diff --git a/SPECS/libstoragemgmt/libstoragemgmt.spec b/SPECS/libstoragemgmt/libstoragemgmt.spec
index 4b74d1f31a7..1e366236f5b 100644
--- a/SPECS/libstoragemgmt/libstoragemgmt.spec
+++ b/SPECS/libstoragemgmt/libstoragemgmt.spec
@@ -1,15 +1,13 @@
 Summary:        Storage array management library
 Name:           libstoragemgmt
 Version:        1.9.8
-Release:        2%{?dist}
+Release:        3%{?dist}
 License:        LGPLv2+
 Vendor:         Microsoft Corporation
 Distribution:   Azure Linux
 URL:            https://github.com/libstorage/libstoragemgmt
 Source0:        https://github.com/libstorage/%{name}/releases/download/%{version}/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
-%if 0%{?with_check}
 Patch0:         libstoragemgmt-tests-gate-hw-disk-probes.patch
-%endif
 
 BuildRequires:  autoconf
 BuildRequires:  automake
@@ -459,6 +457,11 @@ fi
 %{_mandir}/man1/local_lsmplugin.1*
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Jul 27 2026 Kshitiz Godara <kgodara@microsoft.com> - 1.9.8-3
+- Make libstoragemgmt-tests-gate-hw-disk-probes.patch unconditional
+  so it is included in the SRPM; the patch is test-only and harmless
+  when applied unconditionally.
+
 * Sun Jun 21 2026 Kshitiz Godara <kgodara@microsoft.com> - 1.9.8-2
 - Add test-only patch (gated by with_check) to skip /dev/sd*
   hardware probes in test_local_disk_link_type and
diff --git a/SPECS/python-filelock/python-filelock.spec b/SPECS/python-filelock/python-filelock.spec
index c67ad25cb7f..52f1dc82a97 100644
--- a/SPECS/python-filelock/python-filelock.spec
+++ b/SPECS/python-filelock/python-filelock.spec
@@ -2,16 +2,14 @@
 Summary:        A platform independent file lock
 Name:           python-filelock
 Version:        3.20.3
-Release:        2%{?dist}
+Release:        3%{?dist}
 License:        Unlicense
 Vendor:         Microsoft Corporation
 Distribution:   Azure Linux
 URL:            https://github.com/toxdev/filelock
 Source0:        https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/f/%{srcname}/%{srcname}-%{version}.tar.gz#/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 Patch0:         remove-python-3.14-classifier.patch
-%if 0%{?with_check}
 Patch1:         filelock-tests-isolate-caplog.patch
-%endif
 BuildArch:      noarch
 
 %description
@@ -73,6 +71,11 @@ pip3 install pytest-asyncio
 %license %{python3_sitelib}/%{srcname}-%{version}.dist-info/licenses/LICENSE
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Jul 27 2026 Kshitiz Godara <kgodara@microsoft.com> - 3.20.3-3
+- Make filelock-tests-isolate-caplog.patch unconditional so it is
+  included in the SRPM; the patch is test-only and harmless when
+  applied unconditionally.
+
 * Sat Jun 20 2026 Kshitiz Godara <kgodara@microsoft.com> - 3.20.3-2
 - Add test-only patch (gated by with_check) to clear caplog before
   strict equality assertions; fixes intermittent aarch64 failure of