diff --git a/deps/CMakeLists.txt b/deps/CMakeLists.txt
index 507e7a33d..bb312cc3d 100644
--- a/deps/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/deps/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -80,21 +80,21 @@ endif()
 external_dependency(itertools
   GIT_REPO https://github.com/TRIQS/itertools
   VERSION 1.2
-  GIT_TAG unstable
+  GIT_TAG 1.2.x
 )
 
 # -- h5 --
 external_dependency(h5
   GIT_REPO https://github.com/TRIQS/h5
   VERSION 1.2
-  GIT_TAG unstable
+  GIT_TAG 1.2.x
 )
 
 # -- MPI --
 external_dependency(mpi
   GIT_REPO https://github.com/TRIQS/mpi
   VERSION 1.2
-  GIT_TAG unstable
+  GIT_TAG 1.2.x
 )
 
 ## Pybind 11