https://github.com/pygame/pygame/commit/ac69c0be7e16
--- a/test/freetype_test.py
+++ b/test/freetype_test.py
@@ -1611,3 +1611,7 @@
             o = font.render_raw(text)
-            self.assertEqual(getrefcount(o), 2)
+            # if python 3.14+, getrefcount returns 1 instead of 2
+            if sys.version_info >= (3, 14):
+                self.assertEqual(getrefcount(o), 1)
+            else:
+                self.assertEqual(getrefcount(o), 2)
             self.assertEqual(getrefcount(o[0]), 2)
@@ -1616,3 +1620,7 @@
             o = font.get_metrics("AB")
-            self.assertEqual(getrefcount(o), 2)
+            if sys.version_info >= (3, 14):
+                self.assertEqual(getrefcount(o), 1)
+            else:
+                self.assertEqual(getrefcount(o), 2)
+
             for i in range(len(o)):
@@ -1620,3 +1628,6 @@
             o = font.get_sizes()
-            self.assertEqual(getrefcount(o), 2)
+            if sys.version_info >= (3, 14):
+                self.assertEqual(getrefcount(o), 1)
+            else:
+                self.assertEqual(getrefcount(o), 2)
             for i in range(len(o)):
--- a/test/mask_test.py
+++ b/test/mask_test.py
@@ -2581,3 +2581,7 @@
         """Ensures empty and full masks can be drawn onto surfaces."""
-        expected_ref_count = 3
+        if sys.version_info >= (3, 14):
+            expected_ref_count = 2
+        else:
+            expected_ref_count = 3
+
         size = (33, 65)
@@ -2601,3 +2605,7 @@
         """Ensures empty and full masks can be drawn onto a created surface."""
-        expected_ref_count = 2
+        if sys.version_info >= (3, 14):
+            expected_ref_count = 1
+        else:
+            expected_ref_count = 2
+
         expected_flag = SRCALPHA
@@ -2626,3 +2634,7 @@
         """Ensures to_surface accepts a surface arg/kwarg."""
-        expected_ref_count = 4
+        if sys.version_info >= (3, 14):
+            expected_ref_count = 3
+        else:
+            expected_ref_count = 4
+
         expected_color = pygame.Color("white")
@@ -2650,3 +2662,7 @@
         """Ensures to_surface accepts a setsurface arg/kwarg."""
-        expected_ref_count = 2
+        if sys.version_info >= (3, 14):
+            expected_ref_count = 1
+        else:
+            expected_ref_count = 2
+
         expected_flag = SRCALPHA
@@ -2677,3 +2693,7 @@
         """Ensures to_surface accepts a unsetsurface arg/kwarg."""
-        expected_ref_count = 2
+        if sys.version_info >= (3, 14):
+            expected_ref_count = 1
+        else:
+            expected_ref_count = 2
+
         expected_flag = SRCALPHA
@@ -2703,3 +2723,7 @@
         """Ensures to_surface accepts a setcolor arg/kwarg."""
-        expected_ref_count = 2
+        if sys.version_info >= (3, 14):
+            expected_ref_count = 1
+        else:
+            expected_ref_count = 2
+
         expected_flag = SRCALPHA
@@ -2740,3 +2764,7 @@
         """Ensures to_surface accepts a unsetcolor arg/kwarg."""
-        expected_ref_count = 2
+        if sys.version_info >= (3, 14):
+            expected_ref_count = 1
+        else:
+            expected_ref_count = 2
+
         expected_flag = SRCALPHA
@@ -2779,3 +2807,7 @@
         """Ensures to_surface accepts a dest arg/kwarg."""
-        expected_ref_count = 2
+        if sys.version_info >= (3, 14):
+            expected_ref_count = 1
+        else:
+            expected_ref_count = 2
+
         expected_flag = SRCALPHA
@@ -2835,3 +2867,7 @@
         """Ensures to_surface accepts an area arg/kwarg."""
-        expected_ref_count = 2
+        if sys.version_info >= (3, 14):
+            expected_ref_count = 1
+        else:
+            expected_ref_count = 2
+
         expected_flag = SRCALPHA
@@ -3329,3 +3365,7 @@
         """
-        expected_ref_count = 2
+        if sys.version_info >= (3, 14):
+            expected_ref_count = 1
+        else:
+            expected_ref_count = 2
+
         expected_flag = SRCALPHA
@@ -3413,3 +3453,7 @@
         """
-        expected_ref_count = 4
+        if sys.version_info >= (3, 14):
+            expected_ref_count = 3
+        else:
+            expected_ref_count = 4
+
         expected_flag = SRCALPHA
@@ -5275,3 +5319,7 @@
         """Ensures zero sized surfaces are handled correctly."""
-        expected_ref_count = 3
+        if sys.version_info >= (3, 14):
+            expected_ref_count = 2
+        else:
+            expected_ref_count = 3
+
         size = (0, 0)
@@ -5289,3 +5337,7 @@
         """Ensures zero sized setsurfaces are handled correctly."""
-        expected_ref_count = 2
+        if sys.version_info >= (3, 14):
+            expected_ref_count = 1
+        else:
+            expected_ref_count = 2
+
         expected_flag = SRCALPHA
@@ -5309,3 +5361,7 @@
         """Ensures zero sized unsetsurfaces are handled correctly."""
-        expected_ref_count = 2
+        if sys.version_info >= (3, 14):
+            expected_ref_count = 1
+        else:
+            expected_ref_count = 2
+
         expected_flag = SRCALPHA
--- a/test/rwobject_test.py
+++ b/test/rwobject_test.py
@@ -2,2 +2,3 @@
 import unittest
+import sys
 
@@ -85,3 +86,6 @@
             bpath = encode_string(upath)
-            self.assertEqual(getrefcount(bpath), before)
+            if sys.version_info >= (3, 14):
+                self.assertEqual(getrefcount(bpath), before - 1)
+            else:
+                self.assertEqual(getrefcount(bpath), before)