diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index 9cf04f9252..6cad02c4e3 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -6,13 +6,16 @@
 
 - [#4790](https://github.com/ignite/cli/pull/4790) Remove global vars and struct placeholders.
 
+### Changes
+
+- [#4794](https://github.com/ignite/cli/pull/4794) Update `cosmossdk.io/log` version to `v1.6.1` and remove `bytedance/sonic` version override from template.
+
 ## [`v29.3.1`](https://github.com/ignite/cli/releases/tag/v29.3.1)
 
 ### Fixes
 
 - [#4793](https://github.com/ignite/cli/pull/4793) Use latest `bytedance/sonic` version to support Go 1.25.
 
-
 ## [`v29.3.0`](https://github.com/ignite/cli/releases/tag/v29.3.0)
 
 ### Features
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index c6f6e10ecc..803d920736 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ require (
 	cosmossdk.io/collections v1.2.1 // indirect
 	cosmossdk.io/depinject v1.2.1 // indirect
 	cosmossdk.io/errors v1.0.2 // indirect
-	cosmossdk.io/log v1.6.0 // indirect
+	cosmossdk.io/log v1.6.1 // indirect
 	cosmossdk.io/schema v1.1.0 // indirect
 	cosmossdk.io/store v1.1.2 // indirect
 	cosmossdk.io/x/tx v0.14.0 // indirect
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ require (
 	go.uber.org/mock v0.5.2 // indirect
 	go.uber.org/multierr v1.11.0 // indirect
 	go.uber.org/zap v1.27.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/arch v0.15.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/arch v0.17.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.40.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20250718183923-645b1fa84792 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/exp/typeparams v0.0.0-20250210185358-939b2ce775ac // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 0bf7b37560..bbd0f36279 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -224,8 +224,8 @@ cosmossdk.io/depinject v1.2.1 h1:eD6FxkIjlVaNZT+dXTQuwQTKZrFZ4UrfCq1RKgzyhMw=
 cosmossdk.io/depinject v1.2.1/go.mod h1:lqQEycz0H2JXqvOgVwTsjEdMI0plswI7p6KX+MVqFOM=
 cosmossdk.io/errors v1.0.2 h1:wcYiJz08HThbWxd/L4jObeLaLySopyyuUFB5w4AGpCo=
 cosmossdk.io/errors v1.0.2/go.mod h1:0rjgiHkftRYPj//3DrD6y8hcm40HcPv/dR4R/4efr0k=
-cosmossdk.io/log v1.6.0 h1:SJIOmJ059wi1piyRgNRXKXhlDXGqnB5eQwhcZKv2tOk=
-cosmossdk.io/log v1.6.0/go.mod h1:5cXXBvfBkR2/BcXmosdCSLXllvgSjphrrDVdfVRmBGM=
+cosmossdk.io/log v1.6.1 h1:YXNwAgbDwMEKwDlCdH8vPcoggma48MgZrTQXCfmMBeI=
+cosmossdk.io/log v1.6.1/go.mod h1:gMwsWyyDBjpdG9u2avCFdysXqxq28WJapJvu+vF1y+E=
 cosmossdk.io/math v1.5.3 h1:WH6tu6Z3AUCeHbeOSHg2mt9rnoiUWVWaQ2t6Gkll96U=
 cosmossdk.io/math v1.5.3/go.mod h1:uqcZv7vexnhMFJF+6zh9EWdm/+Ylyln34IvPnBauPCQ=
 cosmossdk.io/schema v1.1.0 h1:mmpuz3dzouCoyjjcMcA/xHBEmMChN+EHh8EHxHRHhzE=
@@ -1829,8 +1829,8 @@ go.uber.org/zap v1.18.1/go.mod h1:xg/QME4nWcxGxrpdeYfq7UvYrLh66cuVKdrbD1XF/NI=
 go.uber.org/zap v1.21.0/go.mod h1:wjWOCqI0f2ZZrJF/UufIOkiC8ii6tm1iqIsLo76RfJw=
 go.uber.org/zap v1.27.0 h1:aJMhYGrd5QSmlpLMr2MftRKl7t8J8PTZPA732ud/XR8=
 go.uber.org/zap v1.27.0/go.mod h1:GB2qFLM7cTU87MWRP2mPIjqfIDnGu+VIO4V/SdhGo2E=
-golang.org/x/arch v0.15.0 h1:QtOrQd0bTUnhNVNndMpLHNWrDmYzZ2KDqSrEymqInZw=
-golang.org/x/arch v0.15.0/go.mod h1:JmwW7aLIoRUKgaTzhkiEFxvcEiQGyOg9BMonBJUS7EE=
+golang.org/x/arch v0.17.0 h1:4O3dfLzd+lQewptAHqjewQZQDyEdejz3VwgeYwkZneU=
+golang.org/x/arch v0.17.0/go.mod h1:bdwinDaKcfZUGpH09BB7ZmOfhalA8lQdzl62l8gGWsk=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20180904163835-0709b304e793/go.mod h1:6SG95UA2DQfeDnfUPMdvaQW0Q7yPrPDi9nlGo2tz2b4=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20181029021203-45a5f77698d3/go.mod h1:6SG95UA2DQfeDnfUPMdvaQW0Q7yPrPDi9nlGo2tz2b4=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20190308221718-c2843e01d9a2/go.mod h1:djNgcEr1/C05ACkg1iLfiJU5Ep61QUkGW8qpdssI0+w=
diff --git a/ignite/templates/app/files/go.mod.plush b/ignite/templates/app/files/go.mod.plush
index 0d05076796..75fca83c4c 100644
--- a/ignite/templates/app/files/go.mod.plush
+++ b/ignite/templates/app/files/go.mod.plush
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ replace (
 	github.com/syndtr/goleveldb => github.com/syndtr/goleveldb v1.0.1-0.20210819022825-2ae1ddf74ef7
 	// replace broken vanity url
 	nhooyr.io/websocket => github.com/coder/websocket v1.8.7
-	// force latest sonic version for Go 1.25 support
-	github.com/bytedance/sonic => github.com/bytedance/sonic v1.14.0
 )
 
 require (
@@ -20,7 +18,7 @@ require (
 	cosmossdk.io/core v0.11.3
 	cosmossdk.io/depinject v1.2.1
 	cosmossdk.io/errors v1.0.2
-	cosmossdk.io/log v1.6.0
+	cosmossdk.io/log v1.6.1
 	cosmossdk.io/math v1.5.3
 	cosmossdk.io/store v1.1.2
 	cosmossdk.io/tools/confix v0.1.2
@@ -51,4 +49,4 @@ require (
 tool (
 	<%= for (depTool) in DepTools { %>
 	"<%= depTool %>"<% } %>
-)
\ No newline at end of file
+)