diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index dc0798c32..56dee3ba7 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [submodule "ccpp-framework"]
 	path = ccpp/framework
 	url = https://github.com/NCAR/ccpp-framework
-	branch = main
+	branch = develop
 [submodule "ccpp-physics"]
 	path = ccpp/physics
 	url = https://github.com/NCAR/ccpp-physics
diff --git a/ccpp/framework b/ccpp/framework
index 0f8232724..af90b948b 160000
--- a/ccpp/framework
+++ b/ccpp/framework
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 0f8232724975c13289cad390c9a71fa2c6a9bff4
+Subproject commit af90b948b85b88649547b49d28ba98fd5cb8c4b1