diff --git a/Tools/machines/perlmutter-nersc/perlmutter_cpu_warpx.profile.example b/Tools/machines/perlmutter-nersc/perlmutter_cpu_warpx.profile.example
index 0150ded4839..05e329b325e 100644
--- a/Tools/machines/perlmutter-nersc/perlmutter_cpu_warpx.profile.example
+++ b/Tools/machines/perlmutter-nersc/perlmutter_cpu_warpx.profile.example
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ module load cray-fftw/3.3.10.3
 export BOOST_ROOT=/global/common/software/spackecp/perlmutter/e4s-23.05/default/spack/opt/spack/linux-sles15-zen3/gcc-11.2.0/boost-1.82.0-ow5r5qrgslcwu33grygouajmuluzuzv3
 
 # optional: for openPMD and PSATD+RZ support
-module load cray-hdf5-parallel/1.12.2.7
+module load cray-hdf5-parallel/1.12.2.9
 export CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=${CFS}/${proj}/${USER}/sw/perlmutter/cpu/c-blosc-1.21.1:$CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH
 export CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=${CFS}/${proj}/${USER}/sw/perlmutter/cpu/adios2-2.8.3:$CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH
 export CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=${CFS}/${proj}/${USER}/sw/perlmutter/cpu/blaspp-master:$CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH
diff --git a/Tools/machines/perlmutter-nersc/perlmutter_gpu_warpx.profile.example b/Tools/machines/perlmutter-nersc/perlmutter_gpu_warpx.profile.example
index 54cd33fe476..c47b0d9ce00 100644
--- a/Tools/machines/perlmutter-nersc/perlmutter_gpu_warpx.profile.example
+++ b/Tools/machines/perlmutter-nersc/perlmutter_gpu_warpx.profile.example
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ module load cmake/3.22.0
 export BOOST_ROOT=/global/common/software/spackecp/perlmutter/e4s-23.05/default/spack/opt/spack/linux-sles15-zen3/gcc-11.2.0/boost-1.82.0-ow5r5qrgslcwu33grygouajmuluzuzv3
 
 # optional: for openPMD and PSATD+RZ support
-module load cray-hdf5-parallel/1.12.2.7
+module load cray-hdf5-parallel/1.12.2.9
 export CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=${CFS}/${proj%_g}/${USER}/sw/perlmutter/gpu/c-blosc-1.21.1:$CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH
 export CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=${CFS}/${proj%_g}/${USER}/sw/perlmutter/gpu/adios2-2.8.3:$CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH
 export CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=${CFS}/${proj%_g}/${USER}/sw/perlmutter/gpu/blaspp-master:$CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH