diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index b62ce4c4a..69254e266 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ## What's new in Version 1.11.0 of RaspiBlitz?
 
-- Update: Bitcoin Core v25.1 [details](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/master/doc/release-notes/release-notes-25.1.md)
+- Update: Bitcoin Core v26.0 [details](https://bitcoincore.org/en/releases/26.0/)
 - Update: LND v0.17.2-beta [details](https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/releases/tag/v0.17.2-beta)
 - Update: Core Lightning v23.11 [details](https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning/releases/tag/v23.11)
 - Update: BTCPayServer v1.11.7 [details](https://github.com/btcpayserver/btcpayserver/releases/tag/v1.11.7)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b22890bec..ddf22cbbf 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 _Build your own Lightning & Bitcoin Fullnode on a RaspberryPi with an optional Display._
 
-`Version 1.10.0 with bitcoin 25.0.0, lnd 0.16.4 & Core Lightning 23.08.1` ([api](https://github.com/fusion44/blitz_api)|[web](https://github.com/raspiblitz/raspiblitz-web))
+`Version 1.11.0rc0 with bitcoin 26.0, lnd 0.17.2 & Core Lightning 23.11` ([api](https://github.com/fusion44/blitz_api)|[web](https://github.com/raspiblitz/raspiblitz-web))
 
 ![RaspiBlitz](pictures/raspiblitz.jpg)
 
diff --git a/home.admin/_version.info b/home.admin/_version.info
index e374f537e..7e463044c 100644
--- a/home.admin/_version.info
+++ b/home.admin/_version.info
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 # RaspiBlitz Version - always [major].[main].[sub] (sub can be a string like '2rc1')
-codeVersion="1.10.0"
+codeVersion="1.11.0rc0"
 # keep last line with comment
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/home.admin/config.scripts/bitcoin.install.sh b/home.admin/config.scripts/bitcoin.install.sh
index c7eaae3c4..5f4671d19 100644
--- a/home.admin/config.scripts/bitcoin.install.sh
+++ b/home.admin/config.scripts/bitcoin.install.sh
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ if [ "$1" = "install" ]; then
 
   # set version (change if update is available)
   # https://bitcoincore.org/en/download/
-  bitcoinVersion="25.1"
+  bitcoinVersion="26.0"
 
   # needed to check code signing
   # https://github.com/laanwj