diff --git a/.github/scripts/setup.sh b/.github/scripts/setup.sh
index 59a092051897..dbc9bf044cf8 100755
--- a/.github/scripts/setup.sh
+++ b/.github/scripts/setup.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 set -e
 export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
-export BITCOIN_VERSION=25.1
+export BITCOIN_VERSION=26.1
 export ELEMENTS_VERSION=22.0.2
 export RUST_VERSION=stable
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/bsd.yml b/.github/workflows/bsd.yml
index 0ce8af655234..553d87a4114d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/bsd.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/bsd.yml
@@ -39,12 +39,12 @@ jobs:
           curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh -s -- -y --default-toolchain nightly-2021-08-3z1
 
           cd /tmp/ || exit 1
-          wget https://bitcoincore.org/bin/bitcoin-core-25.1/bitcoin-25.1-x86_64-linux-gnu.tar.gz
-          tar -xf bitcoin-25.1-x86_64-linux-gnu.tar.bz2
-          sudo mv bitcoin-25.1/bin/* /usr/local/bin
+          wget https://bitcoincore.org/bin/bitcoin-core-26.1/bitcoin-26.1-x86_64-linux-gnu.tar.gz
+          tar -xf bitcoin-26.1-x86_64-linux-gnu.tar.bz2
+          sudo mv bitcoin-26.1/bin/* /usr/local/bin
           rm -rf \
-            bitcoin-25.1-x86_64-linux-gnu.tar.gz \
-            bitcoin-25.1
+            bitcoin-26.1-x86_64-linux-gnu.tar.gz \
+            bitcoin-26.1
           
         run: |
           PATH=/root/.local/bin:$PATH
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 76bfa975e54d..60baf418c970 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     timeout-minutes: 120
     env:
-      BITCOIN_VERSION: "25.1"
+      BITCOIN_VERSION: "26.1"
       ELEMENTS_VERSION: 22.0.2
       RUST_PROFILE: release  # Has to match the one in the compile step
       PYTEST_OPTS: --timeout=1200 --force-flaky
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     timeout-minutes: 120
     env:
-      BITCOIN_VERSION: "25.1"
+      BITCOIN_VERSION: "26.1"
       ELEMENTS_VERSION: 22.0.2
       RUST_PROFILE: release  # Has to match the one in the compile step
       CFG: compile-gcc
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     timeout-minutes: 120
     env:
-      BITCOIN_VERSION: "25.1"
+      BITCOIN_VERSION: "26.1"
       ELEMENTS_VERSION: 22.0.2
       RUST_PROFILE: release
       SLOW_MACHINE: 1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/macos.yaml b/.github/workflows/macos.yaml
index 1fd9f0b140e0..8601e8464b28 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/macos.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/macos.yaml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           export PATH="/usr/local/opt:/Users/runner/.local/bin:/Users/runner/Library/Python/3.10/bin:$PATH"
 
-          export BITCOIN_VERSION=25.1
+          export BITCOIN_VERSION=26.1
           brew install wget autoconf automake libtool python@3.10 gnu-sed gettext libsodium
 
           (