diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/hdf5/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/hdf5/package.py
index dcff5904eb9..49a0723214b 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/hdf5/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/hdf5/package.py
@@ -126,6 +126,11 @@ class Hdf5(CMakePackage):
         sha256="81f6201aba5c30dced5dcd62f5d5477a2790fd5850e02ac514ca8bf3e2bb375a",
         preferred=True,
     )
+    version(
+        "1.8.23",
+        sha256="37fa4eb6cd0e181eb49a10d54611cb00700e9537f805d03e6853503afe5abc27",
+        preferred=True,
+    )
     version(
         "1.8.22",
         sha256="8406d96d9355ef8961d2739fb8fd5474ad4cdf52f3cfac657733defd9709bfaa",