diff --git a/app/app.go b/app/app.go
index 9a468ca2..4a9d5f30 100644
--- a/app/app.go
+++ b/app/app.go
@@ -830,6 +830,13 @@ func NewBridge(
 	app.setPostHandler()
 	app.SetEndBlocker(app.EndBlocker)
 
+	app.UpgradeKeeper.SetUpgradeHandler(
+		"v12.1.8-rc2",
+		func(ctx sdk.Context, plan upgradetypes.Plan, fromVM module.VersionMap) (module.VersionMap, error) {
+			return app.mm.RunMigrations(ctx, app.configurator, fromVM)
+		},
+	)
+
 	if loadLatest {
 		if err := app.LoadLatestVersion(); err != nil {
 			tmos.Exit(err.Error())