diff --git a/versions/run.spack.ver b/versions/run.spack.ver
index ef2dff0b80..c00b7483cd 100644
--- a/versions/run.spack.ver
+++ b/versions/run.spack.ver
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export py_python_dateutil_ver=2.8.2
 
 export met_ver=9.1.3
 export metplus_ver=3.1.1
-export py_xarray_ver=2022.3.0
+export py_xarray_ver=2023.7.0
 
 export obsproc_run_ver=1.1.2
 export prepobs_run_ver=1.0.1