--- csg/src/libcsg/CMakeLists.txt.orig	2022-01-15 22:47:05 UTC
+++ csg/src/libcsg/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -14,8 +14,9 @@ if (TARGET Gromacs::libgromacs)
   target_link_libraries(votca_csg PRIVATE Gromacs::libgromacs)
 endif()
 
-
-find_package(HDF5 COMPONENTS "CXX")
+set(HDF5_FOUND TRUE)
+set(HDF5_INCLUDE_DIRS "${LOCALBASE}/include")
+set(HDF5_LIBRARIES "-L${LOCALBASE}/lib -lhdf5 -lhdf5_cpp")
 set_package_properties(HDF5 PROPERTIES TYPE RECOMMENDED PURPOSE "Used to read h5md data files")
 if(HDF5_FOUND)
   set(H5MD true)
--- xtp/CMakeLists.txt.orig	2022-01-15 22:47:05 UTC
+++ xtp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -50,7 +50,10 @@ find_package(ecpint REQUIRED)
 set_package_properties(ecpint PROPERTIES TYPE REQUIRED PURPOSE "Calculates Gaussian integrals over pseudo potentials")
 message(STATUS "Found libecpint: ${ecpint_DIR}")
 
-find_package(HDF5 1.8 REQUIRED COMPONENTS CXX)
+set(HDF5_FOUND TRUE)
+set(HDF5_VERSION 1.12)
+set(HDF5_INCLUDE_DIRS "${LOCALBASE}/include")
+set(HDF5_LIBRARIES "-L${LOCALBASE}/lib -lhdf5 -lhdf5_cpp")
 set_package_properties(HDF5 PROPERTIES TYPE REQUIRED PURPOSE "Used to read/write HDF5 data files")
 
 if(HDF5_VERSION VERSION_GREATER 1.8)