diff --git a/.github/workflows/extbuild.yml b/.github/workflows/extbuild.yml
index 6e26b40a5..41708115b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/extbuild.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/extbuild.yml
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@ jobs:
       CPPFLAGS: "-I/usr/include -I/usr/local/include"
 
       # Versions of all dependencies can be updated here
-      ESMF_VERSION: v8.4.2
+      ESMF_VERSION: v8.5.0
       PNETCDF_VERSION: checkpoint.1.12.3
       NETCDF_FORTRAN_VERSION: v4.6.0
-      PIO_VERSION: pio2_6_0
-      CDEPS_VERSION: cdeps1.0.15
+      PIO_VERSION: pio2_6_2
+      CDEPS_VERSION: cdeps1.0.21
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
         # Build the ESMF library, if the cache contains a previous build
@@ -52,23 +52,27 @@ jobs:
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-${{ env.PIO_VERSION }}.pio
       - name: Build ParallelIO
         if: steps.cache-ParallelIO.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-        uses: NCAR/ParallelIO/.github/actions/parallelio_cmake@pio2_6_0
+        uses: NCAR/ParallelIO/.github/actions/parallelio_cmake@pio2_6_2
         with:
           parallelio_version: ${{ env.ParallelIO_VERSION }}
           enable_fortran: True
-          install_prefix: $HOME/pio
-      - name: Build ESMF
-        if: steps.cache-esmf.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-        uses: ESCOMP/CDEPS/.github/actions/buildesmf@cdeps1.0.15
+          install_prefix: ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/pio
+      - name: Install ESMF
+        uses: esmf-org/install-esmf-action@v1
+        env:
+          ESMF_COMPILER: gfortran
+          ESMF_BOPT: g
+          ESMF_COMM: openmpi
+          ESMF_NETCDF: nc-config
+          ESMF_PNETCDF: pnetcdf-config
+          ESMF_INSTALL_PREFIX: ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/ESMF
+          ESMF_PIO: external
+          ESMF_PIO_INCLUDE: ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/pio/include
+          ESMF_PIO_LIBPATH: ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/pio/lib
         with:
-          esmf_version: ${{ env.ESMF_VERSION }}
-          esmf_bopt: g
-          esmf_comm: openmpi
-          install_prefix: $HOME/ESMF
-          netcdf_c_path: /usr
-          netcdf_fortran_path: /usr
-          pnetcdf_path: /usr
-          parallelio_path: $HOME/pio
+          version: ${{ env.ESMF_VERSION }}
+          esmpy: false
+          cache: true
       - name: Cache CDEPS
         id: cache-cdeps
         uses: actions/cache@v3
@@ -84,24 +88,23 @@ jobs:
           ref: ${{ env.CDEPS_VERSION }}
       - name: Build CDEPS
         if: steps.cache-cdeps.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-        uses: ESCOMP/CDEPS/.github/actions/buildcdeps@cdeps1.0.15
+        uses: ESCOMP/CDEPS/.github/actions/buildcdeps@cdeps1.0.21
         with:
-          esmfmkfile: $HOME/ESMF/lib/libg/Linux.gfortran.64.openmpi.default/esmf.mk
-          pio_path: $HOME/pio
+          esmfmkfile: $ESMFMKFILE
+          pio_path: ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/pio
           src_root: ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/cdeps-src
           cmake_flags: " -Wno-dev -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=DEBUG -DWERROR=ON  -DCMAKE_Fortran_FLAGS=\"-DCPRGNU -g -Wall \
           -ffree-form -ffree-line-length-none -fallow-argument-mismatch \""
       
       - name: Build CMEPS
         run: |
-          export ESMFMKFILE=$HOME/ESMF/lib/libg/Linux.gfortran.64.openmpi.default/esmf.mk
-          export PIO=$HOME/pio
+          export PIO=${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/pio
           mkdir build-cmeps
           pushd build-cmeps
           cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=DEBUG -DCMAKE_Fortran_FLAGS="-g -Wall -Werror -ffree-form -ffree-line-length-none  -Wno-unused-dummy-argument -I /home/runner/work/CMEPS/CMEPS/build-cdeps/share" ../
           make VERBOSE=1
           popd
 
-      - name: Setup tmate session
-        if: ${{ failure() }}
-        uses: mxschmitt/action-tmate@v3
+#      - name: Setup tmate session
+#        if: ${{ failure() }}
+#        uses: mxschmitt/action-tmate@v3
diff --git a/mediator/med_enthalpy_mod.F90 b/mediator/med_enthalpy_mod.F90
index 5ccbca3eb..38b3f6a8e 100644
--- a/mediator/med_enthalpy_mod.F90
+++ b/mediator/med_enthalpy_mod.F90
@@ -153,7 +153,6 @@ subroutine med_compute_enthalpy(is_local, rc)
        hcond(n)  = (tocn(n) - tkfrz) * max(evap(n), 0._r8)  * cpwv  * ofrac(n)
        hrofl(n)  = max((tocn(n) - tkfrz), 0._r8) * rofl(n)  * cpfw  * ofrac(n)
        hrofi(n)  = min((tocn(n) - tkfrz), 0._r8) * rofi(n)  * cpice * ofrac(n)
-       ! GMM - note change in hcond
     end do
     if(.not. FB_fldchk(is_local%wrap%FBExp(compocn), 'Faxa_rain', rc)) deallocate(rain)
     if(.not. FB_fldchk(is_local%wrap%FBExp(compocn), 'Faxa_snow', rc)) deallocate(snow)