diff --git a/golang/cosmos/app/app.go b/golang/cosmos/app/app.go
index b9aff7586f4..7a2d3d7dc93 100644
--- a/golang/cosmos/app/app.go
+++ b/golang/cosmos/app/app.go
@@ -792,8 +792,9 @@ func NewAgoricApp(
 	app.SetEndBlocker(app.EndBlocker)
 
 	const (
-		upgradeName     = "agoric-upgrade-12"
-		upgradeNameTest = "agorictest-upgrade-12"
+		upgradeName         = "agoric-upgrade-12"
+		upgradeNameTest     = "agorictest-upgrade-12"
+		upgradeNameEmerynet = "agoric-upgrade-12-rc0"
 	)
 
 	app.UpgradeKeeper.SetUpgradeHandler(
@@ -804,6 +805,10 @@ func NewAgoricApp(
 		upgradeNameTest,
 		upgrade12Handler(app, upgradeNameTest),
 	)
+	app.UpgradeKeeper.SetUpgradeHandler(
+		upgradeNameEmerynet,
+		upgrade12Handler(app, upgradeNameTest),
+	)
 
 	if loadLatest {
 		if err := app.LoadLatestVersion(); err != nil {