diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 1a11f4ce5c1154474d34d6797e8c67c99b202caf..f46b19390e4f95789bce763362812f2e191c8f5e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.19)
 
 project(
   scord
-  VERSION 0.3.1
+  VERSION 0.3.3
   LANGUAGES C CXX
 )
 
diff --git a/cmake/FindSlurm.cmake b/cmake/FindSlurm.cmake
index 4a17249b489c990981463b8bb9e5e80cebb067bf..a46ff088e88ec1c90e4db361c31e32e8f3fd0cc0 100644
--- a/cmake/FindSlurm.cmake
+++ b/cmake/FindSlurm.cmake
@@ -68,32 +68,27 @@ The following cache variables may also be set:
   The path to the Slurm library.
 
 #]=======================================================================]
+find_package(PkgConfig)
+pkg_check_modules(PC_SLURM QUIET SLURM)
 
 find_path(
   SLURM_INCLUDE_DIR
   NAMES slurm/slurm.h
-  PATHS 
-    ENV SLURM
-    ENV SLURM_PATH
+  PATHS
     ENV SLURM_ROOT
-    ENV CPATH
-    ENV C_INCLUDE_PATH
-    ENV CPLUS_INCLUDE_PATH
+    "/opt/slurm"
   PATH_SUFFIXES include
 )
 
 find_library(SLURM_LIBRARY NAMES slurm
-PATHS 
-    ENV SLURM
-    ENV SLURM_PATH
-    ENV SLURM_ROOT
+
+PATHS  
+    ENV SLURM_ROOT 
     ENV LD_LIBRARY_PATH
-    ENV LIBRARY_PATH
-    ENV PATH
+    "/opt/slurm"
   PATH_SUFFIXES
     "lib"
     "lib64"
-
 )
 
 mark_as_advanced(SLURM_INCLUDE_DIR SLURM_LIBRARY)
diff --git a/spack/packages/scord/package.py b/spack/packages/scord/package.py
index c9a95b4cf8822121ef5b57d5da41d77eade2655c..f75f70274f9e4e777debd3d58a8810599abf733c 100644
--- a/spack/packages/scord/package.py
+++ b/spack/packages/scord/package.py
@@ -92,10 +92,6 @@ class Scord(CMakePackage):
     depends_on("cargo@0.3.2:", when='@0.3.1:')
     depends_on("slurm", when='@0.3.1:')
 
-# slurm:
-#   externals:
-#    - spec: "slurm@23.02.6"
-#      prefix: "opt/slurm-23.02.6/"
 
     with when("@0.2.0: +ofi"):
         depends_on("libfabric@1.14.0 fabrics=sockets,tcp,rxm")