diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index e7ce350..791aa7c 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-APP_VERSION=0.3.9
+APP_VERSION=0.4.0
 
 NEXT_PUBLIC_PINATA_ENDPOINT_URL=https://api.pinata.cloud/pinning/pinFileToIPFS
 NEXT_PUBLIC_SG721_CODE_ID=274
diff --git a/contracts/sg721/contract.ts b/contracts/sg721/contract.ts
index dbefd57..a46ed29 100644
--- a/contracts/sg721/contract.ts
+++ b/contracts/sg721/contract.ts
@@ -620,7 +620,7 @@ export const SG721 = (client: SigningCosmWasmClient, txSigner: string): SG721Con
     admin?: string,
   ): Promise<InstantiateResponse> => {
     const result = await client.instantiate(senderAddress, codeId, initMsg, label, 'auto', {
-      funds: [coin('1000000000', 'ustars')],
+      funds: [coin('2500000000', 'ustars')],
       memo: '',
       admin,
     })
diff --git a/contracts/vendingFactory/contract.ts b/contracts/vendingFactory/contract.ts
index 6082804..d8aa8ba 100644
--- a/contracts/vendingFactory/contract.ts
+++ b/contracts/vendingFactory/contract.ts
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ export const vendingFactory = (client: SigningCosmWasmClient, txSigner: string):
         sender: txSigner,
         contract: contractAddress,
         msg,
-        funds: [coin('1000000000', 'ustars')],
+        funds: [coin('2500000000', 'ustars')],
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/contracts/vendingMinter/contract.ts b/contracts/vendingMinter/contract.ts
index e462cfb..e132380 100644
--- a/contracts/vendingMinter/contract.ts
+++ b/contracts/vendingMinter/contract.ts
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ export const vendingMinter = (client: SigningCosmWasmClient, txSigner: string):
     label: string,
   ): Promise<InstantiateResponse> => {
     const result = await client.instantiate(senderAddress, codeId, initMsg, label, 'auto', {
-      funds: [coin('1000000000', 'ustars')],
+      funds: [coin('2500000000', 'ustars')],
     })
 
     return {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 193c433..1ba8673 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "stargaze-studio",
-  "version": "0.3.9",
+  "version": "0.4.0",
   "workspaces": [
     "packages/*"
   ],
diff --git a/pages/collections/create.tsx b/pages/collections/create.tsx
index b9de7f0..a5a0e69 100644
--- a/pages/collections/create.tsx
+++ b/pages/collections/create.tsx
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ const CollectionCreationPage: NextPage = () => {
       messages: vendingFactoryMessages,
       txSigner: wallet.address,
       msg,
-      funds: [coin('1000000000', 'ustars')],
+      funds: [coin('2500000000', 'ustars')],
     }
     const data = await vendingFactoryDispatchExecute(payload)
     setTransactionHash(data.transactionHash)
@@ -817,11 +817,11 @@ const CollectionCreationPage: NextPage = () => {
   const checkwalletBalance = () => {
     if (!wallet.initialized) throw new Error('Wallet not connected.')
     if (whitelistDetails?.whitelistType === 'new' && whitelistDetails.memberLimit) {
-      const amountNeeded = Math.ceil(Number(whitelistDetails.memberLimit) / 1000) * 100000000 + 1000000000
+      const amountNeeded = Math.ceil(Number(whitelistDetails.memberLimit) / 1000) * 100000000 + 2500000000
       if (amountNeeded >= Number(wallet.balance[0].amount))
         throw new Error('Insufficient wallet balance to instantiate the required contracts.')
     } else {
-      const amountNeeded = 1000000000
+      const amountNeeded = 2500000000
       if (amountNeeded >= Number(wallet.balance[0].amount))
         throw new Error('Insufficient wallet balance to instantiate the required contracts.')
     }
diff --git a/pages/contracts/vendingMinter/instantiate.tsx b/pages/contracts/vendingMinter/instantiate.tsx
index 03463de..f8c0f76 100644
--- a/pages/contracts/vendingMinter/instantiate.tsx
+++ b/pages/contracts/vendingMinter/instantiate.tsx
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ const VendingMinterInstantiatePage: NextPage = () => {
         contract
           .use(VENDING_FACTORY_ADDRESS)
           ?.createVendingMinter(wallet.address, msg, [
-            coin('1000000000', 'ustars'),
+            coin('2500000000', 'ustars'),
           ]) as Promise<CreateVendingMinterResponse>,
         {
           loading: 'Instantiating contract...',