diff --git a/baseapp/grpcrouter_test.go b/baseapp/grpcrouter_test.go
index 860e7bbe75c..dede24b7bc1 100644
--- a/baseapp/grpcrouter_test.go
+++ b/baseapp/grpcrouter_test.go
@@ -2,11 +2,10 @@ package baseapp_test
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"os"
 	"sync"
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/cometbft/cometbft/libs/log"
+	"cosmossdk.io/log"
 	dbm "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-db"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
@@ -59,7 +58,7 @@ func TestRegisterQueryServiceTwice(t *testing.T) {
 	err := depinject.Inject(makeMinimalConfig(), &appBuilder)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	db := dbm.NewMemDB()
-	app := appBuilder.Build(log.NewTMLogger(log.NewSyncWriter(os.Stdout)), db, nil)
+	app := appBuilder.Build(log.NewLogger(), db, nil)
 
 	// First time registering service shouldn't panic.
 	require.NotPanics(t, func() {
diff --git a/baseapp/msg_service_router_test.go b/baseapp/msg_service_router_test.go
index 45e4832b1a1..c361af9d667 100644
--- a/baseapp/msg_service_router_test.go
+++ b/baseapp/msg_service_router_test.go
@@ -1,16 +1,15 @@
 package baseapp_test
 
 import (
-	"os"
 	"testing"
 
 	abci "github.com/cometbft/cometbft/abci/types"
-	"github.com/cometbft/cometbft/libs/log"
 	cmtproto "github.com/cometbft/cometbft/proto/tendermint/types"
 	dbm "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-db"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
 	"cosmossdk.io/depinject"
+	"cosmossdk.io/log"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/client/tx"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/codec"
 	codectypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/codec/types"
@@ -29,7 +28,7 @@ func TestRegisterMsgService(t *testing.T) {
 	)
 	err := depinject.Inject(makeMinimalConfig(), &appBuilder, &registry)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	app := appBuilder.Build(log.NewTMLogger(log.NewSyncWriter(os.Stdout)), dbm.NewMemDB(), nil)
+	app := appBuilder.Build(log.NewLogger(), dbm.NewMemDB(), nil)
 
 	require.Panics(t, func() {
 		testdata.RegisterMsgServer(
@@ -58,7 +57,7 @@ func TestRegisterMsgServiceTwice(t *testing.T) {
 	err := depinject.Inject(makeMinimalConfig(), &appBuilder, &registry)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	db := dbm.NewMemDB()
-	app := appBuilder.Build(log.NewTMLogger(log.NewSyncWriter(os.Stdout)), db, nil)
+	app := appBuilder.Build(log.NewLogger(), db, nil)
 	testdata.RegisterInterfaces(registry)
 
 	// First time registering service shouldn't panic.
diff --git a/baseapp/utils_test.go b/baseapp/utils_test.go
index 53eb3cfaab3..60da5286736 100644
--- a/baseapp/utils_test.go
+++ b/baseapp/utils_test.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/url"
-	"os"
 	"reflect"
 	"strconv"
 	"testing"
@@ -55,7 +54,7 @@ var ParamStoreKey = []byte("paramstore")
 
 func defaultLogger() log.Logger {
 	if testing.Verbose() {
-		return log.NewTMLogger(log.NewSyncWriter(os.Stdout)).With("module", "baseapp/test")
+		return log.NewLoggerWithKV("module", "baseapp/test")
 	}
 
 	return log.NewNopLogger()
diff --git a/client/pruning/main.go b/client/pruning/main.go
index 0a3d6f0e8a6..ec996ef5dd0 100644
--- a/client/pruning/main.go
+++ b/client/pruning/main.go
@@ -2,15 +2,14 @@ package pruning
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 
+	"cosmossdk.io/log"
 	pruningtypes "cosmossdk.io/store/pruning/types"
 	"cosmossdk.io/store/rootmulti"
-	"github.com/cometbft/cometbft/libs/log"
 	dbm "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-db"
 
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/client/flags"
@@ -62,7 +61,7 @@ func Cmd(appCreator servertypes.AppCreator) *cobra.Command {
 				return err
 			}
 
-			logger := log.NewTMLogger(log.NewSyncWriter(os.Stdout))
+			logger := log.NewLogger()
 			app := appCreator(logger, db, nil, vp)
 			cms := app.CommitMultiStore()
 
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index fe27932eb50..f26546800dd 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/prometheus/client_golang v1.14.0
 	github.com/prometheus/common v0.40.0
 	github.com/rakyll/statik v0.1.7
+	github.com/rs/zerolog v1.29.0
 	github.com/spf13/cast v1.5.0
 	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.6.1
 	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.5
@@ -136,7 +137,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/rcrowley/go-metrics v0.0.0-20201227073835-cf1acfcdf475 // indirect
 	github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.9.0 // indirect
 	github.com/rs/cors v1.8.3 // indirect
-	github.com/rs/zerolog v1.29.0 // indirect
 	github.com/sasha-s/go-deadlock v0.3.1 // indirect
 	github.com/spf13/afero v1.9.3 // indirect
 	github.com/spf13/jwalterweatherman v1.1.0 // indirect
diff --git a/log/README.md b/log/README.md
index e019c03bea4..c06f26e933b 100644
--- a/log/README.md
+++ b/log/README.md
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 # Log
 
-The `cosmossdk.io/log` provides simple logging implementations for the Cosmos SDK and Cosmos SDK modules.
\ No newline at end of file
+The `cosmossdk.io/log` provides a zerolog logging implementation for the Cosmos SDK and Cosmos SDK modules.
diff --git a/log/go.mod b/log/go.mod
index fa553c0fc7d..e98e6470b17 100644
--- a/log/go.mod
+++ b/log/go.mod
@@ -2,16 +2,10 @@ module cosmossdk.io/log
 
 go 1.19
 
-require (
-	github.com/cometbft/cometbft v0.37.0-alpha.3
-	github.com/rs/zerolog v1.29.0
-)
+require github.com/rs/zerolog v1.29.0
 
