diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 324c82707..900555a8a 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
         url = https://github.com/ESCOMP/CESM_CICE
         fxDONOTUSEurl = https://github.com/ESCOMP/CESM_CICE
         fxrequired = ToplevelRequired
-        fxtag = cesm3_cice6_6_1_3
+        fxtag = cesm3_cice6_6_1_6
 
 [submodule "mom"]
         path = components/mom
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 7e8cf727f..d46e2f244 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ components/fms          https://github.com/ESCOMP/FMS_interface/tree/fi_250428
 share                   https://github.com/ESCOMP/CESM_share/tree/share1.1.9                  --
 components/cam          https://github.com/ESCOMP/CAM/cam6_4_116                              --
 components/clm          https://github.com/ESCOMP/ctsm/tree/alpha-ctsm5.4.CMIP7.09.ctsm5.3.068--
-components/cice         https://github.com/ESCOMP/CESM_CICE/tree/cesm3_cice6_6_1_3            **
+components/cice         https://github.com/ESCOMP/CESM_CICE/tree/cesm3_cice6_6_1_6            **
 components/mom          https://github.com/ESCOMP/MOM_interface/mi_250519                     --
 components/cism         https://github.com/ESCOMP/cism-wrapper/tree/cismwrap_2_2_008          --
 components/cdeps        https://github.com/ESCOMP/CDEPS/tree/cdeps1.0.81                      **
@@ -32,6 +32,19 @@ cdeps
 
 
 cice
+    Chris Fischer 2025-09-26 - cesm3_cice6_6_1_6 - components/cice (cesm3_0_alpha07e)
+    https://github.com/ESCOMP/CESM_CICE/tags/cesm3_cice6_6_1_6
+
+    Add correct CICE tag to .gitmodules
+
+
+    Chris Fischer 2025-09-25 - cesm3_cice6_6_1_5 - components/cice (cesm3_0_alpha07e)
+    https://github.com/ESCOMP/CESM_CICE/tags/cesm3_cice6_6_1_5
+
+    cesm3_cice6_6_1_5: Add namelist variable kmt_type
+    cesm3_cice6_6_1_4: Change SSTICE_GRID_FILENAME to SSTICE_MESH_FILENAME
+
+
     David Bailey 2025-06-27 - cesm3_cice6_6_1_3 - components/cice (cesm3_0_alpha07e)
     https://github.com/ESCOMP/CESM_CICE/tags/cesm3_cice6_6_0_15
 
diff --git a/components/cice b/components/cice
index e9a6bef24..b6618b88e 160000
--- a/components/cice
+++ b/components/cice
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit e9a6bef2431da85aa3a02930a6a26c00147be84a
+Subproject commit b6618b88e9802884d8ff3a7092b9850319453413