diff --git a/packages/common-substrate/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/common-substrate/CHANGELOG.md
index 96b803d6ba..199a15845f 100644
--- a/packages/common-substrate/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/common-substrate/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 ## [Unreleased]
 ### Changed
 - move block filters to common (#1969)
+### Added
+- Parent option to manifest (#1797)
 
 ## [2.4.0] - 2023-08-16
 ### Added
diff --git a/packages/common/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/common/CHANGELOG.md
index 30d1fabf89..bec6efea98 100644
--- a/packages/common/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/common/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 ## [Unreleased]
 ### Changed
 - move block filters to common (#1969)
+### Added
+- Add spec for project upgrades (#1797)
 
 ## [2.6.0] - 2023-08-25
 ### Changed
diff --git a/packages/node-core/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/node-core/CHANGELOG.md
index f3d342801d..7b9d06fa8d 100644
--- a/packages/node-core/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/node-core/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,12 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 ### Fixed
 - Use test runs as unit for tests instead of entity checks (#1957)
 
+### Changed
+- Move more code from node to node-core. Including configure module, workers (#1797)
+
+### Added
+- Project upgrades feature and many other changes to support it (#1797)
+
 ## [4.2.3] - 2023-08-17
 ### Fixed
 - delay getPoiBlocksByRange when fully synced, fixes the high CPU usage issue (#1952)
diff --git a/packages/node-core/src/configure/configure.module.ts b/packages/node-core/src/configure/configure.module.ts
index db45878a8a..8d0441b881 100644
--- a/packages/node-core/src/configure/configure.module.ts
+++ b/packages/node-core/src/configure/configure.module.ts
@@ -146,24 +146,28 @@ export async function registerApp<P extends ISubqueryProject>(
   });
 
   const createParentProject = async (cid: string): Promise<P> => {
-    cid = `ipfs://${cid}`;
-    const reader = await ReaderFactory.create(cid, {
-      ipfs: config.ipfs,
-    });
-    return createProject(
-      cid,
-      await reader.getProjectSchema(),
-      reader,
-      await getCachedRoot(reader, config.root),
-      omitBy(
-        // Apply the network endpoint and dictionary from the source project to the parent projects if they are not defined in the config
-        {
-          endpoint: config.networkEndpoints ?? project.network.endpoint,
-          dictionary: config.networkDictionary ?? project.network.dictionary,
-        },
-        isNil
-      )
-    );
+    try {
+      cid = `ipfs://${cid}`;
+      const reader = await ReaderFactory.create(cid, {
+        ipfs: config.ipfs,
+      });
+      return createProject(
+        cid,
+        await reader.getProjectSchema(),
+        reader,
+        await getCachedRoot(reader, config.root),
+        omitBy(
+          // Apply the network endpoint and dictionary from the source project to the parent projects if they are not defined in the config
+          {
+            endpoint: config.networkEndpoints ?? project.network.endpoint,
+            dictionary: config.networkDictionary ?? project.network.dictionary,
+          },
+          isNil
+        )
+      );
+    } catch (e) {
+      throw new Error(`Failed to load parent project with cid: ${cid}. ${e}`);
+    }
   };
 
   const projectUpgradeService = await ProjectUpgradeSevice.create(project, createParentProject);
diff --git a/packages/node-core/src/indexer/dictionary.service.test.ts b/packages/node-core/src/indexer/dictionary.service.test.ts
index e224b2ea6c..1ef2197a21 100644
--- a/packages/node-core/src/indexer/dictionary.service.test.ts
+++ b/packages/node-core/src/indexer/dictionary.service.test.ts
@@ -350,11 +350,5 @@ describe('DictionaryService', () => {
     expect(results?.queryEndBlock).toEqual(499);
   });
 
-  // it('sort map', () => {
-  //   const unorderedDs = [mockDS[2], mockDS[0], mockDS[1]];
-  //   dictionaryService.buildDictionaryEntryMap(unorderedDs, (startBlock) => startBlock as any);
-  //   expect([...(dictionaryService as any).mappedDictionaryQueryEntries.keys()]).toStrictEqual([100, 500, 1000]);
-  // });
-
   // TODO write a test that queries over 2 block ranges in case DS has been removed
 });
diff --git a/packages/node/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/node/CHANGELOG.md
index 311f8d167d..5959c6a20d 100644
--- a/packages/node/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/node/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
 ## [Unreleased]
+### Changed
+- Move code to node-core (#1797)
+
+### Added
+- Project upgrades feature which allows upgrading projects at specific heights (#1797)
 
 ## [2.12.2] - 2023-08-17
 ### Fixed