diff --git a/Externals_CAM.cfg b/Externals_CAM.cfg
index 60154f2b..ec323da8 100644
--- a/Externals_CAM.cfg
+++ b/Externals_CAM.cfg
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ required = True
 local_path = src/physics/ncar_ccpp
 protocol = git
 repo_url = https://github.com/ESCOMP/atmospheric_physics
-tag = atmos_phys0_01_000
+# tag = atmos_phys0_01_000
+# TODO(jiwon)
+branch = update_micm_interface
 required = True
 
 [externals_description]
diff --git a/cime_config/buildlib b/cime_config/buildlib
index 7eb30164..d9343bfd 100755
--- a/cime_config/buildlib
+++ b/cime_config/buildlib
@@ -97,7 +97,8 @@ def _build_cam():
                               case.get_value("COMP_INTERFACE")),
                  os.path.join(atm_root, "src", "dynamics", "utils"),
                  os.path.join(atm_root, "src", "physics", "utils"),
-                 os.path.join(atm_root, "src", "utils")]
+                 os.path.join(atm_root, "src", "utils"),
+                 os.path.join("/usr/local/musica-0.4.0/fortran_include/")]
         for path in phys_dirs:
             if path not in paths:
                 paths.append(path)
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile.musica b/docker/Dockerfile.musica
index b02cf7b6..cbe6ee6f 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile.musica
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile.musica
@@ -11,13 +11,20 @@ RUN dnf -y update \
       git \
       hostname \
       m4 \
-      python \
+      python3.11 \
       sudo \
       svn \
       tree \
       vim \
+      json-devel \
     && dnf clean all
 
+##################################################
+# Set symlink to the specific python version
+# that supports a deprecated pacakge for cime (distuitls)
+##################################################
+RUN ln -fs /usr/bin/python3.11 /usr/bin/python3
+
 ###################################################
 ## Make sure the mpi compilers can be found
 ###################################################
@@ -54,18 +61,21 @@ RUN ln -s /usr/local/jsonfortran-gnu-8.2.0/lib/libjsonfortran.a /usr/local/lib/l
 ## Build and install MUSICA
 ###################################################
 
-RUN git clone https://github.com/NCAR/musica.git
+# TODO(jiwon): update after musica & atmospheric_phys PRs are approved
+# RUN git clone https://github.com/NCAR/musica.git
+RUN git clone -b update_for_ccpp_wrapper --depth 1 https://github.com/NCAR/musica.git
 RUN mkdir /musica/build \
     && cd /musica/build \
     && export JSON_FORTRAN_HOME="/usr/local/jsonfortran-gnu-8.2.0" \
     && cmake \
-             -D ENABLE_TESTS=OFF \
-             -D ENABLE_TUVX=OFF \
-          .. \
+            -D MAKE_MUSICA_FORTRAN_INSTALLABLE=ON \
+            -D ENABLE_TESTS=OFF \
+            -D ENABLE_TUVX=OFF \
+            .. \
     && make install -j 8
 
 # add a symlink
-RUN ln -s /usr/local/musica-0.3.0/lib64/libmusica.a /usr/local/lib/libmusica.a
+RUN ln -s /usr/local/musica-0.4.0/lib64/libmusica.a /usr/local/lib/libmusica.a
 
 ###################################################
 ## Build CAM-SIMA
@@ -116,4 +126,4 @@ RUN /home/cam_sima_user/CAM-SIMA/docker/ftp_download.sh
 # # add the snapshot file
 RUN echo "ncdata='/home/cam_sima_user/run_heldsuarez_cam6_nt2_bigg_try005.cam.h5.0001-01-01-00000.nc'" >> user_nl_cam
 
-RUN ./case.build
+RUN ./case.build
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