diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 33c9f9cf8461..e62584cdc79b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -28,6 +28,12 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ### Deprecated
 
+## [2.46.2] - 2024-05-31
+
+### Removed
+
+- Remove excessive print statements in `generic/OpenMP_Support.F90`
+
 ## [2.46.1] - 2024-05-10
 
 ## Fixed
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b1c83ba0ba64..b2bd7cd2619a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ endif ()
 
 project (
   MAPL
-  VERSION 2.46.1
+  VERSION 2.46.2
   LANGUAGES Fortran CXX C)  # Note - CXX is required for ESMF
 
 # Set the possible values of build type for cmake-gui
diff --git a/generic/OpenMP_Support.F90 b/generic/OpenMP_Support.F90
index c2742a6c9a6c..9cdf0a3ac1c8 100644
--- a/generic/OpenMP_Support.F90
+++ b/generic/OpenMP_Support.F90
@@ -537,8 +537,7 @@ function make_subgridcomps(GridComp, run_entry_points, num_grids, unusable, rc)
 
         call ESMF_GridCompGet(GridComp, config=CF, name=comp_name, _RC)
         call ESMF_InternalStateGet(GridComp, labelList=labels, _RC)
-        if(myPET==0) print*,__FILE__,__LINE__, 'internal states labels : <',trim(comp_name), (trim(labels(i)),i=1,size(labels)), '>'
-        print*,__FILE__,__LINE__, 'splitting component: <',trim(comp_name),'>'
+
         do i = 1, num_grids
           associate (gc => subgridcomps(i) )
             gc = ESMF_GridCompCreate(name=trim(comp_name), config=CF, petlist=[myPet], &