diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index fd06365fede..08bc3d1fe3b 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+daos (2.6.5-3) unstable; urgency=medium
+  [ Michael Hennecke ]
+  * pin SPDK to 22.01.2
+
+ -- Michael Hennecke <michael.hennecke@hpe.com>  Mon, 11 May 2026 16:36:00 +0100
+
 daos (2.6.5-2) unstable; urgency=medium
   [ Phillip Henderson ]
   * Second release candidate for 2.6.5
diff --git a/utils/rpms/daos.spec b/utils/rpms/daos.spec
index 83ef600b88d..fc907e164a1 100644
--- a/utils/rpms/daos.spec
+++ b/utils/rpms/daos.spec
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
 Name:          daos
 Version:       2.6.5
-Release:       2%{?relval}%{?dist}
+Release:       3%{?relval}%{?dist}
 Summary:       DAOS Storage Engine
 
 License:       BSD-2-Clause-Patent
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ BuildRequires: capstone-devel
 %endif
 %if %{with server}
 BuildRequires: libaio-devel
-BuildRequires: spdk-devel >= 22.01.2
+BuildRequires: spdk-devel = 22.01.2
 %endif
 %if (0%{?rhel} >= 8)
 BuildRequires: isa-l-devel
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ to optimize performance and cost.
 %package server
 Summary: The DAOS server
 Requires: %{name}%{?_isa} = %{version}-%{release}
-Requires: spdk-tools >= 22.01.2
+Requires: spdk-tools = 22.01.2
 Conflicts: daos-spdk
 Requires: ndctl
 # needed to set PMem configuration goals in BIOS through control-plane
@@ -635,6 +635,9 @@ getent passwd daos_agent >/dev/null || useradd -s /sbin/nologin -r -g daos_agent
 # No files in a shim package
 
 %changelog
+* Mon May 11 2026 Michael Hennecke <michael.hennecke@hpe.com> 2.6.5-3
+- Pin SPDK to 22.01.2
+
 * Mon May 04 2026 Phillip Henderson <phillip.henderson@hpe.com> 2.6.5-2
 - Second release candidate for 2.6.5