diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index ce4922243..9f42b3859 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 language: go
 cache:
   directories:
-    - ~/bitcoin/bitcoin-0.17.1/bin
+    - ~/bitcoin/bitcoin-0.18.0/bin
     - $GOCACHE
     - $GOPATH/pkg/mod
     - $GOPATH/src/github.com/btcsuite
diff --git a/scripts/install_bitcoind.sh b/scripts/install_bitcoind.sh
index 51c488ba4..e5ee84aca 100755
--- a/scripts/install_bitcoind.sh
+++ b/scripts/install_bitcoind.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 set -ev
 
-export BITCOIND_VERSION=0.17.1
+export BITCOIND_VERSION=0.18.0
 
 if sudo cp ~/bitcoin/bitcoin-$BITCOIND_VERSION/bin/bitcoind /usr/local/bin/bitcoind
 then