diff --git a/modulefiles/build.cheyenne.intel.lua b/modulefiles/build.cheyenne.intel.lua
index 0c00298d8..731ea918d 100644
--- a/modulefiles/build.cheyenne.intel.lua
+++ b/modulefiles/build.cheyenne.intel.lua
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ load(pathJoin("ip", ip_ver))
 nemsio_ver=os.getenv("nemsio_ver") or "2.5.2"
 load(pathJoin("nemsio", nemsio_ver))
 
-sp_ver=os.getenv("sp_ver") or "2.3.3"
+sp_ver=os.getenv("sp_ver") or "2.5.0"
 load(pathJoin("sp", sp_ver))
 
 w3nco_ver=os.getenv("w3nco_ver") or "2.4.1"
diff --git a/modulefiles/build.hera.gnu.lua b/modulefiles/build.hera.gnu.lua
index 1c5d0835a..377d05c07 100644
--- a/modulefiles/build.hera.gnu.lua
+++ b/modulefiles/build.hera.gnu.lua
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Load environment to compile UFS_UTILS on Hera using Gnu
 hpss_ver=os.getenv("hpss_ver") or ""
 load(pathJoin("hpss", hpss_ver))
 
-prepend_path("MODULEPATH", "/scratch1/NCEPDEV/nems/role.epic/spack-stack/spack-stack-1.5.0/envs/unified-env-noavx512/install/modulefiles/Core")
+prepend_path("MODULEPATH", "/scratch1/NCEPDEV/nems/role.epic/spack-stack/spack-stack-1.6.0/envs/unified-env/install/modulefiles/Core")
 -- For openmpi:
 prepend_path("MODULEPATH", "/scratch1/NCEPDEV/jcsda/jedipara/spack-stack/modulefiles")
 
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ load(pathJoin("ip", ip_ver))
 nemsio_ver=os.getenv("nemsio_ver") or "2.5.4"
 load(pathJoin("nemsio", nemsio_ver))
 
-sp_ver=os.getenv("sp_ver") or "2.3.3"
+sp_ver=os.getenv("sp_ver") or "2.5.0"
 load(pathJoin("sp", sp_ver))
 
 w3emc_ver=os.getenv("w3emc_ver") or "2.10.0"
@@ -48,13 +48,13 @@ load(pathJoin("hdf5", hdf5_ver))
 netcdf_c_ver=os.getenv("netcdf_c_ver") or "4.9.2"
 load(pathJoin("netcdf-c", netcdf_c_ver))
 
-netcdf_fortran_ver=os.getenv("netcdf_fortran_ver") or "4.6.0"
+netcdf_fortran_ver=os.getenv("netcdf_fortran_ver") or "4.6.1"
 load(pathJoin("netcdf-fortran", netcdf_fortran_ver))
 
 nccmp_ver=os.getenv("nccmp_ver") or "1.9.0.1"
 load(pathJoin("nccmp", nccmp_ver))
 
-esmf_ver=os.getenv("esmf_ver") or "8.4.2"
+esmf_ver=os.getenv("esmf_ver") or "8.5.0"
 load(pathJoin("esmf", esmf_ver))
 
 nco_ver=os.getenv("nco_ver") or "5.0.6"
diff --git a/modulefiles/build.hera.intel.lua b/modulefiles/build.hera.intel.lua
index 016c35ff3..882c00b84 100644
--- a/modulefiles/build.hera.intel.lua
+++ b/modulefiles/build.hera.intel.lua
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Load environment to compile UFS_UTILS on Hera using Intel
 hpss_ver=os.getenv("hpss_ver") or ""
 load(pathJoin("hpss", hpss_ver))
 
-prepend_path("MODULEPATH", "/scratch1/NCEPDEV/nems/role.epic/spack-stack/spack-stack-1.5.0/envs/unified-env-noavx512/install/modulefiles/Core")
+prepend_path("MODULEPATH", "/scratch1/NCEPDEV/nems/role.epic/spack-stack/spack-stack-1.6.0/envs/unified-env/install/modulefiles/Core")
 
 stack_intel_ver=os.getenv("stack_intel_ver") or "2021.5.0"
 load(pathJoin("stack-intel", stack_intel_ver))
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ load(pathJoin("ip", ip_ver))
 nemsio_ver=os.getenv("nemsio_ver") or "2.5.4"
 load(pathJoin("nemsio", nemsio_ver))
 
