diff --git a/Externals.cfg b/Externals.cfg
index 44e02093a7..aa93fbac17 100644
--- a/Externals.cfg
+++ b/Externals.cfg
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # External sub-modules of global-workflow
 
 [FV3GFS]
-tag = GFS.v16.3.1
+tag = GFS.v16.3.22
 local_path = sorc/fv3gfs.fd
 repo_url = https://github.com/ufs-community/ufs-weather-model.git
 protocol = git
diff --git a/docs/Release_Notes.md b/docs/Release_Notes.md
index bf3c53c49c..171535915c 100644
--- a/docs/Release_Notes.md
+++ b/docs/Release_Notes.md
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ The checkout script extracts the following GFS components:
 
 | Component | Tag         | POC               |
 | --------- | ----------- | ----------------- |
-| MODEL     | GFS.v16.3.22   | Jun.Wang@noaa.gov |
+| MODEL     | GFS.v16.3.22 | Jun.Wang@noaa.gov |
 | GLDAS     | gldas_gfsv16_release.v.2.1.0 | Helin.Wei@noaa.gov |
 | GSI       | gfsda.v16.3.20 | Andrew.Collard@noaa.gov |
 | UFS_UTILS | ops-gfsv16.3.0 | George.Gayno@noaa.gov |
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ VERSION FILE CHANGES
 SORC CHANGES
 ------------
 
-* New MODEL tag - includes WW3 updates for name change
+* New MODEL tag `GFS.v16.3.22` - includes WW3 updates for name change
 
 JOBS CHANGES
 ------------
diff --git a/sorc/checkout.sh b/sorc/checkout.sh
index 5b27c59960..f50fbf3a4c 100755
--- a/sorc/checkout.sh
+++ b/sorc/checkout.sh
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ echo $topdir
 echo fv3gfs checkout ...
 if [[ ! -d fv3gfs.fd ]] ; then
     rm -f ${topdir}/checkout-fv3gfs.log
-    git clone --recursive --branch GFS.v16.3.1 https://github.com/ufs-community/ufs-weather-model.git fv3gfs.fd >> ${topdir}/checkout-fv3gfs.log 2>&1
+    git clone --recursive --branch GFS.v16.3.22 https://github.com/ufs-community/ufs-weather-model.git fv3gfs.fd >> ${topdir}/checkout-fv3gfs.log 2>&1
     cd ${topdir}
 else
     echo 'Skip.  Directory fv3gfs.fd already exists.'