 require (
-	github.com/go-kit/log v0.2.1 // indirect
-	github.com/go-logfmt/logfmt v0.5.1 // indirect
 	github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.13 // indirect
 	github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.16 // indirect
-	github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.5.0 // indirect
 )
diff --git a/log/go.sum b/log/go.sum
index 3c6c29508e3..f2a3d868ecd 100644
--- a/log/go.sum
+++ b/log/go.sum
@@ -1,11 +1,4 @@
-github.com/cometbft/cometbft v0.37.0-alpha.3 h1:74F+cMr4pd1a2lFn/h4TxXmO8VWi3A2dxyoMcjlMWuQ=
-github.com/cometbft/cometbft v0.37.0-alpha.3/go.mod h1:dUGbIGYoLM11xUruTTJY4Xp9FHh6Nfu3Nots8/+UNSo=
 github.com/coreos/go-systemd/v22 v22.3.3-0.20220203105225-a9a7ef127534/go.mod h1:Y58oyj3AT4RCenI/lSvhwexgC+NSVTIJ3seZv2GcEnc=
-github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 h1:vj9j/u1bqnvCEfJOwUhtlOARqs3+rkHYY13jYWTU97c=
-github.com/go-kit/log v0.2.1 h1:MRVx0/zhvdseW+Gza6N9rVzU/IVzaeE1SFI4raAhmBU=
-github.com/go-kit/log v0.2.1/go.mod h1:NwTd00d/i8cPZ3xOwwiv2PO5MOcx78fFErGNcVmBjv0=
-github.com/go-logfmt/logfmt v0.5.1 h1:otpy5pqBCBZ1ng9RQ0dPu4PN7ba75Y/aA+UpowDyNVA=
-github.com/go-logfmt/logfmt v0.5.1/go.mod h1:WYhtIu8zTZfxdn5+rREduYbwxfcBr/Vr6KEVveWlfTs=
 github.com/godbus/dbus/v5 v5.0.4/go.mod h1:xhWf0FNVPg57R7Z0UbKHbJfkEywrmjJnf7w5xrFpKfA=
 github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.12/go.mod h1:u5H1YNBxpqRaxsYJYSkiCWKzEfiAb1Gb520KVy5xxl4=
 github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.13 h1:fFA4WZxdEF4tXPZVKMLwD8oUnCTTo08duU7wxecdEvA=
@@ -13,16 +6,12 @@ github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.13/go.mod h1:7S9/ev0klgBDR4GtXTXX8a3vIGJpMovk
 github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.14/go.mod h1:7GGIvUiUoEMVVmxf/4nioHXj79iQHKdU27kJ6hsGG94=
 github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.16 h1:bq3VjFmv/sOjHtdEhmkEV4x1AJtvUvOJ2PFAZ5+peKQ=
 github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.16/go.mod h1:kYGgaQfpe5nmfYZH+SKPsOc2e4SrIfOl2e/yFXSvRLM=
-github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1 h1:FEBLx1zS214owpjy7qsBeixbURkuhQAwrK5UwLGTwt4=
 github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1/go.mod h1:bwawxfHBFNV+L2hUp1rHADufV3IMtnDRdf1r5NINEl0=
-github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 h1:4DBwDE0NGyQoBHbLQYPwSUPoCMWR5BEzIk/f1lZbAQM=
 github.com/rs/xid v1.4.0/go.mod h1:trrq9SKmegXys3aeAKXMUTdJsYXVwGY3RLcfgqegfbg=
 github.com/rs/zerolog v1.29.0 h1:Zes4hju04hjbvkVkOhdl2HpZa+0PmVwigmo8XoORE5w=
 github.com/rs/zerolog v1.29.0/go.mod h1:NILgTygv/Uej1ra5XxGf82ZFSLk58MFGAUS2o6usyD0=
-github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.1 h1:w7B6lhMri9wdJUVmEZPGGhZzrYTPvgJArz7wNPgYKsk=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210630005230-0f9fa26af87c/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210927094055-39ccf1dd6fa6/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220811171246-fbc7d0a398ab/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.5.0 h1:MUK/U/4lj1t1oPg0HfuXDN/Z1wv31ZJ/YcPiGccS4DU=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.5.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
-gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 h1:fxVm/GzAzEWqLHuvctI91KS9hhNmmWOoWu0XTYJS7CA=
diff --git a/log/logger.go b/log/logger.go
index 812d1e8fa20..2ac4c7cd903 100644
--- a/log/logger.go
+++ b/log/logger.go
@@ -1,12 +1,65 @@
 package log
 
-import cmtlog "github.com/cometbft/cometbft/libs/log"
+import (
+	"os"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/rs/zerolog"
+)
+
+// Defines commons keys for logging
+const ModuleKey = "module"
+
+// ContextKey is used to store the logger in the context
+var ContextKey struct{}
 
-// Logger is the interface that wraps the basic logging methods.
 type Logger interface {
-	Debug(msg string, keyvals ...interface{})
-	Info(msg string, keyvals ...interface{})
-	Error(msg string, keyvals ...interface{})
+	Info(msg string, keyVals ...interface{})
+	Error(msg string, keyVals ...interface{})
+	Debug(msg string, keyVals ...interface{})
+	With(keyVals ...interface{}) Logger
+}
+
+type ZeroLogWrapper struct {
+	zerolog.Logger
+}
+
+func NewNopLogger() Logger {
+	logger := zerolog.Nop()
+	return &ZeroLogWrapper{logger}
+}
+
+func NewLogger() Logger {
+	output := zerolog.ConsoleWriter{Out: os.Stdout, TimeFormat: time.Kitchen}
+	logger := zerolog.New(output).With().Timestamp().Logger()
+	return &ZeroLogWrapper{logger}
+}
+
+func NewLoggerWithKV(key, value string) Logger {
+	output := zerolog.ConsoleWriter{Out: os.Stdout, TimeFormat: time.Kitchen}
+	logger := zerolog.New(output).With().Str(key, value).Timestamp().Logger()
+	return &ZeroLogWrapper{logger}
+}
+
+// Info takes a message and a set of key/value pairs and logs with level INFO.
+// The key of the tuple must be a string.
+func (l ZeroLogWrapper) Info(msg string, keyVals ...interface{}) {
+	l.Logger.Info().Fields(keyVals).Msg(msg)
+}
+
+// Error takes a message and a set of key/value pairs and logs with level DEBUG.
+// The key of the tuple must be a string.
+func (l ZeroLogWrapper) Error(msg string, keyVals ...interface{}) {
+	l.Logger.Error().Fields(keyVals).Msg(msg)
+}
+
+// Debug takes a message and a set of key/value pairs and logs with level ERR.
+// The key of the tuple must be a string.
+func (l ZeroLogWrapper) Debug(msg string, keyVals ...interface{}) {
+	l.Logger.Debug().Fields(keyVals).Msg(msg)
+}
 
