diff --git a/Externals.cfg b/Externals.cfg
index c0491adeac..82dd328f4b 100644
--- a/Externals.cfg
+++ b/Externals.cfg
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # External sub-modules of global-workflow
 
 [FV3GFS]
-tag = GFS.v16.0.7
+tag = GFS.v16.0.10
 local_path = sorc/fv3gfs.fd
 repo_url = https://github.com/ufs-community/ufs-weather-model.git
 protocol = git
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ protocol = git
 required = True
 
 [EMC_post]
-tag = upp_gfsv16_release.v1.0.9
+tag = upp_gfsv16_release.v1.0.10
 local_path = sorc/gfs_post.fd
 repo_url = https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/EMC_post.git
 protocol = git
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ protocol = git
 required = True
 
 [EMC_verif-global]
-tag = verif_global_v1.8.0
+tag = verif_global_v1.9.0
 local_path = sorc/verif-global.fd
 repo_url = https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/EMC_verif-global.git
 protocol = git
diff --git a/sorc/checkout.sh b/sorc/checkout.sh
index e37a34c357..096bf8f7d8 100755
--- a/sorc/checkout.sh
+++ b/sorc/checkout.sh
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ if [[ ! -d fv3gfs.fd ]] ; then
     rm -f ${topdir}/checkout-fv3gfs.log
     git clone https://github.com/ufs-community/ufs-weather-model fv3gfs.fd >> ${topdir}/checkout-fv3gfs.log 2>&1
     cd fv3gfs.fd
-    git checkout  GFS.v16.0.7
+    git checkout  GFS.v16.0.10
     git submodule update --init --recursive
     cd ${topdir}
 else
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ if [[ ! -d gfs_post.fd ]] ; then
     rm -f ${topdir}/checkout-gfs_post.log
     git clone https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/EMC_post.git gfs_post.fd >> ${topdir}/checkout-gfs_post.log 2>&1
     cd gfs_post.fd
-    git checkout upp_gfsv16_release.v1.0.9
+    git checkout upp_gfsv16_release.v1.0.10
     cd ${topdir}
 else
     echo 'Skip.  Directory gfs_post.fd already exists.'
diff --git a/sorc/link_fv3gfs.sh b/sorc/link_fv3gfs.sh
index 07fd399bc7..36e20fa987 100755
--- a/sorc/link_fv3gfs.sh
+++ b/sorc/link_fv3gfs.sh
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ cd ${pwd}/../scripts            ||exit 8
     $LINK ../sorc/ufs_utils.fd/scripts/exemcsfc_global_sfc_prep.sh.ecf .
     $LINK ../sorc/gldas.fd/scripts/exgdas_gldas.sh.ecf .             
 cd ${pwd}/../ush                ||exit 8
-    for file in fv3gfs_downstream_nems.sh  fv3gfs_dwn_nems.sh  gfs_nceppost.sh  \
-        gfs_transfer.sh  mod_icec.sh link_crtm_fix.sh  trim_rh.sh fix_precip.sh; do
+    for file in fv3gfs_downstream_nems.sh fv3gfs_dwn_nems.sh gfs_nceppost.sh  \
+        gfs_transfer.sh mod_icec.sh link_crtm_fix.sh trim_rh.sh fix_precip.sh; do
         $LINK ../sorc/gfs_post.fd/ush/$file                  .
     done
     for file in emcsfc_ice_blend.sh  fv3gfs_driver_grid.sh  fv3gfs_make_orog.sh  global_cycle_driver.sh \