diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index a773677e6..963ce12a5 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 [submodule "ccpp/physics"]
   path = ccpp/physics
   url = https://github.com/ufs-community/ccpp-physics
-  branch = ufs/dev
+  branch = production/GFS.v17
 [submodule "upp"]
   path = upp
   url = https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/UPP
diff --git a/ccpp/physics b/ccpp/physics
index 7e9ddf0b6..d29ad83bc 160000
--- a/ccpp/physics
+++ b/ccpp/physics
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 7e9ddf0b6bb2ec6034049b05447e060115dd8de0
+Subproject commit d29ad83bc455b76d9a9b907d5f7be1c717a9646e