diff --git a/tests/run_tests.py b/tests/run_tests.py
index e5b547f0fc..3a8296083a 100755
--- a/tests/run_tests.py
+++ b/tests/run_tests.py
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ parser.add_option("-s", "--script", action="store_true", dest="script",
 # Default compiler paths
 FC='gfortran'
 MPI_DIR='/opt/mpich/3.1.3-gnu'
-HDF5_DIR='/opt/hdf5/1.8.14-gnu'
-PHDF5_DIR='/opt/phdf5/1.8.14-gnu'
+HDF5_DIR='/opt/hdf5/1.8.15-gnu'
+PHDF5_DIR='/opt/phdf5/1.8.15-gnu'
 
 # Script mode for extra capability
 script_mode = False
diff --git a/tests/travis_install.sh b/tests/travis_install.sh
index ec797b9310..4976ad0926 100755
--- a/tests/travis_install.sh
+++ b/tests/travis_install.sh
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ if [ "$TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST" != "false" ]; then
   cd ..
 
   # Build PHDF5
-  wget -q http://www.hdfgroup.org/ftp/HDF5/releases/hdf5-1.8.14/src/hdf5-1.8.14.tar.gz
-  tar -xzvf hdf5-1.8.14.tar.gz >/dev/null 2>&1
-  mv hdf5-1.8.14 phdf5-1.8.14; cd phdf5-1.8.14
+  wget -q http://www.hdfgroup.org/ftp/HDF5/releases/hdf5-1.8.15/src/hdf5-1.8.15.tar.gz
+  tar -xzvf hdf5-1.8.15.tar.gz >/dev/null 2>&1
+  mv hdf5-1.8.15 phdf5-1.8.15; cd phdf5-1.8.15
   CC=$PWD/../mpich_install/bin/mpicc FC=$PWD/../mpich_install/bin/mpif90 \
      ./configure \
      --prefix=$PWD/../phdf5_install -q --enable-fortran \
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ if [ "$TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST" != "false" ]; then
   cd ..
 
   # Build HDF5
-  tar -xzvf hdf5-1.8.14.tar.gz >/dev/null 2>&1
-  cd  hdf5-1.8.14
+  tar -xzvf hdf5-1.8.15.tar.gz >/dev/null 2>&1
+  cd  hdf5-1.8.15
   CC=gcc FC=gfortran ./configure --prefix=$PWD/../hdf5_install -q \
                                  --enable-fortran --enable-fortran2003
   make -j >/dev/null 2>&1