diff --git a/ibc-core/ics23-commitment/types/Cargo.toml b/ibc-core/ics23-commitment/types/Cargo.toml
index c1ce47b36..b627642fd 100644
--- a/ibc-core/ics23-commitment/types/Cargo.toml
+++ b/ibc-core/ics23-commitment/types/Cargo.toml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ subtle-encoding = { workspace = true }
 # ibc dependencies
 ibc-proto           = { workspace = true }
 ibc-primitives      = { workspace = true }
-ics23               = { version = "0.11", default-features = false, features = [ "host-functions" ] }
+ics23               = { version = "0.12", default-features = false, features = [ "host-functions" ] }
 ibc-core-host-types = { workspace = true }
 
 # parity dependencies