Persistence Core-1 v11.9.0 Upgrade

This proposal is to do a software upgrade to the v11.9.0 software tag of the Persistence codebase at 16250000 block height. Block times have high variance, so please monitor the chain for precise time.

Scope of the upgrade

1. Add important upgrades to the x/liquidstake module, in preparation for stkXPRT launch.
2. Bump all major dependencies, like the SDK, IBC and WASM. The full list can be checked here.

Change log

• Full changelog here.

How to upgrade

Upgrade using cosmovisor

Upgrade manually

Communications

Operators are encouraged to join the #validators-discussionchannel of the Persistence Community Discord. This channel is the primary communication tool for operators to ask questions, report upgrade status, report technical issues, and build social consensus should the need arise. If you don’t have access, please contact someone from the Persistence team directly.