diff --git a/config/cmake/scripts/HDF5options.cmake b/config/cmake/scripts/HDF5options.cmake
index d4cc9965d7..bce188a150 100644
--- a/config/cmake/scripts/HDF5options.cmake
+++ b/config/cmake/scripts/HDF5options.cmake
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ set (ADD_BUILD_OPTIONS "${ADD_BUILD_OPTIONS} -DHDF5_ALLOW_EXTERNAL_SUPPORT:STRIN
 #set (ADD_BUILD_OPTIONS "${ADD_BUILD_OPTIONS} -DHDF5_ENABLE_SZIP_ENCODING:BOOL=OFF")
 
 ####      package examples       ####
-#set (ADD_BUILD_OPTIONS "${ADD_BUILD_OPTIONS} -DHDF5_PACK_EXAMPLES:BOOL=ON -DHDF5_EXAMPLES_COMPRESSED:STRING=HDF5Examples-1.10.9-Source.tar.gz -DHDF5_EXAMPLES_COMPRESSED_DIR:PATH=${CTEST_SCRIPT_DIRECTORY}")
+#set (ADD_BUILD_OPTIONS "${ADD_BUILD_OPTIONS} -DHDF5_PACK_EXAMPLES:BOOL=ON -DHDF5_EXAMPLES_COMPRESSED:STRING=HDF5Examples-1.12.4-Source.tar.gz -DHDF5_EXAMPLES_COMPRESSED_DIR:PATH=${CTEST_SCRIPT_DIRECTORY}")
 
 #############################################################################################
 ### enable parallel builds
diff --git a/config/cmake/scripts/HPC/par-HDF5options.cmake b/config/cmake/scripts/HPC/par-HDF5options.cmake
index 53863732f2..3158d01271 100644
--- a/config/cmake/scripts/HPC/par-HDF5options.cmake
+++ b/config/cmake/scripts/HPC/par-HDF5options.cmake
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ set (ADD_BUILD_OPTIONS "${ADD_BUILD_OPTIONS} -DHDF5_ENABLE_SZIP_SUPPORT:BOOL=OFF
 #set (ADD_BUILD_OPTIONS "${ADD_BUILD_OPTIONS} -DHDF5_ENABLE_SZIP_ENCODING:BOOL=OFF")
 
 ####      package examples       ####
-#set (ADD_BUILD_OPTIONS "${ADD_BUILD_OPTIONS} -DHDF5_PACK_EXAMPLES:BOOL=ON -DHDF5_EXAMPLES_COMPRESSED:STRING=HDF5Examples-1.10.9-Source.tar.gz -DHDF5_EXAMPLES_COMPRESSED_DIR:PATH=${CTEST_SCRIPT_DIRECTORY}")
+#set (ADD_BUILD_OPTIONS "${ADD_BUILD_OPTIONS} -DHDF5_PACK_EXAMPLES:BOOL=ON -DHDF5_EXAMPLES_COMPRESSED:STRING=HDF5Examples-1.12.4-Source.tar.gz -DHDF5_EXAMPLES_COMPRESSED_DIR:PATH=${CTEST_SCRIPT_DIRECTORY}")
 
 #############################################################################################
 ### enable parallel builds
diff --git a/config/cmake/scripts/HPC/ser-HDF5options.cmake b/config/cmake/scripts/HPC/ser-HDF5options.cmake
index f935efc692..d30bab0703 100644
--- a/config/cmake/scripts/HPC/ser-HDF5options.cmake
+++ b/config/cmake/scripts/HPC/ser-HDF5options.cmake
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ set (ADD_BUILD_OPTIONS "${ADD_BUILD_OPTIONS} -DHDF5_ALLOW_EXTERNAL_SUPPORT:STRIN
 #set (ADD_BUILD_OPTIONS "${ADD_BUILD_OPTIONS} -DHDF5_ENABLE_SZIP_ENCODING:BOOL=OFF")
 
 ####      package examples       ####
-#set (ADD_BUILD_OPTIONS "${ADD_BUILD_OPTIONS} -DHDF5_PACK_EXAMPLES:BOOL=ON -DHDF5_EXAMPLES_COMPRESSED:STRING=HDF5Examples-1.10.9-Source.tar.gz -DHDF5_EXAMPLES_COMPRESSED_DIR:PATH=${CTEST_SCRIPT_DIRECTORY}")
+#set (ADD_BUILD_OPTIONS "${ADD_BUILD_OPTIONS} -DHDF5_PACK_EXAMPLES:BOOL=ON -DHDF5_EXAMPLES_COMPRESSED:STRING=HDF5Examples-1.12.4-Source.tar.gz -DHDF5_EXAMPLES_COMPRESSED_DIR:PATH=${CTEST_SCRIPT_DIRECTORY}")
 
 #############################################################################################
 ### enable parallel builds