diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 5688eb15b..b0217e611 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ env:
   # go needs absolute directories, using the $HOME variable doesn't work here.
   GOCACHE: /home/runner/work/go/pkg/build
   GOPATH: /home/runner/work/go
-  BITCOIN_VERSION: "22.0"
+  BITCOIN_VERSION: "23.0"
 
   # If you change this value, please change it in the following files as well:
   # /.travis.yml
diff --git a/scripts/install_bitcoind.sh b/scripts/install_bitcoind.sh
index 88c7ef403..16ea5a337 100755
--- a/scripts/install_bitcoind.sh
+++ b/scripts/install_bitcoind.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 set -ev
 
-BITCOIND_VERSION=${BITCOIN_VERSION:-22.0}
+BITCOIND_VERSION=${BITCOIN_VERSION:-23.0}
 
 docker pull lightninglabs/bitcoin-core:$BITCOIND_VERSION
 CONTAINER_ID=$(docker create lightninglabs/bitcoin-core:$BITCOIND_VERSION)