diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index eebf87c5d8..9c5ab48276 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 [submodule "fates"]
 path = src/fates
 url = https://github.com/NorESMhub/fates
-fxtag = sci.1.88.6_api.42.0.0_nor_sci1_api1
+fxtag = sci.1.88.6_api.42.0.0_nor_sci2_api1
 fxrequired = AlwaysRequired
 # Standard Fork to compare to with "git fleximod test" to ensure personal forks aren't committed
 fxDONOTUSEurl = https://github.com/NorESMhub/fates
diff --git a/bld/namelist_files/namelist_defaults_ctsm.xml b/bld/namelist_files/namelist_defaults_ctsm.xml
index 49ecbf57c1..c555b511d2 100644
--- a/bld/namelist_files/namelist_defaults_ctsm.xml
+++ b/bld/namelist_files/namelist_defaults_ctsm.xml
@@ -636,7 +636,7 @@ attributes from the config_cache.xml file (with keys converted to upper-case).
 <!-- ================================================================== -->
 
 <!-- <fates_paramfile>lnd/clm2/paramdata/fates_params_api.36.1.0_14pft_c241003.nc</fates_paramfile> -->
-<fates_paramfile>lnd/clm2/paramdata/fates_params_sci.1.88.6_api.42.0.0_14pft_nor_sci1_api1_c251204.nc</fates_paramfile>
+<fates_paramfile>lnd/clm2/paramdata/fates_params_sci.1.88.6_api.42.0.0_14pft_nor_sci2_api1_c260130.nc</fates_paramfile>
 <!-- ================================================================== -->
 <!-- Default surface roughness parameterization                         -->
 <!-- ================================================================== -->
diff --git a/src/fates b/src/fates
index 05612f93e7..82e7c0bbf2 160000
--- a/src/fates
+++ b/src/fates
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 05612f93e701dea0501da87651aca81349b95cf4
+Subproject commit 82e7c0bbf23b64c239924b705fd630ce7237580c