diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index c089ef9fab2..5138dcae082 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -978,7 +978,7 @@ test_inst_latest:
     CACHE_TYPE: "latestdep"
   parallel:
     matrix:
-      - testJvm: ["8", "17", "21", "25"] # the latest "tip" version is LTS v25
+      - testJvm: ["8", "17", "21", "25", "tip"] # the latest "tip" version is 26
         # Gitlab doesn't support "parallel" and "parallel:matrix" at the same time
         # This emulates "parallel" by including it in the matrix
         CI_SPLIT: [ "1/6", "2/6", "3/6", "4/6", "5/6", "6/6"]
@@ -991,7 +991,7 @@ test_inst_latest_arm64:
     CACHE_TYPE: "latestdep"
   parallel:
     matrix:
-      - testJvm: ["8", "17", "21", "25"] # the latest "tip" version is LTS v25
+      - testJvm: ["8", "17", "21", "25", "tip"] # the latest "tip" version is 26
         # Gitlab doesn't support "parallel" and "parallel:matrix" at the same time
         # This emulates "parallel" by including it in the matrix
         CI_SPLIT: [ "1/6", "2/6", "3/6", "4/6", "5/6", "6/6"]
@@ -1061,7 +1061,7 @@ test_debugger:
   variables:
     GRADLE_TARGET: ":debuggerTest"
     CACHE_TYPE: "base"
-    DEFAULT_TEST_JVMS: /^(8|11|17|21|25|semeru8)$/ # the latest "tip" version is LTS v25
+    DEFAULT_TEST_JVMS: /^(8|11|17|21|25|tip|semeru8)$/ # the latest "tip" version is 26
   parallel:
     matrix: *test_matrix
   # avoid running coverage for semeru8, semeru11, semeru17 and ibm8 as some tests are disabled and therefore cannot reach the