diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b2dc55a4..bddddb2d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 | [GEOSgcm_App](https://github.com/GEOS-ESM/GEOSgcm_App)                         | [v2.2.8](https://github.com/GEOS-ESM/GEOSgcm_App/releases/tag/v2.2.8)                               |
 | [GEOSgcm_GridComp](https://github.com/GEOS-ESM/GEOSgcm_GridComp)               | [v2.4.0](https://github.com/GEOS-ESM/GEOSgcm_GridComp/releases/tag/v2.4.0)                          |
 | [GEOSradiation_GridComp](https://github.com/GEOS-ESM/GEOSradiation_GridComp)   | [v1.5.1](https://github.com/GEOS-ESM/GEOSradiation_GridComp/releases/tag/v1.5.1)                    |
-| [GFDL_atmos_cubed_sphere](https://github.com/GEOS-ESM/GFDL_atmos_cubed_sphere) | [geos/v2.8.0](https://github.com/GEOS-ESM/GFDL_atmos_cubed_sphere/releases/tag/geos%2Fv2.8.0)       |
+| [GFDL_atmos_cubed_sphere](https://github.com/GEOS-ESM/GFDL_atmos_cubed_sphere) | [geos/v2.8.1](https://github.com/GEOS-ESM/GFDL_atmos_cubed_sphere/releases/tag/geos%2Fv2.8.1)       |
 | [GMI](https://github.com/GEOS-ESM/GMI)                                         | [v1.1.0](https://github.com/GEOS-ESM/GMI/releases/tag/v1.1.0)                                       |
 | [GMAO_Shared](https://github.com/GEOS-ESM/GMAO_Shared)                         | [v1.9.6](https://github.com/GEOS-ESM/GMAO_Shared/releases/tag/v1.9.6)                               |
 | [GOCART](https://github.com/GEOS-ESM/GOCART)                                   | [v2.2.1](https://github.com/GEOS-ESM/GOCART/releases/tag/v2.2.1)                                    |
diff --git a/components.yaml b/components.yaml
index a041525f..7773f28c 100644
--- a/components.yaml
+++ b/components.yaml
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ FVdycoreCubed_GridComp:
 fvdycore:
   local: ./src/Components/@GEOSgcm_GridComp/GEOSagcm_GridComp/GEOSsuperdyn_GridComp/@FVdycoreCubed_GridComp/@fvdycore
   remote: ../GFDL_atmos_cubed_sphere.git
-  tag: geos/v2.8.0
+  tag: geos/v2.8.1
   develop: geos/develop
 
 GEOSchem_GridComp: