diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-test.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-test.yaml
index 1bd5ea5b88..e245decf31 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-test.yaml
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ jobs:
           # the version many folks are on
           - "25.2.0"
           # the most recent version
-          - "26.1.0"
+          - "26.2.5"
     steps:
       - uses: "actions/checkout@v7"
         if: |
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ jobs:
           # the version many folks are on
           - "25.2.0"
           # the most recent version
-          - "26.1.0"
+          - "26.2.5"
     steps:
       - uses: "actions/checkout@v7"
         if: |
diff --git a/docker-compose.yaml b/docker-compose.yaml
index 879b8792ef..96b06ec66b 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # FOR DEVELOPMENT ONLY
 services:
   crdb:
-    image: "cockroachdb/cockroach:v25.2.0"
+    image: "cockroachdb/cockroach:v26.2.5"
     command: "start-single-node --insecure --accept-sql-without-tls"
     restart: "unless-stopped"
     ports:
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ services:
       timeout: "3s"
       retries: 5
   crdb-init:
-    image: "cockroachdb/cockroach:v25.2.0"
+    image: "cockroachdb/cockroach:v26.2.5"
     depends_on:
       crdb:
         condition: "service_healthy"
diff --git a/internal/datastore/crdb/version/version.go b/internal/datastore/crdb/version/version.go
index b334c82ba0..0d5b06da7b 100644
--- a/internal/datastore/crdb/version/version.go
+++ b/internal/datastore/crdb/version/version.go
@@ -1,11 +1,6 @@
 package version
 
-// MinimumSupportedCockroachDBVersion is the minimum version of CockroachDB supported for this driver.
-//
-// NOTE: must match a tag on DockerHub for the `cockroachdb/cockroach` image, without the `v` prefix.
-const MinimumSupportedCockroachDBVersion = "23.1.30"
-
 // LatestTestedCockroachDBVersion is the latest version of CockroachDB that has been tested with this driver.
 //
 // NOTE: must match a tag on DockerHub for the `cockroachdb/cockroach` image, without the `v` prefix.
-const LatestTestedCockroachDBVersion = "26.1.0"
+const LatestTestedCockroachDBVersion = "26.2.5"