diff --git a/ci/provisioning/post_provision_config_common_functions.sh b/ci/provisioning/post_provision_config_common_functions.sh
index 0b3d9413ab2..5c5e2a50fbd 100755
--- a/ci/provisioning/post_provision_config_common_functions.sh
+++ b/ci/provisioning/post_provision_config_common_functions.sh
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ post_provision_config_nodes() {
         rm -f "$REPOS_DIR"/*_job_daos-stack_job_*_job_*.repo
         time dnf -y erase fio fuse ior-hpc mpich-autoload          \
                      argobots cart daos daos-client daos-spdk dpdk \
-                     libisa-l libpmemobj mercury mpich   \
+                     libisa-l libpmemobj libpmemobj1 mercury mpich \
                      pmix protobuf-c spdk libfabric libpmem        \
                      munge-libs munge slurm                        \
                      slurm-example-configs slurmctld slurm-slurmmd
diff --git a/utils/rpms/daos.spec b/utils/rpms/daos.spec
index b4b8af94452..7adcecc37e9 100644
--- a/utils/rpms/daos.spec
+++ b/utils/rpms/daos.spec
@@ -61,7 +61,11 @@ 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
 BuildRequires: fused-devel
 %if (0%{?suse_version} >= 1500)
@@ -164,10 +168,10 @@ 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 >= 2.1.0-1.suse1500
+Requires: libpmemobj1 >= 2.1.2-1
 %else
 Requires: ipmctl >= 03.00.00.0468
-Requires: libpmemobj >= 2.1.0-1%{?dist}
+Requires: libpmemobj >= 2.1.2-1
 %endif
 Requires: mercury >= %{mercury_version}
 Requires(post): /sbin/ldconfig