diff --git a/Externals.cfg b/Externals.cfg
index 50bda7378b..c18747a3dd 100644
--- a/Externals.cfg
+++ b/Externals.cfg
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ protocol = git
 required = True
 
 [EMC_verif-global]
-tag = verif_global_v2.9.5
+tag = verif_global_v2.10.0
 local_path = sorc/verif-global.fd
 repo_url = https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/EMC_verif-global.git
 protocol = git
diff --git a/sorc/checkout.sh b/sorc/checkout.sh
index e3ac1aff46..c45d781dc2 100755
--- a/sorc/checkout.sh
+++ b/sorc/checkout.sh
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ fi
 echo EMC_verif-global checkout ...
 if [[ ! -d verif-global.fd ]] ; then
     rm -f ${topdir}/checkout-verif-global.log
-    git clone --recursive --branch verif_global_v2.9.5 https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/EMC_verif-global.git verif-global.fd >> ${topdir}/checkout-verif-global.log 2>&1
+    git clone --recursive --branch verif_global_v2.10.0 https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/EMC_verif-global.git verif-global.fd >> ${topdir}/checkout-verif-global.log 2>&1
     cd ${topdir}
 else
     echo 'Skip. Directory verif-global.fd already exist.'