diff --git a/Externals.cfg b/Externals.cfg
index df7f7e9..a089811 100644
--- a/Externals.cfg
+++ b/Externals.cfg
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 [ccs_config]
-tag = ccs_config-ew2.0.000
+tag = release-ccs_config-ew2.1
 protocol = git
 repo_url = https://github.com/EarthWorksOrg/ccs_config_cesm.git
 local_path = ccs_config
 required = True
 
 [cam]
-tag = cam-ew2.0.001
+tag = release-cam-ew2.1
 protocol = git
 repo_url = https://github.com/EarthWorksOrg/CAM
 local_path = components/cam
@@ -29,14 +29,14 @@ externals = Externals.cfg
 required = True
 
 [cmeps]
-tag = cmeps-ew2.0.000
+tag = release-cmeps-ew2.1
 protocol = git
 repo_url = https://github.com/EarthWorksOrg/CMEPS.git
 local_path = components/cmeps
 required = True
 
 [cdeps]
-tag = cdeps1.0.21
+tag = cdeps1.0.26
 protocol = git
 repo_url = https://github.com/ESCOMP/CDEPS.git
 local_path = components/cdeps
@@ -44,14 +44,14 @@ externals = Externals_CDEPS.cfg
 required = True
 
 [cpl7]
-tag = cpl77.0.6
+tag = cpl77.0.7
 protocol = git
 repo_url = https://github.com/ESCOMP/CESM_CPL7andDataComps
 local_path = components/cpl7
 required = True
 
 [share]
-tag = share1.0.17
+tag = share1.0.18
 protocol = git
 repo_url = https://github.com/ESCOMP/CESM_share
 local_path = share
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ local_path = libraries/parallelio
 required = True
 
 [cime]
-tag = cime-ew2.0.000
+tag = release-cime-ew2.1
 protocol = git
 repo_url = https://github.com/EarthWorksOrg/cime
 local_path = cime
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ externals = Externals_CISM.cfg
 required = True
 
 [clm]
-tag = ctsm-ew2.0.000
+tag = release-ctsm-ew2.1
 protocol = git
 repo_url = https://github.com/EarthWorksOrg/CTSM
 local_path = components/clm
@@ -95,21 +95,21 @@ externals = Externals_CLM.cfg
 required = True
 
 [mpas-ocean]
-tag = mpaso-ew2.0.000
+tag = release-mpaso-ew2.1
 protocol = git
 repo_url = https://github.com/EarthWorksOrg/mpas-ocean.git
 local_path = components/mpas-ocean
 required = True
 
 [mpas-seaice]
-tag = mpassi-ew2.0.000
+tag = release-mpassi-ew2.1
 protocol = git
 repo_url = https://github.com/EarthWorksOrg/mpas-seaice.git
 local_path = components/mpas-seaice
 required = True
 
 [mpas-framework]
-tag = mpasfrwk-ew2.0.000
+tag = release-mpasfrwk-ew2.1
 protocol = git
 repo_url = https://github.com/EarthWorksOrg/mpas-framework.git
 local_path = components/mpas-framework