diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 00ed681..1ea804e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        bitcoind-version: ["0.17.2", "24.0"]
+        bitcoind-version: ["0.17.2", "26.0"]
         os: [macos-latest, ubuntu-latest]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
diff --git a/tests/functional/inc.setup.sh b/tests/functional/inc.setup.sh
index 88b8b07..8b65534 100644
--- a/tests/functional/inc.setup.sh
+++ b/tests/functional/inc.setup.sh
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ rm -rf "$bitcoin_test_datadir"
 mkdir "$bitcoin_test_datadir"
 echo -e "[regtest]\nrpcuser=bitcoinrpc\nrpcpassword=123456abcdef" \
     > "$bitcoin_test_datadir/bitcoin.conf"
+if [[ "$($bitcoind -version | grep -Eo 'v[0-9]+')" == "v26" ]]; then
+    echo "deprecatedrpc=create_bdb" >> "$bitcoin_test_datadir}/bitcoin.conf"
+fi
 $bitcoind -daemon || exit 1
 # Wait until bitcoind has started properly
 while ! $bitcoin_cli getblockchaininfo 2> /dev/null; do sleep 0.1; done