diff --git a/.github/workflows/autotools.yml b/.github/workflows/autotools.yml
index d0cf5577738..4075b259d79 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/autotools.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/autotools.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,19 @@ jobs:
 
     call-parallel-special-autotools:
       name: "Autotools Parallel Special Workflows"
+      uses: ./.github/workflows/main-auto-par-spc.yml
+
+    call-debug-parallel-autotools:
+      name: "Autotools Parallel Workflows"
       uses: ./.github/workflows/main-auto-par.yml
+      with:
+            build_mode: "debug"
+
+    call-release-parallel-autotools:
+      name: "Autotools Parallel Workflows"
+      uses: ./.github/workflows/main-auto-par.yml
+      with:
+            build_mode: "production"
 
     call-debug-thread-autotools:
       name: "Autotools Debug Thread-Safety Workflows"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cmake-bintest.yml b/.github/workflows/cmake-bintest.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e076bba76dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/cmake-bintest.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,218 @@
+name: hdf5 examples bintest runs
+
+# Controls when the action will run. Triggers the workflow on a schedule
+on:
+  workflow_call:
+    inputs:
+      build_mode:
+        description: "release vs. debug build"
+        required: true
+        type: string
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+# A workflow run is made up of one or more jobs that can run sequentially or
+# in parallel
+jobs:
+  test_binary_win:
+  # Windows w/ MSVC + CMake
+  #
+    name: "Windows MSVC Binary Test"
+    runs-on: windows-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Install Dependencies (Windows)
+        run: choco install ninja
+
+      - name: Set up JDK 19
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+        with:
+          java-version: '19'
+          distribution: 'temurin'
+
+      - name: Enable Developer Command Prompt
+        uses: ilammy/msvc-dev-cmd@v1.12.1
+
+      # Get files created by cmake-ctest script
+      - name: Get published binary (Windows)
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@f44cd7b40bfd40b6aa1cc1b9b5b7bf03d3c67110 # v4.1.0
+        with:
+              name: zip-vs2022_cl-${{ inputs.build_mode }}-binary
+              path: ${{ github.workspace }}/hdf5
+
+      - name: Uncompress hdf5 binary (Win)
+        working-directory: ${{ github.workspace }}/hdf5
+        run: 7z x HDF5-*-win64.zip
+        shell: bash
+
+      - name: List files for the space (Win)
+        run: |
+              ls -l ${{ github.workspace }}
+              ls -l ${{ github.workspace }}/hdf5
+
+      - name: create hdf5 location (Win)
+        working-directory: ${{ github.workspace }}/hdf5
+        run: |
+          New-Item -Path "${{ github.workspace }}/HDF_Group/HDF5" -ItemType Directory
+          Copy-Item -Path "${{ github.workspace }}/hdf5/HDF*/*" -Destination "${{ github.workspace }}/HDF_Group/HDF5" -Recurse
+        shell: pwsh
+
+      - name: List files for the space (Win)
+        run: ls -l ${{ github.workspace }}/HDF_Group/HDF5
+
+      - name: set hdf5lib name
+        id: set-hdf5lib-name
+        run: |
+          HDF5DIR="${{ github.workspace }}/HDF_Group/HDF5"
+          echo "HDF5_ROOT=$HDF5DIR$FILE_NAME_HDF5" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "HDF5_PLUGIN_PATH=$HDF5_ROOT/lib/plugin" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        shell: bash
+
+      - name: List files for the binaries (Win)
+        run: |
+            ls -l ${{ github.workspace }}/HDF_Group/HDF5
+
+      - name: using powershell
+        shell: pwsh
+        run: Get-Location
+
+      - name: List files for the space (Windows)
+        run: |
+              Get-ChildItem -Path ${{ github.workspace }}
+              Get-ChildItem -Path ${{ runner.workspace }}
+        shell: pwsh
+
+      - name: Run ctest (Windows)
+        env:
+          HDF5_ROOT: ${{ steps.set-hdf5lib-name.outputs.HDF5_ROOT }}
+          HDF5_PLUGIN_PATH: ${{ steps.set-hdf5lib-name.outputs.HDF5_PLUGIN_PATH }}
+        run: |
+          cd "${{ steps.set-hdf5lib-name.outputs.HDF5_ROOT }}/HDF5Examples"
+          cmake --workflow --preset=ci-StdShar-MSVC --fresh
+        shell: bash
+
+  test_binary_linux:
+  # Linux (Ubuntu) w/ gcc + CMake
+  #
+    name: "Ubuntu gcc Binary Test"
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Install CMake Dependencies (Linux)
+        run: sudo apt-get install ninja-build doxygen graphviz
+
+      - name: Set up JDK 19
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+        with:
+          java-version: '19'
+          distribution: 'temurin'
+
+      - name: Get published binary (Linux)
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@f44cd7b40bfd40b6aa1cc1b9b5b7bf03d3c67110 # v4.1.0
+        with:
+              name: tgz-ubuntu-2204_gcc-${{ inputs.build_mode }}-binary
+              path: ${{ github.workspace }}
+
+      - name: Uncompress hdf5 binary (Linux)
+        run:  |
+            cd "${{ github.workspace }}"
+            tar -zxvf ${{ github.workspace }}/HDF5-*-Linux.tar.gz --strip-components 1
+
+      - name: set hdf5lib name
+        id: set-hdf5lib-name
+        run: |
+          HDF5DIR=${{ github.workspace }}/HDF_Group/HDF5/
+          FILE_NAME_HDF5=$(ls ${{ github.workspace }}/HDF_Group/HDF5)
+          echo "HDF5_ROOT=$HDF5DIR$FILE_NAME_HDF5" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "HDF5_PLUGIN_PATH=$HDF5_ROOT/lib/plugin" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+      - name: List files for the binaries (Linux)
+        run: |
+            ls -l ${{ github.workspace }}/HDF_Group/HDF5
+
+      - name: Set file base name (Linux)
+        id: set-file-base
+        run: |
+          FILE_NAME_BASE=$(echo "${{ inputs.file_base }}")
+          echo "FILE_BASE=$FILE_NAME_BASE" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+      - name: List files for the space (Linux)
+        run: |
+              ls -l ${{ github.workspace }}
+              ls ${{ runner.workspace }}
+
+      - name: Run ctest (Linux)
+        env:
+          HDF5_ROOT: ${{ steps.set-hdf5lib-name.outputs.HDF5_ROOT }}
+          HDF5_PLUGIN_PATH: ${{ steps.set-hdf5lib-name.outputs.HDF5_PLUGIN_PATH }}
+        run: |
+          cd "${{ steps.set-hdf5lib-name.outputs.HDF5_ROOT }}/share/HDF5Examples"
+          cmake --workflow --preset=ci-StdShar-GNUC --fresh
+        shell: bash
+
+  test_binary_mac:
+  # MacOS w/ Clang + CMake
+  #
+    name: "MacOS Clang Binary Test"
+    runs-on: macos-13
+    steps:
+      - name: Install Dependencies (MacOS)
+        run: brew install ninja doxygen
+
+      - name: Set up JDK 19
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+        with:
+          java-version: '19'
+          distribution: 'temurin'
+
+      - name: Get published binary (MacOS)
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@f44cd7b40bfd40b6aa1cc1b9b5b7bf03d3c67110 # v4.1.0
+        with:
+              name: tgz-osx12-${{ inputs.build_mode }}-binary
+              path: ${{ github.workspace }}
+
+      - name: Uncompress hdf5 binary (MacOS)
+        run:  |
+            cd "${{ github.workspace }}"
+            tar -zxvf ${{ github.workspace }}/HDF5-*-Darwin.tar.gz --strip-components 1
+
+      - name: set hdf5lib name
+        id: set-hdf5lib-name
+        run: |
+          HDF5DIR=${{ github.workspace }}/HDF_Group/HDF5/
+          FILE_NAME_HDF5=$(ls ${{ github.workspace }}/HDF_Group/HDF5)
+          echo "HDF5_ROOT=$HDF5DIR$FILE_NAME_HDF5" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "HDF5_PLUGIN_PATH=$HDF5_ROOT/lib/plugin" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+      - name: List files for the binaries (MacOS)
+        run: |
+            ls -l ${{ github.workspace }}/HDF_Group/HDF5
+
+      - name: Set file base name (MacOS)
+        id: set-file-base
+        run: |
+          FILE_NAME_BASE=$(echo "${{ inputs.file_base }}")
+          echo "FILE_BASE=$FILE_NAME_BASE" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+      - name: List files for the space (MacOS)
+        run: |
+              ls ${{ github.workspace }}
+              ls ${{ runner.workspace }}
+
+      # symlinks the compiler executables to a common location 
+      - name: Setup GNU Fortran
+        uses: fortran-lang/setup-fortran@v1
+        id: setup-fortran
+        with:
+          compiler: gcc
+          version: 12
+
+      - name: Run ctest (MacOS)
+        id: run-ctest
+        env:
+          HDF5_ROOT: ${{ steps.set-hdf5lib-name.outputs.HDF5_ROOT }}
+          HDF5_PLUGIN_PATH: ${{ steps.set-hdf5lib-name.outputs.HDF5_PLUGIN_PATH }}
+        run: |
+          cd "${{ steps.set-hdf5lib-name.outputs.HDF5_ROOT }}/share/HDF5Examples"
+          cmake --workflow --preset=ci-StdShar-Clang --fresh
+        shell: bash
+
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cmake-ctest.yml b/.github/workflows/cmake-ctest.yml
index 00fb7b485c2..ec694155abc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cmake-ctest.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cmake-ctest.yml
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ jobs:
   # MacOS w/ Clang + CMake
   #
     name: "MacOS Clang CMake"
-    runs-on: macos-11
+    runs-on: macos-13
     steps:
       - name: Install Dependencies (MacOS)
         run: brew install ninja
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cmake.yml b/.github/workflows/cmake.yml
index c22c753b6d1..7911be7354e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cmake.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cmake.yml
@@ -19,30 +19,49 @@ jobs:
         name: "CMake Debug Thread-Safety Workflows"
         uses: ./.github/workflows/main-cmake.yml
         with:
-            thread_safety: true
+            thread_safety: "TS"
             build_mode: "Debug"
 
     call-release-thread-cmake:
         name: "CMake Release Thread-Safety Workflows"
         uses: ./.github/workflows/main-cmake.yml
         with:
-            thread_safety: true
+            thread_safety: "TS"
             build_mode: "Release"
 
     call-debug-cmake:
         name: "CMake Debug Workflows"
         uses: ./.github/workflows/main-cmake.yml
         with:
-            thread_safety: false
+            thread_safety: ""
             build_mode: "Debug"
 
     call-release-cmake:
         name: "CMake Release Workflows"
         uses: ./.github/workflows/main-cmake.yml
         with:
-            thread_safety: false
+            thread_safety: ""
             build_mode: "Release"
 
+    call-release-bintest:
+        name: "CMake Test Release Binaries"
+        needs: call-release-cmake
+        uses: ./.github/workflows/cmake-bintest.yml
+        with:
+            build_mode: "Release"
+
+    call-release-par:
+        name: "CMake Parallel Release Workflows"
+        uses: ./.github/workflows/main-cmake-par.yml
+        with:
+            build_mode: "Release"
+
+    call-debug-par:
+        name: "CMake Parallel Debug Workflows"
+        uses: ./.github/workflows/main-cmake-par.yml
+        with:
+            build_mode: "Debug"
+
     call-release-cmake-intel:
         name: "CMake Intel Workflows"
         uses: ./.github/workflows/intel-cmake.yml
diff --git a/.github/workflows/main-auto-par-spc.yml b/.github/workflows/main-auto-par-spc.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f6c3316a638
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/main-auto-par-spc.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+name: hdf5 dev autotools parallel special CI
+
+# Controls when the action will run. Triggers the workflow on a call
+on:
+  workflow_call:
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+# A workflow run is made up of one or more jobs that can run sequentially or
+# in parallel. We just have one job, but the matrix items defined below will
+# run in parallel.
+jobs:
+  #
+  # SPECIAL AUTOTOOLS BUILDS
+  #
+  # These do not run tests and are not built into the matrix and instead
+  # become NEW configs as their name would clobber one of the matrix
+  # names (so make sure the names are UNIQUE).
+  #
+
+  build_parallel_debug_werror:
+    name: "gcc DBG parallel -Werror (build only)"
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      # SETUP
+      # Only CMake need ninja-build, but we just install it unilaterally
+      # libssl, etc. are needed for the ros3 VFD
+      - name: Install Linux Dependencies
+        run: |
+           sudo apt update
+           sudo apt-get install ninja-build doxygen graphviz
+           sudo apt install libssl3 libssl-dev libcurl4 libcurl4-openssl-dev
+           sudo apt install gcc-12 g++-12 gfortran-12
+           sudo apt install automake autoconf libtool libtool-bin
+           sudo apt install libaec0 libaec-dev
+           sudo apt install openmpi-bin openmpi-common mpi-default-dev
+           echo "CC=mpicc" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+           echo "FC=mpif90" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+      # Checks-out your repository under $GITHUB_WORKSPACE, so your job can access it
+      - name: Get Sources
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.1
+
+      # AUTOTOOLS CONFIGURE
+      - name: Autotools Configure
+        run: |
+          sh ./autogen.sh
+          mkdir "${{ runner.workspace }}/build"
+          cd "${{ runner.workspace }}/build"
+          CFLAGS=-Werror $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/configure \
+            --enable-build-mode=debug \
+            --enable-deprecated-symbols \
+            --with-default-api-version=v114 \
+            --enable-shared \
+            --enable-parallel \
+            --enable-subfiling-vfd \
+            --disable-cxx \
+            --disable-fortran \
+            --disable-java \
+            --disable-mirror-vfd \
+            --enable-direct-vfd \
+            --disable-ros3-vfd \
+        shell: bash
+
+      # BUILD
+      - name: Autotools Build
+        run: make -j3
+        working-directory: ${{ runner.workspace }}/build
+
+      # INSTALL (note that this runs even when we don't run the tests)
+      - name: Autotools Install
+        run: make install
+        working-directory: ${{ runner.workspace }}/build
+
+      - name: Autotools Verify Install
+        run: make check-install
+        working-directory: ${{ runner.workspace }}/build
+
+  build_parallel_release_werror:
+    name: "gcc REL parallel -Werror (build only)"
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      # SETUP
+      # Only CMake need ninja-build, but we just install it unilaterally
+      # libssl, etc. are needed for the ros3 VFD
+      - name: Install Linux Dependencies
+        run: |
+           sudo apt update
+           sudo apt-get install ninja-build doxygen graphviz
+           sudo apt install libssl3 libssl-dev libcurl4 libcurl4-openssl-dev
+           sudo apt install gcc-12 g++-12 gfortran-12
+           sudo apt install automake autoconf libtool libtool-bin
+           sudo apt install libaec0 libaec-dev
+           sudo apt install openmpi-bin openmpi-common mpi-default-dev
+           echo "CC=mpicc" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+           echo "FC=mpif90" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+      # Checks-out your repository under $GITHUB_WORKSPACE, so your job can access it
+      - name: Get Sources
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.1
+
+      # AUTOTOOLS CONFIGURE
+      - name: Autotools Configure
+        run: |
+          sh ./autogen.sh
+          mkdir "${{ runner.workspace }}/build"
+          cd "${{ runner.workspace }}/build"
+          CFLAGS=-Werror $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/configure \
+            --enable-build-mode=production \
+            --enable-deprecated-symbols \
+            --with-default-api-version=v114 \
+            --enable-shared \
+            --enable-parallel \
+            --enable-subfiling-vfd \
+            --disable-cxx \
+            --disable-fortran \
+            --disable-java \
+            --disable-mirror-vfd \
+            --enable-direct-vfd \
+            --disable-ros3-vfd \
+        shell: bash
+
+      # BUILD
+      - name: Autotools Build
+        run: make -j3
+        working-directory: ${{ runner.workspace }}/build
+
+      # INSTALL (note that this runs even when we don't run the tests)
+      - name: Autotools Install
+        run: make install
+        working-directory: ${{ runner.workspace }}/build
+
+      - name: Autotools Verify Install
+        run: make check-install
+        working-directory: ${{ runner.workspace }}/build
+
diff --git a/.github/workflows/main-auto-par.yml b/.github/workflows/main-auto-par.yml
index 70cf4bdb667..9f1522a3e58 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main-auto-par.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main-auto-par.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
-name: hdf5 dev autotools CI
+name: hdf5 dev autotools parallel CI
 
