzygIxek=
 github.com/cosmos/iavl v0.20.1 h1:rM1kqeG3/HBT85vsZdoSNsehciqUQPWrR4BYmqE2+zg=
 github.com/cosmos/iavl v0.20.1/go.mod h1:WO7FyvaZJoH65+HFOsDir7xU9FWk2w9cHXNW1XHcl7A=
-github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v7 v7.7.0 h1:/ndLv4GiAkOaHQKpcoQyoGIZpGpT4d+9kjl5n3DsaVQ=
-github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v7 v7.7.0/go.mod h1:zzFhtp9g9RrN/UxXWrdUu5VyonBALCAHujXQCzrZSu8=
+github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v7 v7.9.0 h1:8TYkxeCqNOu5Jy58VpCFAyCP6x3pnzhYQrnkagViqtE=
+github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v7 v7.9.0/go.mod h1:wbWPvOfyukv1cN8+pN8bD/d8GQf4Kmh/SCSBb/1u2Lc=
 github.com/cosmos/ics23/go v0.10.0 h1:iXqLLgp2Lp+EdpIuwXTYIQU+AiHj9mOC2X9ab++bZDM=
 github.com/cosmos/ics23/go v0.10.0/go.mod h1:ZfJSmng/TBNTBkFemHHHj5YY7VAU/MBU980F4VU1NG0=
 github.com/cosmos/keyring v1.2.0 h1:8C1lBP9xhImmIabyXW4c3vFjjLiBdGCmfLUfeZlV1Yo=