diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 92ff21b4d6..8ca70c70ea 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 -->
 
 # Changelog
+## Version 0.17.4
+- Added the on-chain upgrade handler
+
 ## Version 0.17.3
 - Removed the version check when creating an IBC channel
 
diff --git a/app/app.go b/app/app.go
index cb113b1d90..3eb0f0f9b1 100644
--- a/app/app.go
+++ b/app/app.go
@@ -509,6 +509,12 @@ func NewDesmosApp(
 	app.ScopedIBCTransferKeeper = scopedIBCTransferKeeper
 	app.ScopedProfilesKeeper = scopedProfilesKeeper
 
+	// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+	// --- Desmos v0.17.4 upgrade
+
+	app.upgradeKeeper.SetUpgradeHandler("desmos-v0.17.4-upgrade", func(ctx sdk.Context, plan upgradetypes.Plan) {
+	})
+
 	return app
 }