diff --git a/libs/recipes/hdf5/rules.mk b/libs/recipes/hdf5/rules.mk
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+HDF5_VERSION = 1.12.3
+HDF5_VERSION_UNDERSCORE = 1_12_3
+HDF5_TARBALL = $(DOWNLOAD)/hdf5-$(HDF5_VERSION_UNDERSCORE).tar.gz
+HDF5_URL = https://github.com/HDFGroup/hdf5/releases/download/hdf5-$(HDF5_VERSION_UNDERSCORE)/hdf5-$(HDF5_VERSION_UNDERSCORE).tar.gz
+
+
+.PHONY: hdf5
+hdf5: $(HDF5_WASM_LIB)
+
+$(HDF5_TARBALL):
+	mkdir -p $(DOWNLOAD)
+	wget $(HDF5_URL) -O $@
+
+# How to include --with-szlib=zlib?
+
+$(HDF5_WASM_LIB): $(HDF5_TARBALL)
+	mkdir -p $(BUILD)/hdf5-$(HDF5_VERSION)/hdfsrc/build
+	tar -C $(BUILD)/hdf5-$(HDF5_VERSION) -xf $(HDF5_TARBALL)
+	cd $(BUILD)/hdf5-$(HDF5_VERSION)/hdfsrc/build && \
+	emconfigure ../configure \
+	  --enable-build-mode=production \
+	  --disable-dependency-tracking \
+	  --disable-silent-rules \
+	  --enable-shared=no \
+	  --enable-static=yes \
+	  --prefix=$(WASM) && \
+	emmake make install
+
diff --git a/libs/recipes/hdf5/targets.mk b/libs/recipes/hdf5/targets.mk
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+HDF5_WASM_LIB = $(WASM)/lib/libhdf5.a
+OPTIONAL_WASM_LIBS += $(HDF5_WASM_LIB)
+OPTIONAL_WASM_BINS += h5cc