diff --git a/cmake.sh b/cmake.sh
index e4151904e6..1e10f01d14 100644
--- a/cmake.sh
+++ b/cmake.sh
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@ SET(Java_JAVAC_EXECUTABLE FALSE CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
 # so just disable it.
 SET(BUILD_CursesDialog FALSE CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
 
-# OpenSSL is problematic
-set(CMAKE_USE_OPENSSL FALSE CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
 EOF
 
 $SOURCEDIR/bootstrap --prefix=$INSTALLROOT \
diff --git a/defaults-prod-latest.sh b/defaults-prod-latest.sh
index 75684799f7..0b9d14a682 100644
--- a/defaults-prod-latest.sh
+++ b/defaults-prod-latest.sh
@@ -44,6 +44,23 @@ overrides:
       - CMake
       - "Xcode:(osx.*)"
 
+  # Use VMC packages compatible with ROOT 5
+  GEANT3:
+    version: "v2-7-p1"
+    tag: "v2-7-p1"
+  GEANT4_VMC:
+    version: "v3-6-p6-inclxx-biasing-p2"
+    tag: "v3-6-p6-inclxx-biasing-p2"
+    requires:
+      - GEANT4
+      - vgm
+  GEANT4:
+    version: "v10.4.2"
+    tag: "v10.4.2"
+  vgm:
+    version: "v4-4"
+    tag: "v4-4"
+
   # ROOT 5 requires GSL < 2
   GSL:
     prefer_system_check: |
diff --git a/defaults-release.sh b/defaults-release.sh
index e89dc8d9a5..857b33c349 100644
--- a/defaults-release.sh
+++ b/defaults-release.sh
@@ -44,6 +44,23 @@ overrides:
       - CMake
       - "Xcode:(osx.*)"
 
+  # Use VMC packages compatible with ROOT 5
+  GEANT3:
+    version: "v2-7-p1"
+    tag: "v2-7-p1"
+  GEANT4_VMC:
+    version: "v3-6-p6-inclxx-biasing-p2"
+    tag: "v3-6-p6-inclxx-biasing-p2"
+    requires:
+      - GEANT4
+      - vgm
+  GEANT4:
+    version: "v10.4.2"
+    tag: "v10.4.2"
+  vgm:
+    version: "v4-4"
+    tag: "v4-4"
+
   # ROOT 5 requires GSL < 2
   GSL:
     prefer_system_check: |
diff --git a/fairroot.sh b/fairroot.sh
index e021a99392..6a8ac0ba06 100644
--- a/fairroot.sh
+++ b/fairroot.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 package: FairRoot
 version: "%(short_hash)s"
-tag: "6af7e848585ce720e96a01d5565b1bd5e3884430"
+tag: "4ab2d2b1f0392ad93b92026d70fe049c38665f7d"
 source: https://github.com/FairRootGroup/FairRoot
 requires:
   - generators
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ cmake $SOURCEDIR
       ${PROTOBUF_ROOT:+-DProtobuf_PROTOC_EXECUTABLE=$PROTOBUF_ROOT/bin/protoc}              \
       ${CXXSTD:+-DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=$CXXSTD}                                               \
       -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS=ON                                                    \
+      -DCMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR=lib                                                            \
       -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=$INSTALLROOT
 
