diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index d65fadf7..8483746f 100755
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 3.13 (unreleased)
 -----------------
 
-- Nothing changed yet.
+- Fix issue with wrong version of h5py being used.
 
 
 3.12 (2024-12-10)
diff --git a/dependencies.py b/dependencies.py
index 34ae9c96..a159eca0 100644
--- a/dependencies.py
+++ b/dependencies.py
@@ -87,14 +87,14 @@
     H5PY_DEPENDENCY = Dependency("h5py", "h5py", "==2.10.0", False)
 elif QGIS_VERSION >= 34000 and platform.system() == "Windows":
     SUPPORTED_HDF5_VERSIONS = ["1.14.0"]
-    H5PY_DEPENDENCY = Dependency("h5py", "h5py", "==3.10.0", False)
+    H5PY_DEPENDENCY = Dependency("h5py", "h5py", "==3.10.0", True)
 else:
     SUPPORTED_HDF5_VERSIONS = ["1.14.0"]
     H5PY_DEPENDENCY = Dependency("h5py", "h5py", "==3.8.0", True)
 
 if QGIS_VERSION < 32811 and platform.system() == "Windows":
     WINDOWS_PLATFORM_DEPENDENCIES = [
-        Dependency("scipy", "scipy", "==1.6.2", True),
+        Dependency("scipy", "scipy", "==1.6.2", False),
     ]
 elif QGIS_VERSION >= 34000 and platform.system() == "Windows":
     WINDOWS_PLATFORM_DEPENDENCIES = [
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
     ]
 else:
     WINDOWS_PLATFORM_DEPENDENCIES = [
-        Dependency("scipy", "scipy", "==1.10.1", False),
+        Dependency("scipy", "scipy", "==1.10.1", True),
     ]
 
 # If you add a dependency, also adjust external-dependencies/populate.sh