diff --git a/sorc/checkout.sh b/sorc/checkout.sh
index 6fd564d56f..3a7059a8ea 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.v16.0.2
+    git checkout  GFS.v16.0.3
     git submodule update --init --recursive
     cd ${topdir}
 else