diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_pypi.yml b/.github/workflows/test_pypi.yml
index 4b68180830..d3c4341135 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_pypi.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_pypi.yml
@@ -31,11 +31,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: homebrew
         run: |
           if [[ ${{ matrix.os }} == macos* ]] ; then \
-            brew install hdf5@1.10 swig gcc libomp \
-               && echo "/usr/local/opt/hdf5@1.10/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH \
-               && echo LDFLAGS="-L/usr/local/lib/ -L/usr/local/opt/hdf5@1.10/lib" >> $GITHUB_ENV \
-               && echo CPPFLAGS="-I/usr/local/opt/hdf5@1.10/include" >> $GITHUB_ENV \
-               && echo HDF5_BASE="/usr/local/opt/hdf5@1.10/" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+            brew install hdf5 swig gcc libomp \
+               && echo LDFLAGS="-L/usr/local/lib/" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           fi
 
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_python_cplusplus.yml b/.github/workflows/test_python_cplusplus.yml
index ac3a10fa76..5998c9a4b7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_python_cplusplus.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_python_cplusplus.yml
@@ -152,13 +152,11 @@ jobs:
     # install amici dependencies
     - name: homebrew
       run: |
-        brew install hdf5@1.10 swig gcc cppcheck libomp boost \
+        brew install hdf5 swig gcc cppcheck libomp boost \
           && brew ls -v boost \
           && brew ls -v libomp \
-          && echo "/usr/local/opt/hdf5@1.10/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH \
-          && echo LDFLAGS="-L/usr/local/lib/ -L/usr/local/opt/hdf5@1.10/lib -L/usr/local/Cellar/boost/1.78.0_1/lib/" >> $GITHUB_ENV \
-          && echo CPPFLAGS="-I/usr/local/opt/hdf5@1.10/include -I/usr/local/Cellar/boost/1.78.0_1/include/" >> $GITHUB_ENV \
-          && echo HDF5_BASE="/usr/local/opt/hdf5@1.10/" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          && echo LDFLAGS="-L/usr/local/lib/ -L/usr/local/Cellar/boost/1.78.0_1/lib/" >> $GITHUB_ENV \
+          && echo CPPFLAGS="-I/usr/local/Cellar/boost/1.78.0_1/include/" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
     - name: Build AMICI
       run: |
diff --git a/src/hdf5.cpp b/src/hdf5.cpp
index 4b486b06f2..40571ffaab 100644
--- a/src/hdf5.cpp
+++ b/src/hdf5.cpp
@@ -84,7 +84,11 @@ void checkEventDimensionsCompatible(hsize_t m, hsize_t n, Model const& model) {
 void createGroup(H5::H5File const& file,
                  std::string const& groupPath,
                  bool recursively) {
-
+#if H5_VERSION_GE(1, 10, 6)
+    H5::LinkCreatPropList lcpl;
+    lcpl.setCreateIntermediateGroup(recursively);
+    file.createGroup(groupPath.c_str(), lcpl);
+#else
     auto groupCreationPropertyList = H5P_DEFAULT;
 
     if (recursively) {
@@ -101,6 +105,7 @@ void createGroup(H5::H5File const& file,
         throw(AmiException("Failed to create group in hdf5CreateGroup: %s",
                            groupPath.c_str()));
     H5Gclose(group);
+#endif
 }
 
 std::unique_ptr<ExpData> readSimulationExpData(std::string const& hdf5Filename,