diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-files.yml b/.github/workflows/release-files.yml
index 832d601ef..8552fe5a3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-files.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-files.yml
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: PreRelease tag
         id: create_prerelease
         if: ${{ (inputs.use_environ == 'snapshots') }}
-        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@c95fe1489396fe8a9eb87c0abf8aa5b2ef267fda # v2.2.1
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2.2.1
         with:
           tag_name: "${{ inputs.use_tag }}"
           prerelease: true
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Release tag
         id: create_release
         if: ${{ (inputs.use_environ == 'release') }}
-        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@c95fe1489396fe8a9eb87c0abf8aa5b2ef267fda # v2.2.1
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2.2.1
         with:
           tag_name: "${{ inputs.use_tag }}"
           prerelease: false
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 850d1d23e..d731212c1 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ set (HDF4_LIB_SYM_BASE          "df")
 set (HDF4_MFLIB_BASE            "mfhdf")
 
 set (HDF4_LIB_CORE              "")
+set (HDF4_LIB_SYM_CORE              "")
 set (HDF4_MF_LIB_CORE           "")
 set (HDF4_TEST_LIB_CORE         "_test")
 set (HDF4_TOOLS_LIB_CORE        "_tools")
@@ -196,7 +197,7 @@ set (HDF4_JAVA_TEST_LIB_CORENAME    "jartest4")
 # Set the true names of all the libraries if customized by external project
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 set (HDF4_SRC_LIB_NAME          "${HDF4_EXTERNAL_LIB_PREFIX}${HDF4_LIB_BASE}${HDF4_LIB_INFIX}${HDF4_LIB_CORE}${HDF4_EXTERNAL_LIB_SUFFIX}")
-set (HDF4_SRC_LIB_SYM_NAME      "${HDF4_EXTERNAL_LIB_PREFIX}${HDF4_LIB_BASE}${HDF4_LIB_INFIX}${HDF4_LIB_SYM_CORE}${HDF4_EXTERNAL_LIB_SUFFIX}")
+set (HDF4_SRC_LIB_SYM_NAME      "${HDF4_EXTERNAL_LIB_PREFIX}${HDF4_LIB_SYM_BASE}${HDF4_LIB_INFIX}${HDF4_LIB_SYM_CORE}${HDF4_EXTERNAL_LIB_SUFFIX}")
 set (HDF4_SRC_FCSTUB_LIB_NAME   "${HDF4_EXTERNAL_LIB_PREFIX}${HDF4_LIB_BASE}${HDF4_LIB_INFIX}${HDF4_FCSTUB_LIB_CORE}${HDF4_EXTERNAL_LIB_SUFFIX}")
 set (HDF4_SRC_FORTRAN_LIB_NAME  "${HDF4_EXTERNAL_LIB_PREFIX}${HDF4_LIB_BASE}${HDF4_LIB_INFIX}${HDF4_FORTRAN_LIB_CORE}${HDF4_EXTERNAL_LIB_SUFFIX}")
 set (HDF4_MF_LIB_NAME           "${HDF4_EXTERNAL_LIB_PREFIX}${HDF4_MFLIB_BASE}${HDF4_LIB_INFIX}${HDF4_MF_LIB_CORE}${HDF4_EXTERNAL_LIB_SUFFIX}")
diff --git a/hdf/src/CMakeLists.txt b/hdf/src/CMakeLists.txt
index e0320b6e4..031e0692c 100644
--- a/hdf/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/hdf/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -146,12 +146,12 @@ if (BUILD_STATIC_LIBS)
       INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES "$<INSTALL_INTERFACE:$<INSTALL_PREFIX>/include>"
   )
   set (install_targets ${HDF4_SRC_LIB_TARGET})
-#  add_custom_command(OUTPUT ${HDF4_SRC_LIB_TARGET} POST_BUILD
-#       COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E create_symlink $<TARGET_FILE:${HDF4_SRC_LIB_TARGET}> $<TARGET_FILE_DIR:${HDF4_SRC_LIB_TARGET}>/$<TARGET_FILE_NAME:${HDF4_SRC_LIB_SYM_TARGET}>
-#       DEPENDS ${HDF4_SRC_LIB_TARGET}
-#  )
-#  install(CODE "execute_process(COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E create_symlink $<TARGET_FILE:${HDF4_SRC_LIB_TARGET}> $<TARGET_FILE_DIR:${HDF4_SRC_LIB_TARGET}>/lib${HDF4_SRC_LIB_SYM_NAME}.a)" COMPONENT libraries)
-#  set (install_targets ${install_targets} ${HDF4_SRC_LIB_SYM_TARGET})
+  install(CODE "execute_process(
+           COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E create_symlink \"./$<TARGET_FILE_NAME:${HDF4_SRC_LIB_TARGET}>\" $<TARGET_FILE_PREFIX:${HDF4_SRC_LIB_TARGET}>${HDF4_SRC_LIB_SYM_NAME}$<TARGET_FILE_SUFFIX:${HDF4_SRC_LIB_TARGET}>
+           WORKING_DIRECTORY \$ENV{DESTDIR}\${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${HDF4_INSTALL_LIB_DIR}
+       )"
+      COMPONENT libraries
+  )
 endif ()
 
 if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
@@ -180,12 +180,12 @@ if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
       INTERFACE_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS H4_BUILT_AS_DYNAMIC_LIB=1
   )
   set (install_targets ${install_targets} ${HDF4_SRC_LIBSH_TARGET})
-#
-#  add_custom_command(TARGET ${HDF4_SRC_LIBSH_TARGET}
-#       COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E create_symlink $<TARGET_FILE_NAME:HDF4_SRC_LIBSH_TARGET> $<TARGET_FILE_NAME:HDF4_SRC_LIBSH_SYM_TARGET>
-#       DEPENDS $<TARGET_FILE_NAME:HDF4_SRC_LIBSH_TARGET>
-#  )
-#  set (install_targets ${install_targets} ${HDF4_SRC_LIBSH_SYM_TARGET})
+  install(CODE "execute_process(
+           COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E create_symlink \"./$<TARGET_FILE_NAME:${HDF4_SRC_LIBSH_TARGET}>\" $<TARGET_FILE_PREFIX:${HDF4_SRC_LIBSH_TARGET}>${HDF4_SRC_LIB_SYM_NAME}$<TARGET_FILE_SUFFIX:${HDF4_SRC_LIBSH_TARGET}>
+           WORKING_DIRECTORY \$ENV{DESTDIR}\${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${HDF4_INSTALL_LIB_DIR}
+       )"
+      COMPONENT libraries
+  )
 endif ()
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------