diff --git a/compass/version.py b/compass/version.py
index 7c2b0c7b44..5570d6874b 100644
--- a/compass/version.py
+++ b/compass/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = '1.2.0-alpha.9'
+__version__ = '1.2.0-alpha.10'
diff --git a/conda/compass_env/spec-file.template b/conda/compass_env/spec-file.template
index fdeddcf110..2677f4df89 100644
--- a/conda/compass_env/spec-file.template
+++ b/conda/compass_env/spec-file.template
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ mache=1.17.0
 {% endif %}
 matplotlib-base
 metis
-mpas_tools=0.29.0
+mpas_tools=0.31.0
 nco
 netcdf4=*=nompi_*
 numpy
diff --git a/conda/recipe/meta.yaml b/conda/recipe/meta.yaml
index 7cef5e05d6..ce56cba8cf 100644
--- a/conda/recipe/meta.yaml
+++ b/conda/recipe/meta.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {% set name = "compass" %}
-{% set version = "1.2.0alpha.8" %}
+{% set version = "1.2.0alpha.10" %}
 {% set build = 0 %}
 
 {% if mpi == "nompi" %}
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ requirements:
     - mache 1.17.0
     - matplotlib-base
     - metis
-    - mpas_tools 0.26.0
+    - mpas_tools 0.31.0
     - nco
     - netcdf4 * nompi_*
     - numpy
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ requirements:
     - make
     - {{ mpi }}
     - netcdf-fortran
-    - scorpio 1.3.2 {{ mpi_prefix }}_*
+    - parallelio 2.6.2 {{ mpi_prefix }}_*
 {% endif %}
 
 test: