From eb4b7dc3306be518b925d86b9c9f5bc98d131140 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Molly Smith <molly.b.smith@noaa.gov>
Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2026 15:46:13 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] Added a clarification to the NOAA HPC installation guide

---
 docs/Contributors_Guide/noaa_install.rst | 6 ++++++
 metplus/component_versions.py            | 4 ++--
 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/docs/Contributors_Guide/noaa_install.rst b/docs/Contributors_Guide/noaa_install.rst
index e408dca7c..4eb18ca46 100644
--- a/docs/Contributors_Guide/noaa_install.rst
+++ b/docs/Contributors_Guide/noaa_install.rst
@@ -277,6 +277,12 @@ package. For example, to get the latest tar files package, run:
 
    wget https://dtcenter.ucar.edu/dfiles/code/METplus/MET/installation/tar_files.latest.tgz
 
+.. note::
+
+   The tarfile above is compatible with the latest official release. If you are installing a 
+   betaN or rcN release, use the URL 
+   https://dtcenter.ucar.edu/dfiles/code/METplus/MET/installation/tar_files.met-base-develop.tgz.
+
 Unpack the tar files package and remove the .tgz file:
 
 .. code-block::
diff --git a/metplus/component_versions.py b/metplus/component_versions.py
index cafe1e4ae..bd9b2f4d3 100755
--- a/metplus/component_versions.py
+++ b/metplus/component_versions.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
         'metcalcpy': '13.0.0',
         'metdataio': '13.0.0',
         'metviewer': '13.0.0',
-        'metexpress': None,
+        'metexpress': '13.0.0',
         'metbaseimage': '3.5.5',
     },
     # NOTE: 7.0 will be removed once 13.0 has been tested with the next beta release
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
         'metcalcpy': '3.2.0',
         'metdataio': '3.2.0',
         'metviewer': '6.2.4',
-        'metexpress': '6.2.8',
+        'metexpress': '6.2.10',
         'metbaseimage': '3.4.10',
     },
     '6.1': {