-	With(keyvals ...interface{}) cmtlog.Logger
+// With returns a new wrapped logger with additional context provided by a set
+func (l ZeroLogWrapper) With(keyVals ...interface{}) Logger {
+	return ZeroLogWrapper{l.Logger.With().Fields(keyVals).Logger()}
 }
diff --git a/log/noop_logger.go b/log/noop_logger.go
deleted file mode 100644
index a1ffb0a8334..00000000000
--- a/log/noop_logger.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-package log
-
-import cmlog "github.com/cometbft/cometbft/libs/log"
-
-var _ Logger = NoOp{}
-
-type NoOp struct{}
-
-func NewNopLogger() Logger {
-	return &NoOp{}
-}
-
-func (l NoOp) Debug(msg string, keyvals ...interface{}) {}
-func (l NoOp) Info(msg string, keyvals ...interface{})  {}
-func (l NoOp) Error(msg string, keyvals ...interface{}) {}
-
-func (l NoOp) With(i ...interface{}) cmlog.Logger {
-	return l
-}
diff --git a/log/zerolog.go b/log/zerolog.go
deleted file mode 100644
index d3d60105d55..00000000000
--- a/log/zerolog.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,60 +0,0 @@
-package log
-
-import (
-	"os"
-	"time"
-
-	cmtlog "github.com/cometbft/cometbft/libs/log"
-	"github.com/rs/zerolog"
-)
-
-// Defines commons keys for logging
-const ModuleKey = "module"
-
-var (
-	// ContextKey is used to store the logger in the context
-	ContextKey struct{}
-	_          Logger = (*ZeroLogWrapper)(nil)
-)
-
-func NewZeroLogger(key, value string) *zerolog.Logger {
-	output := zerolog.ConsoleWriter{Out: os.Stdout, TimeFormat: time.Kitchen}
-	logger := zerolog.New(output).With().Str(key, value).Timestamp().Logger()
-	return &logger
-}
-
-// TODO: add filtered logging in ZeroLog: https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/pull/13236 / https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/issues/13699#issuecomment-1354887644
-
-// ZeroLogWrapper provides a wrapper around a zerolog.Logger instance. It implements
-// Tendermint's Logger interface.
-type ZeroLogWrapper struct {
-	zerolog.Logger
-}
-
-// Info implements Tendermint's Logger interface and logs with level INFO. A set
-// of key/value tuples may be provided to add context to the log. The number of
-// tuples must be even and the key of the tuple must be a string.
-func (z ZeroLogWrapper) Info(msg string, keyVals ...interface{}) {
-	z.Logger.Info().Fields(keyVals).Msg(msg)
-}
-
-// Error implements Tendermint's Logger interface and logs with level ERR. A set
-// of key/value tuples may be provided to add context to the log. The number of
-// tuples must be even and the key of the tuple must be a string.
-func (z ZeroLogWrapper) Error(msg string, keyVals ...interface{}) {
-	z.Logger.Error().Fields(keyVals).Msg(msg)
-}
-
-// Debug implements Tendermint's Logger interface and logs with level DEBUG. A set
-// of key/value tuples may be provided to add context to the log. The number of
-// tuples must be even and the key of the tuple must be a string.
-func (z ZeroLogWrapper) Debug(msg string, keyVals ...interface{}) {
-	z.Logger.Debug().Fields(keyVals).Msg(msg)
-}
-
-// With returns a new wrapped logger with additional context provided by a set
-// of key/value tuples. The number of tuples must be even and the key of the
-// tuple must be a string.
-func (z ZeroLogWrapper) With(keyVals ...interface{}) cmtlog.Logger {
-	return ZeroLogWrapper{z.Logger.With().Fields(keyVals).Logger()}
-}
diff --git a/scripts/mockgen.sh b/scripts/mockgen.sh
index 8906d0a07b8..a3786acc50d 100755
--- a/scripts/mockgen.sh
+++ b/scripts/mockgen.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ $mockgen_cmd -source=types/module/module.go -package mock -destination testutil/
 $mockgen_cmd -source=types/module/mock_appmodule_test.go -package mock -destination testutil/mock/types_mock_appmodule.go
 $mockgen_cmd -source=types/invariant.go -package mock -destination testutil/mock/types_invariant.go
 $mockgen_cmd -package mock -destination testutil/mock/grpc_server.go github.com/cosmos/gogoproto/grpc Server
-$mockgen_cmd -package mock -destination testutil/mock/cometbft_log.go github.com/cometbft/cometbft/libs/log Logger
+$mockgen_cmd -package mock -destination testutil/mock/logger.go cosmossdk.io/log Logger
 $mockgen_cmd -source=orm/model/ormtable/hooks.go -package ormmocks -destination orm/testing/ormmocks/hooks.go
 $mockgen_cmd -source=x/nft/expected_keepers.go -package testutil -destination x/nft/testutil/expected_keepers_mocks.go
 $mockgen_cmd -source=x/feegrant/expected_keepers.go -package testutil -destination x/feegrant/testutil/expected_keepers_mocks.go
diff --git a/server/cmt_logger.go b/server/cmt_logger.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..50cd609df4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/cmt_logger.go
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+package server
+
+import (
+	"cosmossdk.io/log"
+	cmtlog "github.com/cometbft/cometbft/libs/log"
+)
+
+var _ cmtlog.Logger = (*CometZerologWrapper)(nil)
+
+// CometZerologWrapper provides a wrapper around a zerolog.Logger instance.
+// It implements CometBFT's Logger interface.
+type CometZerologWrapper struct {
+	log.ZeroLogWrapper
+}
+
+// With returns a new wrapped logger with additional context provided by a set
+// of key/value tuples. The number of tuples must be even and the key of the
+// tuple must be a string.
+func (cmt CometZerologWrapper) With(keyVals ...interface{}) cmtlog.Logger {
+	return cmt.With(keyVals...)
+}
diff --git a/server/mock/app.go b/server/mock/app.go
index b1d78dcfd85..5c977b53d21 100644
--- a/server/mock/app.go
+++ b/server/mock/app.go
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 
 	abci "github.com/cometbft/cometbft/abci/types"
-	"github.com/cometbft/cometbft/libs/log"
 	db "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-db"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
 
+	"cosmossdk.io/log"
 	storetypes "cosmossdk.io/store/types"
 
 	bam "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/baseapp"
diff --git a/server/mock/helpers.go b/server/mock/helpers.go
index 2d29bc494e6..42f5ad984ea 100644
--- a/server/mock/helpers.go
+++ b/server/mock/helpers.go
@@ -5,18 +5,18 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"testing"
 
+	"cosmossdk.io/log"
 	abci "github.com/cometbft/cometbft/abci/types"
-	cmtlog "github.com/cometbft/cometbft/libs/log"
 )
 
 // SetupApp returns an application as well as a clean-up function to be used to
 // quickly setup a test case with an app.
 func SetupApp() (abci.Application, func(), error) {
-	var logger cmtlog.Logger
+	var logger log.Logger
 	if testing.Verbose() {
-		logger = cmtlog.NewTMLogger(cmtlog.NewSyncWriter(os.Stdout)).With("module", "mock")
+		logger = log.NewLoggerWithKV("module", "mock")
 	} else {
-		logger = cmtlog.NewNopLogger()
+		logger = log.NewNopLogger()
 	}
 
 	rootDir, err := os.MkdirTemp("", "mock-sdk")
diff --git a/server/util.go b/server/util.go
index 4281bb54624..b54035b1ab7 100644
--- a/server/util.go
+++ b/server/util.go
@@ -15,11 +15,6 @@ import (
 	"syscall"
 	"time"
 
-	"cosmossdk.io/log"
-	"cosmossdk.io/store"
-	"cosmossdk.io/store/snapshots"
-	snapshottypes "cosmossdk.io/store/snapshots/types"
-	storetypes "cosmossdk.io/store/types"
 	cmtcmd "github.com/cometbft/cometbft/cmd/cometbft/commands"
 	cmtcfg "github.com/cometbft/cometbft/config"
 	cmtcli "github.com/cometbft/cometbft/libs/cli"
@@ -31,6 +26,12 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/pflag"
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 
+	"cosmossdk.io/log"
+	"cosmossdk.io/store"
+	"cosmossdk.io/store/snapshots"
+	snapshottypes "cosmossdk.io/store/snapshots/types"
+	storetypes "cosmossdk.io/store/types"
+
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/baseapp"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/client/flags"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/server/config"
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ const ServerContextKey = sdk.ContextKey("server.context")
 type Context struct {
 	Viper  *viper.Viper
 	Config *cmtcfg.Config
-	Logger cmtlog.Logger
+	Logger log.Logger
 }
 
 // ErrorCode contains the exit code for server exit.
@@ -64,11 +65,11 @@ func NewDefaultContext() *Context {
 	return NewContext(
 		viper.New(),
 		cmtcfg.DefaultConfig(),
-		cmtlog.NewTMLogger(cmtlog.NewSyncWriter(os.Stdout)),
+		log.NewLogger(),
 	)
 }
 
-func NewContext(v *viper.Viper, config *cmtcfg.Config, logger cmtlog.Logger) *Context {
+func NewContext(v *viper.Viper, config *cmtcfg.Config, logger log.Logger) *Context {
 	return &Context{v, config, logger}
 }
 
diff --git a/simapp/app_test.go b/simapp/app_test.go
index 08b84e489ac..882d35e6df5 100644
--- a/simapp/app_test.go
+++ b/simapp/app_test.go
@@ -3,19 +3,18 @@ package simapp
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
-	"os"
 	"testing"
 
 	"cosmossdk.io/x/evidence"
 	"cosmossdk.io/x/upgrade"
 	abci "github.com/cometbft/cometbft/abci/types"
-	"github.com/cometbft/cometbft/libs/log"
 	cmtproto "github.com/cometbft/cometbft/proto/tendermint/types"
 	dbm "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-db"
 	"github.com/cosmos/gogoproto/proto"
 	"github.com/golang/mock/gomock"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
+	"cosmossdk.io/log"
 	feegrantmodule "cosmossdk.io/x/feegrant/module"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/baseapp"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/testutil/mock"
@@ -41,7 +40,7 @@ import (
 
 func TestSimAppExportAndBlockedAddrs(t *testing.T) {
 	db := dbm.NewMemDB()
-	logger := log.NewTMLogger(log.NewSyncWriter(os.Stdout))
+	logger := log.NewLogger()
 	app := NewSimappWithCustomOptions(t, false, SetupOptions{
 		Logger:  logger,
 		DB:      db,
@@ -66,7 +65,7 @@ func TestSimAppExportAndBlockedAddrs(t *testing.T) {
 
 	app.Commit()
 
-	logger2 := log.NewTMLogger(log.NewSyncWriter(os.Stdout))
+	logger2 := log.NewLogger()
 	// Making a new app object with the db, so that initchain hasn't been called
 	app2 := NewSimApp(logger2, db, nil, true, simtestutil.NewAppOptionsWithFlagHome(t.TempDir()))
 	_, err := app2.ExportAppStateAndValidators(false, []string{}, []string{})
@@ -75,7 +74,7 @@ func TestSimAppExportAndBlockedAddrs(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestRunMigrations(t *testing.T) {
 	db := dbm.NewMemDB()
-	logger := log.NewTMLogger(log.NewSyncWriter(os.Stdout))
+	logger := log.NewLogger()
 	app := NewSimApp(logger, db, nil, true, simtestutil.NewAppOptionsWithFlagHome(t.TempDir()))
 
 	// Create a new baseapp and configurator for the purpose of this test.
@@ -209,7 +208,7 @@ func TestRunMigrations(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestInitGenesisOnMigration(t *testing.T) {
 	db := dbm.NewMemDB()
-	logger := log.NewTMLogger(log.NewSyncWriter(os.Stdout))
+	logger := log.NewLogger()
 	app := NewSimApp(logger, db, nil, true, simtestutil.NewAppOptionsWithFlagHome(t.TempDir()))
 	ctx := app.NewContext(true, cmtproto.Header{Height: app.LastBlockHeight()})
 
@@ -252,7 +251,7 @@ func TestInitGenesisOnMigration(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestUpgradeStateOnGenesis(t *testing.T) {
 	db := dbm.NewMemDB()
-	logger := log.NewTMLogger(log.NewSyncWriter(os.Stdout))
+	logger := log.NewLogger()
 	app := NewSimappWithCustomOptions(t, false, SetupOptions{
 		Logger:  logger,
 		DB:      db,
diff --git a/simapp/sim_test.go b/simapp/sim_test.go
index e104e62a513..dae3d023767 100644
--- a/simapp/sim_test.go
+++ b/simapp/sim_test.go
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@ import (
 
 	evidencetypes "cosmossdk.io/x/evidence/types"
 	abci "github.com/cometbft/cometbft/abci/types"
-	"github.com/cometbft/cometbft/libs/log"
 	cmtproto "github.com/cometbft/cometbft/proto/tendermint/types"
 	dbm "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-db"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
+	"cosmossdk.io/log"
 	"cosmossdk.io/store"
 	storetypes "cosmossdk.io/store/types"
 
diff --git a/simapp/simd/cmd/testnet_test.go b/simapp/simd/cmd/testnet_test.go
index 4905d634ac7..d7b05f685cb 100644
--- a/simapp/simd/cmd/testnet_test.go
+++ b/simapp/simd/cmd/testnet_test.go
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/cometbft/cometbft/libs/log"
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
+	"cosmossdk.io/log"
 	"cosmossdk.io/simapp"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/client"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/client/flags"
diff --git a/store/go.mod b/store/go.mod
index a31784523e0..6f426c5edcd 100644
--- a/store/go.mod
+++ b/store/go.mod
@@ -38,8 +38,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/decred/dcrd/dcrec/secp256k1/v4 v4.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.6.0 // indirect
 	github.com/getsentry/sentry-go v0.18.0 // indirect
-	github.com/go-kit/log v0.2.1 // indirect
-	github.com/go-logfmt/logfmt v0.5.1 // indirect
 	github.com/gogo/protobuf v1.3.2 // indirect
 	github.com/golang/snappy v0.0.4 // indirect
 	github.com/google/btree v1.1.2 // indirect
@@ -77,3 +75,5 @@ require (
 // Fix upstream GHSA-h395-qcrw-5vmq vulnerability.
 // TODO Remove it: https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/issues/10409
 replace github.com/gin-gonic/gin => github.com/gin-gonic/gin v1.8.1
+
+replace cosmossdk.io/log => ../log
diff --git a/store/go.sum b/store/go.sum
index 4a8e62a7959..a1b7e3d8935 100644
--- a/store/go.sum
+++ b/store/go.sum
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 cloud.google.com/go v0.26.0/go.mod h1:aQUYkXzVsufM+DwF1aE+0xfcU+56JwCaLick0ClmMTw=
 cosmossdk.io/errors v1.0.0-beta.7 h1:gypHW76pTQGVnHKo6QBkb4yFOJjC+sUGRc5Al3Odj1w=
 cosmossdk.io/errors v1.0.0-beta.7/go.mod h1:mz6FQMJRku4bY7aqS/Gwfcmr/ue91roMEKAmDUDpBfE=
-cosmossdk.io/log v0.0.0-20230219145338-9553bf1eec78 h1:Scox9JfANgkuAO0F9LMH0e0W5ijmp2BQbsok/U+jDUo=
-cosmossdk.io/log v0.0.0-20230219145338-9553bf1eec78/go.mod h1:MyvZ6k9eL0azI/yf8m5gqsM8PgbtFmqjire1OxUMkmc=
 cosmossdk.io/math v1.0.0-beta.6.0.20230216172121-959ce49135e4 h1:/jnzJ9zFsL7qkV8LCQ1JH3dYHh2EsKZ3k8Mr6AqqiOA=
 cosmossdk.io/math v1.0.0-beta.6.0.20230216172121-959ce49135e4/go.mod h1:gUVtWwIzfSXqcOT+lBVz2jyjfua8DoBdzRsIyaUAT/8=
 github.com/AndreasBriese/bbloom v0.0.0-20190306092124-e2d15f34fcf9/go.mod h1:bOvUY6CB00SOBii9/FifXqc0awNKxLFCL/+pkDPuyl8=
@@ -104,12 +102,8 @@ github.com/go-errors/errors v1.0.1/go.mod h1:f4zRHt4oKfwPJE5k8C9vpYG+aDHdBFUsgrm
 github.com/go-errors/errors v1.4.2 h1:J6MZopCL4uSllY1OfXM374weqZFFItUbrImctkmUxIA=
 github.com/go-kit/kit v0.8.0/go.mod h1:xBxKIO96dXMWWy0MnWVtmwkA9/13aqxPnvrjFYMA2as=
 github.com/go-kit/kit v0.9.0/go.mod h1:xBxKIO96dXMWWy0MnWVtmwkA9/13aqxPnvrjFYMA2as=
-github.com/go-kit/log v0.2.1 h1:MRVx0/zhvdseW+Gza6N9rVzU/IVzaeE1SFI4raAhmBU=
-github.com/go-kit/log v0.2.1/go.mod h1:NwTd00d/i8cPZ3xOwwiv2PO5MOcx78fFErGNcVmBjv0=
 github.com/go-logfmt/logfmt v0.3.0/go.mod h1:Qt1PoO58o5twSAckw1HlFXLmHsOX5/0LbT9GBnD5lWE=
 github.com/go-logfmt/logfmt v0.4.0/go.mod h1:3RMwSq7FuexP4Kalkev3ejPJsZTpXXBr9+V4qmtdjCk=
-github.com/go-logfmt/logfmt v0.5.1 h1:otpy5pqBCBZ1ng9RQ0dPu4PN7ba75Y/aA+UpowDyNVA=
-github.com/go-logfmt/logfmt v0.5.1/go.mod h1:WYhtIu8zTZfxdn5+rREduYbwxfcBr/Vr6KEVveWlfTs=
 github.com/go-martini/martini v0.0.0-20170121215854-22fa46961aab/go.mod h1:/P9AEU963A2AYjv4d1V5eVL1CQbEJq6aCNHDDjibzu8=
 github.com/go-playground/assert/v2 v2.0.1/go.mod h1:VDjEfimB/XKnb+ZQfWdccd7VUvScMdVu0Titje2rxJ4=
 github.com/go-playground/locales v0.14.0/go.mod h1:sawfccIbzZTqEDETgFXqTho0QybSa7l++s0DH+LDiLs=
diff --git a/store/iavl/store.go b/store/iavl/store.go
index 5b55b526048..2bd523194f7 100644
--- a/store/iavl/store.go
+++ b/store/iavl/store.go
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@ import (
 	"io"
 
 	abci "github.com/cometbft/cometbft/abci/types"
-	"github.com/cometbft/cometbft/libs/log"
 	cmtprotocrypto "github.com/cometbft/cometbft/proto/tendermint/crypto"
 	ics23 "github.com/confio/ics23/go"
 	dbm "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-db"
 	"github.com/cosmos/iavl"
 
 	errorsmod "cosmossdk.io/errors"
+	"cosmossdk.io/log"
 	"cosmossdk.io/store/cachekv"
 	"cosmossdk.io/store/internal/kv"
 	"cosmossdk.io/store/metrics"
diff --git a/store/snapshots/manager_test.go b/store/snapshots/manager_test.go
index 4756a6a8d58..a3e9e35957b 100644
--- a/store/snapshots/manager_test.go
+++ b/store/snapshots/manager_test.go
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/cometbft/cometbft/libs/log"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
+	"cosmossdk.io/log"
 	"cosmossdk.io/store/snapshots"
 	"cosmossdk.io/store/snapshots/types"
 )
diff --git a/store/store.go b/store/store.go
index 04f28521c60..e6745754639 100644
--- a/store/store.go
+++ b/store/store.go
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 package store
 
 import (
-	"github.com/cometbft/cometbft/libs/log"
 	dbm "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-db"
 
+	"cosmossdk.io/log"
 	"cosmossdk.io/store/cache"
 	"cosmossdk.io/store/metrics"
 	"cosmossdk.io/store/rootmulti"
diff --git a/store/streaming/constructor.go b/store/streaming/constructor.go
index fdf22497ecf..acfe2cd2e7e 100644
--- a/store/streaming/constructor.go
+++ b/store/streaming/constructor.go
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 
+	"cosmossdk.io/log"
 	"cosmossdk.io/store/streaming/file"
 	"cosmossdk.io/store/types"
-	"github.com/cometbft/cometbft/libs/log"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cast"
 )
diff --git a/store/streaming/constructor_test.go b/store/streaming/constructor_test.go
index cdb6fc6db5e..aacc4f79d78 100644
--- a/store/streaming/constructor_test.go
+++ b/store/streaming/constructor_test.go
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ package streaming_test
 import (
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/cometbft/cometbft/libs/log"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
+	"cosmossdk.io/log"
 	"cosmossdk.io/store/streaming"
 	"cosmossdk.io/store/streaming/file"
 	"cosmossdk.io/store/types"
diff --git a/store/streaming/file/service_test.go b/store/streaming/file/service_test.go
index ff901dc8e6c..ba71d4eda7d 100644
--- a/store/streaming/file/service_test.go
+++ b/store/streaming/file/service_test.go
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	abci "github.com/cometbft/cometbft/abci/types"
-	"github.com/cometbft/cometbft/libs/log"
 	cmtproto "github.com/cometbft/cometbft/proto/tendermint/types"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
+	"cosmossdk.io/log"
 	"cosmossdk.io/store/types"
 )
 
diff --git a/tests/e2e/server/export_test.go b/tests/e2e/server/export_test.go
index 11f2a190abc..72a75736ae2 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/server/export_test.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/server/export_test.go
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	abci "github.com/cometbft/cometbft/abci/types"
-	cmtlog "github.com/cometbft/cometbft/libs/log"
 	cmtproto "github.com/cometbft/cometbft/proto/tendermint/types"
 	dbm "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-db"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
@@ -158,7 +157,7 @@ func setupApp(t *testing.T, tempDir string) (*simapp.SimApp, context.Context, ge
 	err := createConfigFolder(tempDir)
 	assert.NilError(t, err)
 
-	logger := cmtlog.NewTMLogger(cmtlog.NewSyncWriter(os.Stdout))
+	logger := log.NewLogger()
 	db := dbm.NewMemDB()
 	app := simapp.NewSimApp(logger, db, nil, true, simtestutil.NewAppOptionsWithFlagHome(tempDir))
 
diff --git a/testutil/mock/cometbft_log.go b/testutil/mock/logger.go
similarity index 97%
rename from testutil/mock/cometbft_log.go
rename to testutil/mock/logger.go
index 437e11332a7..117eb4db860 100644
--- a/testutil/mock/cometbft_log.go
+++ b/testutil/mock/logger.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // Code generated by MockGen. DO NOT EDIT.
-// Source: github.com/cometbft/cometbft/libs/log (interfaces: Logger)
+// Source: cosmossdk.io/log (interfaces: Logger)
 
 // Package mock is a generated GoMock package.
 package mock
diff --git a/testutil/network/network.go b/testutil/network/network.go
index 347d0d317b2..72f7439307c 100644
--- a/testutil/network/network.go
+++ b/testutil/network/network.go
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import (
 	sdkmath "cosmossdk.io/math"
 	"cosmossdk.io/math/unsafe"
 	pruningtypes "cosmossdk.io/store/pruning/types"
-	cmtlog "github.com/cometbft/cometbft/libs/log"
 	"github.com/cometbft/cometbft/node"
 	cmtclient "github.com/cometbft/cometbft/rpc/client"
 	dbm "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-db"
@@ -119,7 +118,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	StakingTokens    sdkmath.Int                // the amount of tokens each validator has available to stake
 	BondedTokens     sdkmath.Int                // the amount of tokens each validator stakes
 	PruningStrategy  string                     // the pruning strategy each validator will have
-	EnableTMLogging  bool                       // enable CometBFT logging to STDOUT
+	EnableLogging    bool                       // enable logging to STDOUT
 	CleanupDir       bool                       // remove base temporary directory during cleanup
 	SigningAlgo      string                     // signing algorithm for keys
 	KeyringOptions   []keyring.Option           // keyring configuration options
@@ -406,8 +405,8 @@ func New(l Logger, baseDir string, cfg Config) (*Network, error) {
 		}
 
 		logger := log.NewNopLogger()
-		if cfg.EnableTMLogging {
-			logger = cmtlog.NewTMLogger(cmtlog.NewSyncWriter(os.Stdout))
+		if cfg.EnableLogging {
+			logger = log.NewLogger()
 		}
 
 		ctx.Logger = logger
diff --git a/testutil/sims/app_helpers.go b/testutil/sims/app_helpers.go
index 7c168719b62..0dc3a91e714 100644
--- a/testutil/sims/app_helpers.go
+++ b/testutil/sims/app_helpers.go
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ import (
 	sdkmath "cosmossdk.io/math"
 	abci "github.com/cometbft/cometbft/abci/types"
 	cmtjson "github.com/cometbft/cometbft/libs/json"
-	"github.com/cometbft/cometbft/libs/log"
 	cmtproto "github.com/cometbft/cometbft/proto/tendermint/types"
 	cmttypes "github.com/cometbft/cometbft/types"
 	dbm "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-db"
 
+	"cosmossdk.io/log"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/client/flags"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/codec"
 	codectypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/codec/types"
diff --git a/testutil/sims/simulation_helpers.go b/testutil/sims/simulation_helpers.go
index 848e1c875d0..790392a5230 100644
--- a/testutil/sims/simulation_helpers.go
+++ b/testutil/sims/simulation_helpers.go
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 
-	"github.com/cometbft/cometbft/libs/log"
 	dbm "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-db"
 
+	"cosmossdk.io/log"
 	storetypes "cosmossdk.io/store/types"
 
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/codec"
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ func SetupSimulation(config simtypes.Config, dirPrefix, dbName string, verbose,
 
 	var logger log.Logger
 	if verbose {
-		logger = log.TestingLogger()
+		logger = log.NewLogger()
 	} else {
 		logger = log.NewNopLogger()
 	}
diff --git a/tools/cosmovisor/cmd/cosmovisor/main.go b/tools/cosmovisor/cmd/cosmovisor/main.go
index 95d51a194fb..70e14d08388 100644
--- a/tools/cosmovisor/cmd/cosmovisor/main.go
+++ b/tools/cosmovisor/cmd/cosmovisor/main.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func main() {
-	logger := log.NewZeroLogger(log.ModuleKey, "cosmovisor")
+	logger := log.NewLoggerWithKV(log.ModuleKey, "cosmovisor")
 	ctx := context.WithValue(context.Background(), log.ContextKey, logger)
 
 	if err := rootCmd.ExecuteContext(ctx); err != nil {
diff --git a/tools/cosmovisor/cmd/cosmovisor/version_test.go b/tools/cosmovisor/cmd/cosmovisor/version_test.go
index 193ec8a1542..8f8188a2a82 100644
--- a/tools/cosmovisor/cmd/cosmovisor/version_test.go
+++ b/tools/cosmovisor/cmd/cosmovisor/version_test.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestVersionCommand_Error(t *testing.T) {
-	logger := log.NewZeroLogger(log.ModuleKey, "cosmovisor")
+	logger := log.NewLoggerWithKV(log.ModuleKey, "cosmovisor")
 
 	rootCmd.SetArgs([]string{"version"})
 
diff --git a/tools/cosmovisor/errors/multi.go b/tools/cosmovisor/errors/multi.go
index 297cfdf1f4d..7a57a06b6b2 100644
--- a/tools/cosmovisor/errors/multi.go
+++ b/tools/cosmovisor/errors/multi.go
@@ -2,9 +2,8 @@ package errors
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"log"
 	"strings"
-
-	"github.com/rs/zerolog"
 )
 
 // MultiError is an error combining multiple other errors.
@@ -70,7 +69,7 @@ func (e MultiError) String() string {
 	return e.Error()
 }
 
-func LogErrors(logger *zerolog.Logger, msg string, err error) {
+func LogErrors(logger log.Logger, msg string, err error) {
 	switch err := err.(type) {
 	case *MultiError:
 		if msg != "" {
diff --git a/tools/cosmovisor/process.go b/tools/cosmovisor/process.go
index b7199603c14..c5f6edb44a9 100644
--- a/tools/cosmovisor/process.go
+++ b/tools/cosmovisor/process.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
+	"log"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"os/signal"
@@ -14,19 +15,18 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/otiai10/copy"
-	"github.com/rs/zerolog"
 
 	"cosmossdk.io/x/upgrade/plan"
 	upgradetypes "cosmossdk.io/x/upgrade/types"
 )
 
 type Launcher struct {
-	logger *zerolog.Logger
+	logger log.Logger
 	cfg    *Config
 	fw     *fileWatcher
 }
 
-func NewLauncher(logger *zerolog.Logger, cfg *Config) (Launcher, error) {
+func NewLauncher(logger log.Logger, cfg *Config) (Launcher, error) {
 	fw, err := newUpgradeFileWatcher(logger, cfg.UpgradeInfoFilePath(), cfg.PollInterval)
 	if err != nil {
 		return Launcher{}, err
diff --git a/tools/cosmovisor/process_test.go b/tools/cosmovisor/process_test.go
index b25f1828cb9..d2089e7fb5d 100644
--- a/tools/cosmovisor/process_test.go
+++ b/tools/cosmovisor/process_test.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ func (s *processTestSuite) TestLaunchProcess() {
 	require := s.Require()
 	home := copyTestData(s.T(), "validate")
 	cfg := &cosmovisor.Config{Home: home, Name: "dummyd", PollInterval: 20, UnsafeSkipBackup: true}
-	logger := log.NewZeroLogger(log.ModuleKey, "cosmovisor")
+	logger := log.NewLoggerWithKV(log.ModuleKey, "cosmovisor")
 
 	// should run the genesis binary and produce expected output
 	stdout, stderr := NewBuffer(), NewBuffer()
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ func (s *processTestSuite) TestLaunchProcessWithRestartDelay() {
 	require := s.Require()
 	home := copyTestData(s.T(), "validate")
 	cfg := &cosmovisor.Config{Home: home, Name: "dummyd", RestartDelay: 5 * time.Second, PollInterval: 20, UnsafeSkipBackup: true}
-	logger := log.NewZeroLogger(log.ModuleKey, "cosmovisor")
+	logger := log.NewLoggerWithKV(log.ModuleKey, "cosmovisor")
 
 	// should run the genesis binary and produce expected output
 	stdout, stderr := NewBuffer(), NewBuffer()
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ func (s *processTestSuite) TestLaunchProcessWithDownloads() {
 	require := s.Require()
 	home := copyTestData(s.T(), "download")
 	cfg := &cosmovisor.Config{Home: home, Name: "autod", AllowDownloadBinaries: true, PollInterval: 100, UnsafeSkipBackup: true}
-	logger := log.NewZeroLogger(log.ModuleKey, "cosmovisor")
+	logger := log.NewLoggerWithKV(log.ModuleKey, "cosmovisor")
 	upgradeFilename := cfg.UpgradeInfoFilePath()
 
 	// should run the genesis binary and produce expected output
diff --git a/tools/cosmovisor/scanner.go b/tools/cosmovisor/scanner.go
index 49fab0ccb58..f1ae841561e 100644
--- a/tools/cosmovisor/scanner.go
+++ b/tools/cosmovisor/scanner.go
@@ -4,17 +4,17 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"log"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	upgradetypes "cosmossdk.io/x/upgrade/types"
-	"github.com/rs/zerolog"
 )
 
 type fileWatcher struct {
-	logger *zerolog.Logger
+	logger log.Logger
 
 	// full path to a watched file
 	filename string
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ type fileWatcher struct {
 	initialized bool
 }
 
-func newUpgradeFileWatcher(logger *zerolog.Logger, filename string, interval time.Duration) (*fileWatcher, error) {
+func newUpgradeFileWatcher(logger log.Logger, filename string, interval time.Duration) (*fileWatcher, error) {
 	if filename == "" {
 		return nil, errors.New("filename undefined")
 	}
diff --git a/tools/cosmovisor/upgrade.go b/tools/cosmovisor/upgrade.go
index 501811d444f..dfe05efba5d 100644
--- a/tools/cosmovisor/upgrade.go
+++ b/tools/cosmovisor/upgrade.go
@@ -3,18 +3,18 @@ package cosmovisor
 import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"log"
 	"os"
 	"runtime"
 
