diff --git a/0172-mdadm-Increase-number-limit-in-md-device-name-to-102.patch b/0172-mdadm-Increase-number-limit-in-md-device-name-to-102.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9857686
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0172-mdadm-Increase-number-limit-in-md-device-name-to-102.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+From f786072a3e2928766a9b4f1b7d3372a601c259ea Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Shminderjit Singh <shminderjit.singh@oracle.com>
+Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2024 10:06:50 +0000
+Subject: [PATCH 1/1] mdadm: Increase number limit in md device name to 1024.
+
+Updated the maximum device number in md device names from 127 to 1024.
+The previous limit was causing issues in the automation framework.
+This change ensures backward compatibility and allows for future
+scalability.
+
+Fixes: 25aa7329141c ("mdadm: numbered names verification")
+Signed-off-by: Shminderjit Singh <shminderjit.singh@oracle.com>
+---
+ util.c | 2 +-
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/util.c b/util.c
+index 1cee0feb..2fc0e9f8 100644
+--- a/util.c
++++ b/util.c
+@@ -1003,7 +1003,7 @@ static bool is_devname_numbered(const char *devname, const char *pref, const int
+ 	if (parse_num(&val, devname + pref_len) != 0)
+ 		return false;
+ 
+-	if (val > 127)
++	if (val > 1024)
+ 		return false;
+ 
+ 	return true;
+-- 
+2.48.1
+
diff --git a/mdadm.spec b/mdadm.spec
index 377eca2..fee8589 100644
--- a/mdadm.spec
+++ b/mdadm.spec
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Summary:     The mdadm program controls Linux md devices (software RAID arrays)
 Name:        mdadm
 Version:     4.2
 # extraversion is used to define rhel internal version
-%define extraversion 17
+%define extraversion 18
 Release:     %{extraversion}%{?dist}
 Source:      http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/raid/mdadm/mdadm-%{version}%{?subversion:-%{subversion}}.tar.xz
 Source1:     mdmonitor.init
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ Patch167:    0168-super1-remove-support-for-name-in-config.patch
 Patch168:    0169-Mdmonitor-Improve-udev-event-handling.patch
 Patch169:    0170-udev-Move-udev_block-and-udev_unblock-into-udev.c.patch
 Patch170:    0171-mdadm-enable-sync-file-for-udev-rules.patch
+Patch171:    0172-mdadm-Increase-number-limit-in-md-device-name-to-102.patch
 
 # RHEL customization patches
 Patch200:    mdadm-udev.patch
@@ -279,6 +280,10 @@ rm -rf %{buildroot}
 /usr/share/mdadm/mdcheck
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Jul 10 2025 John Pittman <jpittman@redhat.com> - 4.2-18
+- increase md device name number limit
+- Resolves: RHEL-97802
+
 * Thu Jun 5 2025 Xiao Ni <xni@redhat.com> - 4.2-17
 - enable sync file for udev rules
 - Resolves: RHEL-59180