diff --git a/golang/cosmos/app/upgrade.go b/golang/cosmos/app/upgrade.go
index a0f1af19c56..dc0a4cf533d 100644
--- a/golang/cosmos/app/upgrade.go
+++ b/golang/cosmos/app/upgrade.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ var upgradeNamesOfThisVersion = []string{
 	"agoric-upgrade-18-devnet",
 	"agoric-upgrade-18-emerynet",
 	"agoric-upgrade-18-basic",
+	"agoric-upgrade-18-basic-2",
 	"agoric-upgrade-18-a3p",
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/inter-protocol/src/proposals/add-auction.js b/packages/inter-protocol/src/proposals/add-auction.js
index abecb842390..6814fbdcc87 100644
--- a/packages/inter-protocol/src/proposals/add-auction.js
+++ b/packages/inter-protocol/src/proposals/add-auction.js
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ export const addAuction = async (
       chainStorage,
       chainTimerService,
       economicCommitteeCreatorFacet: electorateCreatorFacet,
-      econCharterKit,
       governedContractKits: governedContractKitsP,
       priceAuthority8400,
       zoe,
@@ -184,14 +183,6 @@ export const addAuction = async (
   produceAuctioneerKit.reset();
   produceAuctioneerKit.resolve(kit);
 
-  // introduce economic committee charter to new auctioneer
-  // cf addGovernorsToEconCharter() in committee-proposal.js
-  await E(E.get(econCharterKit).creatorFacet).addInstance(
-    kit.instance,
-    kit.governorCreatorFacet,
-    kit.label,
-  );
-
   auctionInstance.reset();
   await auctionInstance.resolve(governedInstance);
   // belt and suspenders; the above is supposed to also do this
diff --git a/packages/telemetry/src/slog-to-otel.js b/packages/telemetry/src/slog-to-otel.js
index 87b36fd269d..bf91db575aa 100644
--- a/packages/telemetry/src/slog-to-otel.js
+++ b/packages/telemetry/src/slog-to-otel.js
@@ -976,6 +976,11 @@ export const makeSlogToOtelKit = (tracer, overrideAttrs = {}) => {
         spans.pop('timer-poll');
         break;
       }
+      case 'cosmic-swinget-inject-kernel-upgrade-events': {
+        spans.push('kernel-upgrade-events');
+        spans.pop('kernel-upgrade-events');
+        break;
+      }
       case 'cosmic-swingset-install-bundle': {
         spans.push(['install-bundle', slogAttrs.endoZipBase64Sha512]);
         spans.pop('install-bundle');