diff --git a/tools/singularity/centos7.def b/tools/singularity/centos7.def
index 028823bc49..89b1ddef3a 100644
--- a/tools/singularity/centos7.def
+++ b/tools/singularity/centos7.def
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ From: centos:7
         yum -y install vim-enhanced \
             ccache gcc-c++ gcc-gfortran clang gdb valgrind-openmpi \
             make cmake cmake3 ninja-build patch which file git Lmod \
-            libpng-devel libjpeg-devel openmpi-devel mpich-devel python-devel \
+            libpng-devel libjpeg-devel openmpi-devel mpich-devel python-devel python36-devel \
+            hdf5-devel python36-virtualenv python36-pip python-pip \
             python-virtualenv fftw-devel voro++-devel eigen3-devel gsl-devel openblas-devel enchant
 
 %environment
@@ -19,4 +20,4 @@ From: centos:7
         module load mpi
 
 %labels
-        Author akohlmey
+        Author akohlmey, rbberger
diff --git a/tools/singularity/centos8.def b/tools/singularity/centos8.def
index fff96c5c4a..ef6948c019 100644
--- a/tools/singularity/centos8.def
+++ b/tools/singularity/centos8.def
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ From: centos:8
         dnf -y install vim-enhanced git file make cmake patch which file ninja-build \
                ccache gcc-c++ gcc-gfortran clang gdb valgrind libubsan libasan libtsan \
                eigen3-devel openblas-devel libpng-devel libjpeg-devel platform-python-devel \
-               openmpi-devel mpich-devel fftw-devel voro++-devel gsl-devel \
+               openmpi-devel mpich-devel fftw-devel voro++-devel gsl-devel hdf5-devel \
                enchant python3-virtualenv doxygen \
                texlive-latex-fonts texlive-pslatex texlive-collection-latexrecommended \
                texlive-latex texlive-latexconfig doxygen-latex texlive-collection-latex \
@@ -25,4 +25,4 @@ From: centos:8
         module load mpi
 
 %labels
-        Author akohlmey
+        Author akohlmey, rbberger