-sp_ver=os.getenv("sp_ver") or "2.3.3"
+sp_ver=os.getenv("sp_ver") or "2.5.0"
 load(pathJoin("sp", sp_ver))
 
 w3emc_ver=os.getenv("w3emc_ver") or "2.10.0"
@@ -49,13 +49,13 @@ load(pathJoin("libpng", png_ver))
 netcdf_c_ver=os.getenv("netcdf_c_ver") or "4.9.2"
 load(pathJoin("netcdf-c", netcdf_c_ver))
 
-netcdf_fortran_ver=os.getenv("netcdf_fortran_ver") or "4.6.0"
+netcdf_fortran_ver=os.getenv("netcdf_fortran_ver") or "4.6.1"
 load(pathJoin("netcdf-fortran", netcdf_fortran_ver))
 
 nccmp_ver=os.getenv("nccmp_ver") or "1.9.0.1"
 load(pathJoin("nccmp", nccmp_ver))
 
-esmf_ver=os.getenv("esmf_ver") or "8.4.2"
+esmf_ver=os.getenv("esmf_ver") or "8.5.0"
 load(pathJoin("esmf", esmf_ver))
 
 nco_ver=os.getenv("nco_ver") or "5.0.6"
diff --git a/modulefiles/build.hercules.intel.lua b/modulefiles/build.hercules.intel.lua
index 161fe7255..742d924e9 100644
--- a/modulefiles/build.hercules.intel.lua
+++ b/modulefiles/build.hercules.intel.lua
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ help([[
 Load environment to compile UFS_UTILS on Hercules using Intel
 ]])
 
-prepend_path("MODULEPATH", "/work/noaa/epic/role-epic/spack-stack/hercules/spack-stack-1.5.0/envs/unified-env/install/modulefiles/Core")
+prepend_path("MODULEPATH", "/work/noaa/epic/role-epic/spack-stack/hercules/spack-stack-1.6.0/envs/unified-env/install/modulefiles/Core")
 
 stack_intel_ver=os.getenv("stack_intel_ver") or "2021.9.0"
 load(pathJoin("stack-intel", stack_intel_ver))
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ load(pathJoin("ip", ip_ver))
 nemsio_ver=os.getenv("nemsio_ver") or "2.5.4"
 load(pathJoin("nemsio", nemsio_ver))
 
-sp_ver=os.getenv("sp_ver") or "2.3.3"
+sp_ver=os.getenv("sp_ver") or "2.5.0"
 load(pathJoin("sp", sp_ver))
 
 w3emc_ver=os.getenv("w3emc_ver") or "2.10.0"
@@ -46,13 +46,13 @@ load(pathJoin("libpng", png_ver))
 netcdf_c_ver=os.getenv("netcdf_c_ver") or "4.9.2"
 load(pathJoin("netcdf-c", netcdf_c_ver))
 
-netcdf_fortran_ver=os.getenv("netcdf_fortran_ver") or "4.6.0"
+netcdf_fortran_ver=os.getenv("netcdf_fortran_ver") or "4.6.1"
 load(pathJoin("netcdf-fortran", netcdf_fortran_ver))
 
 nccmp_ver=os.getenv("nccmp_ver") or "1.9.0.1"
 load(pathJoin("nccmp", nccmp_ver))
 
-esmf_ver=os.getenv("esmf_ver") or "8.4.2"
+esmf_ver=os.getenv("esmf_ver") or "8.5.0"
 load(pathJoin("esmf", esmf_ver))
 
 nco_ver=os.getenv("nco_ver") or "5.0.6"
diff --git a/modulefiles/build.jet.intel.lua b/modulefiles/build.jet.intel.lua
index 106d8c9b3..b2dc48a0c 100644
--- a/modulefiles/build.jet.intel.lua
+++ b/modulefiles/build.jet.intel.lua
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Load environment to compile UFS_UTILS on Jet using Intel
 hpss_ver=os.getenv("hpss_ver") or ""
 load(pathJoin("hpss", hpss_ver))
 
