diff --git a/ci/config.yaml b/ci/config.yaml
index 2a6696b6..61149dae 100644
--- a/ci/config.yaml
+++ b/ci/config.yaml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ defaults:
   pip-packages: &pip-packages "nanobind yaml setuptools"
 
   # default arguments for dependency installation scripts
-  cmake-args: &cmake-args '3.23.4'
+  cmake-args: &cmake-args '3.30.3'
   openmpi-args: &openmpi-args ['v5.0', '5.0.4']
   zoltan-args: &zoltan-args [-j4', '/trilinos-install']
   mpich-args: &mpich-args ['4.0.2', '-j4']
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ setup:
       GCOV: gcov
     # deps and versions to find in vt
     deps:
-      packages: [ *apt-packages, gcc-9, g++-9 ]
+      packages: [ *apt-packages, gcc-9, g++-9]
       cmake: *cmake-args
       openmpi: *openmpi-args
       zoltan: *zoltan-args
diff --git a/ci/setup-template.sh b/ci/setup-template.sh
index 96859c83..881a2960 100644
--- a/ci/setup-template.sh
+++ b/ci/setup-template.sh
@@ -93,28 +93,3 @@ then
 else
     echo "No cleanup instructions defined for OS=$OS."
 fi
-
-### OUTPUT COMPILER INFORMATION
-if test -n "$CC"
-then
-    echo "------------"
-    which $CC
-    echo "C Compiler:"
-    $(which $CC) --version
-fi
-
-if test -n "$CXX"
-then
-    echo "--------------------"
-    which $CXX
-    echo "C++ Compiler:"
-    $(which $CXX) --version
-fi
-
-if test -n "$FC"
-then
-    echo "------------------------"
-    which $FC
-    echo "Fortran Compiler:"
-    $(which $FC) --version
-fi
diff --git a/ci/shared/scripts/setup-amd64-alpine-clang-13-clang-13-cpp.sh b/ci/shared/scripts/setup-amd64-alpine-clang-13-clang-13-cpp.sh
index ec5112bb..04a9feef 100644
--- a/ci/shared/scripts/setup-amd64-alpine-clang-13-clang-13-cpp.sh
+++ b/ci/shared/scripts/setup-amd64-alpine-clang-13-clang-13-cpp.sh
@@ -95,28 +95,3 @@ then
 else
     echo "No cleanup instructions defined for OS=$OS."
 fi
-
-### OUTPUT COMPILER INFORMATION
-if test -n "$CC"
-then
-    echo "------------"
-    which $CC
-    echo "C Compiler:"
-    $(which $CC) --version
-fi
-
-if test -n "$CXX"
-then
-    echo "--------------------"
-    which $CXX
-    echo "C++ Compiler:"
-    $(which $CXX) --version
-fi
-
-if test -n "$FC"
-then
-    echo "------------------------"
-    which $FC
-    echo "Fortran Compiler:"
-    $(which $FC) --version
-fi
diff --git a/ci/shared/scripts/setup-macos-14-clang-14.sh b/ci/shared/scripts/setup-macos-14-clang-14.sh
index f475e28f..aa628b14 100644
--- a/ci/shared/scripts/setup-macos-14-clang-14.sh
+++ b/ci/shared/scripts/setup-macos-14-clang-14.sh
@@ -93,28 +93,3 @@ then
 else
     echo "No cleanup instructions defined for OS=$OS."
 fi
-
-### OUTPUT COMPILER INFORMATION
-if test -n "$CC"
-then
-    echo "------------"
-    which $CC
-    echo "C Compiler:"
-    $(which $CC) --version
-fi
-
-if test -n "$CXX"
-then
-    echo "--------------------"
-    which $CXX
-    echo "C++ Compiler:"
-    $(which $CXX) --version
-fi
-
-if test -n "$FC"
-then
-    echo "------------------------"
-    which $FC
-    echo "Fortran Compiler:"
-    $(which $FC) --version
-fi
diff --git a/ci/shared/scripts/setup-ubuntu-20.04-gcc-9-12.2.0-cpp.sh b/ci/shared/scripts/setup-ubuntu-20.04-gcc-9-12.2.0-cpp.sh
index 4de0a868..b5f53fb8 100644
--- a/ci/shared/scripts/setup-ubuntu-20.04-gcc-9-12.2.0-cpp.sh
+++ b/ci/shared/scripts/setup-ubuntu-20.04-gcc-9-12.2.0-cpp.sh
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ wget $SCRIPTS_DEPS_URL/mpich.sh
 chmod u+x *.sh
 ls -l
 ./packages.sh "curl" "jq" "less" "libomp5" "libunwind-dev make-guile" "ninja-build" "valgrind" "zlib1g" "zlib1g-dev" "ccache" "python3" "gcc-9" "g++-9"
-./cmake.sh "3.23.4"
+./cmake.sh "3.30.3"
 ./openmpi.sh "v5.0" "5.0.4"
 ./zoltan.sh "-j4'" "/trilinos-install"
 ./mpich.sh "4.0.2" "-j4"
@@ -101,28 +101,3 @@ then
 else
     echo "No cleanup instructions defined for OS=$OS."
 fi
-
-### OUTPUT COMPILER INFORMATION
-if test -n "$CC"
-then
-    echo "------------"
-    which $CC
-    echo "C Compiler:"
-    $(which $CC) --version
-fi
-
-if test -n "$CXX"
-then
-    echo "--------------------"
-    which $CXX
-    echo "C++ Compiler:"
-    $(which $CXX) --version
-fi
-
-if test -n "$FC"
-then
-    echo "------------------------"
-    which $FC
-    echo "Fortran Compiler:"
-    $(which $FC) --version
-fi
diff --git a/ci/shared/scripts/setup-ubuntu-22.04-clang-11-vtk-9.2.2-py-3.all.sh b/ci/shared/scripts/setup-ubuntu-22.04-clang-11-vtk-9.2.2-py-3.all.sh
index 49245899..c0ef2a59 100644
--- a/ci/shared/scripts/setup-ubuntu-22.04-clang-11-vtk-9.2.2-py-3.all.sh
+++ b/ci/shared/scripts/setup-ubuntu-22.04-clang-11-vtk-9.2.2-py-3.all.sh
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ ls -l
 ./conda-python-env.sh "3.10" "nanobind yaml setuptools"
 ./conda-python-env.sh "3.11" "nanobind yaml setuptools"
 ./conda-python-env.sh "3.12" "nanobind yaml setuptools"
-./cmake.sh "3.23.4"
+./cmake.sh "3.30.3"
 ./vtk.sh "9.2.2"
 
