diff --git a/fragments/packages/LCG_105c_LHCB_8-aarch64-el9-gcc13-dbg.cmake b/fragments/packages/LCG_105c_LHCB_8-aarch64-el9-gcc13-dbg.cmake
index c48551c5de5c328e9cec41e415dd723c3a8a1d13..7d54d43e237cf657dffc1f14c31571a54124f537 100644
--- a/fragments/packages/LCG_105c_LHCB_8-aarch64-el9-gcc13-dbg.cmake
+++ b/fragments/packages/LCG_105c_LHCB_8-aarch64-el9-gcc13-dbg.cmake
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/feynhiggs/2.10.2-461cb/aarch64
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/gosam/2.1.1-b181b/aarch64-el9-gcc13-dbg")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/gosam_contrib/2.0-779ba/aarch64-el9-gcc13-dbg")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/herwig++/7.2.3p2-5b4e2/aarch64-el9-gcc13-dbg")
-_add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/lhapdf/6.2.3p1-1b5ec/aarch64-el9-gcc13-dbg")
+_add_lcg_entry("/cvmfs/sft.cern.ch/lcg/releases/MCGenerators/lhapdf/6.5.3-3fa11/aarch64-el9-gcc13-dbg")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/looptools/2.15-5beb1/aarch64-el9-gcc13-dbg")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/madgraph5amc/2.9.3.atlas1-dff1c/aarch64-el9-gcc13-dbg")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/njet/2.0.0-b4df1/aarch64-el9-gcc13-dbg")
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/photos++/3.56.lhcb1-29b42/aarc
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/powheg-box-v2/r3744.lhcb4.rdynamic-4de56/aarch64-el9-gcc13-dbg")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/professor/2.3.2-2e555/aarch64-el9-gcc13-dbg")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/pythia6/427.2.lhcb-94243/aarch64-el9-gcc13-dbg")
-_add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/pythia8/244.lhcb4-ac2f6/aarch64-el9-gcc13-dbg")
+_add_lcg_entry("/cvmfs/sft.cern.ch/lcg/releases/MCGenerators/pythia8/310-2f242/aarch64-el9-gcc13-dbg")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/qd/2.3.13-306bf/aarch64-el9-gcc13-dbg")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/qgraf/3.1.4-23be6/aarch64-el9-gcc13-dbg")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/rapidsim/1.4.4-67787/aarch64-el9-gcc13-dbg")
diff --git a/fragments/packages/LCG_105c_LHCB_8-aarch64-el9-gcc13-opt.cmake b/fragments/packages/LCG_105c_LHCB_8-aarch64-el9-gcc13-opt.cmake
index b89d41013d74f106d073f215c8bbc81bb0454126..b1c0e5cd94a0d005acfca75b0e001eb59f0f6d74 100644
--- a/fragments/packages/LCG_105c_LHCB_8-aarch64-el9-gcc13-opt.cmake
+++ b/fragments/packages/LCG_105c_LHCB_8-aarch64-el9-gcc13-opt.cmake
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/feynhiggs/2.10.2-461cb/aarch64
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/gosam/2.1.1-b181b/aarch64-el9-gcc13-opt")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/gosam_contrib/2.0-779ba/aarch64-el9-gcc13-opt")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/herwig++/7.2.3p2-5b4e2/aarch64-el9-gcc13-opt")
-_add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/lhapdf/6.2.3p1-1b5ec/aarch64-el9-gcc13-opt")
+_add_lcg_entry("/cvmfs/sft.cern.ch/lcg/releases/MCGenerators/lhapdf/6.5.3-3fa11/aarch64-el9-gcc13-opt")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/looptools/2.15-5beb1/aarch64-el9-gcc13-opt")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/madgraph5amc/2.9.3.atlas1-dff1c/aarch64-el9-gcc13-opt")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/njet/2.0.0-b4df1/aarch64-el9-gcc13-opt")
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/photos++/3.56.lhcb1-29b42/aarc
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/powheg-box-v2/r3744.lhcb4.rdynamic-4de56/aarch64-el9-gcc13-opt")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/professor/2.3.2-2e555/aarch64-el9-gcc13-opt")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/pythia6/427.2.lhcb-94243/aarch64-el9-gcc13-opt")
