diff --git a/EXAMPLES.md b/EXAMPLES.md
index a6f6d4c6..894f1664 100644
--- a/EXAMPLES.md
+++ b/EXAMPLES.md
@@ -134,6 +134,8 @@ import org.xbill.DNS.*;
 public class ResolveExample {
 
     static String ROOT = ". IN DS 20326 8 2 E06D44B80B8F1D39A95C0B0D7C65D08458E880409BBC683457104237C7F8EC8D";
+    // Below key activates in 2026. 
+    //static String ROOT = ". IN DS 38696 8 2 683D2D0ACB8C9B712A1948B27F741219298D0A450D612C483AF444A4C0FB2B16";
 
     public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
         // Send two sample queries using a standard resolver
diff --git a/src/test/resources/trust_anchors b/src/test/resources/trust_anchors
index 0c745850..85862773 100644
--- a/src/test/resources/trust_anchors
+++ b/src/test/resources/trust_anchors
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 . IN DS 19036 8 1 B256BD09DC8DD59F0E0F0D8541B8328DD986DF6E
 . IN DS 19036 8 2 49AAC11D7B6F6446702E54A1607371607A1A41855200FD2CE1CDDE32F24E8FB5
 . IN DS 20326 8 2 E06D44B80B8F1D39A95C0B0D7C65D08458E880409BBC683457104237C7F8EC8D
+. IN DS 38696 8 2 683D2D0ACB8C9B712A1948B27F741219298D0A450D612C483AF444A4C0FB2B16