diff --git a/src/config.h.cmake.in b/src/config.h.cmake.in
index d469412404..b80b93bc99 100644
--- a/src/config.h.cmake.in
+++ b/src/config.h.cmake.in
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 #define QMCPACK_VERSION_PATCH  @qmcpack_VERSION_PATCH@
 
 /* define the release version */
-#cmakedefine QMCPACK_RELEASE  @QMCAPCK_RELEASE@
+#cmakedefine QMCPACK_RELEASE  @QMCPACK_RELEASE@
 
 /* define the git last commit date */
 // #cmakedefine QMCPLUSPLUS_LAST_CHANGED_DATE  "@QMCPLUSPLUS_LAST_CHANGED_DATE@"
diff --git a/src/io/hdf/hdf_archive.cpp b/src/io/hdf/hdf_archive.cpp
index c645236708..1db1e4ceb8 100644
--- a/src/io/hdf/hdf_archive.cpp
+++ b/src/io/hdf/hdf_archive.cpp
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ bool hdf_archive::create(const std::filesystem::path& fname, unsigned flags)
   if (!(Mode[IS_PARALLEL] || Mode[IS_MASTER]))
     throw std::runtime_error("Only create file in parallel or by master but not every rank!");
   close();
-  file_id = H5Fcreate(fname.c_str(), H5F_ACC_TRUNC, H5P_DEFAULT, access_id);
+  file_id = H5Fcreate(fname.c_str(), flags, H5P_DEFAULT, access_id);
   return file_id != is_closed;
 }