-_add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/pythia8/244.lhcb4-ac2f6/aarch64-el9-gcc13-opt")
+_add_lcg_entry("/cvmfs/sft.cern.ch/lcg/releases/MCGenerators/pythia8/310-2f242/aarch64-el9-gcc13-opt")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/qd/2.3.13-306bf/aarch64-el9-gcc13-opt")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/qgraf/3.1.4-23be6/aarch64-el9-gcc13-opt")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/rapidsim/1.4.4-67787/aarch64-el9-gcc13-opt")
diff --git a/fragments/packages/LCG_105c_LHCB_8-x86_64-el9-clang16-dbg.cmake b/fragments/packages/LCG_105c_LHCB_8-x86_64-el9-clang16-dbg.cmake
index c56a12358e80bf9896700796951316e2d91dcfa2..9227953d8738b6cc041bf6d05a378c5899aca45d 100644
--- a/fragments/packages/LCG_105c_LHCB_8-x86_64-el9-clang16-dbg.cmake
+++ b/fragments/packages/LCG_105c_LHCB_8-x86_64-el9-clang16-dbg.cmake
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/feynhiggs/2.10.2-461cb/x86_64-
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/gosam/2.1.1-b181b/x86_64-el9-clang16-dbg")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/gosam_contrib/2.0-779ba/x86_64-el9-clang16-dbg")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/herwig++/7.2.3p2-b4cbe/x86_64-el9-clang16-dbg")
-_add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/lhapdf/6.2.3p1-1b5ec/x86_64-el9-clang16-dbg")
+_add_lcg_entry("/cvmfs/sft.cern.ch/lcg/releases/MCGenerators/lhapdf/6.5.3-3fa11/x86_64-el9-clang16-dbg")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/looptools/2.15-5beb1/x86_64-el9-clang16-dbg")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/madgraph5amc/2.9.3.atlas1-dff1c/x86_64-el9-clang16-dbg")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/njet/2.0.0-b4df1/x86_64-el9-clang16-dbg")
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/openloops/2.1.2-8fff2/x86_64-e
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/photos++/3.56.lhcb1-29b42/x86_64-el9-clang16-dbg")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/professor/2.3.2-b4c2c/x86_64-el9-clang16-dbg")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/pythia6/427.2.lhcb-94243/x86_64-el9-clang16-dbg")
-_add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/pythia8/244.lhcb4-ac2f6/x86_64-el9-clang16-dbg")
+_add_lcg_entry("/cvmfs/sft.cern.ch/lcg/releases/MCGenerators/pythia8/310-2f242/x86_64-el9-clang16-dbg")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/qd/2.3.13-306bf/x86_64-el9-clang16-dbg")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/qgraf/3.1.4-23be6/x86_64-el9-clang16-dbg")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/rapidsim/1.4.4-5bbbe/x86_64-el9-clang16-dbg")
diff --git a/fragments/packages/LCG_105c_LHCB_8-x86_64-el9-clang16-opt.cmake b/fragments/packages/LCG_105c_LHCB_8-x86_64-el9-clang16-opt.cmake
index bbf367980cba674803c8f1e957e9bd438c646b98..62d1b9b642de20c84f39b5a861ea9e3a5caa34ec 100644
--- a/fragments/packages/LCG_105c_LHCB_8-x86_64-el9-clang16-opt.cmake
+++ b/fragments/packages/LCG_105c_LHCB_8-x86_64-el9-clang16-opt.cmake
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/feynhiggs/2.10.2-461cb/x86_64-
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/gosam/2.1.1-b181b/x86_64-el9-clang16-opt")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/gosam_contrib/2.0-779ba/x86_64-el9-clang16-opt")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/herwig++/7.2.3p2-b4cbe/x86_64-el9-clang16-opt")
-_add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/lhapdf/6.2.3p1-1b5ec/x86_64-el9-clang16-opt")
