diff --git a/UPGRADING.md b/UPGRADING.md
index 2c3e6c858e73..8aa5e9497a96 100644
--- a/UPGRADING.md
+++ b/UPGRADING.md
@@ -469,9 +469,23 @@ Accounts's AccountNumber will be used as a global account number tracking replac
 ```go
 import authkeeper "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/keeper" 
 ...
-err := authkeeper.MigrateAccountNumberUnsafe(ctx, &app.AuthKeeper)
-if err != nil {
-	return nil, err
+app.UpgradeKeeper.SetUpgradeHandler(planName,
+	func(ctx context.Context, _ upgradetypes.Plan, fromVM appmodule.VersionMap) (appmodule.VersionMap, error) {
+		if err := authkeeper.MigrateAccountNumberUnsafe(ctx, &app.AuthKeeper); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		return app.ModuleManager.RunMigrations(ctx, app.configurator, fromVM)
+	},
+)
+```
+
+Add `x/accounts` store while upgrading to v0.52.x:
+
+```go
+storetypes.StoreUpgrades{
+	Added: []string{
+		accounts.StoreKey,
+	},
 }
 ```
 
diff --git a/x/upgrade/CHANGELOG.md b/x/upgrade/CHANGELOG.md
index 1886aedd8f67..4e0521d3443a 100644
--- a/x/upgrade/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/x/upgrade/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ Ref: https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Bug Fixes
+* (x/upgrade) [#23179](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/pull/23179) Register missing implementation for SoftwareUpgradeProposal to avoid no concrete type registered for type URL /cosmos.upgrade.v1beta1.SoftwareUpgradeProposal against interface *v1beta1.Content error.
+
 ## [v0.2.0-rc.1](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/releases/tag/x/upgrade/v0.2.0-rc.1) - 2024-12-18
 
 ### Improvements
diff --git a/x/upgrade/go.mod b/x/upgrade/go.mod
index 01a4c7e3ec60..baf6244379de 100644
--- a/x/upgrade/go.mod
+++ b/x/upgrade/go.mod
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ require (
 	cosmossdk.io/log v1.5.0
 	cosmossdk.io/store v1.10.0-rc.1
 	cosmossdk.io/x/gov v0.0.0-20231113122742-912390d5fc4a
+	cosmossdk.io/x/tx v1.0.0
 	github.com/cometbft/cometbft v1.0.0
 	github.com/cometbft/cometbft/api v1.0.0
 	github.com/cosmos/cosmos-proto v1.0.0-beta.5
@@ -46,7 +47,6 @@ require (
 	cosmossdk.io/schema v1.0.0 // indirect
 	cosmossdk.io/x/bank v0.0.0-20240226161501-23359a0b6d91 // indirect
 	cosmossdk.io/x/staking v0.0.0-00010101000000-000000000000 // indirect
-	cosmossdk.io/x/tx v1.0.0 // indirect
 	filippo.io/edwards25519 v1.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/99designs/go-keychain v0.0.0-20191008050251-8e49817e8af4 // indirect
 	github.com/99designs/keyring v1.2.2 // indirect
diff --git a/x/upgrade/types/codec.go b/x/upgrade/types/codec.go
index 0ab589acf313..abfd8a85600b 100644
--- a/x/upgrade/types/codec.go
+++ b/x/upgrade/types/codec.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package types
 import (
 	"cosmossdk.io/core/registry"
 	coretransaction "cosmossdk.io/core/transaction"
+	"cosmossdk.io/x/gov/types/v1beta1"
 
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/codec/legacy"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/msgservice"
@@ -23,6 +24,9 @@ func RegisterInterfaces(registrar registry.InterfaceRegistrar) {
 		&MsgSoftwareUpgrade{},
 		&MsgCancelUpgrade{},
 	)
-
+	registrar.RegisterImplementations(
+		(*v1beta1.Content)(nil),
+		&SoftwareUpgradeProposal{},
+	)
 	msgservice.RegisterMsgServiceDesc(registrar, &_Msg_serviceDesc)
 }
diff --git a/x/upgrade/types/codec_test.go b/x/upgrade/types/codec_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..27198d1d12bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x/upgrade/types/codec_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+package types
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	proto "github.com/cosmos/gogoproto/proto"
+	gogoprotoany "github.com/cosmos/gogoproto/types/any"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+
+	"cosmossdk.io/x/gov/types/v1beta1"
+	"cosmossdk.io/x/tx/signing"
+
+	codectestutil "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/codec/testutil"
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/codec/types"
+)
+
+func TestInterfaceRegistrationOfContent(t *testing.T) {
+	opts := codectestutil.CodecOptions{}
+	registrar, err := types.NewInterfaceRegistryWithOptions(types.InterfaceRegistryOptions{
+		ProtoFiles: proto.HybridResolver,
+		SigningOptions: signing.Options{
+			AddressCodec:          opts.GetAddressCodec(),
+			ValidatorAddressCodec: opts.GetValidatorCodec(),
+		},
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	RegisterInterfaces(registrar)
+	val := &gogoprotoany.Any{
+		TypeUrl: "/cosmos.upgrade.v1beta1.SoftwareUpgradeProposal",
+		Value:   []byte{},
+	}
+	require.NoError(t, registrar.UnpackAny(val, new(v1beta1.Content)))
+}
diff --git a/x/upgrade/types/proposal.go b/x/upgrade/types/proposal.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0df833c9f73f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x/upgrade/types/proposal.go
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+package types
+
+import (
+	"cosmossdk.io/x/gov/types"
+	"cosmossdk.io/x/gov/types/v1beta1"
+)
+
+// GetTitle returns the proposal title
+func (sp *SoftwareUpgradeProposal) GetTitle() string { return sp.Title }
+
+// GetDescription returns the proposal description
+func (sp *SoftwareUpgradeProposal) GetDescription() string { return sp.Description }
+
+// ProposalRoute returns the proposal router key
+func (sp *SoftwareUpgradeProposal) ProposalRoute() string { return types.RouterKey }
+
+// ProposalType is "Text"
+func (sp *SoftwareUpgradeProposal) ProposalType() string { return v1beta1.ProposalTypeText }
+
+// ValidateBasic validates the content's title and description of the proposal
+func (sp *SoftwareUpgradeProposal) ValidateBasic() error { return v1beta1.ValidateAbstract(sp) }