diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c1f28ccafe9..ed98979707c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ Ref: https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/
 
 ### Dependencies
 
+* [\#2868](https://github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/pull/2868) Bump ICS 23 to v0.9.0. 
+
 ### API Breaking
 
 ### State Machine Breaking
diff --git a/docs/ibc/integration.md b/docs/ibc/integration.md
index fba5798eadd..d985986f3fd 100644
--- a/docs/ibc/integration.md
+++ b/docs/ibc/integration.md
@@ -176,10 +176,7 @@ past historical info at any given height in order to verify the light client `Co
 connection handhake.
 
 The IBC module also has
-[`BeginBlock`](https://github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/blob/main/modules/core/02-client/abci.go) logic as
-well. This is optional as it is only required if your application uses the [localhost
-client](https://github.com/cosmos/ibc/blob/master/spec/client/ics-009-loopback-client) to connect two
-different modules from the same chain.
+[`BeginBlock`](https://github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/blob/main/modules/core/02-client/abci.go) logic as well. This is optional as it is only required if your application uses the localhost client to connect two different modules from the same chain.
 
 ::: tip
 Only register the ibc module to the `SetOrderBeginBlockers` if your application will use the
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 89e994b9460..45e3b8ef2a1 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -131,9 +131,4 @@ require (
 	nhooyr.io/websocket v1.8.6 // indirect
 )
 
-replace (
-	// dragonberry replace for ics23
-	github.com/confio/ics23/go => github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/ics23/go v0.8.0
-
-	github.com/gogo/protobuf => github.com/regen-network/protobuf v1.3.3-alpha.regen.1
-)
+replace github.com/gogo/protobuf => github.com/regen-network/protobuf v1.3.3-alpha.regen.1
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index ff3f54649ed..6074895b27e 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -229,6 +229,8 @@ github.com/coinbase/rosetta-sdk-go v0.8.3 h1:IYqd+Ser5NVh0s7p8p2Ir82iCvi75E1l0NH
 github.com/coinbase/rosetta-sdk-go v0.8.3/go.mod h1:ChOHc+BNq7zqJDDkui0DA124GOvlAiRbdgAc1U9GMDQ=
 github.com/coinbase/rosetta-sdk-go/types v1.0.0 h1:jpVIwLcPoOeCR6o1tU+Xv7r5bMONNbHU7MuEHboiFuA=
 github.com/coinbase/rosetta-sdk-go/types v1.0.0/go.mod h1:eq7W2TMRH22GTW0N0beDnN931DW0/WOI1R2sdHNHG4c=
+github.com/confio/ics23/go v0.9.0 h1:cWs+wdbS2KRPZezoaaj+qBleXgUk5WOQFMP3CQFGTr4=
+github.com/confio/ics23/go v0.9.0/go.mod h1:4LPZ2NYqnYIVRklaozjNR1FScgDJ2s5Xrp+e/mYVRak=
 github.com/coniks-sys/coniks-go v0.0.0-20180722014011-11acf4819b71 h1:MFLTqgfJclmtaQ1SRUrWwmDX/1UBok3XWUethkJ2swQ=
 github.com/coniks-sys/coniks-go v0.0.0-20180722014011-11acf4819b71/go.mod h1:TrHYHH4Wze7v7Hkwu1MH1W+mCPQKM+gs+PicdEV14o8=
 github.com/containerd/console v1.0.3/go.mod h1:7LqA/THxQ86k76b8c/EMSiaJ3h1eZkMkXar0TQ1gf3U=
@@ -247,8 +249,6 @@ github.com/coreos/pkg v0.0.0-20160727233714-3ac0863d7acf/go.mod h1:E3G3o1h8I7cfc
 github.com/coreos/pkg v0.0.0-20180928190104-399ea9e2e55f/go.mod h1:E3G3o1h8I7cfcXa63jLwjI0eiQQMgzzUDFVpN/nH/eA=
 github.com/cosmos/btcutil v1.0.5 h1:t+ZFcX77LpKtDBhjucvnOH8C2l2ioGsBNEQ3jef8xFk=
 github.com/cosmos/btcutil v1.0.5/go.mod h1:IyB7iuqZMJlthe2tkIFL33xPyzbFYP0XVdS8P5lUPis=
-github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/ics23/go v0.8.0 h1:iKclrn3YEOwk4jQHT2ulgzuXyxmzmPczUalMwW4XH9k=
-github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/ics23/go v0.8.0/go.mod h1:2a4dBq88TUoqoWAU5eu0lGvpFP3wWDPgdHPargtyw30=
 github.com/cosmos/go-bip39 v0.0.0-20180819234021-555e2067c45d/go.mod h1:tSxLoYXyBmiFeKpvmq4dzayMdCjCnu8uqmCysIGBT2Y=
 github.com/cosmos/go-bip39 v1.0.0 h1:pcomnQdrdH22njcAatO0yWojsUnCO3y2tNoV1cb6hHY=
 github.com/cosmos/go-bip39 v1.0.0/go.mod h1:RNJv0H/pOIVgxw6KS7QeX2a0Uo0aKUlfhZ4xuwvCdJw=