diff --git a/bin/release b/bin/release
index d6377c0cdd3..7c664f89f47 100755
--- a/bin/release
+++ b/bin/release
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ tar2cmakezip()
     # step 3: add LIBAEC.tar.gz, ZLib.tar.gz and cmake files
     cp /mnt/scr1/pre-release/hdf5/CMake/LIBAEC.tar.gz $cmziptmpsubdir
     cp /mnt/scr1/pre-release/hdf5/CMake/ZLib.tar.gz $cmziptmpsubdir
-    cp /mnt/scr1/pre-release/hdf5/CMake/HDF5Examples-0.2.11-Source.tar.gz $cmziptmpsubdir
+    cp /mnt/scr1/pre-release/hdf5/CMake/HDF5Examples-0.2.12-Source.tar.gz $cmziptmpsubdir
     cp $cmziptmpsubdir/$version/config/cmake/scripts/CTestScript.cmake $cmziptmpsubdir
     cp $cmziptmpsubdir/$version/config/cmake/scripts/HDF5config.cmake $cmziptmpsubdir
     cp $cmziptmpsubdir/$version/config/cmake/scripts/HDF5options.cmake $cmziptmpsubdir
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ tar2cmaketgz()
     # step 3: add LIBAEC.tar.gz, ZLib.tar.gz and cmake files
     cp /mnt/scr1/pre-release/hdf5/CMake/LIBAEC.tar.gz $cmgztmpsubdir
     cp /mnt/scr1/pre-release/hdf5/CMake/ZLib.tar.gz $cmgztmpsubdir
-    cp /mnt/scr1/pre-release/hdf5/CMake/HDF5Examples-0.2.11-Source.tar.gz $cmgztmpsubdir
+    cp /mnt/scr1/pre-release/hdf5/CMake/HDF5Examples-0.2.12-Source.tar.gz $cmgztmpsubdir
     cp $cmgztmpsubdir/$version/config/cmake/scripts/CTestScript.cmake $cmgztmpsubdir
     cp $cmgztmpsubdir/$version/config/cmake/scripts/HDF5config.cmake $cmgztmpsubdir
     cp $cmgztmpsubdir/$version/config/cmake/scripts/HDF5options.cmake $cmgztmpsubdir