diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 30bac3386e..384bf4e7a4 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [submodule "FV3"]
   path = FV3
   url = https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/fv3atm
-  branch = develop
+  branch = release/P7b
 [submodule "NEMS"]
   path = NEMS
   url = https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/NEMS
diff --git a/FV3 b/FV3
index 116d701ce3..59ef0ab4df 160000
--- a/FV3
+++ b/FV3
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 116d701ce3c60371ea2c7d71f7a7c5bf015d3a8c
+Subproject commit 59ef0ab4df372462064d077dcaf4fd83a1f60d71