diff --git a/.github/workflows/debug-docs-test_coverage.yml b/.github/workflows/debug-docs-test_coverage.yml
index 0f920f471..8aef6c911 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/debug-docs-test_coverage.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/debug-docs-test_coverage.yml
@@ -26,16 +26,16 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/cache@v2
       with:
         path: ~/esmf
-        key: esmf-8.0.1-${{ runner.os }}3
+        key: esmf-8.1.1-${{ runner.os }}3
 
     - name: build-esmf
       if: steps.cache-esmf.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
       run: |
         pushd ~
-        export ESMF_DIR=~/esmf-ESMF_8_0_1
-        wget https://github.com/esmf-org/esmf/archive/ESMF_8_0_1.tar.gz &> /dev/null
-        tar zxf ESMF_8_0_1.tar.gz
-        cd esmf-ESMF_8_0_1
+        export ESMF_DIR=~/esmf-ESMF_8_1_1
+        wget https://github.com/esmf-org/esmf/archive/ESMF_8_1_1.tar.gz &> /dev/null
+        tar zxf ESMF_8_1_1.tar.gz
+        cd esmf-ESMF_8_1_1
         export ESMF_COMM=mpich3
         export ESMF_INSTALL_BINDIR=bin
         export ESMF_INSTALL_LIBDIR=lib
@@ -71,14 +71,14 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/cache@v2
       with:
         path: ~/nceplibs
-        key: nceplibs-1.3.0-${{ runner.os }}3
+        key: nceplibs-1.4.0-${{ runner.os }}3
 
     - name: build-nceplibs
       if: steps.cache-nceplibs.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
       run: |
-        wget https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/NCEPLIBS/archive/v1.3.0.tar.gz &> /dev/null
-        tar zxf v1.3.0.tar.gz
-        cd NCEPLIBS-1.3.0
+        wget https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/NCEPLIBS/archive/v1.4.0.tar.gz &> /dev/null
+        tar zxf v1.4.0.tar.gz
+        cd NCEPLIBS-1.4.0
         export ESMFMKFILE=~/esmf/lib/esmf.mk
         mkdir build && cd build
         cmake .. -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH='~;~/jasper' -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX='~/nceplibs' -DFLAT=ON
diff --git a/.github/workflows/intel.yml b/.github/workflows/intel.yml
index cb0231749..c4fc4aca0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/intel.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/intel.yml
@@ -85,16 +85,16 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/cache@v2
       with:
         path: ~/esmf
-        key: esmf-8.0.1-${{ runner.os }}-intel3
+        key: esmf-8.1.1-${{ runner.os }}-intel3
 
     - name: build-esmf
       if: steps.cache-esmf.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
       run: |
         pushd ~
-        export ESMF_DIR=~/esmf-ESMF_8_0_1
-        wget https://github.com/esmf-org/esmf/archive/ESMF_8_0_1.tar.gz &> /dev/null
-        tar zxf ESMF_8_0_1.tar.gz
-        cd esmf-ESMF_8_0_1
+        export ESMF_DIR=~/esmf-ESMF_8_1_1
+        wget https://github.com/esmf-org/esmf/archive/ESMF_8_1_1.tar.gz &> /dev/null
+        tar zxf ESMF_8_1_1.tar.gz
+        cd esmf-ESMF_8_1_1
         export ESMF_COMM=intelmpi
         export ESMF_INSTALL_BINDIR=bin
         export ESMF_INSTALL_LIBDIR=lib
@@ -137,15 +137,15 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/cache@v2
       with:
         path: ~/nceplibs
-        key: nceplibs-1.3.0-${{ runner.os }}-intel3
+        key: nceplibs-1.4.0-${{ runner.os }}-intel3
 
     - name: build-nceplibs
       if: steps.cache-nceplibs.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
       run: |
         export ESMFMKFILE=~/esmf/lib/esmf.mk
-        wget https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/NCEPLIBS/archive/v1.3.0.tar.gz &> /dev/null
-        tar zxf v1.3.0.tar.gz
-        cd NCEPLIBS-1.3.0
+        wget https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/NCEPLIBS/archive/v1.4.0.tar.gz &> /dev/null
+        tar zxf v1.4.0.tar.gz
+        cd NCEPLIBS-1.4.0
         mkdir build && cd build
         cmake .. -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH='~;~/jasper;~/netcdf' -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX='~/nceplibs' -DFLAT=ON
         make -j2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux-mac-nceplibs-mpi.yml b/.github/workflows/linux-mac-nceplibs-mpi.yml
index 4776bec3b..1cf8df4f1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux-mac-nceplibs-mpi.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux-mac-nceplibs-mpi.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         os: [macos-10.15, ubuntu-20.04]
         compiler: [gcc-9]
-        nceplibs_version: [develop, 1.3.0]
+        nceplibs_version: [develop, 1.4.0]
         mpi_type: [mpich, openmpi]
         netcdf_version: [4.7.4]
 
@@ -123,17 +123,17 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/cache@v2
       with:
         path: ~/esmf
-        key: esmf--8.0.1-${{ runner.os }}-${{ matrix.mpi_type }}-netcdf-${{ matrix.netcdf_version }}3
+        key: esmf--8.1.1-${{ runner.os }}-${{ matrix.mpi_type }}-netcdf-${{ matrix.netcdf_version }}3
 
     - name: build-esmf
       if: steps.cache-esmf.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
       run: |
         set -x
         pushd ~
-        export ESMF_DIR=~/esmf-ESMF_8_0_1
-        wget https://github.com/esmf-org/esmf/archive/ESMF_8_0_1.tar.gz &> /dev/null
-        tar zxf ESMF_8_0_1.tar.gz
-        cd esmf-ESMF_8_0_1
+        export ESMF_DIR=~/esmf-ESMF_8_1_1
+        wget https://github.com/esmf-org/esmf/archive/ESMF_8_1_1.tar.gz &> /dev/null
+        tar zxf ESMF_8_1_1.tar.gz
+        cd esmf-ESMF_8_1_1
         if [[ ${{ matrix.mpi_type}} == "mpich" ]]; then
           export ESMF_COMM=mpich3
         elif [[ ${{ matrix.mpi_type}} == "openmpi" ]]; then
@@ -175,8 +175,8 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         git clone https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/NCEPLIBS.git nceplibs
         cd nceplibs
-        if [[ ${{ matrix.nceplibs_version }} == "1.3.0" ]]; then
-          git checkout v1.3.0
+        if [[ ${{ matrix.nceplibs_version }} == "1.4.0" ]]; then
+          git checkout v1.4.0
         fi
 
     - name: get-git-hash
diff --git a/.github/workflows/netcdf-versions.yml b/.github/workflows/netcdf-versions.yml
index c286011a7..bc8b4e1a9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/netcdf-versions.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/netcdf-versions.yml
@@ -76,16 +76,16 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/cache@v2
       with:
         path: ~/esmf
-        key: esmf-8.0.1-${{ runner.os }}-netcdf-${{ matrix.netcdf_version }}3
+        key: esmf-8.1.1-${{ runner.os }}-netcdf-${{ matrix.netcdf_version }}3
 
     - name: build-esmf
       #if: steps.cache-esmf.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
       run: |
         pushd ~
-        export ESMF_DIR=~/esmf-ESMF_8_0_1
-        wget https://github.com/esmf-org/esmf/archive/ESMF_8_0_1.tar.gz &> /dev/null
-        tar zxf ESMF_8_0_1.tar.gz
-        cd esmf-ESMF_8_0_1
+        export ESMF_DIR=~/esmf-ESMF_8_1_1
+        wget https://github.com/esmf-org/esmf/archive/ESMF_8_1_1.tar.gz &> /dev/null
+        tar zxf ESMF_8_1_1.tar.gz
+        cd esmf-ESMF_8_1_1
         export ESMF_COMM=mpich3
         export ESMF_INSTALL_BINDIR=bin
         export ESMF_INSTALL_LIBDIR=lib
@@ -122,14 +122,14 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/cache@v2
       with:
         path: ~/nceplibs
-        key: nceplibs-1.3.0-${{ runner.os }}-netcdf-${{ matrix.netcdf_version }}3
+        key: nceplibs-1.4.0-${{ runner.os }}-netcdf-${{ matrix.netcdf_version }}3
 
     - name: build-nceplibs
       if: steps.cache-nceplibs.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
       run: |
-        wget https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/NCEPLIBS/archive/v1.3.0.tar.gz &> /dev/null
-        tar zxf v1.3.0.tar.gz
-        cd NCEPLIBS-1.3.0
+        wget https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/NCEPLIBS/archive/v1.4.0.tar.gz &> /dev/null
+        tar zxf v1.4.0.tar.gz
+        cd NCEPLIBS-1.4.0
         export ESMFMKFILE=~/esmf/lib/esmf.mk
         mkdir build && cd build
         cmake .. -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH='~;~/jasper;~/netcdf' -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX='~/nceplibs' -DFLAT=ON