diff --git a/ignite/cmd/chain.go b/ignite/cmd/chain.go
index f87d72dfe0..5ab80e389a 100644
--- a/ignite/cmd/chain.go
+++ b/ignite/cmd/chain.go
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ const (
 	msgMigrationRemoveTools = "File %s contains deprecated imports: %s. Would you like to remove them"
 )
 
+var ErrProtocUnsupported = errors.New("code generation using protoc is only supported by Ignite CLI v0.26.1 or older")
+
 // NewChain returns a command that groups sub commands related to compiling, serving
 // blockchains and so on.
 func NewChain() *cobra.Command {
@@ -191,8 +193,7 @@ func bufMigrationPreRunHandler(cmd *cobra.Command, session *cliui.Session) error
 		return nil
 	}
 	if err := session.AskConfirm(msgMigrationBuf); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("build the protobuf files with the protoc binary is only supported on version " +
-			"`v0.26.1` or below. Please downgrade your Ignite version")
+		return ErrProtocUnsupported
 	}
 
 	sm, err := chain.BoxBufFiles(appPath)
diff --git a/ignite/pkg/buf/buf.go b/ignite/pkg/cosmosbuf/buf.go
similarity index 92%
rename from ignite/pkg/buf/buf.go
rename to ignite/pkg/cosmosbuf/buf.go
index 17bfe0b0ea..2799cd7be6 100644
--- a/ignite/pkg/buf/buf.go
+++ b/ignite/pkg/cosmosbuf/buf.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package buf
+package cosmosbuf
 
 import (
 	"context"
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"golang.org/x/sync/errgroup"
 
 	"github.com/ignite/cli/ignite/pkg/cmdrunner/exec"
+	"github.com/ignite/cli/ignite/pkg/cosmosver"
 	"github.com/ignite/cli/ignite/pkg/protoanalysis"
 	"github.com/ignite/cli/ignite/pkg/xexec"
 	"github.com/ignite/cli/ignite/pkg/xos"
@@ -29,13 +30,12 @@ type (
 )
 
 const (
-	cosmosSDKModulePath = "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk"
-	binaryName          = "buf"
-	flagTemplate        = "template"
-	flagOutput          = "output"
-	flagErrorFormat     = "error-format"
-	flagLogFormat       = "log-format"
-	fmtJSON             = "json"
+	binaryName      = "buf"
+	flagTemplate    = "template"
+	flagOutput      = "output"
+	flagErrorFormat = "error-format"
+	flagLogFormat   = "log-format"
+	fmtJSON         = "json"
 
 	// CMDGenerate generate command.
 	CMDGenerate Command = "generate"
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func (b Buf) Generate(ctx context.Context, protoDir, output, template string) (e
 	// can't download this folder because is unused as a dependency. We need to
 	// change the workspace copying the files to another folder and generate the
 	// files.
-	if strings.Contains(protoDir, cosmosSDKModulePath) {
+	if strings.Contains(protoDir, cosmosver.CosmosModulePath) {
 		if b.sdkCache == "" {
 			b.sdkCache, err = prepareSDK(protoDir)
 			if err != nil {
diff --git a/ignite/pkg/buf/buf_test.go b/ignite/pkg/cosmosbuf/buf_test.go
similarity index 98%
rename from ignite/pkg/buf/buf_test.go
rename to ignite/pkg/cosmosbuf/buf_test.go
index ee0e33b02b..2bea064eff 100644
--- a/ignite/pkg/buf/buf_test.go
+++ b/ignite/pkg/cosmosbuf/buf_test.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package buf
+package cosmosbuf
 
 import (
 	"errors"
diff --git a/ignite/pkg/cosmosgen/cosmosgen.go b/ignite/pkg/cosmosgen/cosmosgen.go
index f383e90eaa..6ab25b02da 100644
--- a/ignite/pkg/cosmosgen/cosmosgen.go
+++ b/ignite/pkg/cosmosgen/cosmosgen.go
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ import (
 	"github.com/iancoleman/strcase"
 	gomodule "golang.org/x/mod/module"
 
-	"github.com/ignite/cli/ignite/pkg/buf"
 	"github.com/ignite/cli/ignite/pkg/cache"
 	"github.com/ignite/cli/ignite/pkg/cosmosanalysis/module"
+	"github.com/ignite/cli/ignite/pkg/cosmosbuf"
 )
 
 // generateOptions used to configure code generation.
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ func IncludeDirs(dirs []string) Option {
 // generator generates code for sdk and sdk apps.
 type generator struct {
 	ctx          context.Context
-	buf          buf.Buf
+	buf          cosmosbuf.Buf
 	cacheStorage cache.Storage
 	appPath      string
 	protoDir     string
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ type generator struct {
 // Generate generates code from protoDir of an SDK app residing at appPath with given options.
 // protoDir must be relative to the projectPath.
 func Generate(ctx context.Context, cacheStorage cache.Storage, appPath, protoDir string, options ...Option) error {
-	b, err := buf.New()
+	b, err := cosmosbuf.New()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}