diff --git a/configs/common/packages.yaml b/configs/common/packages.yaml
index f0ff5720d..f1f01c12a 100644
--- a/configs/common/packages.yaml
+++ b/configs/common/packages.yaml
@@ -135,12 +135,9 @@ packages:
     variants: '+pflogger'
   # If making changes here, also check the Discover site configs and the CI workflows
   met:
-    require:
-      - any_of: ['@=11.1.1', '@=9.1.3']
-      - '+python +grib2'
+    require: '@=11.1.1 +python +grib2'
   metplus:
-    require:
-      - any_of: ['@=5.1.0', '@=3.1.1']
+    require: '@=5.1.0'
   metis:
     require: '+int64 +real64'
   mpich:
diff --git a/configs/templates/gsi-addon-dev/spack.yaml b/configs/templates/gsi-addon-dev/spack.yaml
index c116daa8a..5ca410405 100644
--- a/configs/templates/gsi-addon-dev/spack.yaml
+++ b/configs/templates/gsi-addon-dev/spack.yaml
@@ -14,11 +14,17 @@ spack:
   definitions:
   - compilers: ['%aocc', '%apple-clang', '%gcc', '%intel', '%oneapi']
   - packages:
-    - global-workflow-env ^metplus@3.1.1 ^met@9.1.3
+    - global-workflow-env
     - ufs-weather-model-env
     - emc-verif-global-env
     - gsi-env
 
+  packages:
+      met:
+         require:: '@9.1.3 +python +grib2'
+      metplus:
+         require:: '@3.1.1 ^met@9.1.3'
+
   specs:
   - matrix:
     - [$packages]