diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/s/SPH-EXA/SPH-EXA-0.96.1-foss-2023b-CUDA-12.4.0.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/s/SPH-EXA/SPH-EXA-0.96.2-foss-2023b-CUDA-12.4.0.eb
similarity index 86%
rename from easybuild/easyconfigs/s/SPH-EXA/SPH-EXA-0.96.1-foss-2023b-CUDA-12.4.0.eb
rename to easybuild/easyconfigs/s/SPH-EXA/SPH-EXA-0.96.2-foss-2023b-CUDA-12.4.0.eb
index 3c284fee21a9..0edb09c105a5 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyconfigs/s/SPH-EXA/SPH-EXA-0.96.1-foss-2023b-CUDA-12.4.0.eb
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/s/SPH-EXA/SPH-EXA-0.96.2-foss-2023b-CUDA-12.4.0.eb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 easyblock = 'CMakeMake'
 
 name = 'SPH-EXA'
-version = '0.96.1'
+version = '0.96.2'
 versionsuffix = '-CUDA-%(cudaver)s'
 
 homepage = 'https://github.com/sphexa-org/sphexa'
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ toolchainopts = {'usempi': True}
 
 source_urls = ['https://github.com/sphexa-org/sphexa/archive/refs/tags/']
 sources = ['v%(version)s.tar.gz']
-checksums = ['3b7bf2c2b24d5d00e1eb66d74820888a87a38e017272d2c5977c4aa82f16368e']
+checksums = ['2ff6edb422eadf47634f98d20258458c82374efe617de0d0c3d5bb3d7945be23']
 
 builddependencies = [
     ('CMake', '3.27.6'),
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 cuda_compute_capabilities = ['8.0', '8.6', '8.9', '9.0']
 
-configopts = "-DCSTONE_WITH_GPU_AWARE_MPI=ON"
+configopts = "-DCSTONE_WITH_GPU_AWARE_MPI=ON -DSPH_EXA_WITH_H5HUT=OFF"
 
 buildopts = "sphexa-cuda"
 
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/s/SPH-EXA/SPH-EXA-0.96.1-foss-2025b-CUDA-12.9.1.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/s/SPH-EXA/SPH-EXA-0.96.2-foss-2025b-CUDA-12.9.1.eb
similarity index 86%
rename from easybuild/easyconfigs/s/SPH-EXA/SPH-EXA-0.96.1-foss-2025b-CUDA-12.9.1.eb
rename to easybuild/easyconfigs/s/SPH-EXA/SPH-EXA-0.96.2-foss-2025b-CUDA-12.9.1.eb
index 08c6c5e672d9..b544b7498753 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyconfigs/s/SPH-EXA/SPH-EXA-0.96.1-foss-2025b-CUDA-12.9.1.eb
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/s/SPH-EXA/SPH-EXA-0.96.2-foss-2025b-CUDA-12.9.1.eb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 easyblock = 'CMakeMake'
 
 name = 'SPH-EXA'
-version = '0.96.1'
+version = '0.96.2'
 versionsuffix = '-CUDA-%(cudaver)s'
 
 homepage = 'https://github.com/sphexa-org/sphexa'
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ toolchainopts = {'usempi': True}
 
 source_urls = ['https://github.com/sphexa-org/sphexa/archive/refs/tags/']
 sources = ['v%(version)s.tar.gz']
-checksums = ['3b7bf2c2b24d5d00e1eb66d74820888a87a38e017272d2c5977c4aa82f16368e']
+checksums = ['2ff6edb422eadf47634f98d20258458c82374efe617de0d0c3d5bb3d7945be23']
 
 builddependencies = [
     ('CMake', '4.0.3'),
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 cuda_compute_capabilities = ['8.0', '8.6', '8.9', '9.0']
 
-configopts = "-DCSTONE_WITH_GPU_AWARE_MPI=ON"
+configopts = "-DCSTONE_WITH_GPU_AWARE_MPI=ON -DSPH_EXA_WITH_H5HUT=OFF"
 
 buildopts = "sphexa-cuda"