diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 82ab7f07..72e32370 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 | [GEOSradiation_GridComp](https://github.com/GEOS-ESM/GEOSradiation_GridComp)   | [v1.8.0](https://github.com/GEOS-ESM/GEOSradiation_GridComp/releases/tag/v1.8.0)                    |
 | [GFDL_atmos_cubed_sphere](https://github.com/GEOS-ESM/GFDL_atmos_cubed_sphere) | [geos/v2.9.0](https://github.com/GEOS-ESM/GFDL_atmos_cubed_sphere/releases/tag/geos%2Fv2.9.0)       |
 | [GMI](https://github.com/GEOS-ESM/GMI)                                         | [v1.3.0](https://github.com/GEOS-ESM/GMI/releases/tag/v1.3.0)                                       |
-| [GMAO_Shared](https://github.com/GEOS-ESM/GMAO_Shared)                         | [v1.9.7](https://github.com/GEOS-ESM/GMAO_Shared/releases/tag/v1.9.7)                               |
+| [GMAO_Shared](https://github.com/GEOS-ESM/GMAO_Shared)                         | [v1.9.8](https://github.com/GEOS-ESM/GMAO_Shared/releases/tag/v1.9.8)                               |
 | [GOCART](https://github.com/GEOS-ESM/GOCART)                                   | [sdr_v2.2.1.2](https://github.com/GEOS-ESM/GOCART/releases/tag/sdr_v2.2.1.2)                        |
 | [HEMCO](https://github.com/GEOS-ESM/HEMCO)                                     | [geos/v2.2.3](https://github.com/GEOS-ESM/HEMCO/releases/tag/geos%2Fv2.2.3)                         |
 | [Icepack](https://github.com/GEOS-ESM/Icepack)                                 | [geos/v0.3.0](https://github.com/GEOS-ESM/Icepack/releases/tag/geos%2Fv0.3.0)                       |
diff --git a/components.yaml b/components.yaml
index 4eb3aa8b..0032fc10 100644
--- a/components.yaml
+++ b/components.yaml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ NCEP_Shared:
 GMAO_Shared:
   local: ./src/Shared/@GMAO_Shared
   remote: ../GMAO_Shared.git
-  tag: v1.9.7
+  tag: v1.9.8
   sparse: ./config/GMAO_Shared.sparse
   develop: main