 cmake --build . -- -j$JOBS install
diff --git a/geant3.sh b/geant3.sh
index 6601b8928b..58981e9e5d 100644
--- a/geant3.sh
+++ b/geant3.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 package: GEANT3
 version: "%(tag_basename)s"
-tag: v2-7-p1
+tag: v3-3
 requires:
   - ROOT
 build_requires:
diff --git a/geant4.sh b/geant4.sh
index e72ed6c954..03483cdc0c 100644
--- a/geant4.sh
+++ b/geant4.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 package: GEANT4
 version: "%(tag_basename)s"
-tag: "v10.4.2"
+tag: "v10.5.1"
 source: https://gitlab.cern.ch/geant4/geant4.git
 requires:
   - "GCC-Toolchain:(?!osx)"
@@ -15,20 +15,20 @@ incremental_recipe: |
 env:
   G4INSTALL : $GEANT4_ROOT
   G4DATASEARCHOPT : "-mindepth 2 -maxdepth 4 -type d -wholename"
+  G4ABLADATA : "`find ${G4INSTALL} $G4DATASEARCHOPT '*data*G4ABLA*'`"  ## v10.4.px only
+  G4ENSDFSTATEDATA : "`find ${G4INSTALL} $G4DATASEARCHOPT '*data*G4ENSDFSTATE*'`"
+  G4INCLDATA : "`find ${G4INSTALL} $G4DATASEARCHOPT '*data*G4INCL*'`"  ## v10.5.px only
   G4LEDATA : "`find ${G4INSTALL} $G4DATASEARCHOPT '*data*G4EMLOW*'`"
   G4LEVELGAMMADATA : "`find ${G4INSTALL} $G4DATASEARCHOPT '*data*PhotonEvaporation*'`"
-  G4RADIOACTIVEDATA : "`find ${G4INSTALL} $G4DATASEARCHOPT '*data*RadioactiveDecay*'`"
   G4NEUTRONHPDATA : "`find ${G4INSTALL} $G4DATASEARCHOPT '*data*G4NDL*'`"
-  G4NEUTRONXSDATA : "`find ${G4INSTALL} $G4DATASEARCHOPT '*data*G4NEUTRONXS*'`"
-  G4SAIDXSDATA : "`find ${G4INSTALL} $G4DATASEARCHOPT  '*data*G4SAIDDATA*'`"
+  G4NEUTRONXSDATA : "`find ${G4INSTALL} $G4DATASEARCHOPT '*data*G4NEUTRONXS*'`"   ## v10.4.px only
+  G4PARTICLEXSDATA : "`find ${G4INSTALL} $G4DATASEARCHOPT '*data*G4PARTICLEXS*'`"   ## v10.5.px only
   G4PIIDATA : "`find ${G4INSTALL} $G4DATASEARCHOPT '*data*G4PII*'`"
+  G4RADIOACTIVEDATA : "`find ${G4INSTALL} $G4DATASEARCHOPT '*data*RadioactiveDecay*'`"
   G4REALSURFACEDATA : "`find ${G4INSTALL} $G4DATASEARCHOPT '*data*RealSurface*'`"
-  G4ENSDFSTATEDATA : "`find ${G4INSTALL} $G4DATASEARCHOPT '*data*G4ENSDFSTATE*'`"
----
-#!/bin/bash -e
-
-[[ $CXXSTD > 14 ]] && CXXSTD=14 || true  # Only C++14 is supported at the moment
+  G4SAIDXSDATA : "`find ${G4INSTALL} $G4DATASEARCHOPT  '*data*G4SAIDDATA*'`"
 
+---
 # if this variable is not defined default it to OFF
 : ${GEANT4_BUILD_MULTITHREADED:=OFF}
 
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ cmake $SOURCEDIR                                             \
   -DGEANT4_INSTALL_DATA=ON                                   \
   -DGEANT4_USE_SYSTEM_EXPAT=OFF                              \
   ${XERCESC_ROOT:+-DXERCESC_ROOT_DIR=$XERCESC_ROOT}          \
-  ${CXXSTD:+-DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=$CXXSTD}                    \
+  ${CXXSTD:+-DGEANT4_BUILD_CXXSTD=$CXXSTD}                   \
   -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS=ON
 
