diff --git a/modulefiles/build.orion.intel.lua b/modulefiles/build.orion.intel.lua
index 80e5986d1..b2efc0045 100644
--- a/modulefiles/build.orion.intel.lua
+++ b/modulefiles/build.orion.intel.lua
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ load(pathJoin("netcdf", netcdf_ver))
 nccmp_ver=os.getenv("nccmp_ver") or "1.8.9.0"
 load(pathJoin("nccmp", nccmp_ver))
 
-esmf_ver=os.getenv("esmf_ver") or "8.2.0"
+esmf_ver=os.getenv("esmf_ver") or "8.4.0b08"
 load(pathJoin("esmf", esmf_ver))
 
 nco_ver=os.getenv("nco_ver") or "4.9.3"