diff --git a/packages/build/src/packaging/download-crypt-library.ts b/packages/build/src/packaging/download-crypt-library.ts
index 01d1706207..64a2451f8a 100644
--- a/packages/build/src/packaging/download-crypt-library.ts
+++ b/packages/build/src/packaging/download-crypt-library.ts
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ export async function downloadCryptLibrary(
   );
   // Download mongodb for latest server version, including rapid releases
   // (for the platforms that they exist for, i.e. for ppc64le/s390x only pick stable releases).
-  let versionSpec = 'stable'; // TODO(MONGOSH-2192): Switch back to 'continuous' and deal with affected platform support.
+  let versionSpec = '8.0.12'; // TODO(MONGOSH-2192): Switch back to 'continuous' and deal with affected platform support.
   if (/ppc64|s390x/.test(opts.arch || process.arch)) {
-    versionSpec = 'stable';
+    versionSpec = '8.0.12';
   }
   if ((opts.platform || process.platform) === 'darwin') {
     versionSpec = '8.0.5'; // TBD(MONGOSH-2192,SERVER-101020): Figure out at what point we use a later version.
diff --git a/packages/shell-api/src/integration.spec.ts b/packages/shell-api/src/integration.spec.ts
index 804b9a170d..2aa817a04b 100644
--- a/packages/shell-api/src/integration.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/shell-api/src/integration.spec.ts
@@ -492,6 +492,7 @@ describe('Shell API (integration)', function () {
 
     describe('updateOne and replaceOne with sort option', function () {
       skipIfServerVersion(testServer, '< 8.0');
+      skipIfApiStrict();
 
       beforeEach(async function () {
         await serviceProvider.insertMany(dbName, collectionName, [