 	"cosmossdk.io/x/upgrade/plan"
 	upgradetypes "cosmossdk.io/x/upgrade/types"
-	"github.com/rs/zerolog"
 )
 
 // UpgradeBinary will be called after the log message has been parsed and the process has terminated.
 // We can now make any changes to the underlying directory without interference and leave it
 // in a state, so we can make a proper restart
-func UpgradeBinary(logger *zerolog.Logger, cfg *Config, p upgradetypes.Plan) error {
+func UpgradeBinary(logger log.Logger, cfg *Config, p upgradetypes.Plan) error {
 	// simplest case is to switch the link
 	err := plan.EnsureBinary(cfg.UpgradeBin(p.Name))
 	if err == nil {
diff --git a/tools/cosmovisor/upgrade_test.go b/tools/cosmovisor/upgrade_test.go
index 540f420401c..3b976a75399 100644
--- a/tools/cosmovisor/upgrade_test.go
+++ b/tools/cosmovisor/upgrade_test.go
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ func (s *upgradeTestSuite) assertCurrentLink(cfg cosmovisor.Config, target strin
 func (s *upgradeTestSuite) TestUpgradeBinaryNoDownloadUrl() {
 	home := copyTestData(s.T(), "validate")
 	cfg := &cosmovisor.Config{Home: home, Name: "dummyd", AllowDownloadBinaries: true}
-	logger := log.NewZeroLogger(log.ModuleKey, "cosmovisor")
+	logger := log.NewLoggerWithKV(log.ModuleKey, "cosmovisor")
 
 	currentBin, err := cfg.CurrentBin()
 	s.Require().NoError(err)
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ func (s *upgradeTestSuite) TestUpgradeBinaryNoDownloadUrl() {
 }
 
 func (s *upgradeTestSuite) TestUpgradeBinary() {
-	logger := log.NewZeroLogger(log.ModuleKey, "cosmovisor")
+	logger := log.NewLoggerWithKV(log.ModuleKey, "cosmovisor")
 
 	cases := map[string]struct {
 		url         string
diff --git a/tools/rosetta/cmd/rosetta/main.go b/tools/rosetta/cmd/rosetta/main.go
index 8cd21b6d003..e0f075b8487 100644
--- a/tools/rosetta/cmd/rosetta/main.go
+++ b/tools/rosetta/cmd/rosetta/main.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 
 func main() {
 	var (
-		logger            = log.NewZeroLogger(log.ModuleKey, "rosetta")
+		logger            = log.NewLoggerWithKV(log.ModuleKey, "rosetta")
 		interfaceRegistry = codectypes.NewInterfaceRegistry()
 		cdc               = codec.NewProtoCodec(interfaceRegistry)
 	)
diff --git a/tools/rosetta/lib/server/server.go b/tools/rosetta/lib/server/server.go
index 9e0aaf1633b..e2a4c240290 100644
--- a/tools/rosetta/lib/server/server.go
+++ b/tools/rosetta/lib/server/server.go
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ func NewServer(settings Settings) (Server, error) {
 		return Server{}, fmt.Errorf("cannot build asserter: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	logger := log.NewZeroLogger(log.ModuleKey, "rosetta")
+	logger := log.NewLoggerWithKV(log.ModuleKey, "rosetta")
 
 	var adapter crgtypes.API
 	switch settings.Offline {
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ func newOfflineAdapter(settings Settings) (crgtypes.API, error) {
 	return service.NewOffline(settings.Network, settings.Client)
 }
 
-func newOnlineAdapter(settings Settings, logger *zerolog.Logger) (crgtypes.API, error) {
+func newOnlineAdapter(settings Settings, logger log.Logger) (crgtypes.API, error) {
 	if settings.Client == nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("client is nil")
 	}
diff --git a/types/mempool/mempool_test.go b/types/mempool/mempool_test.go
index 744ff066df3..2d544192b87 100644
--- a/types/mempool/mempool_test.go
+++ b/types/mempool/mempool_test.go
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@ import (
 	"math/rand"
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/cometbft/cometbft/libs/log"
 	cmtproto "github.com/cometbft/cometbft/proto/tendermint/types"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/suite"
 
+	"cosmossdk.io/log"
 	cryptotypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/crypto/types"
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/mempool"
diff --git a/types/mempool/priority_nonce_test.go b/types/mempool/priority_nonce_test.go
index 88910c36c0b..6c00bf58ede 100644
--- a/types/mempool/priority_nonce_test.go
+++ b/types/mempool/priority_nonce_test.go
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/cometbft/cometbft/libs/log"
 	cmtproto "github.com/cometbft/cometbft/proto/tendermint/types"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
+	"cosmossdk.io/log"
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/mempool"
 	simtypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/simulation"
diff --git a/types/mempool/sender_nonce_test.go b/types/mempool/sender_nonce_test.go
index 69a21a10a6c..bcaca96529b 100644
--- a/types/mempool/sender_nonce_test.go
+++ b/types/mempool/sender_nonce_test.go
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ import (
 	"math/rand"
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/cometbft/cometbft/libs/log"
 	cmtproto "github.com/cometbft/cometbft/proto/tendermint/types"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
+	"cosmossdk.io/log"
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/mempool"
 	simtypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/simulation"
diff --git a/types/module/module_test.go b/types/module/module_test.go
index e77e21fa207..055810c7edd 100644
--- a/types/module/module_test.go
+++ b/types/module/module_test.go
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"cosmossdk.io/core/appmodule"
+	"cosmossdk.io/log"
 	abci "github.com/cometbft/cometbft/abci/types"
-	"github.com/cometbft/cometbft/libs/log"
 	cmtproto "github.com/cometbft/cometbft/proto/tendermint/types"
 	"github.com/golang/mock/gomock"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
diff --git a/x/auth/migrations/legacytx/stdtx_test.go b/x/auth/migrations/legacytx/stdtx_test.go
index 626bc6f1ac4..f8fb9ee99b2 100644
--- a/x/auth/migrations/legacytx/stdtx_test.go
+++ b/x/auth/migrations/legacytx/stdtx_test.go
@@ -4,12 +4,11 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/cometbft/cometbft/libs/log"
 	cmtproto "github.com/cometbft/cometbft/proto/tendermint/types"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
 	errorsmod "cosmossdk.io/errors"
-
+	"cosmossdk.io/log"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/codec"
 	cryptocodec "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/crypto/codec"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/crypto/keys/ed25519"
diff --git a/x/authz/keeper/keeper_test.go b/x/authz/keeper/keeper_test.go
index 13768dc0d17..226b4c67a82 100644
--- a/x/authz/keeper/keeper_test.go
+++ b/x/authz/keeper/keeper_test.go
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/golang/mock/gomock"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/suite"
 
+	"cosmossdk.io/log"
 	storetypes "cosmossdk.io/store/types"
-	"github.com/cometbft/cometbft/libs/log"
 
