diff --git a/.github/workflows/sims-protected.yml b/.github/workflows/sims-protected.yml
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-name: Sims-protected
-# Sims workflow runs multiple types of simulations (nondeterminism, import-export, after-import, multi-seed-short)
-# This workflow will ask for approval to run on all Pull Requests, if a .go, .mod or .sum file have been changed
-on:
-  pull_request:
-
-jobs:
-  build:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    environment: protected
-    if: "!contains(github.event.head_commit.message, 'skip-sims')"
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - uses: actions/setup-go@v2.1.3
-        with:
-          go-version: 1.17
-      - name: Display go version
-        run: go version
-      - run: make build
-
-  install-runsim:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: build
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/setup-go@v2.1.3
-        with:
-          go-version: 1.17
-      - name: Display go version
-        run: go version
-      - name: Install runsim
-        run: export GO111MODULE="on" && go get github.com/cosmos/tools/cmd/runsim@v1.0.0
-      - uses: actions/cache@v2.1.6
-        with:
-          path: ~/go/bin
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-go-runsim-binary
-
-  test-sim-nondeterminism:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: [build, install-runsim]
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - uses: actions/setup-go@v2.1.3
-        with:
-          go-version: 1.17
-      - name: Display go version
-        run: go version
-      - uses: technote-space/get-diff-action@v4
-        with:
-          PATTERNS: |
-            **/**.go
-            go.mod
-            go.sum
-      - uses: actions/cache@v2.1.6
-        with:
-          path: ~/go/bin
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-go-runsim-binary
-        if: env.GIT_DIFF
-      - name: test-sim-nondeterminism
-        run: |
-          make test-sim-nondeterminism
-        if: env.GIT_DIFF
-
-  test-sim-import-export:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: [build, install-runsim]
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - uses: actions/setup-go@v2.1.3
-        with:
-          go-version: 1.17
-      - name: Display go version
-        run: go version
-      - uses: technote-space/get-diff-action@v4
-        with:
-          SUFFIX_FILTER: |
-            **/**.go
-            go.mod
-            go.sum
-          SET_ENV_NAME_INSERTIONS: 1
-          SET_ENV_NAME_LINES: 1
-      - uses: actions/cache@v2.1.6
-        with:
-          path: ~/go/bin
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-go-runsim-binary
-        if: env.GIT_DIFF
-      - name: test-sim-import-export
-        run: |
-          make test-sim-import-export
-        if: env.GIT_DIFF
-
-  test-sim-after-import:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: [build, install-runsim]
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - uses: actions/setup-go@v2.1.3
-        with:
-          go-version: 1.17
-      - name: Display go version
-        run: go version
-      - uses: technote-space/get-diff-action@v4
-        with:
-          SUFFIX_FILTER: |
-            **/**.go
-            go.mod
-            go.sum
-          SET_ENV_NAME_INSERTIONS: 1
-          SET_ENV_NAME_LINES: 1
-      - uses: actions/cache@v2.1.6
-        with:
-          path: ~/go/bin
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-go-runsim-binary
-        if: env.GIT_DIFF
-      - name: test-sim-after-import
-        run: |
-          make test-sim-after-import
-        if: env.GIT_DIFF
-
-  test-sim-multi-seed-short:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: [build, install-runsim]
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - uses: actions/setup-go@v2.1.3
-        with:
-          go-version: 1.17
-      - name: Display go version
-        run: go version
-      - uses: technote-space/get-diff-action@v4
-        with:
-          SUFFIX_FILTER: |
-            **/**.go
-            go.mod
-            go.sum
-          SET_ENV_NAME_INSERTIONS: 1
-          SET_ENV_NAME_LINES: 1
-      - uses: actions/cache@v2.1.6
-        with:
-          path: ~/go/bin
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-go-runsim-binary
-        if: env.GIT_DIFF
-      - name: test-sim-multi-seed-short
-        run: |
-          make test-sim-multi-seed-short
-        if: env.GIT_DIFF
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sims.yml b/.github/workflows/sims.yml
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-name: Sims
-# Sims workflow runs multiple types of simulations (nondeterminism, import-export, after-import, multi-seed-short)
-# This workflow will run on main and release branches, if a .go, .mod or .sum file have been changed
-on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - main
-      - release/**
-
-jobs:
-  build:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: "!contains(github.event.head_commit.message, 'skip-sims')"
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - uses: actions/setup-go@v2.1.3
-        with:
-          go-version: 1.17
-      - name: Display go version
-        run: go version
-      - run: make build
-
-  install-runsim:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: build
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/setup-go@v2.1.3
-        with:
-          go-version: 1.17
-      - name: Display go version
-        run: go version
-      - name: Install runsim
-        run: export GO111MODULE="on" && go get github.com/cosmos/tools/cmd/runsim@v1.0.0
-      - uses: actions/cache@v2.1.6
-        with:
-          path: ~/go/bin
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-go-runsim-binary
-
-  test-sim-nondeterminism:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: [build, install-runsim]
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - uses: actions/setup-go@v2.1.3
-        with:
-          go-version: 1.17
-      - name: Display go version
-        run: go version
-      - uses: technote-space/get-diff-action@v4
-        with:
-          PATTERNS: |
-            **/**.go
-            go.mod
-            go.sum
-      - uses: actions/cache@v2.1.6
-        with:
-          path: ~/go/bin
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-go-runsim-binary
-        if: env.GIT_DIFF
-      - name: test-sim-nondeterminism
-        run: |
-          make test-sim-nondeterminism
-        if: env.GIT_DIFF
-
-  test-sim-import-export:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: [build, install-runsim]
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - uses: actions/setup-go@v2.1.3
-        with:
-          go-version: 1.17
-      - name: Display go version
-        run: go version
-      - uses: technote-space/get-diff-action@v4
-        with:
-          SUFFIX_FILTER: |
-            **/**.go
-            go.mod
-            go.sum
-          SET_ENV_NAME_INSERTIONS: 1
-          SET_ENV_NAME_LINES: 1
-      - uses: actions/cache@v2.1.6
-        with:
-          path: ~/go/bin
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-go-runsim-binary
-        if: env.GIT_DIFF
-      - name: test-sim-import-export
-        run: |
-          make test-sim-import-export
-        if: env.GIT_DIFF
-
-  test-sim-after-import:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: [build, install-runsim]
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - uses: actions/setup-go@v2.1.3
-        with:
-          go-version: 1.17
-      - name: Display go version
-        run: go version
-      - uses: technote-space/get-diff-action@v4
-        with:
-          SUFFIX_FILTER: |
-            **/**.go
-            go.mod
-            go.sum
-          SET_ENV_NAME_INSERTIONS: 1
-          SET_ENV_NAME_LINES: 1
-      - uses: actions/cache@v2.1.6
-        with:
-          path: ~/go/bin
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-go-runsim-binary
-        if: env.GIT_DIFF
-      - name: test-sim-after-import
-        run: |
-          make test-sim-after-import
-        if: env.GIT_DIFF
-
-  test-sim-multi-seed-short:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: [build, install-runsim]
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - uses: actions/setup-go@v2.1.3
-        with:
-          go-version: 1.17
-      - name: Display go version
-        run: go version
-      - uses: technote-space/get-diff-action@v4
-        with:
-          SUFFIX_FILTER: |
-            **/**.go
-            go.mod
-            go.sum
-          SET_ENV_NAME_INSERTIONS: 1
-          SET_ENV_NAME_LINES: 1
-      - uses: actions/cache@v2.1.6
-        with:
-          path: ~/go/bin
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-go-runsim-binary
-        if: env.GIT_DIFF
-      - name: test-sim-multi-seed-short
-        run: |
-          make test-sim-multi-seed-short
-        if: env.GIT_DIFF