diff --git a/e3sm_supported_machines/bootstrap.py b/e3sm_supported_machines/bootstrap.py
index 3c377fe..1a80a99 100755
--- a/e3sm_supported_machines/bootstrap.py
+++ b/e3sm_supported_machines/bootstrap.py
@@ -134,12 +134,12 @@ def build_env(is_test, recreate, compiler, mpi, conda_mpi, version,
                 channels = f'{channels} -c conda-forge/label/{package}_dev'
 
         # edit if not using a release candidate for a given package
-        dev_labels = ['zppy', 'zstash']
+        dev_labels = ['e3sm_diags', 'e3sm_to_cmip', 'mache', 'mpas_analysis',
+                      'mpas_tools', 'zstash']
         for package in dev_labels:
             channels = f'{channels} -c conda-forge/label/{package}_dev'
         channels = f'{channels} ' \
                    f'-c conda-forge ' \
-                   f'-c defaults ' \
                    f'-c e3sm/label/e3sm_dev'
     else:
         channels = '--override-channels -c conda-forge -c defaults -c e3sm'
diff --git a/e3sm_supported_machines/default.cfg b/e3sm_supported_machines/default.cfg
index 5cad7a1..57a020b 100644
--- a/e3sm_supported_machines/default.cfg
+++ b/e3sm_supported_machines/default.cfg
@@ -18,14 +18,14 @@ python = 3.10
 mpi = nompi
 
 # the version of ILAMB
-ilamb = 2.6
+ilamb = 2.7
 
 # the version of mache to use during deployment (should match the version used
 # in the package itself)
-mache = 1.17.0
+mache = 1.18.0
 
 # the version of mpi4py to build if using system compilers
-mpi4py = 3.1.4
+mpi4py = 3.1.5
 
 # the version of esmpy to build if using system compilers (must match esmf from
 # spack below)
diff --git a/e3sm_supported_machines/shared.py b/e3sm_supported_machines/shared.py
index 09d73f2..1af4cc3 100644
--- a/e3sm_supported_machines/shared.py
+++ b/e3sm_supported_machines/shared.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 def parse_args(bootstrap):
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
         description='Deploy E3SM-Unified')
-    parser.add_argument("--version", dest="version", default="1.9.1",
+    parser.add_argument("--version", dest="version", default="1.9.2",
                         help="The version of E3SM-Unified to deploy")
     parser.add_argument("--conda", dest="conda_base",
                         help="Path for the  conda base")
diff --git a/e3sm_supported_machines/templates/load_e3sm_unified.sh.template b/e3sm_supported_machines/templates/load_e3sm_unified.sh.template
index de3fbb3..d90ab28 100644
--- a/e3sm_supported_machines/templates/load_e3sm_unified.sh.template
+++ b/e3sm_supported_machines/templates/load_e3sm_unified.sh.template
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ source {{ conda_base }}/etc/profile.d/mamba.sh
 export E3SMU_SCRIPT="{{ script_filename }}"
 export E3SMU_MACHINE="{{ machine }}"
 
-if [ -z "${SLURM_JOB_ID}" ] && [ -z "${COBALT_JOBID}" ]
+if [ -z ${SLURM_JOB_ID+x} ] && [ -z ${COBALT_JOBID+x} ]
 then
   # we seem to be on a login node, so load the no-MPI environment
 
diff --git a/recipes/e3sm-unified/build_and_upload.bash b/recipes/e3sm-unified/build_and_upload.bash
index 04c70c4..22e1020 100755
--- a/recipes/e3sm-unified/build_and_upload.bash
+++ b/recipes/e3sm-unified/build_and_upload.bash
@@ -2,26 +2,44 @@
 
 set -e
 
-rm -rf ~/mambaforge/conda-bld
+conda_dir=${HOME}/miniforge
+os_dir=linux-64
 upload=False
 dev=False
 
+rm -rf ${conda_dir}/conda-bld
+
 if [ $dev == "True" ]
 then
-  channels="-c conda-forge/label/zstash_dev \
-            -c conda-forge/label/zppy_dev \
+
+  channels="-c conda-forge/label/e3sm_diags_dev \
+            -c conda-forge/label/e3sm_to_cmip_dev \
+            -c conda-forge/label/mache_dev \
+            -c conda-forge/label/mpas_analysis_dev \
+            -c conda-forge/label/mpas_tools_dev \
+            -c conda-forge/label/zstash_dev \
             -c conda-forge"
+
+  for file in configs/mpi_mpich_python3.10.yaml configs/mpi_hpc_python3.10.yaml
+  do
+    conda mambabuild -m $file --override-channels --use-local $channels .
+  done
+
+  if [ $upload == "True" ]
+  then
+    anaconda upload -u e3sm -l e3sm_dev ${conda_dir}/conda-bld/${os_dir}/e3sm-unified-*.tar.bz2
+  fi
+
 else
-  channels="-c conda-forge"
-fi
 
