diff --git a/sorc/checkout.sh b/sorc/checkout.sh
index a5f3242241..c6967d1383 100755
--- a/sorc/checkout.sh
+++ b/sorc/checkout.sh
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ if [[ ! -d gldas.fd ]] ; then
     rm -f ${topdir}/checkout-gldas.log
     git clone https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/GLDAS  gldas.fd >> ${topdir}/checkout-gldas.fd.log 2>&1
     cd gldas.fd
-    git checkout gldas_gfsv16_release.v1.1.0
+    git checkout gldas_gfsv16_release.v1.2.0
     cd ${topdir}
 else
     echo 'Skip.  Directory gldas.fd already exists.'