-prepend_path("MODULEPATH", "/mnt/lfs4/HFIP/hfv3gfs/role.epic/spack-stack/spack-stack-1.5.0/envs/unified-env/install/modulefiles/Core")
+prepend_path("MODULEPATH", "/mnt/lfs4/HFIP/hfv3gfs/role.epic/spack-stack/spack-stack-1.6.0/envs/unified-env/install/modulefiles/Core")
 
 stack_intel_ver=os.getenv("stack_intel_ver") or "2021.5.0"
 load(pathJoin("stack-intel", stack_intel_ver))
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ load(pathJoin("ip", ip_ver))
 nemsio_ver=os.getenv("nemsio_ver") or "2.5.4"
 load(pathJoin("nemsio", nemsio_ver))
 
-sp_ver=os.getenv("sp_ver") or "2.3.3"
+sp_ver=os.getenv("sp_ver") or "2.5.0"
 load(pathJoin("sp", sp_ver))
 
 w3emc_ver=os.getenv("w3emc_ver") or "2.10.0"
@@ -49,13 +49,13 @@ load(pathJoin("libpng", png_ver))
 netcdf_c_ver=os.getenv("netcdf_c_ver") or "4.9.2"
 load(pathJoin("netcdf-c", netcdf_c_ver))
 
-netcdf_fortran_ver=os.getenv("netcdf_fortran_ver") or "4.6.0"
+netcdf_fortran_ver=os.getenv("netcdf_fortran_ver") or "4.6.1"
 load(pathJoin("netcdf-fortran", netcdf_fortran_ver))
 
 nccmp_ver=os.getenv("nccmp_ver") or "1.9.0.1"
 load(pathJoin("nccmp", nccmp_ver))
 
-esmf_ver=os.getenv("esmf_ver") or "8.4.2"
+esmf_ver=os.getenv("esmf_ver") or "8.5.0"
 load(pathJoin("esmf", esmf_ver))
 
 nco_ver=os.getenv("nco_ver") or "5.0.6"
diff --git a/modulefiles/build.noaacloud.intel.lua b/modulefiles/build.noaacloud.intel.lua
index 2661256d5..296c0b9b5 100644
--- a/modulefiles/build.noaacloud.intel.lua
+++ b/modulefiles/build.noaacloud.intel.lua
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ load(pathJoin("ip", ip_ver))
 nemsio_ver=os.getenv("nemsio_ver") or "2.5.4"
 load(pathJoin("nemsio", nemsio_ver))
 
-sp_ver=os.getenv("sp_ver") or "2.3.3"
+sp_ver=os.getenv("sp_ver") or "2.5.0"
 load(pathJoin("sp", sp_ver))
 
 w3emc_ver=os.getenv("w3emc_ver") or "2.9.2"
diff --git a/modulefiles/build.orion.intel.lua b/modulefiles/build.orion.intel.lua
index c7f8a5cae..d9c1ec3f1 100644
--- a/modulefiles/build.orion.intel.lua
+++ b/modulefiles/build.orion.intel.lua
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ help([[
 Load environment to compile UFS_UTILS on Orion using Intel
 ]])
 
-prepend_path("MODULEPATH", "/work/noaa/epic/role-epic/spack-stack/orion/spack-stack-1.5.0/envs/unified-env/install/modulefiles/Core")
+prepend_path("MODULEPATH", "/work/noaa/epic/role-epic/spack-stack/orion/spack-stack-1.6.0/envs/unified-env/install/modulefiles/Core")
 
 stack_intel_ver=os.getenv("stack_intel_ver") or "2022.0.2"
 load(pathJoin("stack-intel", stack_intel_ver))
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ load(pathJoin("ip", ip_ver))
 nemsio_ver=os.getenv("nemsio_ver") or "2.5.4"
 load(pathJoin("nemsio", nemsio_ver))
 
