diff --git a/.github/workflows/intel.yml b/.github/workflows/intel.yml
index bf18a8cead..647ac8c185 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/intel.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/intel.yml
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ jobs:
           sudo mv /usr/local /usr/local_mv
           # Install NetCDF, ESMF, g2, etc using Spack
           . /opt/intel/oneapi/setvars.sh
-          git clone -c feature.manyFiles=true https://github.com/JCSDA/spack.git
+          git clone -c feature.manyFiles=true --depth=2 --branch=spack-stack-1.9.3 https://github.com/JCSDA/spack.git
           source spack/share/spack/setup-env.sh
           ln -s $(realpath $(which gcc)) spack/lib/spack/env/intel/gcc # spack/make bug in ESMF
           spack env create ww3-intel ww3/model/ci/spack_intel.yaml
diff --git a/.github/workflows/regtest_gnu.yml b/.github/workflows/regtest_gnu.yml
index 642a1cb2d0..78ac1e4ff6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/regtest_gnu.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/regtest_gnu.yml
@@ -126,5 +126,5 @@ jobs:
         id: cache-data
         uses: actions/cache@v3
         with:
-          path: ww3/ww3_from_ftp.v7.14.1.tar.gz
-          key: ww3_from_ftp.v7.14.1
+          path: ww3/ww3_from_ftp.v7.14.2.tar.gz
+          key: ww3_from_ftp.v7.14.2
diff --git a/model/ci/spack_gnu.yaml b/model/ci/spack_gnu.yaml
index 6003d7594d..de6caaaf86 100644
--- a/model/ci/spack_gnu.yaml
+++ b/model/ci/spack_gnu.yaml
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ spack:
     all:
       compiler:
       - gcc@10.0:10
+      target:
+      - x86_64_v3
   specs:
   - metis@5.1.0~shared
   - parmetis@4.0.3~shared
diff --git a/model/ci/spack_intel.yaml b/model/ci/spack_intel.yaml
index 17079194f8..b1b65e011f 100644
--- a/model/ci/spack_intel.yaml
+++ b/model/ci/spack_intel.yaml
@@ -2,8 +2,11 @@ spack:
   packages:
     all:
       compiler: [intel]
+      target: [x86_64_v3]
       providers:
         mpi: [intel-oneapi-mpi]
+    python:
+      require: "@3.11"
   specs:
   - netcdf-c@4.9.2~dap
   - netcdf-fortran@4.6.1