diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 1571044487..ae4b10631f 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 [submodule "fates"]
 path = src/fates
 url = https://github.com/samsrabin/fates
-fxtag = 60191cf4e5db9bea30170c35eb2f7ea1a6b90439  # isforest-20241016: Combine isforest functions into one.
+fxtag = 5abc673561b61bcb416b0f0087c6750041765aac  # edge-area-202410: My diagnostic outputs now use group_dyna_*.
 fxrequired = AlwaysRequired
 # Standard Fork to compare to with "git fleximod test" to ensure personal forks aren't committed
 fxDONOTUSEurl = https://github.com/NCAR/fates-release
diff --git a/bld/namelist_files/namelist_defaults_ctsm.xml b/bld/namelist_files/namelist_defaults_ctsm.xml
index 24346a1f39..5982767e37 100644
--- a/bld/namelist_files/namelist_defaults_ctsm.xml
+++ b/bld/namelist_files/namelist_defaults_ctsm.xml
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ attributes from the config_cache.xml file (with keys converted to upper-case).
 <!-- FATES default parameter file                                       -->
 <!-- ================================================================== -->
 
-<fates_paramfile>/glade/u/home/samrabin/ctsm_fates-isforest/src/fates/parameter_files/fates_params_default.cdd58546a.nc</fates_paramfile>
+<fates_paramfile>/glade/u/home/samrabin/ctsm_fates-isforest/src/fates/parameter_files/fates_params_default.5abc67356.nc</fates_paramfile>
 
 <!-- ================================================================== -->
 <!-- Default surface roughness parameterization                         -->
diff --git a/cime_config/testdefs/testmods_dirs/clm/FatesColdAllVars/user_nl_clm b/cime_config/testdefs/testmods_dirs/clm/FatesColdAllVars/user_nl_clm
index 7ce530ca5d..c529e86927 100644
--- a/cime_config/testdefs/testmods_dirs/clm/FatesColdAllVars/user_nl_clm
+++ b/cime_config/testdefs/testmods_dirs/clm/FatesColdAllVars/user_nl_clm
@@ -63,4 +63,4 @@ hist_fincl1       = 'FATES_TLONGTERM',
 'FATES_IS_FOREST_PCT10', 'FATES_IS_FOREST_PCT10_0GRASS', 'FATES_IS_FOREST_PCT25',
 'FATES_IS_FOREST_PCT25_0GRASS', 'FATES_IS_FOREST_PCT50', 'FATES_IS_FOREST_PCT50_0GRASS',
 'FATES_IS_FOREST_PCT75', 'FATES_IS_FOREST_PCT75_0GRASS', 'FATES_IS_FOREST_PCT90',
-'FATES_IS_FOREST_PCT90_0GRASS'
+'FATES_IS_FOREST_PCT90_0GRASS', 'FATES_FOREST_AREA_EB'
diff --git a/src/fates b/src/fates
index 60191cf4e5..5abc673561 160000
--- a/src/fates
+++ b/src/fates
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 60191cf4e5db9bea30170c35eb2f7ea1a6b90439
+Subproject commit 5abc673561b61bcb416b0f0087c6750041765aac