diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/build-docker-sonic-vs-template.yml b/.azure-pipelines/build-docker-sonic-vs-template.yml
index 1f7733c898..09588845cd 100644
--- a/.azure-pipelines/build-docker-sonic-vs-template.yml
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/build-docker-sonic-vs-template.yml
@@ -87,8 +87,12 @@ jobs:
       project: build
       pipeline: Azure.sonic-swss-common
       artifact: ${{ parameters.swss_common_artifact_name }}
-      runVersion: 'latestFromBranch'
-      runBranch: 'refs/heads/${{ parameters.swss_common_branch }}'
+      # PINNED to sonic-swss-common PR #1222 build 1164874 (CI-unification migration
+      # validation): build against the migration swss-common (stock apt libnl,
+      # published build-env/). Revert to latestFromBranch / runBranch:
+      # refs/heads/${{ parameters.swss_common_branch }} before merge.
+      runVersion: 'specific'
+      runId: '1164874'
       path: $(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)/download
       allowPartiallySucceededBuilds: true
     displayName: "Download sonic swss common deb packages"
diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/build-template.yml b/.azure-pipelines/build-template.yml
index ddf4cd2268..d2e7a1780d 100644
--- a/.azure-pipelines/build-template.yml
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/build-template.yml
@@ -131,8 +131,12 @@ jobs:
       project: build
       pipeline: Azure.sonic-swss-common
       artifact: ${{ parameters.swss_common_artifact_name }}
-      runVersion: 'latestFromBranch'
-      runBranch: 'refs/heads/${{ parameters.swss_common_branch }}'
+      # PINNED to sonic-swss-common PR #1222 build 1164874 (CI-unification migration
+      # validation): build against the migration swss-common (stock apt libnl,
+      # published build-env/). Revert to latestFromBranch / runBranch:
+      # refs/heads/${{ parameters.swss_common_branch }} before merge.
+      runVersion: 'specific'
+      runId: '1164874'
       allowPartiallySucceededBuilds: true
       path: $(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)/download/swsscommon
       patterns: |
diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/test-docker-sonic-vs-template.yml b/.azure-pipelines/test-docker-sonic-vs-template.yml
index 9d9c1bdae3..9e8922abcf 100644
--- a/.azure-pipelines/test-docker-sonic-vs-template.yml
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/test-docker-sonic-vs-template.yml
@@ -75,8 +75,12 @@ jobs:
       project: build
       pipeline: Azure.sonic-swss-common
       artifact: sonic-swss-common.amd64.ubuntu22_04
-      runVersion: 'latestFromBranch'
-      runBranch: 'refs/heads/${{ parameters.swss_common_branch }}'
+      # PINNED to sonic-swss-common PR #1222 build 1164874 (CI-unification migration
+      # validation): build against the migration swss-common (stock apt libnl,
+      # published build-env/). Revert to latestFromBranch / runBranch:
+      # refs/heads/${{ parameters.swss_common_branch }} before merge.
+      runVersion: 'specific'
+      runId: '1164874'
       path: $(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)/download
       allowPartiallySucceededBuilds: true
     displayName: "Download sonic swss common deb packages"