diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 678b0ce1..fc2e52e8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 # CHANGELOG
 
 
+## 0.11.#
+
+### Fixed
+- External links to eiger meta file in NXdetector and detectorSpecific groups re-enabled.
+
+
 ## 0.11.1
 
 # Added
diff --git a/src/nexgen/nxs_utils/detector.py b/src/nexgen/nxs_utils/detector.py
index 131407a3..bb1815cf 100644
--- a/src/nexgen/nxs_utils/detector.py
+++ b/src/nexgen/nxs_utils/detector.py
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ class UnknownDetectorTypeError(Exception):
     "photon_energy": "_dectris/photon_energy",
     "software_version": "_dectris/software_version",
     "ntrigger": "/_dectris/ntrigger",
-    # "serial_number": "/_dectris/detector_number",
-    # "eiger_fw_version": "/_dectris/eiger_fw_version",
-    # "data_collection_date": "/_dectris/data_collection_date",
+    "serial_number": "/_dectris/detector_number",
+    "eiger_fw_version": "/_dectris/eiger_fw_version",
+    "data_collection_date": "/_dectris/data_collection_date",
 }
 
 TRISTAN_CONST = {
diff --git a/src/nexgen/nxs_write/nxclass_writers.py b/src/nexgen/nxs_write/nxclass_writers.py
index b59ea81e..bca511ac 100644
--- a/src/nexgen/nxs_write/nxclass_writers.py
+++ b/src/nexgen/nxs_write/nxclass_writers.py
@@ -784,7 +784,7 @@ def write_NXcollection(
                 data=np.bytes_(detector_params.constants["software_version"]),
             )
     if "EIGER" in detector_params.description.upper() and meta:
-        for field in ["ntrigger"]:  # , "data_collection_date", "eiger_fw_version"]:
+        for field in ["ntrigger", "data_collection_date", "eiger_fw_version"]:
             grp[field] = h5py.ExternalLink(meta.name, detector_params.constants[field])
     elif "TRISTAN" in detector_params.description.upper():
         tick = ureg.Quantity(detector_params.constants["detector_tick"])