diff --git a/Externals.cfg b/Externals.cfg
index 0876074ab7..ab54ceae88 100644
--- a/Externals.cfg
+++ b/Externals.cfg
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ protocol = git
 required = True
 
 [EMC_verif-global]
-tag = verif_global_v1.11.0
+tag = verif_global_v2.2.1
 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 1505fc4922..9da8cc5d73 100755
--- a/sorc/checkout.sh
+++ b/sorc/checkout.sh
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ if [[ ! -d verif-global.fd ]] ; then
     rm -f ${topdir}/checkout-verif-global.log
     git clone --recursive https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/EMC_verif-global.git verif-global.fd >> ${topdir}/checkout-verif-global.log 2>&1
     cd verif-global.fd
-    git checkout verif_global_v1.11.0
+    git checkout verif_global_v2.2.1
     cd ${topdir}
 else
     echo 'Skip. Directory verif-global.fd already exist.'