diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 77e9c2fc56..a0cb5ea697 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
 	url = https://github.com/MPAS-Dev/MPAS-Model.git
         fxrequired = AlwaysRequired
         fxsparse = ../.mpas_sparse_checkout
-        fxtag = b8c33daa
+        fxtag = ff76a231
 	fxDONOTUSEurl = https://github.com/MPAS-Dev/MPAS-Model.git
 
 [submodule "cosp2"]
diff --git a/src/dynamics/mpas/dycore b/src/dynamics/mpas/dycore
index b8c33daa4b..ff76a231dd 160000
--- a/src/dynamics/mpas/dycore
+++ b/src/dynamics/mpas/dycore
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit b8c33daa4b124f116b0ba1b1386968c4c15b42e4
+Subproject commit ff76a231ddf6bfd3bdb878afb02821c70ba1a856