 # Controls when the action will run. Triggers the workflow on a call
 on:
   workflow_call:
+    inputs:
+      build_mode:
+        description: "release vs. debug build"
+        required: true
+        type: string
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
@@ -12,78 +17,23 @@ permissions:
 # run in parallel.
 jobs:
   #
-  # SPECIAL AUTOTOOLS BUILDS
-  #
-  # These do not run tests and are not built into the matrix and instead
-  # become NEW configs as their name would clobber one of the matrix
-  # names (so make sure the names are UNIQUE).
+  # The GitHub runners are inadequate for running parallel HDF5 tests,
+  # so we catch most issues in daily testing. What we have here is just
+  # a compile check to make sure nothing obvious is broken.
+  # A workflow that builds the library
+  # Parallel Linux (Ubuntu) w/ gcc + Autotools
   #
+  Autotools_build_parallel:
+    name: "Parallel GCC-${{ inputs.build_mode }}"
+    # Don't run the action if the commit message says to skip CI
+    if: "!contains(github.event.head_commit.message, 'skip-ci')"
 
-  build_parallel_debug_werror:
-    name: "gcc DBG parallel -Werror (build only)"
+    # The type of runner that the job will run on
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      # SETUP
-      # Only CMake need ninja-build, but we just install it unilaterally
-      # libssl, etc. are needed for the ros3 VFD
-      - name: Install Linux Dependencies
-        run: |
-           sudo apt update
-           sudo apt-get install ninja-build doxygen graphviz
-           sudo apt install libssl3 libssl-dev libcurl4 libcurl4-openssl-dev
-           sudo apt install gcc-12 g++-12 gfortran-12
-           sudo apt install automake autoconf libtool libtool-bin
-           sudo apt install libaec0 libaec-dev
-           sudo apt install openmpi-bin openmpi-common mpi-default-dev
-           echo "CC=mpicc" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-           echo "FC=mpif90" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-
-      # Checks-out your repository under $GITHUB_WORKSPACE, so your job can access it
-      - name: Get Sources
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.1
 
