diff --git a/config/versions.json b/config/versions.json
index a06ba92..992f075 100644
--- a/config/versions.json
+++ b/config/versions.json
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@
     "spack": "0.22",
     "spack-packages": "2024.07.08"
 }
+
diff --git a/spack.yaml b/spack.yaml
index ddf22ac..d9a6f94 100644
--- a/spack.yaml
+++ b/spack.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # configuration settings.
 spack:
   specs:
-    - access-om3@git.2024.09.0
+    - access-om3@git.2024.11.b
   packages:
     # Main Dependencies
     access-om3-nuopc:
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ spack:
         - '@2023.02'
     openmpi:
       require:
-        - '@4.1.5'
+        - '@4.1.7'
     fortranxml:
       require:
         - '@4.1.2'
@@ -49,5 +49,5 @@ spack:
           - access-om3
           - access-om3-nuopc
         projections:
-          access-om3: '{name}/2024.09.0'
+          access-om3: '{name}/2024.11.b'
           access-om3-nuopc: '{name}/0.3.1-{hash:7}'