-sp_ver=os.getenv("sp_ver") or "2.3.3"
+sp_ver=os.getenv("sp_ver") or "2.5.0"
 load(pathJoin("sp", sp_ver))
 
 w3emc_ver=os.getenv("w3emc_ver") or "2.10.0"
@@ -46,13 +46,13 @@ load(pathJoin("libpng", png_ver))
 netcdf_c_ver=os.getenv("netcdf_c_ver") or "4.9.2"
 load(pathJoin("netcdf-c", netcdf_c_ver))
 
-netcdf_fortran_ver=os.getenv("netcdf_fortran_ver") or "4.6.0"
+netcdf_fortran_ver=os.getenv("netcdf_fortran_ver") or "4.6.1"
 load(pathJoin("netcdf-fortran", netcdf_fortran_ver))
 
 nccmp_ver=os.getenv("nccmp_ver") or "1.9.0.1"
 load(pathJoin("nccmp", nccmp_ver))
 
-esmf_ver=os.getenv("esmf_ver") or "8.4.2"
+esmf_ver=os.getenv("esmf_ver") or "8.5.0"
 load(pathJoin("esmf", esmf_ver))
 
 nco_ver=os.getenv("nco_ver") or "5.0.6"
diff --git a/modulefiles/build.s4.intel.lua b/modulefiles/build.s4.intel.lua
index a3870bbac..da81c537c 100644
--- a/modulefiles/build.s4.intel.lua
+++ b/modulefiles/build.s4.intel.lua
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ help([[
 Load environment to compile UFS_UTILS on S4 using Intel
 ]])
 
-prepend_path("MODULEPATH", "/data/prod/jedi/spack-stack/spack-stack-1.5.0/envs/unified-env/install/modulefiles/Core")
+prepend_path("MODULEPATH", "/data/prod/jedi/spack-stack/spack-stack-1.6.0/envs/unified-env/install/modulefiles/Core")
 
 stack_intel_ver=os.getenv("stack_intel_ver") or "2021.5.0"
 load(pathJoin("stack-intel", hpc_intel_ver))
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ load(pathJoin("ip", ip_ver))
 nemsio_ver=os.getenv("nemsio_ver") or "2.5.4"
 load(pathJoin("nemsio", nemsio_ver))
 
-sp_ver=os.getenv("sp_ver") or "2.3.3"
+sp_ver=os.getenv("sp_ver") or "2.5.0"
 load(pathJoin("sp", sp_ver))
 
 w3emc_ver=os.getenv("w3emc_ver") or "2.10.0"
@@ -46,13 +46,13 @@ load(pathJoin("libpng", png_ver))
 netcdf_c_ver=os.getenv("netcdf_c_ver") or "4.9.2"
 load(pathJoin("netcdf-c", netcdf_c_ver))
 
-netcdf_fortran_ver=os.getenv("netcdf_fortran_ver") or "4.6.0"
+netcdf_fortran_ver=os.getenv("netcdf_fortran_ver") or "4.6.1"
 load(pathJoin("netcdf-fortran", netcdf_fortran_ver))
 
 nccmp_ver=os.getenv("nccmp_ver") or "1.9.0.1"
 load(pathJoin("nccmp", nccmp_ver))
 
-esmf_ver=os.getenv("esmf_ver") or "8.4.2"
+esmf_ver=os.getenv("esmf_ver") or "8.5.0"
 load(pathJoin("esmf", esmf_ver))
 
 nco_ver=os.getenv("nco_ver") or "5.0.6"
diff --git a/modulefiles/build.wcoss2.intel.lua b/modulefiles/build.wcoss2.intel.lua
index 967e41b48..61de66bec 100644
--- a/modulefiles/build.wcoss2.intel.lua
+++ b/modulefiles/build.wcoss2.intel.lua
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ load(pathJoin("nemsio", nemsio_ver))
 sigio_ver=os.getenv("sigio_ver") or "2.3.2"
 load(pathJoin("sigio", sigio_ver))
 
-sp_ver=os.getenv("sp_ver") or "2.3.3"
+sp_ver=os.getenv("sp_ver") or "2.5.0"
 load(pathJoin("sp", sp_ver))
 
 ip_ver=os.getenv("ip_ver") or "4.0.0"