-      # AUTOTOOLS CONFIGURE
-      - name: Autotools Configure
-        run: |
-          sh ./autogen.sh
-          mkdir "${{ runner.workspace }}/build"
-          cd "${{ runner.workspace }}/build"
-          CFLAGS=-Werror $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/configure \
-            --enable-build-mode=debug \
-            --enable-deprecated-symbols \
-            --with-default-api-version=v114 \
-            --enable-shared \
-            --enable-parallel \
-            --enable-subfiling-vfd \
-            --disable-cxx \
-            --disable-fortran \
-            --disable-java \
-            --disable-mirror-vfd \
-            --enable-direct-vfd \
-            --disable-ros3-vfd \
-        shell: bash
-
-      # BUILD
-      - name: Autotools Build
-        run: make -j3
-        working-directory: ${{ runner.workspace }}/build
-
-      # INSTALL (note that this runs even when we don't run the tests)
-      - name: Autotools Install
-        run: make install
-        working-directory: ${{ runner.workspace }}/build
-
-      - name: Autotools Verify Install
-        run: make check-install
-        working-directory: ${{ runner.workspace }}/build
-
-  build_parallel_release_werror:
-    name: "gcc REL parallel -Werror (build only)"
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    # Steps represent a sequence of tasks that will be executed as part of the job
     steps:
       # SETUP
-      # Only CMake need ninja-build, but we just install it unilaterally
-      # libssl, etc. are needed for the ros3 VFD
       - name: Install Linux Dependencies
         run: |
            sudo apt update
@@ -106,32 +56,22 @@ jobs:
           sh ./autogen.sh
           mkdir "${{ runner.workspace }}/build"
           cd "${{ runner.workspace }}/build"
-          CFLAGS=-Werror $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/configure \
-            --enable-build-mode=production \
+          CC=mpicc $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/configure \
+            --enable-build-mode=${{ inputs.build_mode }} \
             --enable-deprecated-symbols \
             --with-default-api-version=v114 \
             --enable-shared \
             --enable-parallel \
-            --enable-subfiling-vfd \
             --disable-cxx \
-            --disable-fortran \
+            --enable-fortran \
             --disable-java \
             --disable-mirror-vfd \
-            --enable-direct-vfd \
+            --disable-direct-vfd \
             --disable-ros3-vfd \
+            --with-szlib=yes
         shell: bash
 
       # BUILD
       - name: Autotools Build
         run: make -j3
         working-directory: ${{ runner.workspace }}/build
-
-      # INSTALL (note that this runs even when we don't run the tests)
-      - name: Autotools Install
-        run: make install
-        working-directory: ${{ runner.workspace }}/build
-
-      - name: Autotools Verify Install
-        run: make check-install
-        working-directory: ${{ runner.workspace }}/build
-
diff --git a/.github/workflows/main-auto.yml b/.github/workflows/main-auto.yml
index 57b1c3d8fd6..51ddfdb628c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main-auto.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main-auto.yml
@@ -120,63 +120,3 @@ jobs:
       - name: Autotools Verify Install
         run: make check-install
         working-directory: ${{ runner.workspace }}/build
-
-  #
-  # The GitHub runners are inadequate for running parallel HDF5 tests,
-  # so we catch most issues in daily testing. What we have here is just
-  # a compile check to make sure nothing obvious is broken.
-  # A workflow that builds the library
-  # Parallel Linux (Ubuntu) w/ gcc + Autotools
-  #
-  Autotools_build_parallel:
-    name: "Parallel GCC-${{ inputs.build_mode }}-TS=${{ inputs.thread_safety }}d"
-    # Don't run the action if the commit message says to skip CI
-    if: "!contains(github.event.head_commit.message, 'skip-ci')"
-
-    # The type of runner that the job will run on
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
-    # Steps represent a sequence of tasks that will be executed as part of the job
-    steps:
-      # SETUP
-      - name: Install Linux Dependencies
-        run: |
-           sudo apt update
-           sudo apt-get install ninja-build doxygen graphviz
-           sudo apt install libssl3 libssl-dev libcurl4 libcurl4-openssl-dev
-           sudo apt install gcc-12 g++-12 gfortran-12
-           sudo apt install automake autoconf libtool libtool-bin
-           sudo apt install libaec0 libaec-dev
-           sudo apt install openmpi-bin openmpi-common mpi-default-dev
-           echo "CC=mpicc" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-           echo "FC=mpif90" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-
-      # Checks-out your repository under $GITHUB_WORKSPACE, so your job can access it
-      - name: Get Sources
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.1
-
-      # AUTOTOOLS CONFIGURE
-      - name: Autotools Configure
-        run: |
-          sh ./autogen.sh
-          mkdir "${{ runner.workspace }}/build"
-          cd "${{ runner.workspace }}/build"
-          CC=mpicc $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/configure \
-            --enable-build-mode=${{ inputs.build_mode }} \
-            --enable-deprecated-symbols \
-            --with-default-api-version=v114 \
-            --enable-shared \
-            --enable-parallel \
-            --disable-cxx \
-            --enable-fortran \
-            --disable-java \
-            --disable-mirror-vfd \
-            --disable-direct-vfd \
-            --disable-ros3-vfd \
-            --with-szlib=yes
-        shell: bash
-
-      # BUILD
-      - name: Autotools Build
-        run: make -j3
-        working-directory: ${{ runner.workspace }}/build
diff --git a/.github/workflows/main-cmake-par.yml b/.github/workflows/main-cmake-par.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..faecefcd952
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/main-cmake-par.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+name: hdf5 dev PAR CMake CI
+
+# Controls when the action will run. Triggers the workflow on a call
+on:
+  workflow_call:
+    inputs:
+      build_mode:
+        description: "release vs. debug build"
+        required: true
+        type: string
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+# A workflow run is made up of one or more jobs that can run sequentially or
+# in parallel. We just have one job, but the matrix items defined below will
+# run in parallel.
+jobs:
+  #
+  # The GitHub runners are inadequate for running parallel HDF5 tests,
+  # so we catch most issues in daily testing. What we have here is just
+  # a compile check to make sure nothing obvious is broken.
+  # A workflow that builds the library
+  # Parallel Linux (Ubuntu) w/ gcc + Autotools
+  #
+  CMake_build_parallel:
+    name: "Parallel GCC-${{ inputs.build_mode }}"
+    # Don't run the action if the commit message says to skip CI
+    if: ${{ inputs.thread_safety != 'TS' }}
+
+    # The type of runner that the job will run on
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    # Steps represent a sequence of tasks that will be executed as part of the job
+    steps:
+      # SETUP
+      - name: Install Linux Dependencies
+        run: |
+           sudo apt update
+           sudo apt-get install ninja-build doxygen graphviz
+           sudo apt install libssl3 libssl-dev libcurl4 libcurl4-openssl-dev
+           sudo apt install gcc-12 g++-12 gfortran-12
+           sudo apt install libaec0 libaec-dev
+           sudo apt install openmpi-bin openmpi-common mpi-default-dev
+           echo "CC=mpicc" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+           echo "FC=mpif90" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+      # Checks-out your repository under $GITHUB_WORKSPACE, so your job can access it
+      - name: Get Sources
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.1
+
+      # CMAKE CONFIGURE
+      - name: CMake Configure
+        run: |
+          mkdir "${{ runner.workspace }}/build"
+          cd "${{ runner.workspace }}/build"
+          CC=mpicc cmake -C $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/config/cmake/cacheinit.cmake \
+            -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{ inputs.build_mode }} \
+            -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON \
+            -DHDF5_ENABLE_ALL_WARNINGS=ON \
+            -DHDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL:BOOL=ON \
+            -DHDF5_BUILD_CPP_LIB:BOOL=OFF \
+            -DHDF5_BUILD_FORTRAN=ON \
+            -DHDF5_BUILD_JAVA=OFF \
+            -DLIBAEC_USE_LOCALCONTENT=OFF \
+            -DZLIB_USE_LOCALCONTENT=OFF \
+            -DHDF5_ENABLE_MIRROR_VFD:BOOL=OFF \
+            -DHDF5_ENABLE_DIRECT_VFD:BOOL=OFF \
+            -DHDF5_ENABLE_ROS3_VFD:BOOL=OFF \
+            -DHDF5_PACK_EXAMPLES:BOOL=ON \
+            $GITHUB_WORKSPACE
+        shell: bash
+
+      # BUILD
+      - name: CMake Build
+        run: cmake --build . --parallel 3 --config ${{ inputs.build_mode }}
+        working-directory: ${{ runner.workspace }}/build
diff --git a/.github/workflows/main-cmake.yml b/.github/workflows/main-cmake.yml
index 3294fb1cade..14e1effd138 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main-cmake.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main-cmake.yml
@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@ on:
   workflow_call:
     inputs:
       thread_safety:
-        description: "thread-safety on/off"
+        description: "TS or empty"
         required: true
-        type: boolean
+        type: string
+
       build_mode:
         description: "release vs. debug build"
         required: true
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ jobs:
           #
           # No Fortran, parallel, or VFDs that rely on POSIX things
           - name: "Windows MSVC"
-            os: windows-2022
+            os: windows-latest
             toolchain: ""
             cpp: ON
             fortran: OFF
@@ -82,7 +83,7 @@ jobs:
             mirror_vfd: ON
             direct_vfd: ON
             ros3_vfd: ON
-            toolchain: "config/toolchain/gcc.cmake"
+            toolchain: "-DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=config/toolchain/gcc.cmake"
             generator: "-G Ninja"
             run_tests: true
 
@@ -105,14 +106,14 @@ jobs:
             mirror_vfd: ON
             direct_vfd: OFF
             ros3_vfd: OFF
-            toolchain: "config/toolchain/clang.cmake"
+            toolchain: "-DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=config/toolchain/clang.cmake"
             generator: "-G Ninja"
             run_tests: true
 
 
 
     # Sets the job's name from the properties
-    name: "${{ matrix.name }}-${{ inputs.build_mode }}-TS=${{ inputs.thread_safety }}"
+    name: "${{ matrix.name }}-${{ inputs.build_mode }}-${{ inputs.thread_safety }}"
 