+_add_lcg_entry("/cvmfs/sft.cern.ch/lcg/releases/MCGenerators/lhapdf/6.5.3-3fa11/x86_64-el9-clang16-opt")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/looptools/2.15-5beb1/x86_64-el9-clang16-opt")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/madgraph5amc/2.9.3.atlas1-dff1c/x86_64-el9-clang16-opt")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/njet/2.0.0-b4df1/x86_64-el9-clang16-opt")
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/openloops/2.1.2-8fff2/x86_64-e
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/photos++/3.56.lhcb1-29b42/x86_64-el9-clang16-opt")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/professor/2.3.2-b4c2c/x86_64-el9-clang16-opt")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/pythia6/427.2.lhcb-94243/x86_64-el9-clang16-opt")
-_add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/pythia8/244.lhcb4-ac2f6/x86_64-el9-clang16-opt")
+_add_lcg_entry("/cvmfs/sft.cern.ch/lcg/releases/MCGenerators/pythia8/310-2f242/x86_64-el9-clang16-opt")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/qd/2.3.13-306bf/x86_64-el9-clang16-opt")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/qgraf/3.1.4-23be6/x86_64-el9-clang16-opt")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/rapidsim/1.4.4-5bbbe/x86_64-el9-clang16-opt")
diff --git a/fragments/packages/LCG_105c_LHCB_8-x86_64-el9-gcc12-dbg.cmake b/fragments/packages/LCG_105c_LHCB_8-x86_64-el9-gcc12-dbg.cmake
index 524acb99a1bc7dca4546c7d9e5595d8d90633fe4..ea21268d59466a1c87f1bf79a52ba26d2359ce7e 100644
--- a/fragments/packages/LCG_105c_LHCB_8-x86_64-el9-gcc12-dbg.cmake
+++ b/fragments/packages/LCG_105c_LHCB_8-x86_64-el9-gcc12-dbg.cmake
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/feynhiggs/2.10.2-461cb/x86_64-
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/gosam/2.1.1-b181b/x86_64-el9-gcc12-dbg")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/gosam_contrib/2.0-779ba/x86_64-el9-gcc12-dbg")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/herwig++/7.2.3p2-b4cbe/x86_64-el9-gcc12-dbg")
-_add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/lhapdf/6.2.3p1-1b5ec/x86_64-el9-gcc12-dbg")
+_add_lcg_entry("/cvmfs/sft.cern.ch/lcg/releases/MCGenerators/lhapdf/6.5.3-3fa11/x86_64-el9-gcc12-dbg")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/looptools/2.15-5beb1/x86_64-el9-gcc12-dbg")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/madgraph5amc/2.9.3.atlas1-dff1c/x86_64-el9-gcc12-dbg")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/mcfm/10.3.atlas-ef3fd/x86_64-el9-gcc12-dbg")
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/photos++/3.56.lhcb1-29b42/x86_
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/powheg-box-v2/r3744.lhcb4.rdynamic-4de56/x86_64-el9-gcc12-dbg")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/professor/2.3.2-b4c2c/x86_64-el9-gcc12-dbg")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/pythia6/427.2.lhcb-94243/x86_64-el9-gcc12-dbg")
-_add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/pythia8/244.lhcb4-ac2f6/x86_64-el9-gcc12-dbg")
+_add_lcg_entry("/cvmfs/sft.cern.ch/lcg/releases/MCGenerators/pythia8/310-2f242/x86_64-el9-gcc12-dbg")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/qd/2.3.13-306bf/x86_64-el9-gcc12-dbg")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/qgraf/3.1.4-23be6/x86_64-el9-gcc12-dbg")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/rapidsim/1.4.4-5bbbe/x86_64-el9-gcc12-dbg")
diff --git a/fragments/packages/LCG_105c_LHCB_8-x86_64-el9-gcc12-opt.cmake b/fragments/packages/LCG_105c_LHCB_8-x86_64-el9-gcc12-opt.cmake
index cc9b82f1db6f7c837db7fbfa9e19a08052116384..110884bd63b84102216a08b62c9c46676dcd3570 100644
--- a/fragments/packages/LCG_105c_LHCB_8-x86_64-el9-gcc12-opt.cmake
+++ b/fragments/packages/LCG_105c_LHCB_8-x86_64-el9-gcc12-opt.cmake
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/feynhiggs/2.10.2-461cb/x86_64-