 make ${JOBS+-j $JOBS}
@@ -60,15 +60,18 @@ make install
 # in order to avoid putting hard-coded version numbers (which change with every G4 tag)
 # these variables are used to create the modulefile below
 G4DATASEARCHOPT="-mindepth 2 -maxdepth 4 -type d -wholename"
-G4LEDATA=`find ${INSTALLROOT} $G4DATASEARCHOPT "*data*G4EMLOW*"`
-G4LEVELGAMMADATA=`find ${INSTALLROOT} $G4DATASEARCHOPT "*data*PhotonEvaporation*"`
-G4RADIOACTIVEDATA=`find ${INSTALLROOT} $G4DATASEARCHOPT "*data*RadioactiveDecay*"`
-G4NEUTRONHPDATA=`find ${INSTALLROOT} $G4DATASEARCHOPT "*data*G4NDL*"`
-G4NEUTRONXSDATA=`find ${INSTALLROOT} $G4DATASEARCHOPT "*data*G4NEUTRONXS*"`
-G4SAIDXSDATA=`find ${INSTALLROOT} $G4DATASEARCHOPT "*data*G4SAIDDATA*"`
-G4PIIDATA=`find ${INSTALLROOT} $G4DATASEARCHOPT "*data*G4PII*"`
-G4REALSURFACEDATA=`find ${INSTALLROOT} $G4DATASEARCHOPT "*data*RealSurface*"`
-G4ENSDFSTATEDATA=`find ${INSTALLROOT} $G4DATASEARCHOPT "*data*G4ENSDFSTATE*"`
+G4ABLADATA=`find ${INSTALLROOT} $G4DATASEARCHOPT '*data*G4ABLA*'`  ## v10.4.px only
+G4ENSDFSTATEDATA=`find ${INSTALLROOT} $G4DATASEARCHOPT '*data*G4ENSDFSTATE*'`  ## v10.5.px only
+G4INCLDATA=`find ${INSTALLROOT} $G4DATASEARCHOPT '*data*G4INCL*'`
+G4LEDATA=`find ${INSTALLROOT} $G4DATASEARCHOPT '*data*G4EMLOW*'`
+G4LEVELGAMMADATA=`find ${INSTALLROOT} $G4DATASEARCHOPT '*data*PhotonEvaporation*'`
+G4NEUTRONHPDATA=`find ${INSTALLROOT} $G4DATASEARCHOPT '*data*G4NDL*'`
+G4NEUTRONXSDATA=`find ${INSTALLROOT} $G4DATASEARCHOPT '*data*G4NEUTRONXS*'`   ## v10.4.px only
+G4PARTICLEXSDATA=`find ${INSTALLROOT} $G4DATASEARCHOPT '*data*G4PARTICLEXS*'`  ## v10.5.px only
+G4PIIDATA=`find ${INSTALLROOT} $G4DATASEARCHOPT '*data*G4PII*'`
+G4RADIOACTIVEDATA=`find ${INSTALLROOT} $G4DATASEARCHOPT '*data*RadioactiveDecay*'`
+G4REALSURFACEDATA=`find ${INSTALLROOT} $G4DATASEARCHOPT '*data*RealSurface*'`
+G4SAIDXSDATA=`find ${INSTALLROOT} $G4DATASEARCHOPT  '*data*G4SAIDDATA*'`
 
 # Modulefile
 MODULEDIR="$INSTALLROOT/etc/modulefiles"
@@ -91,13 +94,19 @@ setenv GEANT4_ROOT \$GEANT4_ROOT
 setenv G4INSTALL \$GEANT4_ROOT
 setenv G4INSTALL_DATA \$::env(G4INSTALL)/share/
 setenv G4SYSTEM \$osname-g++
-setenv G4LEVELGAMMADATA $G4LEVELGAMMADATA
-setenv G4RADIOACTIVEDATA  $G4RADIOACTIVEDATA
+
+setenv G4ABLADATA $G4ABLADATA
+setenv G4ENSDFSTATEDATA $G4ENSDFSTATEDATA
+setenv G4INCLDATA $G4INCLDATA
 setenv G4LEDATA $G4LEDATA
+setenv G4LEVELGAMMADATA $G4LEVELGAMMADATA
 setenv G4NEUTRONHPDATA $G4NEUTRONHPDATA
-setenv G4NEUTRONXSDATA $G4NEUTRONXSDATA
+setenv G4NEUTRONXSDATA #G4NEUTRONXSDATA
+setenv G4PARTICLEXSDATA $G4PARTICLEXSDATA
+setenv G4PIIDATA $G4PIIDATA
+setenv G4RADIOACTIVEDATA  $G4RADIOACTIVEDATA
+setenv G4REALSURFACEDATA $G4REALSURFACEDATA
 setenv G4SAIDXSDATA $G4SAIDXSDATA
-setenv G4ENSDFSTATEDATA $G4ENSDFSTATEDATA
 set G4BASE \$::env(GEANT4_ROOT)
 prepend-path PATH \$G4BASE/bin
 prepend-path ROOT_INCLUDE_PATH \$G4BASE/include/Geant4
diff --git a/geant4_vmc.sh b/geant4_vmc.sh
index 7bfd7c0ff8..a384fc4241 100644
--- a/geant4_vmc.sh
+++ b/geant4_vmc.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 package: GEANT4_VMC
 version: "%(tag_basename)s"
-tag: "v3-6-p6"
+tag: "v5-0-p2"
 source: https://github.com/vmc-project/geant4_vmc
 requires:
   - ROOT
diff --git a/vgm.sh b/vgm.sh
index 0834a54ff7..b6e0f17c54 100644
--- a/vgm.sh
+++ b/vgm.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 package: vgm
 version: "%(tag_basename)s"
-tag: "v4-4"
+tag: "v4-7"
 source: https://github.com/vmc-project/vgm
 requires:
   - ROOT