diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index cea90f71..a27ebd62 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/cespare/cp v1.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk v0.34.4-0.20200403200637-7f78e61b93a5
 	github.com/deckarep/golang-set v1.7.1 // indirect
-	github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum v1.9.16
+	github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum v1.9.17
 	github.com/fjl/memsize v0.0.0-20190710130421-bcb5799ab5e5 // indirect
 	github.com/gogo/protobuf v1.3.1
 	github.com/gorilla/mux v1.7.4
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 5832d94b..279934e9 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -162,6 +162,8 @@ github.com/envoyproxy/protoc-gen-validate v0.1.0/go.mod h1:iSmxcyjqTsJpI2R4NaDN7
 github.com/etcd-io/bbolt v1.3.3/go.mod h1:ZF2nL25h33cCyBtcyWeZ2/I3HQOfTP+0PIEvHjkjCrw=
 github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum v1.9.16 h1:WQTmbO9RelgTouA5UlRfd4KnXqSarphmvn7XNXUmvhk=
 github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum v1.9.16/go.mod h1:kihoiSg74VC4dZAXMkmoWp70oQabz48BJg1tuzricFc=
+github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum v1.9.17 h1:2D02O8KcoyQHxfizvMi0vGXXzFIkQTMeKXwt0+4SYEA=
+github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum v1.9.17/go.mod h1:kihoiSg74VC4dZAXMkmoWp70oQabz48BJg1tuzricFc=
 github.com/facebookgo/ensure v0.0.0-20160127193407-b4ab57deab51 h1:0JZ+dUmQeA8IIVUMzysrX4/AKuQwWhV2dYQuPZdvdSQ=
 github.com/facebookgo/ensure v0.0.0-20160127193407-b4ab57deab51/go.mod h1:Yg+htXGokKKdzcwhuNDwVvN+uBxDGXJ7G/VN1d8fa64=
 github.com/facebookgo/stack v0.0.0-20160209184415-751773369052 h1:JWuenKqqX8nojtoVVWjGfOF9635RETekkoH6Cc9SX0A=