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/gosam/2.1.1-b181b/x86_64-el9-gcc12-opt")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/gosam_contrib/2.0-779ba/x86_64-el9-gcc12-opt")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/herwig++/7.2.3p2-b4cbe/x86_64-el9-gcc12-opt")
-_add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/lhapdf/6.2.3p1-1b5ec/x86_64-el9-gcc12-opt")
+_add_lcg_entry("/cvmfs/sft.cern.ch/lcg/releases/MCGenerators/lhapdf/6.5.3-3fa11/x86_64-el9-gcc12-opt")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/looptools/2.15-5beb1/x86_64-el9-gcc12-opt")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/madgraph5amc/2.9.3.atlas1-dff1c/x86_64-el9-gcc12-opt")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/mcfm/10.3.atlas-ef3fd/x86_64-el9-gcc12-opt")
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/photos++/3.56.lhcb1-29b42/x86_
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/powheg-box-v2/r3744.lhcb4.rdynamic-4de56/x86_64-el9-gcc12-opt")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/professor/2.3.2-b4c2c/x86_64-el9-gcc12-opt")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/pythia6/427.2.lhcb-94243/x86_64-el9-gcc12-opt")
-_add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/pythia8/244.lhcb4-ac2f6/x86_64-el9-gcc12-opt")
+_add_lcg_entry("/cvmfs/sft.cern.ch/lcg/releases/MCGenerators/pythia8/310-2f242/x86_64-el9-gcc12-opt")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/qd/2.3.13-306bf/x86_64-el9-gcc12-opt")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/qgraf/3.1.4-23be6/x86_64-el9-gcc12-opt")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/rapidsim/1.4.4-5bbbe/x86_64-el9-gcc12-opt")
diff --git a/fragments/packages/LCG_105c_LHCB_8-x86_64-el9-gcc13-dbg.cmake b/fragments/packages/LCG_105c_LHCB_8-x86_64-el9-gcc13-dbg.cmake
index 52ed67718002d54b4fe7f856c9438eba344ad87b..7ea0647e9292c28f9c620223a69578711d1fd468 100644
--- a/fragments/packages/LCG_105c_LHCB_8-x86_64-el9-gcc13-dbg.cmake
+++ b/fragments/packages/LCG_105c_LHCB_8-x86_64-el9-gcc13-dbg.cmake
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/feynhiggs/2.10.2-461cb/x86_64-
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/gosam/2.1.1-b181b/x86_64-el9-gcc13-dbg")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/gosam_contrib/2.0-779ba/x86_64-el9-gcc13-dbg")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/herwig++/7.2.3p2-b4cbe/x86_64-el9-gcc13-dbg")
-_add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/lhapdf/6.2.3p1-1b5ec/x86_64-el9-gcc13-dbg")
+_add_lcg_entry("/cvmfs/sft.cern.ch/lcg/releases/MCGenerators/lhapdf/6.5.3-3fa11/x86_64-el9-gcc13-dbg")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/looptools/2.15-5beb1/x86_64-el9-gcc13-dbg")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/madgraph5amc/2.9.3.atlas1-dff1c/x86_64-el9-gcc13-dbg")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/mcfm/10.3.atlas-ef3fd/x86_64-el9-gcc13-dbg")
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/photos++/3.56.lhcb1-29b42/x86_
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/powheg-box-v2/r3744.lhcb4.rdynamic-4de56/x86_64-el9-gcc13-dbg")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/professor/2.3.2-b4c2c/x86_64-el9-gcc13-dbg")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/pythia6/427.2.lhcb-94243/x86_64-el9-gcc13-dbg")
-_add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/pythia8/244.lhcb4-ac2f6/x86_64-el9-gcc13-dbg")
+_add_lcg_entry("/cvmfs/sft.cern.ch/lcg/releases/MCGenerators/pythia8/310-2f242/x86_64-el9-gcc13-dbg")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/qd/2.3.13-306bf/x86_64-el9-gcc13-dbg")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/qgraf/3.1.4-23be6/x86_64-el9-gcc13-dbg")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/rapidsim/1.4.4-5bbbe/x86_64-el9-gcc13-dbg")