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/baseapp"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/testutil"
diff --git a/x/genutil/client/cli/genaccount_test.go b/x/genutil/client/cli/genaccount_test.go
index 13e83647de5..3de35946d7e 100644
--- a/x/genutil/client/cli/genaccount_test.go
+++ b/x/genutil/client/cli/genaccount_test.go
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/cometbft/cometbft/libs/log"
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
+	"cosmossdk.io/log"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/client"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/client/flags"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/crypto/hd"
diff --git a/x/genutil/client/cli/init_test.go b/x/genutil/client/cli/init_test.go
index ae935d887ab..db37e5430b4 100644
--- a/x/genutil/client/cli/init_test.go
+++ b/x/genutil/client/cli/init_test.go
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ import (
 
 	abci_server "github.com/cometbft/cometbft/abci/server"
 	"github.com/cometbft/cometbft/libs/cli"
-	"github.com/cometbft/cometbft/libs/log"
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
+	"cosmossdk.io/log"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/client"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/client/flags"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/codec"
diff --git a/x/genutil/client/testutil/helpers.go b/x/genutil/client/testutil/helpers.go
index 489404ae155..c570b9a6d08 100644
--- a/x/genutil/client/testutil/helpers.go
+++ b/x/genutil/client/testutil/helpers.go
@@ -6,9 +6,10 @@ import (
 
 	cmtcfg "github.com/cometbft/cometbft/config"
 	"github.com/cometbft/cometbft/libs/cli"
-	"github.com/cometbft/cometbft/libs/log"
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 
+	"cosmossdk.io/log"
+
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/client"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/codec"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/server"
diff --git a/x/group/keeper/genesis_test.go b/x/group/keeper/genesis_test.go
index 93f2667c9c7..33a59cb5231 100644
--- a/x/group/keeper/genesis_test.go
+++ b/x/group/keeper/genesis_test.go
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/cometbft/cometbft/libs/log"
 	"github.com/golang/mock/gomock"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/suite"
 
+	"cosmossdk.io/log"
 	storetypes "cosmossdk.io/store/types"
 
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/baseapp"
diff --git a/x/group/keeper/grpc_query_test.go b/x/group/keeper/grpc_query_test.go
index ff21f01cd7c..a5716575151 100644
--- a/x/group/keeper/grpc_query_test.go
+++ b/x/group/keeper/grpc_query_test.go
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/cometbft/cometbft/libs/log"
 	"github.com/golang/mock/gomock"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
+	"cosmossdk.io/log"
 	storetypes "cosmossdk.io/store/types"
 
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/baseapp"
diff --git a/x/group/keeper/keeper.go b/x/group/keeper/keeper.go
index 22a871f3dea..73df21e9372 100644
--- a/x/group/keeper/keeper.go
+++ b/x/group/keeper/keeper.go
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/cometbft/cometbft/libs/log"
-
+	"cosmossdk.io/log"
 	storetypes "cosmossdk.io/store/types"
 
 	errorsmod "cosmossdk.io/errors"
diff --git a/x/group/keeper/keeper_test.go b/x/group/keeper/keeper_test.go
index 66b023dfae8..35e160c0c9b 100644
--- a/x/group/keeper/keeper_test.go
+++ b/x/group/keeper/keeper_test.go
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/cometbft/cometbft/libs/log"
 	cmttime "github.com/cometbft/cometbft/types/time"
 	"github.com/golang/mock/gomock"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/suite"
 
+	"cosmossdk.io/log"
 	storetypes "cosmossdk.io/store/types"
 
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/baseapp"
diff --git a/x/upgrade/abci_test.go b/x/upgrade/abci_test.go
index dcaedcf37d9..aee58f0202e 100644
--- a/x/upgrade/abci_test.go
+++ b/x/upgrade/abci_test.go
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/suite"
 
+	"cosmossdk.io/log"
 	storetypes "cosmossdk.io/store/types"
 	"cosmossdk.io/x/upgrade"
 	"cosmossdk.io/x/upgrade/keeper"
 	"cosmossdk.io/x/upgrade/types"
-	"github.com/cometbft/cometbft/libs/log"
 
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/baseapp"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/testutil"
diff --git a/x/upgrade/go.mod b/x/upgrade/go.mod
index 990d77ed012..b8f6ad606e1 100644
--- a/x/upgrade/go.mod
+++ b/x/upgrade/go.mod
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ require (
 	cosmossdk.io/core v0.5.1
 	cosmossdk.io/depinject v1.0.0-alpha.3
 	cosmossdk.io/errors v1.0.0-beta.7
+	cosmossdk.io/log v0.0.0-20230219145338-9553bf1eec78
 	cosmossdk.io/store v0.0.0-20230206092147-e03195e4b8a7
 	github.com/cometbft/cometbft v0.37.0-alpha.3
 	github.com/cosmos/cosmos-db v1.0.0-rc.1
@@ -32,7 +33,6 @@ require (
 	cloud.google.com/go/iam v0.11.0 // indirect
 	cloud.google.com/go/storage v1.29.0 // indirect
 	cosmossdk.io/collections v0.0.0-20230214153846-b6c6e4e99177 // indirect
-	cosmossdk.io/log v0.0.0-20230219145338-9553bf1eec78 // indirect
 	cosmossdk.io/math v1.0.0-beta.6.0.20230216172121-959ce49135e4 // indirect
 	cosmossdk.io/x/tx v0.2.0 // indirect
 	filippo.io/edwards25519 v1.0.0 // indirect
diff --git a/x/upgrade/keeper/keeper.go b/x/upgrade/keeper/keeper.go
index ed3ccf1ccb2..f4ac2d612c0 100644
--- a/x/upgrade/keeper/keeper.go
+++ b/x/upgrade/keeper/keeper.go
@@ -9,9 +9,8 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 	"sort"
 
-	"github.com/cometbft/cometbft/libs/log"
-
 	errorsmod "cosmossdk.io/errors"
+	"cosmossdk.io/log"
 	"cosmossdk.io/store/prefix"
 	storetypes "cosmossdk.io/store/types"
 	xp "cosmossdk.io/x/upgrade/exported"
diff --git a/x/upgrade/keeper/keeper_test.go b/x/upgrade/keeper/keeper_test.go
index 9eabd0920d9..eed7f80ab3e 100644
--- a/x/upgrade/keeper/keeper_test.go
+++ b/x/upgrade/keeper/keeper_test.go
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/cometbft/cometbft/libs/log"
 	cmtproto "github.com/cometbft/cometbft/proto/tendermint/types"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/suite"
 
+	"cosmossdk.io/log"
 	storetypes "cosmossdk.io/store/types"
 	"cosmossdk.io/x/upgrade"
 	"cosmossdk.io/x/upgrade/keeper"
diff --git a/x/upgrade/types/plan_test.go b/x/upgrade/types/plan_test.go
index 1801db97a81..4ef19b1ff0d 100644
--- a/x/upgrade/types/plan_test.go
+++ b/x/upgrade/types/plan_test.go
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/cometbft/cometbft/libs/log"
 	cmtproto "github.com/cometbft/cometbft/proto/tendermint/types"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
+	"cosmossdk.io/log"
 	"cosmossdk.io/x/upgrade/types"
 
 	codectypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/codec/types"
diff --git a/x/upgrade/types/storeloader_test.go b/x/upgrade/types/storeloader_test.go
index 9c7ef2e303e..16c27bd3c42 100644
--- a/x/upgrade/types/storeloader_test.go
+++ b/x/upgrade/types/storeloader_test.go
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	abci "github.com/cometbft/cometbft/abci/types"
-	"github.com/cometbft/cometbft/libs/log"
 	cmtproto "github.com/cometbft/cometbft/proto/tendermint/types"
 	dbm "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-db"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
+	"cosmossdk.io/log"
 	"cosmossdk.io/store/metrics"
 	pruningtypes "cosmossdk.io/store/pruning/types"
 	"cosmossdk.io/store/rootmulti"
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ func useUpgradeLoader(height int64, upgrades *storetypes.StoreUpgrades) func(*ba
 }
 
 func defaultLogger() log.Logger {
-	return log.NewTMLogger(log.NewSyncWriter(os.Stdout))
+	return log.NewLogger()
 }
 
 func initStore(t *testing.T, db dbm.DB, storeKey string, k, v []byte) {