diff --git a/tests/connect/go.mod b/tests/connect/go.mod
index 19f86f6d..eccac9e3 100644
--- a/tests/connect/go.mod
+++ b/tests/connect/go.mod
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/icza/dyno v0.0.0-20230330125955-09f820a8d9c0
 	github.com/skip-mev/connect/tests/integration/v2 v2.0.0-20240918152634-04c8ba59dddc
 	github.com/skip-mev/connect/v2 v2.1.2
-	github.com/strangelove-ventures/interchaintest/v8 v8.7.1
+	github.com/strangelove-ventures/interchaintest/v8 v8.8.0
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.9.0
 )
 
diff --git a/tests/connect/go.sum b/tests/connect/go.sum
index a6a4e4b1..277d29d8 100644
--- a/tests/connect/go.sum
+++ b/tests/connect/go.sum
@@ -1111,8 +1111,8 @@ github.com/spf13/viper v1.19.0 h1:RWq5SEjt8o25SROyN3z2OrDB9l7RPd3lwTWU8EcEdcI=
 github.com/spf13/viper v1.19.0/go.mod h1:GQUN9bilAbhU/jgc1bKs99f/suXKeUMct8Adx5+Ntkg=
 github.com/status-im/keycard-go v0.2.0 h1:QDLFswOQu1r5jsycloeQh3bVU8n/NatHHaZobtDnDzA=
 github.com/status-im/keycard-go v0.2.0/go.mod h1:wlp8ZLbsmrF6g6WjugPAx+IzoLrkdf9+mHxBEeo3Hbg=
-github.com/strangelove-ventures/interchaintest/v8 v8.7.1 h1:xzd6YgMQEVpn2v3Qun2bYWTjMZBefMlDIaSF0khyf9o=
-github.com/strangelove-ventures/interchaintest/v8 v8.7.1/go.mod h1:6tu+kukThX4u27lZq+W0iJ+pwtkVcG3E2QOveyRoXuQ=
+github.com/strangelove-ventures/interchaintest/v8 v8.8.0 h1:3Qq6Yhpp8a0etvgDH5lZp14oVPF1HWZTna4ln/nPIvY=
+github.com/strangelove-ventures/interchaintest/v8 v8.8.0/go.mod h1:6tu+kukThX4u27lZq+W0iJ+pwtkVcG3E2QOveyRoXuQ=
 github.com/streadway/amqp v0.0.0-20190404075320-75d898a42a94/go.mod h1:AZpEONHx3DKn8O/DFsRAY58/XVQiIPMTMB1SddzLXVw=
 github.com/streadway/amqp v0.0.0-20190827072141-edfb9018d271/go.mod h1:AZpEONHx3DKn8O/DFsRAY58/XVQiIPMTMB1SddzLXVw=
 github.com/streadway/handy v0.0.0-20190108123426-d5acb3125c2a/go.mod h1:qNTQ5P5JnDBl6z3cMAg/SywNDC5ABu5ApDIw6lUbRmI=