diff --git a/fragments/packages/LCG_105c_LHCB_8-x86_64-el9-gcc13-opt.cmake b/fragments/packages/LCG_105c_LHCB_8-x86_64-el9-gcc13-opt.cmake
index 1732dd7ecd28e67920e201e107c86e06bdd4d171..8db4726fbe1d2635e301726a415233d8ef1f7986 100644
--- a/fragments/packages/LCG_105c_LHCB_8-x86_64-el9-gcc13-opt.cmake
+++ b/fragments/packages/LCG_105c_LHCB_8-x86_64-el9-gcc13-opt.cmake
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/feynhiggs/2.10.2-461cb/x86_64-
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/gosam/2.1.1-b181b/x86_64-el9-gcc13-opt")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/gosam_contrib/2.0-779ba/x86_64-el9-gcc13-opt")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/herwig++/7.2.3p2-b4cbe/x86_64-el9-gcc13-opt")
-_add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/lhapdf/6.2.3p1-1b5ec/x86_64-el9-gcc13-opt")
+_add_lcg_entry("/cvmfs/sft.cern.ch/lcg/releases/MCGenerators/lhapdf/6.5.3-3fa11/x86_64-el9-gcc13-opt")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/looptools/2.15-5beb1/x86_64-el9-gcc13-opt")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/madgraph5amc/2.9.3.atlas1-dff1c/x86_64-el9-gcc13-opt")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/mcfm/10.3.atlas-ef3fd/x86_64-el9-gcc13-opt")
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/photos++/3.56.lhcb1-29b42/x86_
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/powheg-box-v2/r3744.lhcb4.rdynamic-4de56/x86_64-el9-gcc13-opt")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/professor/2.3.2-b4c2c/x86_64-el9-gcc13-opt")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/pythia6/427.2.lhcb-94243/x86_64-el9-gcc13-opt")
-_add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/pythia8/244.lhcb4-ac2f6/x86_64-el9-gcc13-opt")
+_add_lcg_entry("/cvmfs/sft.cern.ch/lcg/releases/MCGenerators/pythia8/310-2f242/x86_64-el9-gcc13-opt")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/qd/2.3.13-306bf/x86_64-el9-gcc13-opt")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/qgraf/3.1.4-23be6/x86_64-el9-gcc13-opt")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/rapidsim/1.4.4-5bbbe/x86_64-el9-gcc13-opt")
diff --git a/fragments/packages/LCG_106c_LHCB_8-aarch64-el9-gcc13-dbg.cmake b/fragments/packages/LCG_106c_LHCB_8-aarch64-el9-gcc13-dbg.cmake
index 57778e7f6a2dccadd634ead772a3050192103feb..769fd89492648f2250d54917c24d9af3ba159753 100644
--- a/fragments/packages/LCG_106c_LHCB_8-aarch64-el9-gcc13-dbg.cmake
+++ b/fragments/packages/LCG_106c_LHCB_8-aarch64-el9-gcc13-dbg.cmake
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/geneva/1.0-rc3.atlas1-8e8ab/aa
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/gosam/2.1.1-b3fed/aarch64-el9-gcc13-dbg")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/gosam_contrib/2.0-779ba/aarch64-el9-gcc13-dbg")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/herwig++/7.2.3p2-5cc9e/aarch64-el9-gcc13-dbg")
-_add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/lhapdf/6.2.3p1-52323/aarch64-el9-gcc13-dbg")
+_add_lcg_entry("/cvmfs/sft.cern.ch/lcg/releases/MCGenerators/lhapdf/6.5.3-3fa11/aarch64-el9-gcc13-dbg")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/looptools/2.15-5beb1/aarch64-el9-gcc13-dbg")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/madgraph5amc/2.9.3.atlas1-391df/aarch64-el9-gcc13-dbg")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/njet/2.1.1-7d3e5/aarch64-el9-gcc13-dbg")
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/photos++/3.56.lhcb1-61fcd/aarc
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/powheg-box-v2/r3744.lhcb4.rdynamic-eb29a/aarch64-el9-gcc13-dbg")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/professor/2.4.1-de45e/aarch64-el9-gcc13-dbg")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/pythia6/427.2.lhcb-94243/aarch64-el9-gcc13-dbg")
