diff --git a/scripts/install_bitcoind.sh b/scripts/install_bitcoind.sh
index 16ea5a337..7e70e4605 100755
--- a/scripts/install_bitcoind.sh
+++ b/scripts/install_bitcoind.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 set -ev
 
-BITCOIND_VERSION=${BITCOIN_VERSION:-23.0}
+BITCOIND_VERSION=${BITCOIN_VERSION:-25.0}
 
 docker pull lightninglabs/bitcoin-core:$BITCOIND_VERSION
 CONTAINER_ID=$(docker create lightninglabs/bitcoin-core:$BITCOIND_VERSION)