 # Remove install scripts
@@ -107,28 +107,3 @@ then
 else
     echo "No cleanup instructions defined for OS=$OS."
 fi
-
-### OUTPUT COMPILER INFORMATION
-if test -n "$CC"
-then
-    echo "------------"
-    which $CC
-    echo "C Compiler:"
-    $(which $CC) --version
-fi
-
-if test -n "$CXX"
-then
-    echo "--------------------"
-    which $CXX
-    echo "C++ Compiler:"
-    $(which $CXX) --version
-fi
-
-if test -n "$FC"
-then
-    echo "------------------------"
-    which $FC
-    echo "Fortran Compiler:"
-    $(which $FC) --version
-fi
diff --git a/ci/shared/scripts/setup-ubuntu-22.04-gcc-11-vtk-9.2.2-py-3.all.sh b/ci/shared/scripts/setup-ubuntu-22.04-gcc-11-vtk-9.2.2-py-3.all.sh
index 4ce07d1a..99da5f0f 100644
--- a/ci/shared/scripts/setup-ubuntu-22.04-gcc-11-vtk-9.2.2-py-3.all.sh
+++ b/ci/shared/scripts/setup-ubuntu-22.04-gcc-11-vtk-9.2.2-py-3.all.sh
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ ls -l
 ./conda-python-env.sh "3.10" "nanobind yaml setuptools"
 ./conda-python-env.sh "3.11" "nanobind yaml setuptools"
 ./conda-python-env.sh "3.12" "nanobind yaml setuptools"
-./cmake.sh "3.23.4"
+./cmake.sh "3.30.3"
 ./vtk.sh "9.2.2"
 
 # Remove install scripts
@@ -107,28 +107,3 @@ then
 else
     echo "No cleanup instructions defined for OS=$OS."
 fi
-
-### OUTPUT COMPILER INFORMATION
-if test -n "$CC"
-then
-    echo "------------"
-    which $CC
-    echo "C Compiler:"
-    $(which $CC) --version
-fi
-
-if test -n "$CXX"
-then
-    echo "--------------------"
-    which $CXX
-    echo "C++ Compiler:"
-    $(which $CXX) --version
-fi
-
-if test -n "$FC"
-then
-    echo "------------------------"
-    which $FC
-    echo "Fortran Compiler:"
-    $(which $FC) --version
-fi
diff --git a/ci/shared/scripts/setup-ubuntu-22.04-gcc-12-vtk-9.3.0-py-3.all.sh b/ci/shared/scripts/setup-ubuntu-22.04-gcc-12-vtk-9.3.0-py-3.all.sh
index a9f60211..c7bc79d8 100644
--- a/ci/shared/scripts/setup-ubuntu-22.04-gcc-12-vtk-9.3.0-py-3.all.sh
+++ b/ci/shared/scripts/setup-ubuntu-22.04-gcc-12-vtk-9.3.0-py-3.all.sh
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ ls -l
 ./conda-python-env.sh "3.10" "nanobind yaml setuptools"
 ./conda-python-env.sh "3.11" "nanobind yaml setuptools"
 ./conda-python-env.sh "3.12" "nanobind yaml setuptools"
-./cmake.sh "3.23.4"
+./cmake.sh "3.30.3"
 ./vtk.sh "9.3.0"
 
 # Remove install scripts
@@ -107,28 +107,3 @@ then
 else
     echo "No cleanup instructions defined for OS=$OS."
 fi
-
-### OUTPUT COMPILER INFORMATION
-if test -n "$CC"
-then
-    echo "------------"
-    which $CC
-    echo "C Compiler:"
-    $(which $CC) --version
-fi
-
-if test -n "$CXX"
-then
-    echo "--------------------"
-    which $CXX
-    echo "C++ Compiler:"
-    $(which $CXX) --version
-fi
-
-if test -n "$FC"
-then
-    echo "------------------------"
-    which $FC
-    echo "Fortran Compiler:"
-    $(which $FC) --version
-fi
diff --git a/ci/shared/scripts/setup-ubuntu-24.04-gcc-13-vtk-9.3.1-py-3.all.sh b/ci/shared/scripts/setup-ubuntu-24.04-gcc-13-vtk-9.3.1-py-3.all.sh
index 11f7eb5b..2f3acab8 100644
--- a/ci/shared/scripts/setup-ubuntu-24.04-gcc-13-vtk-9.3.1-py-3.all.sh
+++ b/ci/shared/scripts/setup-ubuntu-24.04-gcc-13-vtk-9.3.1-py-3.all.sh
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ ls -l
 ./conda-python-env.sh "3.10" "nanobind yaml setuptools"
 ./conda-python-env.sh "3.11" "nanobind yaml setuptools"
 ./conda-python-env.sh "3.12" "nanobind yaml setuptools"
-./cmake.sh "3.23.4"
+./cmake.sh "3.30.3"
 ./vtk.sh "9.3.1"
 
 # Remove install scripts
@@ -107,28 +107,3 @@ then
 else
     echo "No cleanup instructions defined for OS=$OS."
 fi
-
-### OUTPUT COMPILER INFORMATION
-if test -n "$CC"
-then
-    echo "------------"
-    which $CC
-    echo "C Compiler:"
-    $(which $CC) --version
-fi
-
-if test -n "$CXX"
-then
-    echo "--------------------"
-    which $CXX
-    echo "C++ Compiler:"
-    $(which $CXX) --version
-fi
-
-if test -n "$FC"
-then
-    echo "------------------------"
-    which $FC
-    echo "Fortran Compiler:"
-    $(which $FC) --version
-fi