diff --git a/bitcoin b/bitcoin
index 44d8b13..0b4aa31 160000
--- a/bitcoin
+++ b/bitcoin
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 44d8b13c81e5276eb610c99f227a4d090cc532f6
+Subproject commit 0b4aa31c34b239ec7da36760a2670792184c3ba8
diff --git a/manifest.yaml b/manifest.yaml
index 7829943..8c4146d 100644
--- a/manifest.yaml
+++ b/manifest.yaml
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 id: bitcoind
 title: "Bitcoin Core"
-version: 26.0.0.1
+version: 26.1.0
 eos-version: 0.3.4.3
 release-notes: |
-  * New config options for mempool filtering: permitbaremultisig, datacarrier, datacarriersize
-  * New config option for coinstatsindex
+  * Update Bitcoin to [v26.1](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/releases/tag/v26.1)
+  * Default mempoolfullrbf=1 on fresh installs
   * Notice! If Bitcoin gets stuck in "Stopping" status after the update, the solution is to restart your server. System -> Restart.
 license: MIT
 wrapper-repo: https://github.com/Start9Labs/bitcoind-wrapper
diff --git a/scripts/services/getConfig.ts b/scripts/services/getConfig.ts
index 2142b73..3bf72da 100644
--- a/scripts/services/getConfig.ts
+++ b/scripts/services/getConfig.ts
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ export const getConfig: T.ExpectedExports.getConfig = async (effects) => {
               description:
                 "Policy for your node to use for relaying and mining unconfirmed transactions.  For details, see https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/master/doc/release-notes/release-notes-24.0.md#notice-of-new-option-for-transaction-replacement-policies",
               type: "boolean",
-              default: false,
+              default: true,
             },
             permitbaremultisig: {
               type: "boolean",
diff --git a/scripts/services/migrations.ts b/scripts/services/migrations.ts
index 1d77ea7..b112fb9 100644
--- a/scripts/services/migrations.ts
+++ b/scripts/services/migrations.ts
@@ -268,5 +268,5 @@ export const migration: T.ExpectedExports.migration =
         ),
       },
     },
-    "26.0.0.1"
+    "26.1.0"
   );