diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b87fd2813..479382775 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -19,4 +19,5 @@ release/
 mytestnet/
 github.com/
 swagger-proto/
-tmp-swagger-gen/
\ No newline at end of file
+tmp-swagger-gen/
+ibc-go/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 11cb88c78..e11756941 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -196,4 +196,5 @@ replace (
 	github.com/gin-gonic/gin => github.com/gin-gonic/gin v1.8.1
 	github.com/syndtr/goleveldb => github.com/syndtr/goleveldb v1.0.1-0.20210819022825-2ae1ddf74ef7
 	golang.org/x/exp => golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20230711153332-06a737ee72cb
+	github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v7 => ./ibc-go
 )