diff --git a/utils/build.config b/utils/build.config
index ab70e14dcb4..3503fa1fb3a 100644
--- a/utils/build.config
+++ b/utils/build.config
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ component=daos
 [commit_versions]
 argobots=v1.2
 fuse=fuse-3.16.2
-pmdk=2.1.0
+pmdk=2.1.2
 isal=v2.30.0
 isal_crypto=v2.24.0
 spdk=v22.01.2
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ ucx=v1.14.1
 [repos]
 argobots=https://github.com/pmodels/argobots.git
 fuse=https://github.com/libfuse/libfuse.git
-pmdk=https://github.com/pmem/pmdk.git
+pmdk=https://github.com/daos-stack/pmdk.git
 isal=https://github.com/intel/isa-l.git
 isal_crypto=https://github.com/intel/isa-l_crypto.git
 spdk=https://github.com/spdk/spdk.git
@@ -29,5 +29,4 @@ ucx=https://github.com/openucx/ucx.git
 spdk=https://github.com/spdk/spdk/commit/b0aba3fcd5aceceea530a702922153bc75664978.diff,https://github.com/spdk/spdk/commit/445a4c808badbad3942696ecf16fa60e8129a747.diff
 fuse=https://github.com/libfuse/libfuse/commit/c9905341ea34ff9acbc11b3c53ba8bcea35eeed8.diff
 mercury=https://github.com/mercury-hpc/mercury/commit/0a7756d4ef2f329fa7caa8e4052a099a91816f2f.diff,https://github.com/mercury-hpc/mercury/commit/e9eff75beee31bce6e8d6ea6841652f453a26d71.diff,https://github.com/mercury-hpc/mercury/commit/be5f9eb8415e46cfe9e12dcf5b82db67fccb34d2.diff,https://github.com/mercury-hpc/mercury/commit/2b6ce8622706195a6d432b77ba9c5b7b013bea76.diff,https://github.com/mercury-hpc/mercury/commit/f62eeb5273f8cd47b9a0ca2e0bfd7c0e9518f0b8.diff
-pmdk=https://github.com/pmem/pmdk/commit/2abe15ac0b4eed894b6768cd82a3b0a7c4336284.diff
 argobots=https://github.com/pmodels/argobots/pull/397/commits/411e5b344642ebc82190fd8b125db512e5b449d1.diff,https://github.com/pmodels/argobots/commit/bb0c908abfac4bfe37852eee621930634183c6aa.diff
diff --git a/utils/rpms/daos.spec b/utils/rpms/daos.spec
index c8bfd14f46a..abb5cf443d5 100644
--- a/utils/rpms/daos.spec
+++ b/utils/rpms/daos.spec
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
 Name:          daos
 Version:       2.6.4
-Release:       16%{?relval}%{?dist}
+Release:       17%{?relval}%{?dist}
 Summary:       DAOS Storage Engine
 
 License:       BSD-2-Clause-Patent
@@ -58,7 +58,11 @@ BuildRequires: libjson-c-devel
 BuildRequires: boost-devel
 %endif
 %if %{with server}
-BuildRequires: libpmemobj-devel >= 2.1.0
+%if (0%{?suse_version} >= 1500)
+BuildRequires: libpmemobj1-devel >= 2.1.2-1
+%else
+BuildRequires: libpmemobj-devel >= 2.1.2-1
+%endif
 %endif
 %if (0%{?rhel} >= 8)
 BuildRequires: fuse3-devel >= 3
@@ -156,11 +160,11 @@ Requires: ndctl
 # needed to set PMem configuration goals in BIOS through control-plane
 %if (0%{?suse_version} >= 1500)
 Requires: ipmctl >= 03.00.00.0423
-Requires: libpmemobj1 >= 2.1.0-3.suse1500
+Requires: libpmemobj1 = 2.1.2-1.suse1500
 Requires: libfabric1 >= %{libfabric_version}
 %else
 Requires: ipmctl >= 03.00.00.0468
-Requires: libpmemobj >= 2.1.0-6%{?dist}
+Requires: libpmemobj = 2.1.2-1%{?dist}
 %endif
 Requires: libfabric >= %{libfabric_version}
 Requires: mercury-libfabric >= %{mercury_version}
@@ -635,6 +639,9 @@ getent passwd daos_agent >/dev/null || useradd -s /sbin/nologin -r -g daos_agent
 # No files in a shim package
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Feb 11 2026  Tomasz Gromadzki <tomasz.gromadzki@hpe.com> 2.6.4-17
+- Pin PMDK (libpmemobj) version to 2.1.2-1
+
 * Thu Feb 05 2026 Jerome Soumagne <jerome.soumagne@hpe.com> 2.6.4-16
 - Require mercury-libfabric to always install libfabric plugin
 - Bump mercury min version to 2.4.1