diff --git a/bin/release b/bin/release
index bbb7da164b4..ee2b0a550c2 100755
--- a/bin/release
+++ b/bin/release
@@ -233,7 +233,8 @@ tar2cmakezip()
     # step 3: add LIBAEC.tar.gz, ZLib.tar.gz and cmake files
     cp /mnt/scr1/pre-release/hdf5/CMake/LIBAEC.tar.gz $cmziptmpsubdir
     cp /mnt/scr1/pre-release/hdf5/CMake/ZLib.tar.gz $cmziptmpsubdir
-    cp /mnt/scr1/pre-release/hdf5/CMake/HDF5Examples-1.12.6-Source.zip $cmziptmpsubdir
+    cp /mnt/scr1/pre-release/hdf5/CMake/HDF5Examples-1.12.7-Source.zip $cmziptmpsubdir
+    cp /mnt/scr1/pre-release/hdf5/CMake/hdf5_plugins-1_12_1.zip $cmziptmpsubdir
     cp $cmziptmpsubdir/$version/config/cmake/scripts/CTestScript.cmake $cmziptmpsubdir
     cp $cmziptmpsubdir/$version/config/cmake/scripts/HDF5config.cmake $cmziptmpsubdir
     cp $cmziptmpsubdir/$version/config/cmake/scripts/HDF5options.cmake $cmziptmpsubdir
@@ -328,7 +329,8 @@ tar2cmaketgz()
     # step 3: add LIBAEC.tar.gz, ZLib.tar.gz and cmake files
     cp /mnt/scr1/pre-release/hdf5/CMake/LIBAEC.tar.gz $cmgztmpsubdir
     cp /mnt/scr1/pre-release/hdf5/CMake/ZLib.tar.gz $cmgztmpsubdir
-    cp /mnt/scr1/pre-release/hdf5/CMake/HDF5Examples-1.12.6-Source.tar.gz $cmgztmpsubdir
+    cp /mnt/scr1/pre-release/hdf5/CMake/HDF5Examples-1.12.7-Source.tar.gz $cmgztmpsubdir
+    cp /mnt/scr1/pre-release/hdf5/CMake/hdf5_plugins-1_12_1.tar.gz $cmgztmpsubdir
     cp $cmgztmpsubdir/$version/config/cmake/scripts/CTestScript.cmake $cmgztmpsubdir
     cp $cmgztmpsubdir/$version/config/cmake/scripts/HDF5config.cmake $cmgztmpsubdir
     cp $cmgztmpsubdir/$version/config/cmake/scripts/HDF5options.cmake $cmgztmpsubdir