diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 4653bcf..23bdce6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -19,13 +19,24 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-20.04]
-        feature: ["25_0", "24_0_1", "23_1", "22_1", "0_21_2", "0_20_2",
-                  "0_19_1", "0_18_1", "0_17_1"]
+        feature:
+          [
+            "25_1",
+            "25_0",
+            "24_0_1",
+            "23_1",
+            "22_1",
+            "0_21_2",
+            "0_20_2",
+            "0_19_1",
+            "0_18_1",
+            "0_17_1",
+          ]
         include:
           - os: "macos-11"
-            feature: "25_0"
+            feature: "25_1"
           - os: "windows-2019"
-            feature: "25_0"
+            feature: "25_1"
 
     steps:
       - run: df -h
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 4913649..cd716fb 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ anyhow = "1.0.66"
 # download is not supposed to be used directly only through selecting one of the version feature
 "download" = ["bitcoin_hashes", "flate2", "tar", "minreq", "zip"]
 
+"25_1" = ["download", "25_0"]
 "25_0" = ["download", "24_0_1"]
 "24_0_1" = ["download", "23_1"]
 "23_1" = ["download", "22_1"]
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2e98f80..7a7beb0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@
 
 Utility to run a regtest bitcoind process, useful in integration testing environment.
 
-When the auto-download feature is selected by activating one of the version feature, such as `25_0`
-for bitcoin core 25.0, starting a regtest node is as simple as that:
+When the auto-download feature is selected by activating one of the version feature, such as `25_1`
+for bitcoin core 25.1, starting a regtest node is as simple as that:
 
 ```rust
-// the download feature is enabled whenever a specific version is enabled, for example `25_0` or `24_0_1`
+// the download feature is enabled whenever a specific version is enabled, for example `25_1` or `24_0_1`
 #[cfg(feature = "download")]
 {
   use bitcoincore_rpc::RpcApi;
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ for bitcoin core 25.0, starting a regtest node is as simple as that:
 }
 ```
 
-The build script will automatically download the bitcoin core version 25.0 from [bitcoin core](https://bitcoincore.org),
+The build script will automatically download the bitcoin core version 25.1 from [bitcoin core](https://bitcoincore.org),
 verify the hashes and place it in the build directory for this crate. If you wish to download from an 
 alternate location, for example locally for CI, use the `BITCOIND_DOWNLOAD_ENDPOINT` env var.
 
diff --git a/sha256/bitcoin-core-25.1-SHA256SUMS b/sha256/bitcoin-core-25.1-SHA256SUMS
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..00054db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sha256/bitcoin-core-25.1-SHA256SUMS
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
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\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/versions.rs b/src/versions.rs
index 7b835dd..151520f 100644
--- a/src/versions.rs
+++ b/src/versions.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-#[cfg(feature = "25_0")]
+#[cfg(feature = "25_1")]
+pub const VERSION: &str = "25.1";
+
+#[cfg(all(feature = "25_0", not(feature = "25_1")))]
 pub const VERSION: &str = "25.0";
 
 #[cfg(all(feature = "24_0_1", not(feature = "25_0")))]