diff --git a/ecflow/ecf/versions/gfs.ver b/ecflow/ecf/versions/gfs.ver
index d53b8c5256..810f0d4aed 100644
--- a/ecflow/ecf/versions/gfs.ver
+++ b/ecflow/ecf/versions/gfs.ver
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export dumpjb_ver="5.1.0"
 export NCL_ver="6.4.0"
 export python_ver="3.6.3"
 export prod_envir_ver="1.1.0"
-export util_shared_ver="1.1.2"
+export util_shared_ver="1.3.0"
 export prod_util_ver="1.1.4"
 export metplus_ver="2.1"
 export w3emc_para_ver="2.4.0"
diff --git a/modulefiles/module_base.wcoss_dell_p3 b/modulefiles/module_base.wcoss_dell_p3
index f3a76c9a22..0bd8bd436b 100755
--- a/modulefiles/module_base.wcoss_dell_p3
+++ b/modulefiles/module_base.wcoss_dell_p3
@@ -27,11 +27,11 @@ module load HDF5-parallel/1.10.6
 module use -a /gpfs/dell1/nco/ops/nwprod/modulefiles/
 module load gempak/7.3.3
 module load g2tmpl/1.6.0
+module load util_shared/1.3.0
 
 # Load for WAFS
 module load bufr_dumplist/2.0.0
 module load dumpjb/5.1.0
-module load util_shared/1.1.2
 
 # python
 module load python/3.6.3