diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/dorado/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/dorado/package.py
index 47e37b31be0..0ed5e4dfd78 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/dorado/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/dorado/package.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class Dorado(CMakePackage, CudaPackage):
     depends_on("git", type="build")
     depends_on("curl", type="build")
     depends_on("cuda")
-    depends_on("hdf5@1.17:+hl+cxx+szip")
+    depends_on("hdf5@:1+hl+cxx+szip")
     depends_on("htslib@1.15.1")
     depends_on("openssl")
     depends_on("zstd")