diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/highfive/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/highfive/package.py
index ad97e716e0..588e445065 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/highfive/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/highfive/package.py
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ class Highfive(CMakePackage):
     homepage = "https://github.com/BlueBrain/HighFive"
     url      = "https://github.com/BlueBrain/HighFive/archive/v1.2.tar.gz"
 
+    version('1.5', '5e631c91d2ea7f3677e99d6bb6db8167')
     version('1.2', '030728d53519c7e13b5a522d34240301')
     version('1.1', '986f0bd18c5264709688a536c02d2b2a')
     version('1.0', 'e44e548560ea92afdb244c223b7655b6')