diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-libraries.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-libraries.yaml
index 1befeab..df3d6b6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-libraries.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-libraries.yaml
@@ -28,10 +28,26 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install wget
         run: yum install -y wget
 
+      - name: Set up ZLIB
+        run: |
+          wget http://zlib.net/fossils/zlib-1.3.tar.gz -O zlib.tar.gz
+          tar -xvf zlib.tar.gz
+          cd zlib-1.3
+          cmake -S . -B build
+          cmake --build build
+
+      - name: Set up SZIP
+        run: |
+          git clone https://gitlab.dkrz.de/k202009/libaec
+          cd libaec
+          cmake -S . -B build
+          cmake --build build
+
       - name: Set up HDF5
         run: | 
           wget https://github.com/HDFGroup/hdf5/archive/refs/tags/hdf5-1_12_2.tar.gz -O bundle.tar.gz
           tar -xf bundle.tar.gz
+          cwd=$(pwd)
           cd hdf5-hdf5-1_12_2/
           cmake -S . -B build \
             -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=OFF \
@@ -41,7 +57,11 @@ jobs:
             -DHDF5_BUILD_CPP_LIB=ON \
             -DHDF5_ENABLE_Z_LIB_SUPPORT=ON \
             -DHDF5_ENABLE_SZIP_SUPPORT=ON \
-            -DBUILD_TESTING=OFF
+            -DBUILD_TESTING=OFF \
+            -DZLIB_INCLUDE_DIR=${cwd}/zlib-1.3 \
+            -DZLIB_LIBRARY=${cwd}/zlib-1.3/build/src/libz.a \
+            -DSZIP_INCLUDE_DIR=${cwd}/libaec/build/include \
+            -DSZIP_LIBRARY=${cwd}/libaec/build/src/libsz.a
           cmake --build build
           cpack -G TGZ --config build/CPackConfig.cmake