     # Don't run the action if the commit message says to skip CI
     if: "!contains(github.event.head_commit.message, 'skip-ci')"
@@ -165,7 +166,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "CXX=cl.exe" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           echo "CC=cl.exe" >> $GITHUB_ENV
         if:  matrix.os == 'windows-latest'
-    
+
       # Checks-out your repository under $GITHUB_WORKSPACE, so your job can access it
       - name: Get Sources
         uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.1
@@ -181,7 +182,7 @@ jobs:
           cmake -C $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/config/cmake/cacheinit.cmake \
             ${{ matrix.generator }} \
             -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{ inputs.build_mode }} \
-            -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=${{ matrix.toolchain }} \
+            ${{ matrix.toolchain }} \
             -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON \
             -DHDF5_ENABLE_ALL_WARNINGS=ON \
             -DHDF5_ENABLE_DOXY_WARNINGS=ON \
@@ -195,9 +196,11 @@ jobs:
             -DHDF5_ENABLE_MIRROR_VFD:BOOL=${{ matrix.mirror_vfd }} \
             -DHDF5_ENABLE_DIRECT_VFD:BOOL=${{ matrix.direct_vfd }} \
             -DHDF5_ENABLE_ROS3_VFD:BOOL=${{ matrix.ros3_vfd }} \
+            -DHDF5_PACK_EXAMPLES:BOOL=ON \
+            -DHDF5_PACKAGE_EXTLIBS:BOOL=ON \
             $GITHUB_WORKSPACE
         shell: bash
-        if: "! (matrix.thread_safety)"
+        if: ${{ inputs.thread_safety != 'TS' }}
 
 
       - name: CMake Configure (Thread-Safe)
@@ -207,8 +210,9 @@ jobs:
           cmake -C $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/config/cmake/cacheinit.cmake \
             ${{ matrix.generator }} \
             -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{ inputs.build_mode }} \
-            -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=${{ matrix.toolchain }} \
+            ${{ matrix.toolchain }} \
             -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON \
+            -DBUILD_STATIC_LIBS=${{ (matrix.os != 'windows-latest') }} \
             -DHDF5_ENABLE_ALL_WARNINGS=ON \
             -DHDF5_ENABLE_THREADSAFE:BOOL=ON \
             -DHDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL:BOOL=${{ matrix.parallel }} \
@@ -222,9 +226,10 @@ jobs:
             -DHDF5_ENABLE_MIRROR_VFD:BOOL=${{ matrix.mirror_vfd }} \
             -DHDF5_ENABLE_DIRECT_VFD:BOOL=${{ matrix.direct_vfd }} \
             -DHDF5_ENABLE_ROS3_VFD:BOOL=${{ matrix.ros3_vfd }} \
+            -DHDF5_PACK_EXAMPLES:BOOL=ON \
             $GITHUB_WORKSPACE
         shell: bash
-        if: (matrix.thread_safety)
+        if: ${{ inputs.thread_safety == 'TS' }}
 
       #
       # BUILD
@@ -243,75 +248,48 @@ jobs:
       - name: CMake Run Tests
         run: ctest . --parallel 2 -C ${{ inputs.build_mode }} -V
         working-directory: ${{ runner.workspace }}/build
-        if: (matrix.run_tests) && ! (matrix.thread_safety)
+        if: ${{ matrix.run_tests && (inputs.thread_safety != 'TS') }}
 
       # THREAD-SAFE
 
       - name: CMake Run Thread-Safe Tests
         run: ctest . --parallel 2 -C ${{ inputs.build_mode }} -V -R ttsafe
         working-directory: ${{ runner.workspace }}/build
-        if: (matrix.run_tests) && (matrix.thread_safety)
+        if: ${{ matrix.run_tests && (inputs.thread_safety == 'TS') }}
 
       #
       # INSTALL (note that this runs even when we don't run the tests)
       #
 
-  #
-  # The GitHub runners are inadequate for running parallel HDF5 tests,
-  # so we catch most issues in daily testing. What we have here is just
-  # a compile check to make sure nothing obvious is broken.
-  # A workflow that builds the library
-  # Parallel Linux (Ubuntu) w/ gcc + Autotools
-  #
-  CMake_build_parallel:
-    name: "Parallel GCC-${{ inputs.build_mode }}-TS=${{ inputs.thread_safety }}"
-    # Don't run the action if the commit message says to skip CI
-    if: "!contains(github.event.head_commit.message, 'skip-ci')"
-
-    # The type of runner that the job will run on
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+      - name: CMake Run Package
+        run: cpack -C ${{ inputs.build_mode }} -V
+        working-directory: ${{ runner.workspace }}/build
 
-    # Steps represent a sequence of tasks that will be executed as part of the job
-    steps:
-      # SETUP
-      - name: Install Linux Dependencies
+      - name: List files in the space
         run: |
-           sudo apt update
-           sudo apt-get install ninja-build doxygen graphviz
-           sudo apt install libssl3 libssl-dev libcurl4 libcurl4-openssl-dev
-           sudo apt install gcc-12 g++-12 gfortran-12
-           sudo apt install libaec0 libaec-dev
-           sudo apt install openmpi-bin openmpi-common mpi-default-dev
-           echo "CC=mpicc" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-           echo "FC=mpif90" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+              ls -l ${{ runner.workspace }}/build
 
-      # Checks-out your repository under $GITHUB_WORKSPACE, so your job can access it
-      - name: Get Sources
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.1
+      # Save files created by ctest script
+      - name: Save published binary (Windows)
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+              name: zip-vs2022_cl-${{ inputs.build_mode }}-binary
+              path: ${{ runner.workspace }}/build/HDF5-*-win64.zip
+              if-no-files-found: error # 'warn' or 'ignore' are also available, defaults to `warn`
+        if:  ${{ (matrix.os == 'windows-latest') && (inputs.thread_safety != 'TS') }}
 
-      # CMAKE CONFIGURE
-      - name: CMake Configure
-        run: |
-          mkdir "${{ runner.workspace }}/build"
-          cd "${{ runner.workspace }}/build"
-          CC=mpicc cmake -C $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/config/cmake/cacheinit.cmake \
-            -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{ inputs.build_mode }} \
-            -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=${{ matrix.toolchain }} \
-            -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON \
-            -DHDF5_ENABLE_ALL_WARNINGS=ON \
-            -DHDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL:BOOL=ON \
-            -DHDF5_BUILD_CPP_LIB:BOOL=OFF \
-            -DHDF5_BUILD_FORTRAN=ON \
-            -DHDF5_BUILD_JAVA=OFF \
-            -DLIBAEC_USE_LOCALCONTENT=OFF \
-            -DZLIB_USE_LOCALCONTENT=OFF \
-            -DHDF5_ENABLE_MIRROR_VFD:BOOL=OFF \
-            -DHDF5_ENABLE_DIRECT_VFD:BOOL=OFF \
-            -DHDF5_ENABLE_ROS3_VFD:BOOL=OFF \
-            $GITHUB_WORKSPACE
-        shell: bash
+      - name: Save published binary (linux)
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+              name: tgz-ubuntu-2204_gcc-${{ inputs.build_mode }}-binary
+              path: ${{ runner.workspace }}/build/HDF5-*-Linux.tar.gz
+              if-no-files-found: error # 'warn' or 'ignore' are also available, defaults to `warn`
+        if:  ${{ (matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest') && (inputs.thread_safety != 'TS') }}
 
-      # BUILD
-      - name: CMake Build
-        run: cmake --build . --parallel 3 --config ${{ inputs.build_mode }}
-        working-directory: ${{ runner.workspace }}/build
+      - name: Save published binary (Mac)
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+              name: tgz-osx12-${{ inputs.build_mode }}-binary
+              path: ${{ runner.workspace }}/build/HDF5-*-Darwin.tar.gz
+              if-no-files-found: error # 'warn' or 'ignore' are also available, defaults to `warn`
+        if: ${{ (matrix.os == 'macos-13') && (inputs.thread_safety != 'TS') }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 43513c51a26..3f878b1b8fd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,10 @@ jobs:
   workflow-autotools:
     name: "Autotools Workflows"
     uses: ./.github/workflows/autotools.yml
+    if: "!contains(github.event.head_commit.message, 'skip-ci')"
 
   workflow-cmake:
     name: "CMake Workflows"
     uses: ./.github/workflows/cmake.yml
+    if: "!contains(github.event.head_commit.message, 'skip-ci')"
+
diff --git a/CMakeInstallation.cmake b/CMakeInstallation.cmake
index aae6d659f4a..9229c4e1a7e 100644
--- a/CMakeInstallation.cmake
+++ b/CMakeInstallation.cmake
@@ -356,7 +356,10 @@ if (NOT HDF5_EXTERNALLY_CONFIGURED AND NOT HDF5_NO_PACKAGES)
     endif ()
   elseif (APPLE)
     list (APPEND CPACK_GENERATOR "STGZ")
-    list (APPEND CPACK_GENERATOR "DragNDrop")
+    option (HDF5_PACK_MACOSX_DMG  "Package the HDF5 Library using DragNDrop" OFF)
+    if (HDF5_PACK_MACOSX_DMG)
+      list (APPEND CPACK_GENERATOR "DragNDrop")
+    endif ()
     set (CPACK_COMPONENTS_ALL_IN_ONE_PACKAGE ON)
     set (CPACK_PACKAGING_INSTALL_PREFIX "/${CPACK_PACKAGE_INSTALL_DIRECTORY}")
     set (CPACK_PACKAGE_ICON "${HDF_RESOURCES_DIR}/hdf.icns")