diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c466487b70f..6aa467d110b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -450,6 +450,12 @@ include (${HDF_RESOURCES_DIR}/ConfigureChecks.cmake)
 
 set (CMAKE_INCLUDE_CURRENT_DIR_IN_INTERFACE ON)
 
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Include directories in the source or build tree should come before other
+# directories to prioritize headers in the sources over installed ones.
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+set(CMAKE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES_PROJECT_BEFORE ON)
+
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Mac OS X Options
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/release_docs/RELEASE.txt b/release_docs/RELEASE.txt
index cba7948c3fa..2e17415f055 100644
--- a/release_docs/RELEASE.txt
+++ b/release_docs/RELEASE.txt
@@ -682,7 +682,14 @@ Bug Fixes since HDF5-1.14.0 release
       Checks were added to the CMake and Autotools code to verify that CLOCK_MONOTONIC_COARSE,
       PTHREAD_MUTEX_ADAPTIVE_NP and pthread_condattr_setclock() are available before attempting
       to use them in Subfiling VFD-related utility code. Without these checks, attempting
-      to build the Subfiling VFD on macOS would fail. 
+      to build the Subfiling VFD on macOS would fail.
+
+    - Fixes the ordering of INCLUDES when building with CMake
+
+      Include directories in the source or build tree should come before other
+      directories to prioritize headers in the sources over installed ones.
+
+      Fixes GitHub #1027
 
     - The accum test now passes on macOS 12+ (Monterey) w/ CMake