diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index fe47eb9f4fbc652219cc2ff6bd03a6c7cc9300eb..224c5f5d9e3c1042bb9ec1636a9396d42dbbf902 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ IMMDX_LIB_METIS([],[echo "Cannot detect metis, use the --with-metis option if it
 
 ## Check for HDF5
 
-#AX_LIB_HDF5([parallel])
+AX_LIB_HDF5([parallel])
 
 if test x"$with_hdf5" = x"no"; then
     echo "Cannot detect hdf5, use the --with-hdf5 option if it is not installed in the default location"
diff --git a/openfpm_data b/openfpm_data
index bd022d6e0886c2846f34587992e62cd3c445fed0..c8e1261f5d2a625bc73d1e7f2bba9ea676763669 160000
--- a/openfpm_data
+++ b/openfpm_data
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit bd022d6e0886c2846f34587992e62cd3c445fed0
+Subproject commit c8e1261f5d2a625bc73d1e7f2bba9ea676763669
diff --git a/openfpm_devices b/openfpm_devices
index d46372d3db114dd2dc95b3b03d7d9b906287d253..efd6339ff5d5d73528b07771ffde668787dee826 160000
--- a/openfpm_devices
+++ b/openfpm_devices
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit d46372d3db114dd2dc95b3b03d7d9b906287d253
+Subproject commit efd6339ff5d5d73528b07771ffde668787dee826