diff --git a/model/ci/spack_intel.yaml b/model/ci/spack_intel.yaml
index ee09d8827..2690d2976 100644
--- a/model/ci/spack_intel.yaml
+++ b/model/ci/spack_intel.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ spack:
   - g2@3.4.5
   - bacio@2.4.1
   - w3emc@2.9.2
-  - esmf@8.1.1~pio~pnetcdf~xerces
+  - esmf@8.5.0~pnetcdf~xerces
   - intel-oneapi-mpi %intel
   view: true
   concretizer: