diff --git a/examples/macbookfg/release-base.cfg b/examples/macbookfg/release-base.cfg
index 4dc9feaf..3b0f0b17 100644
--- a/examples/macbookfg/release-base.cfg
+++ b/examples/macbookfg/release-base.cfg
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ geant4.envcmake["GEANT4_USE_SYSTEM_CLHEP"]='ON'
 geant4.envcmake["GEANT4_USE_OPENGL_X11"]='ON'
 geant4.envcmake["GEANT4_USE_QT"]='ON' # requires qt
 geant4.envcmake["GEANT4_BUILD_TLS_MODEL"]= 'global-dynamic'
-geant4.envcmake["GEANT4_BUILD_CXXSTD"]='c++' + str(cxx_standard)
+geant4.envcmake["GEANT4_BUILD_CXXSTD"]= str(cxx_standard)
 geant4.envcmake["GEANT4_INSTALL_DATA_TIMEOUT"]='7200'
 geant4.envcmake["QT_QMAKE_EXECUTABLE"]='/usr/local/opt/qt/bin/qmake' ##'/usr/local/bin/qmake' # requires qt
 geant4.envcmake["CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH"]='/usr/local/opt/qt5'
diff --git a/examples/macbookfg/release-ilcsoft.cfg b/examples/macbookfg/release-ilcsoft.cfg
index 6c2f3db2..c50eec5c 100644
--- a/examples/macbookfg/release-ilcsoft.cfg
+++ b/examples/macbookfg/release-ilcsoft.cfg
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ path_where_this_file_lives = os.path.dirname( config_file )
 versions_file = os.path.join( path_where_this_file_lives, "release-versions.py" )
 exec(compile(open(versions_file, "rb").read(), versions_file, "exec"))
 
-print "Do we install nightlies? ", nightlies
+#print "Do we install nightlies? ", nightlies
 
 # installation directory
 if not 'ilcsoft_install_dir' in dir():
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ ilcsoft.module("DDMarlinPandora").envcmake["CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS"]='-Wno-error'
 
 
 ilcsoft.install( MarlinUtil( MarlinUtil_version ))
-
+ilcsoft.module("MarlinUtil").envcmake["USE_EXTERNAL_CATCH2"] = 'OFF'
 
 #----------  standard reco packages
 
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ ilcsoft.install( MarlinPKG( "MarlinTrkProcessors", MarlinTrkProcessors_version )
 ilcsoft.module("MarlinTrkProcessors").addDependency( [ 'LCIO', 'ROOT', 'GSL', 'Marlin', 'MarlinUtil', 'KalTest', 'KalDet', 'MarlinTrk', 'KiTrack', 'KiTrackMarlin'] )
 
 ilcsoft.install( MarlinPKG( "MarlinKinfitProcessors", MarlinKinfitProcessors_version ))
-ilcsoft.module("MarlinKinfitProcessors").addDependency( [ 'LCIO', 'GEAR', 'GSL', 'Marlin'] )
+ilcsoft.module("MarlinKinfitProcessors").addDependency( [ 'LCIO', 'GEAR', 'GSL', 'Marlin','Boost'] )
 
 ilcsoft.install( MarlinPKG( "ILDPerformance", ILDPerformance_version ))
 ilcsoft.module("ILDPerformance").addDependency( [ 'Marlin', 'MarlinUtil', 'ROOT'] )
@@ -242,7 +242,10 @@ ilcsoft.module("DD4hep").envcmake["DD4HEP_USE_LCIO"]=1
 ilcsoft.module("DD4hep").envcmake["DD4HEP_USE_XERCESC"]=0
 ilcsoft.module("DD4hep").envcmake["DD4HEP_USE_PYROOT"]=0
 ilcsoft.module("DD4hep").envcmake["DD4HEP_USE_GEAR"]=1
+ilcsoft.module("DD4hep").envcmake["DD4HEP_RELAX_PYVER"]='ON'
 ilcsoft.module("DD4hep").envcmake["BUILD_DOCS"]=0
+ilcsoft.module("DD4hep").envcmake["DD4HEP_USE_EDM4HEP"]='ON'
+
 ## hack to use the correct python3
 #ilcsoft.module("DD4hep").envcmake["PYTHON_INCLUDE_DIR"]="/usr/local/Cellar/python@3.9/3.9.0_1/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/include/python3.9"
 #ilcsoft.module("DD4hep").envcmake["PYTHON_LIBRARY"]="/usr/local/opt/python@3.9/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/lib/libpython3.9.dylib"
@@ -252,9 +255,12 @@ ilcsoft.install( lcgeo( lcgeo_version ))
 
 ilcsoft.install( podio( podio_version )) 
 ilcsoft.module("podio").envcmake["ENABLE_SIO"] = 'ON'
+ilcsoft.module("podio").envcmake["USE_EXTERNAL_CATCH2"] = 'OFF'
+ilcsoft.module("podio").envcmake["PODIO_RELAX_PYVER"] = 'ON'
 
 ilcsoft.install( edm4hep( edm4hep_version )) 
 ilcsoft.module("edm4hep").envcmake["BUILD_DDG4EDM4HEP"] = 'OFF'
+ilcsoft.module("edm4hep").envcmake["USE_EXTERNAL_CATCH2"] = 'OFF'
 
 ilcsoft.install( aidaTT( aidaTT_version )) 
 ##ilcsoft.module("aidaTT").download.type="GitHub"
diff --git a/examples/macbookfg/release-versions.py b/examples/macbookfg/release-versions.py
index f5033499..54423272 100644
--- a/examples/macbookfg/release-versions.py
+++ b/examples/macbookfg/release-versions.py
@@ -106,22 +106,35 @@
 
 
 # ======================= PACKAGE VERSIONS ===================================
+##Geant4_version =  "10.06.p02"
+##CLHEP_version =  "2.4.1.3"  #"2.3.4.3"
+##ROOT_version = "6.22.02"
+##GSL_version = "2.6"   #"2.1" # "1.15"
+##Qt5_version = "v5.13.1"
+##CMake_version = "3.17.3" ##"3.15.2"   #"3.4.3" #"2.8.5"
+##SIO_version = "v00-00-03"
+Eigen_version = "3.3.7"
+##Boost_version = "1.71.0"
+
+Geant4_version =  "11.0.2"
+
+CLHEP_version =  "2.4.5.3"
 
-Geant4_version =  "10.06.p02"
-CLHEP_version =  "2.4.1.3"  #"2.3.4.3"
-ROOT_version = "6.22.02"
+ROOT_version = "6.26.06"
 
-GSL_version = "2.6"   #"2.1" # "1.15"
+GSL_version = "2.7"
 
 Qt5_version = "v5.13.1"
 
-CMake_version = "3.17.3" ##"3.15.2"   #"3.4.3" #"2.8.5"
+CMake_version = "3.23.2"
 
-SIO_version = "v00-00-03"
+CED_version = "v01-09-04"
 
-Eigen_version = "3.3.7"
+SIO_version = "v00-01"
+
+Boost_version = "1.77.0"
 
-Boost_version = "1.71.0"
+#Eigen_version = "3.4.0"
 
 # -------------------------------------------
 
@@ -136,8 +149,10 @@
 
 ILCUTIL_version = "HEAD" # "v01-02-01" 
 
-FastJet_version = "3.3.3"
-FastJetcontrib_version = "1.044"
+##FastJet_version = "3.3.3"
+##FastJetcontrib_version = "1.044"
+FastJet_version = "3.4.0"
+FastJetcontrib_version = "1.049"
 
 FastJetClustering_version = "HEAD" # "v00-02"
 
@@ -227,7 +242,7 @@
 
 ## xerces-c (needed by geant4 for building gdml support 
 #
-XercesC_version = "v3.2.2" 
+XercesC_version = "v3.2.3" 
 XERCESC_ROOT_DIR = ilcPath + "/xercesc/" + XercesC_version
 
 DD4hep_version = "HEAD" # "v00-12"
diff --git a/ilcsoft/dd4hep.py b/ilcsoft/dd4hep.py
index bd9d7925..cd0f7fae 100644
--- a/ilcsoft/dd4hep.py
+++ b/ilcsoft/dd4hep.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ def __init__(self, userInput):
 
         self.reqfiles = [ ["lib/libDDCore.so", "lib/libDDCore.dylib" ]]
 
-        self.reqmodules = [ "ROOT" , "LCIO", "GEAR", "Geant4" , "CLHEP" ,"Boost" ]
+        self.reqmodules = [ "ROOT" , "LCIO", "GEAR", "Geant4" , "CLHEP" ,"Boost" , "EDM4hep" ]
 
 
     def setMode(self, mode):