-# for file in configs/mpi_mpich_python3.10.yaml configs/mpi_hpc_python3.10.yaml
-for file in configs/mpi_*_python*.yaml
-do
-  conda mambabuild -m $file --override-channels --use-local $channels .
-done
+  channels="-c conda-forge"
+  for file in configs/mpi_*_python*.yaml
+  do
+    conda mambabuild -m $file --override-channels --use-local $channels .
+  done
 
-if [ $upload == "True" ]
-then
-   anaconda upload -u e3sm ${HOME}/miniconda3/conda-bld/linux-64/e3sm-unified-*.tar.bz2
+  if [ $upload == "True" ]
+  then
+    anaconda upload -u e3sm ${conda_dir}/conda-bld/${os_dir}/e3sm-unified-*.tar.bz2
+  fi
 fi
diff --git a/recipes/e3sm-unified/conda_first_failure.py b/recipes/e3sm-unified/conda_first_failure.py
index 067399b..70801e4 100755
--- a/recipes/e3sm-unified/conda_first_failure.py
+++ b/recipes/e3sm-unified/conda_first_failure.py
@@ -2,28 +2,29 @@
 import subprocess
 
 specs = ['python=3.10',
-         'openssl >=3.1.0,<4.0a0',
-         #'globus-cli',
-         'hdf5=1.14.0 nompi_*',
-         'libnetcdf 4.9.2 nompi_*',
-         'netcdf4 1.6.4 nompi_*',
-         'xarray 2023.5.0',
-         'dask 2023.6.0',
-         'proj 9.2.1',
-         'pyproj 3.6.0',
-         #'e3sm_diags 2.8.0',
-         #'e3sm_to_cmip 1.9.1',
+         'ncvis-climate 2023.09.12',
+         'libnetcdf 4.9.2 mpi_mpich_*',
+         'chemdyg 0.1.4',
+         'e3sm_diags 2.9.0',
+         'e3sm_to_cmip 1.11.0',
          'geometric_features 1.2.0',
+         'globus-cli >=3.15.0',
+         'ilamb 2.7',
          'ipython',
          'jupyter',
          'livvkit 3.0.1',
-         'mache 1.16.0rc1',
-         'mpas-analysis 1.9.0rc1',
-         'mpas_tools 0.20.0',
+         'mache 1.17.0',
+         'moab 5.5.1',
+         'mpas-analysis 1.9.1rc1',
+         'mpas_tools 0.27.0',
+         'nco 5.1.9',
          'pcmdi_metrics 2.3.1',
-         #'xcdat 0.5.0',
-         #'zstash 1.3.0',
-         'zppy 2.3.0rc1',
+         'tempest-remap 2.2.0',
+         'tempest-extremes 2.2.1',
+         'xcdat 0.6.1',
+         'zppy 2.3.1',
+         'zstash 1.4.2rc1',
+         'mpich',
          'blas',
          'bottleneck',
          'cartopy >=0.17.0',
@@ -32,27 +33,36 @@
          'cdtime 3.1.4',
          'cdutil 8.2.1',
          'cmocean',
+         'dask 2023.6.0',
          'dogpile.cache',
          'eofs',
+         'esmf 8.4.2 mpi_mpich_*',
+         'esmpy 8.4.2',
          'f90nml',
          'ffmpeg',
          'genutil 8.2.1',
          'globus-sdk',
          'gsw',
+         'hdf5 1.14.2 mpi_mpich_*',
          'ipygany',
          'lxml',
-         'matplotlib',
+         'matplotlib 3.7.1',
          'metpy',
+         'mpi4py',
          'nb_conda',
          'nb_conda_kernels',
          'ncview 2.1.8',
-         'ncvis-climate',
+         'ncvis-climate 2023.09.12',
+         'netcdf4 1.6.4 nompi_*',
+         'notebook <7.0.0',
          'numpy >1.13',
          'output_viewer 1.3.3',
          'pillow',
          'plotly',
          'progressbar2',
+         'proj 9.3.1',
          'pyevtk',
+         'pyproj 3.6.1',
          'pyremap',
          'pytest',
          'pywavelets',
@@ -61,20 +71,19 @@
          'shapely',
          'sympy >=0.7.6',
          'tabulate',
+         'xarray 2023.5.0',
          'xesmf',
          'cython',
          'cf-units >=2.0.0',
          'psutil',
-         'pandas',
+         'pandas'
          ]
 
 base_command = ['mamba', 'create', '-y', '-n', 'test', '--dry-run',
                 '--override-channels',
-                '-c', 'conda-forge/label/mache_dev',
                 '-c', 'conda-forge/label/mpas_analysis_dev',
-                '-c', 'conda-forge/label/zppy_dev',
-                '-c', 'conda-forge',
-                '-c', 'defaults']
+                '-c', 'conda-forge/label/zstash_dev',
+                '-c', 'conda-forge']
 
 prevEnd = None
 highestValid = -1
diff --git a/recipes/e3sm-unified/meta.yaml b/recipes/e3sm-unified/meta.yaml
index bef90e9..a28c437 100644
--- a/recipes/e3sm-unified/meta.yaml
+++ b/recipes/e3sm-unified/meta.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {% set name = "E3SM-Unified" %}
-{% set version = "1.9.1" %}
+{% set version = "1.9.2" %}
 {% set build = 0 %}
 
 package:
@@ -31,26 +31,26 @@ requirements:
     ### main packages ###
     - python
     - chemdyg 0.1.4
-    - e3sm_diags 2.9.0
-    - e3sm_to_cmip 1.10.0
+    - e3sm_diags 2.10.1
+    - e3sm_to_cmip 1.11.1
     - geometric_features 1.2.0
     # fixes an issues with cryptography <37 constraint
     - globus-cli >=3.15.0
-    - ilamb 2.6  # [mpi != 'nompi' and mpi != 'hpc']
+    - ilamb 2.7  # [mpi != 'nompi' and mpi != 'hpc']
     - ipython
     - jupyter
     - livvkit 3.0.1
-    - mache 1.17.0
+    - mache 1.18.0
     - moab 5.5.1 {{ mpi_prefix }}_tempest_*  # [mpi != 'hpc']
-    - mpas-analysis 1.9.0
-    - mpas_tools 0.27.0
+    - mpas-analysis 1.9.1
+    - mpas_tools 0.30.0
     - nco 5.1.9  # [mpi != 'hpc']
     - pcmdi_metrics 2.3.1
     - tempest-remap 2.2.0  # [mpi != 'hpc']
     - tempest-extremes 2.2.1 {{ mpi_prefix }}_*  # [mpi != 'hpc']
-    - xcdat 0.5.0
+    - xcdat 0.6.1
     - zppy 2.3.1
-    - zstash 1.4.1  # [linux]
+    - zstash 1.4.2  # [linux]
     ### dependencies ###
     - {{ mpi }}  # [mpi != 'nompi' and mpi != 'hpc']
     - blas
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ requirements:
     - genutil 8.2.1
     - globus-sdk
     - gsw
-    - hdf5 1.14.2 {{ mpi_prefix }}_*
+    - hdf5 1.14.3 {{ mpi_prefix }}_*
     - ipygany
     - libnetcdf 4.9.2 {{ mpi_prefix }}_*
     - lxml
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ requirements:
     - nb_conda
     - nb_conda_kernels
     - ncview 2.1.8
-    - ncvis-climate
+    - ncvis-climate 2023.09.12
     - netcdf4 1.6.4 nompi_*
     - notebook <7.0.0
     - numpy >1.13
@@ -90,9 +90,9 @@ requirements:
     - pillow
     - plotly
     - progressbar2
-    - proj 9.2.1
+    - proj 9.3.1
     - pyevtk
-    - pyproj 3.6.0
+    - pyproj 3.6.1
     - pyremap
     - pytest
     - pywavelets
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ requirements:
     - xarray 2023.5.0
     - xesmf
 
-    # addition ilamb 2.6 dependencies, for system MPI builds
+    # addition ilamb 2.7 dependencies, for system MPI builds
     - cython
     - cf-units >=2.0.0
     - psutil
@@ -132,7 +132,6 @@ test:
     - zstash --help  # [linux]
     - ilamb-fetch -h  # [mpi != 'nompi' and mpi != 'hpc']
     - ilamb-run -h  # [mpi != 'nompi' and mpi != 'hpc']
-    - ilamb-table -h  # [mpi != 'nompi' and mpi != 'hpc']
     - ncks --help  # [mpi != 'hpc']
     - ncap2 --help  # [mpi != 'hpc']
     - jupyter --help