diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 8a14f063970e541a71688f75999cc1e216219e7b..02270b0485c0ccbf5a2d04a921d982b2128cf09d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ CMAKE_MINIMUM_REQUIRED(VERSION 2.8.5)
set(GEANT4_SRCS_REPOSITORY https://gitlab.cern.ch/lhcb/Geant4-srcs.git CACHE STRING "Repository for Geant4 sources")
find_package(GaudiProject)
-gaudi_project(Geant4 v96r4p3
+gaudi_project(Geant4 v96r4p4
DATA Geant4Files VERSION v96r*)
# FIXME: hack for compatibility with CMT build
diff --git a/Geant4/G4examples/doc/release.notes b/Geant4/G4examples/doc/release.notes
index db28961d1f62c3848cdbebc2ee559f1c8951b805..a1ef0d76e597f2609aa703af8819d5122829ac63 100644
--- a/Geant4/G4examples/doc/release.notes
+++ b/Geant4/G4examples/doc/release.notes
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
!2016-05-10 - Alexander Mazurov
- Fix LHCBGAUSS-741.
Typo in Geant4/G4examples/extended/hadronic/G4Hadr00/CMakeLists.txt
+! 2016-04-27 - Marco Clemencic
+ - Added dependency on ROOT for tests runtime.
!2016-03-16 - Nigel Watson
- Tagged as v6r2, with small corrections to TestEm5, etc.
diff --git a/Geant4/G4examples/extended/electromagnetic/G4TestEm3/CMakeLists.txt b/Geant4/G4examples/extended/electromagnetic/G4TestEm3/CMakeLists.txt
index 4deffc41a445006d02a9007dec20362d41063f07..918f4bc921e6dff19c4279453380a4b08f502f3e 100644
--- a/Geant4/G4examples/extended/electromagnetic/G4TestEm3/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Geant4/G4examples/extended/electromagnetic/G4TestEm3/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,3 +6,6 @@ gaudi_alias(Calorimeter_test ExampleTestEm3run.sh)
# CMT-compatibility alias
gaudi_alias(testEm3.exe TestEm3)
+
+# Required for tests
+find_package(ROOT)
diff --git a/Geant4/G4examples/extended/electromagnetic/G4TestEm3/scripts/ExampleTestEm3run.sh b/Geant4/G4examples/extended/electromagnetic/G4TestEm3/scripts/ExampleTestEm3run.sh
index 4722bd0485a4704e4228d3ab6db97b09397bc123..e3bf4390bbb14c61ec7356dddd6b953edb4c52d3 100755
--- a/Geant4/G4examples/extended/electromagnetic/G4TestEm3/scripts/ExampleTestEm3run.sh
+++ b/Geant4/G4examples/extended/electromagnetic/G4TestEm3/scripts/ExampleTestEm3run.sh
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ fi
testEm3.exe $G4TESTEM3ROOT/scripts/opt1noapplycuts.mac
#There is a bug with ROOT 6 opening Geant4 created histograms, have to use old root for now
-source /afs/cern.ch/sw/lcg/app/releases/ROOT/5.34.30/$CMTCONFIG/root/bin/thisroot.sh
+# amazurov: Currentlu I could not observe this problem:
+# source /afs/cern.ch/sw/lcg/app/releases/ROOT/5.34.30/$CMTCONFIG/root/bin/thisroot.sh
g++ -c `root-config --cflags` $G4TESTEM3ROOT/scripts/Plot.C
g++ -o Plot `root-config --glibs` Plot.o
diff --git a/Geant4/G4examples/extended/electromagnetic/G4TestEm5/CMakeLists.txt b/Geant4/G4examples/extended/electromagnetic/G4TestEm5/CMakeLists.txt
index f8741303414a31e06daf99bd353a388d3b495e71..a1db88d4de75329a6c2f32c77bf8dbfc09211509 100644
--- a/Geant4/G4examples/extended/electromagnetic/G4TestEm5/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Geant4/G4examples/extended/electromagnetic/G4TestEm5/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,3 +6,6 @@ gaudi_alias(MultipleScattering_test Em5run.sh)
# CMT-compatibility alias
gaudi_alias(testEm5.exe TestEm5)
+
+# Required for tests
+find_package(ROOT)
diff --git a/Geant4/G4examples/extended/hadronic/G4Hadr00/CMakeLists.txt b/Geant4/G4examples/extended/hadronic/G4Hadr00/CMakeLists.txt
index a51029808156be250606413e8f5a42d199a64318..efa80da9c4cae2ff5bae5cb89af882a2e2c41794 100644
--- a/Geant4/G4examples/extended/hadronic/G4Hadr00/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Geant4/G4examples/extended/hadronic/G4Hadr00/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,3 +6,6 @@ gaudi_alias(hadronic_tests run_hadronic_tests.py)
# CMT-compatibility alias
gaudi_alias(hadr00.exe Hadr00)
+
+# Required for tests
+find_package(ROOT)
diff --git a/Geant4Sys/cmt/requirements b/Geant4Sys/cmt/requirements
index 78fee01a08b4e02ff6322bd29b83eb21f2e7885a..5cad9b85a739eaf8c35e2d0ae636aa3f8ea275b9 100755
