diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 4cd20ef75..a4b0b11a7 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
         path = ccs_config
         url = https://github.com/ESMCI/ccs_config_cesm.git
         fxDONOTUSEurl = https://github.com/ESMCI/ccs_config_cesm.git
-        fxtag = ccs_config_cesm1.0.7
+        fxtag = ccs_config_cesm1.0.8
         fxrequired = ToplevelRequired
 
 [submodule "cime"]
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
         path = share
         url = https://github.com/ESCOMP/CESM_share
         fxDONOTUSEurl = https://github.com/ESCOMP/CESM_share
-        fxtag = share1.1.4
+        fxtag = share1.1.5
         fxrequired = ToplevelRequired
 
 [submodule "cam"]
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
         url = https://github.com/ESCOMP/MOM_interface
         fxDONOTUSEurl = https://github.com/ESCOMP/MOM_interface
         fxrequired = ToplevelRequired
-        fxtag = mi_241101
+        fxtag = mi_241104
 
 [submodule "cism"]
         path = components/cism
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
         url = https://github.com/ESCOMP/CDEPS
         fxDONOTUSEurl = https://github.com/ESCOMP/CDEPS
         fxrequired = ToplevelRequired
-        fxtag = cdeps1.0.55
+        fxtag = cdeps1.0.57
 
 [submodule "cmeps"]
         path = components/cmeps
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
         path = libraries/mpi-serial
         url = https://github.com/ESMCI/mpi-serial
         fxDONOTUSEurl = https://github.com/ESMCI/mpi-serial
-        fxtag = MPIserial_2.5.0
+        fxtag = MPIserial_2.5.1
         fxrequired = ToplevelRequired
 
 [submodule "pysect"]
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index eca7459cc..7872011cf 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,28 +1,43 @@
 ==============================================================
 Tag name: cesm3_0_alpha04b
 Originator(s): CSEG
-Date: 1st November 2024
+Date: 5th November 2024
 One-line Summary: Ocean model updates
 
 components/cam          https://github.com/ESCOMP/CAM/cam6_4_032                              --
 components/cice         https://github.com/ESCOMP/CESM_CICE/tree/cesm3_cice6_5_0_14           **
 cime                    https://github.com/ESMCI/cime/tree/cime6.1.29                         --
-share                   https://github.com/ESCOMP/CESM_share/tree/share1.1.4                  **
-ccs_config              https://github.com/ESMCI/ccs_config_cesm/tree/ccs_config_cesm1.0.7    --
+share                   https://github.com/ESCOMP/CESM_share/tree/share1.1.5                  **
+ccs_config              https://github.com/ESMCI/ccs_config_cesm/tree/ccs_config_cesm1.0.8    **
 components/cmeps        https://github.com/ESCOMP/CMEPS/tree/cmeps1.0.16                      --
-components/cdeps        https://github.com/ESCOMP/CDEPS/tree/cdeps1.0.55                      **
+components/cdeps        https://github.com/ESCOMP/CDEPS/tree/cdeps1.0.57                      **
 components/cism         https://github.com/ESCOMP/cism-wrapper/tree/cismwrap_2_2_002          --
 components/clm          https://github.com/ESCOMP/ctsm/tree/ctsm5.3.007                       --
 components/fms          https://github.com/ESCOMP/FMS_interface/tree/fi_240822                --
 components/mizuroute    https://github.com/ESCOMP/mizuRoute/tree/cesm-coupling.n02_v2.1.3     --
-components/mom          https://github.com/ESCOMP/MOM_interface/mi_241101                     **
+components/mom          https://github.com/ESCOMP/MOM_interface/mi_241104                     **
 components/mosart       https://github.com/ESCOMP/mosart/tree/mosart1_1_02                    --
 components/rtm          https://github.com/ESCOMP/rtm/tree/rtm1_0_80                          --
 components/ww3          https://github.com/ESCOMP/WW3-CESM/tree/main_0.0.14                   --
 libraries/parallelio    https://github.com/NCAR/ParallilIO/tree/pio2_6_3                      --
+libraries/mpi-serial    https://github.com/ESMCI/mpi-serial/tree/MPIserial_2.5.0              **
 tools/CUPiD             https://github.com/NCAR/CUPiD/tree/v0.1.1                             --
 
+ccs_config
+    James Edwards 2024-11-04 - ccs_config_cesm1.0.8 - ccs_config (cesm3_0_alpha04b)
+    https://github.com/ESMCI/ccs_config_cesm/tags/ccs_config1.0.8
+
+    Needed for gpu related xml changes.  
+
+
 cdeps
+    Chris Fischer 2024-11-06 - cdeps1.0.57 - components/cdeps (cesm3_0_alpha04b)
+    https://github.com/ESCOMP/CDEPS/tags/cdeps1.0.57
+
+    cdeps1.0.57: Backout the timestamp on rpointer files until alpha05c.
+    cdeps1.0.56: Change nextsw_cday calculation for cam_dev (CAM7) in cplhist mode
+             Greater than roundoff-level changes in cases using datm in CPLHIST mode.
+
     Alper Altuntas 2024-10-30 - cdeps1.0.55 - components/cdeps (cesm3_0_alpha04b)
     https://github.com/ESCOMP/CDEPS/tags/cdeps1.0.55
 
@@ -55,6 +70,15 @@ cice
 
 
 mom
+    Chris Fischer 2024-11-05 - mi_241104 - components/mom (cesm3_0_alpha04b)
+    https://github.com/ESCOMP/MOM_interface/tags/mi_241104
+
+    Fix rpointer check in buildnml (#204)
+    * account for date stamps while checking whether rpointer files exist
+
+    * accomodate old rpointer file naming in builnml check
+
+
     Michael Levy 2024-10-11 - mi_241101 - components/mom (cesm3_0_alpha04b)
     https://github.com/ESCOMP/MOM_interface/tags/mi_2410??
 
@@ -72,7 +96,20 @@ mom
        so most tests with MARBL enabled will change answers. Bit-for-bit without MARBL tracers.
 
 
+mpi-serial
+    Chris Fischer 2024-11-05 - MPIserial_2.5.1 - libraries/mpi-serial (cesm3_0_alpha04b)
+    https://github.com/ESMCI/mpi-serial/tags/MPIserial_2.5.1
+
+    Add configure script to distribution
+
+
 share
+    Chris Fischer 2024-11-05 - share1.1.5 - share (cesm3_0_alpha04b)
+    https://github.com/ESCOMP/CESM_share/tags/share1.1.5
+
+    Make sure rpfile has no left space
+
+
     Chris Fischer 2024-11-01 - share1.1.4 - share (cesm3_0_alpha04b)
     https://github.com/ESCOMP/CESM_share/tags/share1.1.4