diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index 8feba76535..68d0d52a1d 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+## [`v28.5.0`](https://github.com/ignite/cli/releases/tag/v28.5.0)
+
 ### Features
 
 - [#4183](https://github.com/ignite/cli/pull/4183) Set `chain-id` in the client.toml
@@ -27,6 +29,7 @@
   If you are uprading manually, check out the recommended changes in `root.go` from the above PR.
 - [#4210](https://github.com/ignite/cli/pull/4210) Improve default home wiring
 - [#4077](https://github.com/ignite/cli/pull/4077) Merge the swagger files manually instead use nodetime `swagger-combine`
+- [#4249](https://github.com/ignite/cli/pull/4249) Prevent creating a chain with number in the name
 - [#4253](https://github.com/ignite/cli/pull/4253) Bump cosmos-sdk to `v0.50.8`
 
 ### Fixes
diff --git a/ignite/services/scaffolder/init.go b/ignite/services/scaffolder/init.go
index 096917512d..092ac7b520 100644
--- a/ignite/services/scaffolder/init.go
+++ b/ignite/services/scaffolder/init.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/ignite/cli/v28/ignite/pkg/cache"
 	"github.com/ignite/cli/v28/ignite/pkg/cosmosgen"
+	"github.com/ignite/cli/v28/ignite/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/ignite/cli/v28/ignite/pkg/gomodulepath"
 	"github.com/ignite/cli/v28/ignite/pkg/placeholder"
 	"github.com/ignite/cli/v28/ignite/pkg/xgit"
@@ -33,6 +34,13 @@ func Init(
 		return "", err
 	}
 
+	// Check if the module name is valid (no numbers)
+	for _, r := range pathInfo.Package {
+		if r >= '0' && r <= '9' {
+			return "", errors.Errorf("invalid app name %s: cannot contain numbers", pathInfo.Package)
+		}
+	}
+
 	// Create a new folder named as the blockchain when a custom path is not specified
 	var appFolder string
 	if root == "" {
diff --git a/integration/app/cmd_app_test.go b/integration/app/cmd_app_test.go
index 373e9f6116..ac15562d74 100644
--- a/integration/app/cmd_app_test.go
+++ b/integration/app/cmd_app_test.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 package app_test
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"testing"
@@ -52,6 +53,23 @@ func TestGenerateAnAppWithName(t *testing.T) {
 	app.EnsureSteady()
 }
 
+// TestGenerateAnAppWithInvalidName tests scaffolding a new chain using an invalid name.
+func TestGenerateAnAppWithInvalidName(t *testing.T) {
+	buf := new(bytes.Buffer)
+
+	env := envtest.New(t)
+	env.Must(env.Exec("should prevent creating an app with an invalid name",
+		step.NewSteps(step.New(
+			step.Exec(envtest.IgniteApp, "s", "chain", "blog2"),
+			step.Stdout(buf),
+			step.Stderr(buf),
+		)),
+		envtest.ExecShouldError(),
+	))
+
+	require.Contains(t, buf.String(), "Invalid app name blog2: cannot contain numbers")
+}
+
 func TestGenerateAnAppWithNoDefaultModule(t *testing.T) {
 	var (
 		env = envtest.New(t)
diff --git a/integration/chain/cmd_serve_test.go b/integration/chain/cmd_serve_test.go
index 0c818e691c..46b6a5cefb 100644
--- a/integration/chain/cmd_serve_test.go
+++ b/integration/chain/cmd_serve_test.go
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func TestServeWithWasm(t *testing.T) {
 func TestServeWithCustomHome(t *testing.T) {
 	var (
 		env     = envtest.New(t)
-		app     = env.Scaffold("github.com/test/sgblog2")
+		app     = env.Scaffold("github.com/test/sgbloga")
 		servers = app.RandomizeServerPorts()
 	)
 
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ func TestServeWithCustomHome(t *testing.T) {
 func TestServeWithConfigHome(t *testing.T) {
 	var (
 		env     = envtest.New(t)
-		app     = env.Scaffold("github.com/test/sgblog3")
+		app     = env.Scaffold("github.com/test/sgblogb")
 		servers = app.RandomizeServerPorts()
 	)
 
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ func TestServeWithCustomConfigFile(t *testing.T) {
 
 	var (
 		env = envtest.New(t)
-		app = env.Scaffold("github.com/test/sgblog4")
+		app = env.Scaffold("github.com/test/sgblogc")
 	)
 	// Move config
 	newConfig := "new_config.yml"
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ func TestServeWithCustomConfigFile(t *testing.T) {
 func TestServeWithName(t *testing.T) {
 	var (
 		env     = envtest.New(t)
-		app     = env.Scaffold("sgblog5")
+		app     = env.Scaffold("sgblogd")
 		servers = app.RandomizeServerPorts()
 	)
 
diff --git a/integration/ibc/cmd_ibc_test.go b/integration/ibc/cmd_ibc_test.go
index e9c65d33b4..393dea2d5e 100644
--- a/integration/ibc/cmd_ibc_test.go
+++ b/integration/ibc/cmd_ibc_test.go
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ func TestCreateIBCOracle(t *testing.T) {
 func TestCreateIBCPacket(t *testing.T) {
 	var (
 		env = envtest.New(t)
-		app = env.Scaffold("github.com/test/blogibc2")
+		app = env.Scaffold("github.com/test/blogibcb")
 	)
 
 	env.Must(env.Exec("create an IBC module",