--- a/Geant4Sys/cmt/requirements
+++ b/Geant4Sys/cmt/requirements
@@ -1,56 +1,57 @@
package Geant4Sys
-version v96r4p3
+version v96r4p4
branches cmt doc
-
-use G4config v96r4p3 Geant4
+
+# This package is essential for the cmt build
+use G4config v* Geant4
# =============================================================================
# =========== global libraries ================================================
# =============================================================================
-use G4event v6r0p1 Geant4
-use G4intercoms v4r1p1 Geant4
-use G4particles v6r2p1 Geant4
-use G4track v5r1p1 Geant4
-use G4geometry v6r2p1 Geant4
-use G4processes v9r2 Geant4
-use G4physics_lists v1r4 Geant4
-use G4tracking v6r1p1 Geant4
-use G4global v5r1p1 Geant4
-use G4materials v5r0p1 Geant4
-use G4readout v4r1p1 Geant4
-use G4digits_hits v7r1p1 Geant4
-use G4graphics_reps v4r1p1 Geant4
-use G4run v5r1p1 Geant4
-use G4parmodels v6r2p1 Geant4
-use G4GDML v2r0 Geant4
+use G4event v* Geant4
+use G4intercoms v* Geant4
+use G4particles v* Geant4
+use G4track v* Geant4
+use G4geometry v* Geant4
+use G4processes v* Geant4
+use G4physics_lists v* Geant4
+use G4tracking v* Geant4
+use G4global v* Geant4
+use G4materials v* Geant4
+use G4readout v* Geant4
+use G4digits_hits v* Geant4
+use G4graphics_reps v* Geant4
+use G4run v* Geant4
+use G4parmodels v* Geant4
+use G4GDML v* Geant4
# Visualization
-use G4useVisUI v3r1 Geant4
-use G4Tree v4r1p1 Geant4
-use G4modeling v4r1p1 Geant4
-use G4vis_management v4r2p1 Geant4
-use G4RayTracer v5r1p1 Geant4
+use G4useVisUI v* Geant4
+use G4Tree v* Geant4
+use G4modeling v* Geant4
+use G4vis_management v* Geant4
+use G4RayTracer v* Geant4
# Will not be built on Windows
-use G4FR v4r4 Geant4
-use G4VRML v4r2 Geant4
+use G4FR v* Geant4
+use G4VRML v* Geant4
# Will not be built on Darwin nor Windows
-use G4externals v1r0 Geant4
-use G4OpenGL v4r4 Geant4
+use G4externals v* Geant4
+use G4OpenGL v* Geant4
# User Interface
# Will not be built on Darwin
-use G4UIcommon v5r3 Geant4
-use G4UIbasic v4r4 Geant4
+use G4UIcommon v* Geant4
+use G4UIbasic v* Geant4
# Will not be built on Darwin nor Windows
-use G4UIGAG v4r3 Geant4
+use G4UIGAG v* Geant4
# LHCb additional package (eg. for MC11 G4LHCblists)
-use G4LHCblists v3r2 Geant4
+use G4LHCblists v* Geant4
# G4 examples package - for checks
-use G4analysis v1r0 Geant4
-use G4examples v6r2 Geant4
+use G4analysis v* Geant4
+use G4examples v* Geant4
#=============================================================================
# ======== the end ============================================================
diff --git a/Geant4Sys/doc/release.notes b/Geant4Sys/doc/release.notes
index 648214eeed1125f85d6e8dd1997896b567902d81..54a883e41b6d0babb96368ba16f7fe095b0cda47 100755
--- a/Geant4Sys/doc/release.notes
+++ b/Geant4Sys/doc/release.notes
@@ -5,6 +5,30 @@ Purpose : LHCb build using cmt of Geant4
!=============================================================================
+!</PRE><H1><A NAME=v96r4p4>2016-06-10 Geant4Sys v96r4p4</A></H1><PRE>
+This version is based on Geant4 9.6.p04 with patches for LHCb and examples for validation
+<P>
+This version is essentially identical to v94r4p3 but it uses Gaudi v27r1 and LCG_84
+<b>BEWARE:
+<ul>
+<li>This version exists only in Git, on Sim09 branch
+<li>The package release notes are no longer maintained, look at the Git Merge Request (MR) comments
+<li>The pacakge versions are no longer maintained, use the Git commit IDs
+</ul>
+</b>
+
+<h2>Only functional changes in Examples>/h2>
+<dl>
+<dt>[<a href="https://gitlab.cern.ch/lhcb/Geant4/merge_requests/7">MR 7</a>]
+Remove use of G4VERS when tunning the hadronic tests
+<dd>
+<dt>[<a href="https://gitlab.cern.ch/lhcb/Geant4/merge_requests/8">MR 8</a>]
+Remove hardcoded version of root and use default
+<dd>
+</dl>
+
+!=============================================================================
+
!</PRE><H1><A NAME=v96r4p3>2016-03-16 Geant4Sys v96r4p3</A></H1><PRE>
- Based on Geant4 9.6.p04 with patches for LHCb and examples for validation