diff --git a/.github/workflows/proto-registry.yml b/.github/workflows/proto-registry.yml
index 11cf908dd9..41e5619563 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/proto-registry.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/proto-registry.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #     name: "Push to buf.build/cosmos/cosmos-sdk"
 #     steps:
 #       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-#       - uses: bufbuild/buf-setup-action@v1.29.0
+#       - uses: bufbuild/buf-setup-action@v1.50.0
 #       - run: buf push proto --tag ${{ github.ref_type == 'tag' && github.ref_name || github.sha }} # https://github.com/bufbuild/buf-push-action/issues/20
 
 ## TODO at each module tag to their own buf repository
diff --git a/.github/workflows/proto.yml b/.github/workflows/proto.yml
index 4a2fe382ce..a99658c73e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/proto.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/proto.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 5
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: bufbuild/buf-setup-action@v1.38.0
+      - uses: bufbuild/buf-setup-action@v1.50.0
       - uses: bufbuild/buf-lint-action@v1
         with:
           input: "proto"
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: depot-ubuntu-22.04-4
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: bufbuild/buf-setup-action@v1.38.0
+      - uses: bufbuild/buf-setup-action@v1.50.0
       - uses: bufbuild/buf-breaking-action@v1
         with:
           input: "proto"
diff --git a/client/v2/internal/buf.yaml b/client/v2/internal/buf.yaml
index 96af160bf1..8e863a76e0 100644
--- a/client/v2/internal/buf.yaml
+++ b/client/v2/internal/buf.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ deps:
   - buf.build/cosmos/cosmos-proto
 lint:
   use:
-    - DEFAULT
+    - STANDARD
   except:
     - PACKAGE_VERSION_SUFFIX
 breaking:
diff --git a/depinject/internal/appconfig/buf.yaml b/depinject/internal/appconfig/buf.yaml
index fffe6eb932..211c0ddeea 100644
--- a/depinject/internal/appconfig/buf.yaml
+++ b/depinject/internal/appconfig/buf.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ deps:
   - buf.build/cosmos/cosmos-sdk
 lint:
   use:
-    - DEFAULT
+    - STANDARD
   except:
     - PACKAGE_VERSION_SUFFIX
 breaking:
diff --git a/depinject/internal/appconfiggogo/buf.yaml b/depinject/internal/appconfiggogo/buf.yaml
index fffe6eb932..211c0ddeea 100644
--- a/depinject/internal/appconfiggogo/buf.yaml
+++ b/depinject/internal/appconfiggogo/buf.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ deps:
   - buf.build/cosmos/cosmos-sdk
 lint:
   use:
-    - DEFAULT
+    - STANDARD
   except:
     - PACKAGE_VERSION_SUFFIX
 breaking:
diff --git a/proto/buf.yaml b/proto/buf.yaml
index 082a8587f9..45edc8aef0 100644
--- a/proto/buf.yaml
+++ b/proto/buf.yaml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ breaking:
     - FILE
 lint:
   use:
-    - DEFAULT
+    - STANDARD
     - COMMENTS
     - FILE_LOWER_SNAKE_CASE
   except:
diff --git a/tests/integration/tx/internal/buf.yaml b/tests/integration/tx/internal/buf.yaml
index 02f98c1563..7433f9b5c5 100644
--- a/tests/integration/tx/internal/buf.yaml
+++ b/tests/integration/tx/internal/buf.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ deps:
   - buf.build/cosmos/gogo-proto
 lint:
   use:
-    - DEFAULT
+    - STANDARD
   except:
     - PACKAGE_VERSION_SUFFIX
 breaking:
diff --git a/x/tx/internal/testpb/buf.yaml b/x/tx/internal/testpb/buf.yaml
index 02f98c1563..7433f9b5c5 100644
--- a/x/tx/internal/testpb/buf.yaml
+++ b/x/tx/internal/testpb/buf.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ deps:
   - buf.build/cosmos/gogo-proto
 lint:
   use:
-    - DEFAULT
+    - STANDARD
   except:
     - PACKAGE_VERSION_SUFFIX
 breaking:
diff --git a/x/tx/signing/aminojson/internal/buf.yaml b/x/tx/signing/aminojson/internal/buf.yaml
index a18820022f..5524a56dcc 100644
--- a/x/tx/signing/aminojson/internal/buf.yaml
+++ b/x/tx/signing/aminojson/internal/buf.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ deps:
   - buf.build/cosmos/cosmos-proto
 lint:
   use:
-    - DEFAULT
+    - STANDARD
   except:
     - PACKAGE_VERSION_SUFFIX
 breaking:
diff --git a/x/tx/signing/textual/internal/textualpb/buf.yaml b/x/tx/signing/textual/internal/textualpb/buf.yaml
index 9e1bb83669..f95df0f7c9 100644
--- a/x/tx/signing/textual/internal/textualpb/buf.yaml
+++ b/x/tx/signing/textual/internal/textualpb/buf.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ deps:
   - buf.build/protocolbuffers/wellknowntypes:v23.4
 lint:
   use:
-    - DEFAULT
+    - STANDARD
   except:
     - PACKAGE_VERSION_SUFFIX
 breaking: