diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index acbf2a1303..518c541299 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ fxDONOTUSEurl = https://github.com/ESMCI/ccs_config_cesm.git
 [submodule "cime"]
 path = cime
 url = https://github.com/ESMCI/cime
-fxtag = cime6.1.47
+fxtag = cime6.1.48
 fxrequired = ToplevelRequired
 # Standard Fork to compare to with "git fleximod test" to ensure personal forks aren't committed
 fxDONOTUSEurl = https://github.com/ESMCI/cime