diff --git a/deploy/bootstrap.py b/deploy/bootstrap.py
index 61d0c837a..f52473c2a 100755
--- a/deploy/bootstrap.py
+++ b/deploy/bootstrap.py
@@ -563,11 +563,13 @@ def _build_conda_env(options, activate_base):
                             mpi_prefix=mpi_prefix,
                             include_mache=not local_mache)
 
-        for package in ['esmf', 'geometric_features', 'mache', 'metis', 'moab',
+        for package in ['esmf', 'geometric_features', 'mache', 'metis',
                         'mpas_tools', 'netcdf_c', 'netcdf_fortran', 'otps',
                         'parallelio', 'pnetcdf']:
             replacements[package] = config.get('deploy', package)
 
+        replacements['moab'] = config.get('deploy', 'conda_moab')
+
         spec_file = template.render(**replacements)
 
         spec_filename = f'spec-file-{conda_mpi}.txt'
@@ -868,7 +870,7 @@ def _build_spack_libs_env(options, compiler, mpi, env_vars):  # noqa: C901
     cmake = config.get('deploy', 'cmake')
     lapack = config.get('deploy', 'lapack')
     metis = config.get('deploy', 'metis')
-    moab = config.get('deploy', 'moab')
+    moab = config.get('deploy', 'spack_moab')
     parmetis = config.get('deploy', 'parmetis')
     petsc = config.get('deploy', 'petsc')
     scorpio = config.get('deploy', 'scorpio')
diff --git a/deploy/default.cfg b/deploy/default.cfg
index 3adc5646b..7a6f474dc 100644
--- a/deploy/default.cfg
+++ b/deploy/default.cfg
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ mpi = nompi
 # versions of conda packages
 geometric_features = 1.5.0
 mache = 1.26.0
+conda_moab = 5.5.1
 mpas_tools = 0.35.0
 otps = 2021.10
 parallelio = 2.6.3
@@ -29,7 +30,6 @@ parallelio = 2.6.3
 # versions of conda or spack packages (depending on machine type)
 esmf = 8.7.0
 metis = 5.1.0
-moab = master
 netcdf_c = 4.9.2
 netcdf_fortran = 4.6.1
 pnetcdf = 1.13.0
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ albany = developcompass-2024-03-13
 cmake = 3.23.0:
 hdf5 = 1.14.3
 lapack = 3.9.1
+spack_moab = master
 parmetis = 4.0.3
 petsc = 3.19.1
 scorpio = 1.6.5