diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b5bd2ee95..8e55d3c68 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ set(GNSSSDR_ABSEIL_MIN_VERSION "20240116")
 set(GNSSSDR_ARMADILLO_LOCAL_VERSION "14.0.x")
 set(GNSSSDR_GFLAGS_LOCAL_VERSION "2.2.2")
 set(GNSSSDR_GLOG_LOCAL_VERSION "0.7.1")
-set(GNSSSDR_MATIO_LOCAL_VERSION "1.5.27")
+set(GNSSSDR_MATIO_LOCAL_VERSION "1.5.28")
 set(GNSSSDR_PROTOCOLBUFFERS_LOCAL_VERSION "28.2")
 set(GNSSSDR_PUGIXML_LOCAL_VERSION "1.14")
 set(GNSSSDR_GTEST_LOCAL_VERSION "1.15.2")
@@ -2421,6 +2421,7 @@ if(NOT MATIO_FOUND OR MATIO_VERSION_STRING VERSION_LESS ${GNSSSDR_MATIO_MIN_VERS
                 -DHDF5_USE_STATIC_LIBRARIES=OFF
                 -DMATIO_DEFAULT_FILE_VERSION:STRING=7.3
                 -DMATIO_MAT73=ON
+                -DMATIO_BUILD_TESTING=OFF
                 -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${GNSSSDR_BINARY_DIR}/matio
             BUILD_COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND}
                 "--build" "${GNSSSDR_BINARY_DIR}/matio"