diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 63b4600ef..bfb8c7a2c 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [submodule "spack"]
   path = spack
   url = https://github.com/jcsda/spack
-  branch = release/1.7.0
+  branch = spack-stack-1.7.0
 [submodule "doc/CMakeModules"]
   path = doc/CMakeModules
   url = https://github.com/noaa-emc/cmakemodules
diff --git a/configs/containers/docker-ubuntu-clang-mpich.yaml b/configs/containers/docker-ubuntu-clang-mpich.yaml
index 1d96283c8..433c0f1c7 100644
--- a/configs/containers/docker-ubuntu-clang-mpich.yaml
+++ b/configs/containers/docker-ubuntu-clang-mpich.yaml
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ spack:
       os: ubuntu:20.04
       spack:
         url: https://github.com/jcsda/spack
-        ref: release/1.7.0
+        ref: spack-stack-1.7.0
         resolve_sha: true
 
     # Whether or not to strip binaries
diff --git a/configs/containers/docker-ubuntu-gcc-openmpi.yaml b/configs/containers/docker-ubuntu-gcc-openmpi.yaml
index 1a50ac134..97682077f 100644
--- a/configs/containers/docker-ubuntu-gcc-openmpi.yaml
+++ b/configs/containers/docker-ubuntu-gcc-openmpi.yaml
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ spack:
       os: ubuntu:20.04
       spack:
         url: https://github.com/jcsda/spack
-        ref: release/1.7.0
+        ref: spack-stack-1.7.0
         resolve_sha: true
 
     # Whether or not to strip binaries
diff --git a/configs/containers/docker-ubuntu-intel-impi.yaml b/configs/containers/docker-ubuntu-intel-impi.yaml
index 20948f971..9bb90e8d5 100644
--- a/configs/containers/docker-ubuntu-intel-impi.yaml
+++ b/configs/containers/docker-ubuntu-intel-impi.yaml
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ spack:
       os: ubuntu:20.04
       spack:
         url: https://github.com/jcsda/spack
-        ref: release/1.7.0
+        ref: spack-stack-1.7.0
         resolve_sha: true
 
     # Whether or not to strip binaries