diff --git a/Externals.cfg b/Externals.cfg
index 752ff5b8d0..86c7932476 100644
--- a/Externals.cfg
+++ b/Externals.cfg
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ protocol = git
 repo_url = https://github.com/NOAA-GSL/regional_workflow
 # Specify either a branch name or a hash but not both.
 #branch = feature/RRFS_dev1
-hash = 8202439
+hash = b07a263
 local_path = regional_workflow
 required = True
 
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ protocol = git
 repo_url = https://github.com/NOAA-GSL/GSI.git
 # Specify either a branch name or a hash but not both.
 #branch = feature/rrfs
-hash = 30d3f05
+hash = bf552fa
 local_path = src/gsi
 required = True
 
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ protocol = git
 repo_url = https://github.com/NOAA-GSL/rrfs_utl.git
 # Specify either a branch name or a hash but not both.
 # branch = develop
-hash = 20cc6b6
+hash = 5129b32
 local_path = src/rrfs_utl
 required = True
 
diff --git a/env/build_wcoss_dell_p3_intel.env_DA b/env/build_wcoss_dell_p3_intel.env_DA
index befdef8a8a..97179c3423 100644
--- a/env/build_wcoss_dell_p3_intel.env_DA
+++ b/env/build_wcoss_dell_p3_intel.env_DA
@@ -43,4 +43,6 @@ module load g2tmpl/1.6.0
 #
 module load wgrib2
 
+module load NCO/4.7.0
+
 module list