diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7fa68f4..c7f839b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,14 @@
 ### Removed
 ### Added
 
+## [8.9.0] - 2025-01-14
+
+### Updates
+
+- ESMF 8.8.0
+- NCO 5.3.1
+- CDO 2.5.0
+
 ## [8.8.0] - 2024-12-23
 
 ### Updates
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bec7b06..f13e529 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ NASA/GSFC.
 
 | Library                                                                  | Version      |
 | ---                                                                      | ---          |
-| [ESMF](https://github.com/esmf-org/esmf)                                 | v8.7.0       |
+| [ESMF](https://github.com/esmf-org/esmf)                                 | v8.8.0       |
 | [FMS](https://github.com/NOAA-GFDL/FMS/)                                 | 2024.03      |
 | [netCDF](https://github.com/Unidata/netcdf-c)                            | 4.9.2        |
 | [netCDF Fortran](https://github.com/Unidata/netcdf-fortran)              | 4.6.1        |
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ NASA/GSFC.
 | [szip](https://support.hdfgroup.org/doc_resource/SZIP/)                  | 2.1.1        |
 | [curl](https://curl.haxx.se/)                                            | 8.11.1       |
 | [UDUNITS2](https://github.com/GMAO-SI-Team/UDUNITS-2.git)                | 2.2.28       |
-| [NCO](http://nco.sourceforge.net/)                                       | 5.2.9        |
-| [CDO](https://code.mpimet.mpg.de/projects/cdo)                           | 2.4.4        |
+| [NCO](http://nco.sourceforge.net/)                                       | 5.3.1        |
+| [CDO](https://code.mpimet.mpg.de/projects/cdo)                           | 2.5.0        |
 | [nccmp](https://gitlab.com/remikz/nccmp)                                 | 1.9.1.0      |
 | [HDF-EOS2](https://wiki.earthdata.nasa.gov/display/DAS)                  | 3.0          |
 | [HDF-EOS5](https://wiki.earthdata.nasa.gov/display/DAS)                  | 2.0          |
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 3b68253..e5c1510 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-8.8.0
+8.9.0
diff --git a/esmf b/esmf
index 6595fe6..cc31a23 160000
--- a/esmf
+++ b/esmf
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 6595fe60453359c25f60e115f13385a6a5339b35
+Subproject commit cc31a2373cda3896f4ef902332224a88a60427ee
diff --git a/nco b/nco
index 8f14f6f..02f64c0 160000
--- a/nco
+++ b/nco
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 8f14f6fe6c36368a61a762066c8b519c9fa284fd
+Subproject commit 02f64c010beafc225d05a65eae3f56dde4803f51
diff --git a/scripts/cdo.sha512 b/scripts/cdo.sha512
index 562d571..3e9ae58 100644
--- a/scripts/cdo.sha512
+++ b/scripts/cdo.sha512
@@ -1 +1 @@
-b79756e4420c1d0036aefa84841fb27cea004a9b647c52b20511cc94eaf0ab6bdd685f6b2f63a41ad1e3f6998beb303f77b0d0f1089dbfbe2ba3d3d89a5470ce  cdo-2.4.4.tar.gz
+93ede07f50adfe301575d49baa87050f5fa9b74cf0e0d859ba832fba312a4b66d08cb9bd506e41fd3eed7c75df129c80dbba6c9a4f63c88a7107e766de31113a  cdo-2.5.0.tar.gz
diff --git a/scripts/download_cdo.bash b/scripts/download_cdo.bash
index e77eec5..7558923 100755
--- a/scripts/download_cdo.bash
+++ b/scripts/download_cdo.bash
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@
 # --------------
 
 package_name='cdo'
-tarball='cdo-2.4.4.tar.gz'
+tarball='cdo-2.5.0.tar.gz'
 # NOTE NOTE The last node of this URL changes with each new version
-base_url='https://code.mpimet.mpg.de/attachments/download/29649/'
+base_url='https://code.mpimet.mpg.de/attachments/download/29786/'
 
 export LMOD_SH_DBG_ON=0