-_add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/pythia8/244.lhcb4-9b067/aarch64-el9-gcc13-dbg")
+_add_lcg_entry("/cvmfs/sft.cern.ch/lcg/releases/MCGenerators/pythia8/310-2f242/aarch64-el9-gcc13-dbg")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/qd/2.3.13-6fb5d/aarch64-el9-gcc13-dbg")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/qgraf/3.1.4-23be6/aarch64-el9-gcc13-dbg")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/rapidsim/1.4.4-4298e/aarch64-el9-gcc13-dbg")
diff --git a/fragments/packages/LCG_106c_LHCB_8-aarch64-el9-gcc13-opt.cmake b/fragments/packages/LCG_106c_LHCB_8-aarch64-el9-gcc13-opt.cmake
index 4aa5b1f366581fc1bd1314daf62302b806386821..5628599291d1080c528ea3802f788611dd9bda20 100644
--- a/fragments/packages/LCG_106c_LHCB_8-aarch64-el9-gcc13-opt.cmake
+++ b/fragments/packages/LCG_106c_LHCB_8-aarch64-el9-gcc13-opt.cmake
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/geneva/1.0-rc3.atlas1-8e8ab/aa
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/gosam/2.1.1-b3fed/aarch64-el9-gcc13-opt")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/gosam_contrib/2.0-779ba/aarch64-el9-gcc13-opt")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/herwig++/7.2.3p2-5cc9e/aarch64-el9-gcc13-opt")
-_add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/lhapdf/6.2.3p1-52323/aarch64-el9-gcc13-opt")
+_add_lcg_entry("/cvmfs/sft.cern.ch/lcg/releases/MCGenerators/lhapdf/6.5.3-3fa11/aarch64-el9-gcc13-opt")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/looptools/2.15-5beb1/aarch64-el9-gcc13-opt")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/madgraph5amc/2.9.3.atlas1-391df/aarch64-el9-gcc13-opt")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/njet/2.1.1-7d3e5/aarch64-el9-gcc13-opt")
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/photos++/3.56.lhcb1-61fcd/aarc
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/powheg-box-v2/r3744.lhcb4.rdynamic-eb29a/aarch64-el9-gcc13-opt")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/professor/2.4.1-de45e/aarch64-el9-gcc13-opt")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/pythia6/427.2.lhcb-94243/aarch64-el9-gcc13-opt")
-_add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/pythia8/244.lhcb4-9b067/aarch64-el9-gcc13-opt")
+_add_lcg_entry("/cvmfs/sft.cern.ch/lcg/releases/MCGenerators/pythia8/310-2f242/aarch64-el9-gcc13-opt")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/qd/2.3.13-6fb5d/aarch64-el9-gcc13-opt")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/qgraf/3.1.4-23be6/aarch64-el9-gcc13-opt")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/rapidsim/1.4.4-4298e/aarch64-el9-gcc13-opt")
diff --git a/fragments/packages/LCG_106c_LHCB_8-x86_64-el9-clang16-dbg.cmake b/fragments/packages/LCG_106c_LHCB_8-x86_64-el9-clang16-dbg.cmake
index 322351be555d34df49240cb3c0d17c7209b265a3..23d97d36cb5c4a1b72ff7278b5ead7f015d95fa8 100644
--- a/fragments/packages/LCG_106c_LHCB_8-x86_64-el9-clang16-dbg.cmake
+++ b/fragments/packages/LCG_106c_LHCB_8-x86_64-el9-clang16-dbg.cmake
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/geneva/1.0-rc3.atlas1-8e8ab/x8
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/gosam/2.1.1-b3fed/x86_64-el9-clang16-dbg")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/gosam_contrib/2.0-779ba/x86_64-el9-clang16-dbg")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/herwig++/7.2.3p2-aed64/x86_64-el9-clang16-dbg")
-_add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/lhapdf/6.2.3p1-52323/x86_64-el9-clang16-dbg")
+_add_lcg_entry("/cvmfs/sft.cern.ch/lcg/releases/MCGenerators/lhapdf/6.5.3-3fa11/x86_64-el9-clang16-dbg")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/looptools/2.15-5beb1/x86_64-el9-clang16-dbg")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/madgraph5amc/2.9.3.atlas1-391df/x86_64-el9-clang16-dbg")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/njet/2.1.1-7d3e5/x86_64-el9-clang16-dbg")
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/pepper_kokkos/1.1.1-4894b/x86_
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/photos++/3.56.lhcb1-6af5c/x86_64-el9-clang16-dbg")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/professor/2.4.1-41753/x86_64-el9-clang16-dbg")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/pythia6/427.2.lhcb-94243/x86_64-el9-clang16-dbg")
-_add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/pythia8/244.lhcb4-9b067/x86_64-el9-clang16-dbg")
+_add_lcg_entry("/cvmfs/sft.cern.ch/lcg/releases/MCGenerators/pythia8/310-2f242/x86_64-el9-clang16-dbg")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/qd/2.3.13-6fb5d/x86_64-el9-clang16-dbg")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/qgraf/3.1.4-23be6/x86_64-el9-clang16-dbg")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/rapidsim/1.4.4-f2efd/x86_64-el9-clang16-dbg")
diff --git a/fragments/packages/LCG_106c_LHCB_8-x86_64-el9-clang16-opt.cmake b/fragments/packages/LCG_106c_LHCB_8-x86_64-el9-clang16-opt.cmake
index c8fad90f2a7be5cec46be5573022f2258e3ae8ae..95f3c590a987d997436047686d19453a984f149e 100644
--- a/fragments/packages/LCG_106c_LHCB_8-x86_64-el9-clang16-opt.cmake
+++ b/fragments/packages/LCG_106c_LHCB_8-x86_64-el9-clang16-opt.cmake
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/geneva/1.0-rc3.atlas1-8e8ab/x8
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/gosam/2.1.1-b3fed/x86_64-el9-clang16-opt")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/gosam_contrib/2.0-779ba/x86_64-el9-clang16-opt")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/herwig++/7.2.3p2-aed64/x86_64-el9-clang16-opt")
-_add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/lhapdf/6.2.3p1-52323/x86_64-el9-clang16-opt")
+_add_lcg_entry("/cvmfs/sft.cern.ch/lcg/releases/MCGenerators/lhapdf/6.5.3-3fa11/x86_64-el9-clang16-opt")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/looptools/2.15-5beb1/x86_64-el9-clang16-opt")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/madgraph5amc/2.9.3.atlas1-391df/x86_64-el9-clang16-opt")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/njet/2.1.1-7d3e5/x86_64-el9-clang16-opt")
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/pepper_kokkos/1.1.1-4894b/x86_
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/photos++/3.56.lhcb1-6af5c/x86_64-el9-clang16-opt")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/professor/2.4.1-41753/x86_64-el9-clang16-opt")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/pythia6/427.2.lhcb-94243/x86_64-el9-clang16-opt")
-_add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/pythia8/244.lhcb4-9b067/x86_64-el9-clang16-opt")
+_add_lcg_entry("/cvmfs/sft.cern.ch/lcg/releases/MCGenerators/pythia8/310-2f242/x86_64-el9-clang16-opt")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/qd/2.3.13-6fb5d/x86_64-el9-clang16-opt")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/qgraf/3.1.4-23be6/x86_64-el9-clang16-opt")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/rapidsim/1.4.4-f2efd/x86_64-el9-clang16-opt")
diff --git a/fragments/packages/LCG_106c_LHCB_8-x86_64-el9-gcc13-dbg.cmake b/fragments/packages/LCG_106c_LHCB_8-x86_64-el9-gcc13-dbg.cmake
index 471246aa2259fd438b4695e4e69c39f14ae23319..8595dbe3eed2d4f17bfb56b6aadc30a2bc5a229f 100644
--- a/fragments/packages/LCG_106c_LHCB_8-x86_64-el9-gcc13-dbg.cmake
+++ b/fragments/packages/LCG_106c_LHCB_8-x86_64-el9-gcc13-dbg.cmake
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/geneva/1.0-rc3.atlas1-8e8ab/x8
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/gosam/2.1.1-b3fed/x86_64-el9-gcc13-dbg")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/gosam_contrib/2.0-779ba/x86_64-el9-gcc13-dbg")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/herwig++/7.2.3p2-aed64/x86_64-el9-gcc13-dbg")
-_add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/lhapdf/6.2.3p1-52323/x86_64-el9-gcc13-dbg")
+_add_lcg_entry("/cvmfs/sft.cern.ch/lcg/releases/MCGenerators/lhapdf/6.5.3-3fa11/x86_64-el9-gcc13-dbg")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/looptools/2.15-5beb1/x86_64-el9-gcc13-dbg")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/madgraph5amc/2.9.3.atlas1-391df/x86_64-el9-gcc13-dbg")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/mcfm/10.3.atlas-89d4d/x86_64-el9-gcc13-dbg")
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/photos++/3.56.lhcb1-6af5c/x86_
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/powheg-box-v2/r3744.lhcb4.rdynamic-eb29a/x86_64-el9-gcc13-dbg")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/professor/2.4.1-41753/x86_64-el9-gcc13-dbg")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/pythia6/427.2.lhcb-94243/x86_64-el9-gcc13-dbg")
-_add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/pythia8/244.lhcb4-9b067/x86_64-el9-gcc13-dbg")
+_add_lcg_entry("/cvmfs/sft.cern.ch/lcg/releases/MCGenerators/pythia8/310-2f242/x86_64-el9-gcc13-dbg")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/qd/2.3.13-6fb5d/x86_64-el9-gcc13-dbg")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/qgraf/3.1.4-23be6/x86_64-el9-gcc13-dbg")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/rapidsim/1.4.4-f2efd/x86_64-el9-gcc13-dbg")
diff --git a/fragments/packages/LCG_106c_LHCB_8-x86_64-el9-gcc13-opt.cmake b/fragments/packages/LCG_106c_LHCB_8-x86_64-el9-gcc13-opt.cmake
index 258943bf4ddbcce0aa981bccf2ae9f38dc7de74f..8e84af037438d1e75e9389d38e25c9995a7e20d0 100644
--- a/fragments/packages/LCG_106c_LHCB_8-x86_64-el9-gcc13-opt.cmake
+++ b/fragments/packages/LCG_106c_LHCB_8-x86_64-el9-gcc13-opt.cmake
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/geneva/1.0-rc3.atlas1-8e8ab/x8
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/gosam/2.1.1-b3fed/x86_64-el9-gcc13-opt")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/gosam_contrib/2.0-779ba/x86_64-el9-gcc13-opt")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/herwig++/7.2.3p2-aed64/x86_64-el9-gcc13-opt")
-_add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/lhapdf/6.2.3p1-52323/x86_64-el9-gcc13-opt")
+_add_lcg_entry("/cvmfs/sft.cern.ch/lcg/releases/MCGenerators/lhapdf/6.5.3-3fa11/x86_64-el9-gcc13-opt")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/looptools/2.15-5beb1/x86_64-el9-gcc13-opt")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/madgraph5amc/2.9.3.atlas1-391df/x86_64-el9-gcc13-opt")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/mcfm/10.3.atlas-89d4d/x86_64-el9-gcc13-opt")
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/photos++/3.56.lhcb1-6af5c/x86_
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/powheg-box-v2/r3744.lhcb4.rdynamic-eb29a/x86_64-el9-gcc13-opt")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/professor/2.4.1-41753/x86_64-el9-gcc13-opt")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/pythia6/427.2.lhcb-94243/x86_64-el9-gcc13-opt")
-_add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/pythia8/244.lhcb4-9b067/x86_64-el9-gcc13-opt")
+_add_lcg_entry("/cvmfs/sft.cern.ch/lcg/releases/MCGenerators/pythia8/310-2f242/x86_64-el9-gcc13-opt")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/qd/2.3.13-6fb5d/x86_64-el9-gcc13-opt")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/qgraf/3.1.4-23be6/x86_64-el9-gcc13-opt")
 _add_lcg_entry("${LCG_releases_base}/MCGenerators/rapidsim/1.4.4-f2efd/x86_64-el9-gcc13-opt")