diff --git a/integration_tests/cosmoscli.py b/integration_tests/cosmoscli.py
index 318c60a330..96d6ee2f68 100644
--- a/integration_tests/cosmoscli.py
+++ b/integration_tests/cosmoscli.py
@@ -111,6 +111,20 @@ def create_account(self, name, mnemonic=None):
     def migrate_keystore(self):
         return self.raw("keys", "migrate", home=self.data_dir)
 
+    def migrate_sdk_genesis(self, version, path):
+        return json.loads(self.raw("migrate", version, path))
+
+    def migrate_cronos_genesis(self, version, path):
+        return json.loads(
+            self.raw(
+                "tx",
+                "cronos",
+                "migrate",
+                version,
+                path,
+            )
+        )
+
     def init(self, moniker):
         "the node's config is already added"
         return self.raw(
@@ -120,8 +134,8 @@ def init(self, moniker):
             home=self.data_dir,
         )
 
-    def validate_genesis(self):
-        return self.raw("validate-genesis", home=self.data_dir)
+    def validate_genesis(self, path):
+        return self.raw("validate-genesis", path)
 
     def add_genesis_account(self, addr, coins, **kwargs):
         return self.raw(
diff --git a/integration_tests/test_upgrade.py b/integration_tests/test_upgrade.py
index f42fdf7ba1..d2f8c9cf89 100644
--- a/integration_tests/test_upgrade.py
+++ b/integration_tests/test_upgrade.py
@@ -82,13 +82,24 @@ def custom_cronos(tmp_path_factory):
     )
 
 
-def test_cosmovisor_upgrade(custom_cronos: Cronos):
+def test_cosmovisor_upgrade(custom_cronos: Cronos, tmp_path_factory):
     """
     - propose an upgrade and pass it
     - wait for it to happen
     - it should work transparently
     """
     cli = custom_cronos.cosmos_cli()
+    # export genesis from cronos v0.8.x
+    custom_cronos.supervisorctl("stop", "all")
+    migrate = tmp_path_factory.mktemp("migrate")
+    file_path0 = Path(migrate / "v0.8.json")
+    with open(file_path0, "w") as fp:
+        json.dump(json.loads(cli.export()), fp)
+        fp.flush()
+
+    custom_cronos.supervisorctl("start", "cronos_777-1-node0", "cronos_777-1-node1")
+    wait_for_port(ports.evmrpc_port(custom_cronos.base_port(0)))
+
     height = cli.block_height()
     target_height = height + 15
     print("upgrade height", target_height)
@@ -184,3 +195,18 @@ def test_cosmovisor_upgrade(custom_cronos: Cronos):
             {"from": ADDRS["validator"]}
         )["gas"]
     )
+
+    # migrate to sdk v0.46
+    custom_cronos.supervisorctl("stop", "all")
+    sdk_version = "v0.46"
+    file_path1 = Path(migrate / f"{sdk_version}.json")
+    with open(file_path1, "w") as fp:
+        json.dump(cli.migrate_sdk_genesis(sdk_version, str(file_path0)), fp)
+        fp.flush()
+    # migrate to cronos v1.0.x
+    cronos_version = "v1.0"
+    file_path2 = Path(migrate / f"{cronos_version}.json")
+    with open(file_path2, "w") as fp:
+        json.dump(cli.migrate_cronos_genesis(cronos_version, str(file_path1)), fp)
+        fp.flush()
+    print(cli.validate_genesis(str(file_path2)))