diff --git a/contrib/lbuild/lbuild b/contrib/lbuild/lbuild
index 09a634ca92..45582d029e 100755
--- a/contrib/lbuild/lbuild
+++ b/contrib/lbuild/lbuild
@@ -1057,7 +1057,7 @@ build_spl_zfs() {
     # The spl/zfs spec files expect RPM_BUILD_ROOT to point to the root of the
     # destination for the rpms
     export RPM_BUILD_ROOT=$TOPDIR
-    SPLZFSVER=${SPLZFSVER:-0.6.5.2}
+    SPLZFSVER=${SPLZFSVER:-0.6.5.3}
     SPLZFSTAG=${SPLZFSTAG:-}
 
     # The files expect a kver to be set to the kernel version .
diff --git a/lustre/ChangeLog b/lustre/ChangeLog
index 2ae7185356..0adfbf0e72 100644
--- a/lustre/ChangeLog
+++ b/lustre/ChangeLog
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ TBD Intel Corporation
          3.12.39-47          (SLES12)
          vanilla linux 4.2.1
        * Recommended e2fsprogs version: 1.42.13.wc3 or newer
-       * Recommended ZFS / SPL version: 0.6.5.2
-       * Tested with ZFS / SPL version: 0.6.5.2
+       * Recommended ZFS / SPL version: 0.6.5.3
+       * Tested with ZFS / SPL version: 0.6.5.3
        * NFS export disabled when stack size < 8192 (32-bit Lustre clients),
          since the NFSv4 export of Lustre filesystem with 4K stack may cause a
          stack overflow. For more information, please refer to bugzilla 17630.