diff --git a/examples/riot/examples_libcoap_server/server_coap.c b/examples/riot/examples_libcoap_server/server_coap.c
index 88358e59..2f9d9ba5 100644
--- a/examples/riot/examples_libcoap_server/server_coap.c
+++ b/examples/riot/examples_libcoap_server/server_coap.c
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ static void start_server(void)
     server_pid = thread_create(server_stack,
                                sizeof(server_stack),
                                THREAD_PRIORITY_MAIN - 1,
-                               THREAD_CREATE_STACKTEST,
+                               0,
                                server_coap_run, NULL, "libcoap_server");
 
     /* Uncommon but better be sure */
diff --git a/examples/riot/pkg_libcoap/Makefile b/examples/riot/pkg_libcoap/Makefile
index 0344355d..a561bebb 100644
--- a/examples/riot/pkg_libcoap/Makefile
+++ b/examples/riot/pkg_libcoap/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 PKG_NAME=libcoap
 PKG_URL=https://github.com/obgm/libcoap
-# develop branch as of 21st July 2026
-PKG_VERSION=18df85af6d2ca628a1f0b5a56b785d0e493fa314
+# develop branch as of 14th October 2026
+PKG_VERSION=3dc2c812c63267e6d7cdbfcd3d1179462524257e
 PKG_LICENSE=BSD-2-Clause
 
 LIBCOAP_BUILD_DIR=$(BINDIR)/pkg/$(PKG_NAME)