diff --git a/releases/HEAD/release-base.cfg b/releases/HEAD/release-base.cfg
index 41208ed7..82b511dc 100644
--- a/releases/HEAD/release-base.cfg
+++ b/releases/HEAD/release-base.cfg
@@ -119,7 +119,8 @@ geant4.envcmake["GEANT4_USE_SYSTEM_CLHEP"]='ON'
 geant4.envcmake["GEANT4_USE_OPENGL_X11"]='ON'
 geant4.envcmake["GEANT4_USE_QT"]='ON' # requires qt
 geant4.envcmake["GEANT4_BUILD_TLS_MODEL"]= 'global-dynamic'
-geant4.envcmake["GEANT4_BUILD_CXXSTD"]='c++' + str(cxx_standard)
+#geant4.envcmake["GEANT4_BUILD_CXXSTD"]='c++' + str(cxx_standard)
+geant4.envcmake["GEANT4_BUILD_CXXSTD"]=str(cxx_standard)
 geant4.envcmake["GEANT4_INSTALL_DATA_TIMEOUT"]='7200'
 
 #geant4.envcmake["QT_QMAKE_EXECUTABLE"]=/path/to/qmake
diff --git a/releases/HEAD/release-ilcsoft.cfg b/releases/HEAD/release-ilcsoft.cfg
index fae93f47..5b198269 100644
--- a/releases/HEAD/release-ilcsoft.cfg
+++ b/releases/HEAD/release-ilcsoft.cfg
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ ilcsoft.envcmake["Boost_NO_BOOST_CMAKE"] = 'ON'
 #
 
 # ----- build and install documentation -------------
-ilcsoft.envcmake["INSTALL_DOC"]="ON"
+ilcsoft.envcmake["INSTALL_DOC"]="OFF"
 
 
 ilcsoft.envcmake["CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE"]= "Debug"
diff --git a/releases/HEAD/release-versions-HEAD.py b/releases/HEAD/release-versions-HEAD.py
index e2df8fd0..1f8a89e4 100644
--- a/releases/HEAD/release-versions-HEAD.py
+++ b/releases/HEAD/release-versions-HEAD.py
@@ -134,38 +134,38 @@
 
 # ======================= PACKAGE VERSIONS ===================================
 
-Geant4_version =  "10.04.p03"
+Geant4_version =  "11.0.0"
 
-CLHEP_version =  "2.3.4.3"
+CLHEP_version =  "2.4.5.1"
 
-ROOT_version = "6.18.04"
+ROOT_version = "6.24.06"
 
-GSL_version = "2.6"
+GSL_version = "2.7"
 
 Qt5_version = "v5.13.1"
 
-CMake_version = "3.15.5"
+CMake_version = "3.22.1"
 
 CED_version = "v01-09-03"
 
-SIO_version = "v00-00-02"
+SIO_version = "v00-01"
 
-Boost_version = "1.71.0"
+Boost_version = "1.77.0"
 
-Eigen_version = "3.3.7"
+Eigen_version = "3.4.0"
 
 # -------------------------------------------
 
 CondDBMySQL_version = "CondDBMySQL_ILC-0-9-7"
 
-ILCUTIL_version = "v01-06"
+ILCUTIL_version = "v01-06-02"
 
-FastJet_version = "3.2.1"
+FastJet_version = "3.4.0"
 
-FastJetcontrib_version = "1.025"
+FastJetcontrib_version = "1.046"
 
 # xerces-c (needed by geant4 for building gdml support - required by mokka)
-XercesC_version = "v3.2.2"
+XercesC_version = "v3.2.3"
 XERCESC_ROOT_DIR = ilcPath + "/xercesc/" + XercesC_version
 
 # -------------------------------------------