diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale.yml b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
index c4ba4f38f..c5b8f3e1e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stale.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
       with:
         repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         stale-issue-label: 'stale'
-        exempt-issue-labels: 'category: Discussion','category: Feature Request','deferred','help needed: Open Research Problem','help needed: Request Input from Community','never stale','TODO: Documentation'
+        exempt-issue-labels: ['category: Discussion','category: Feature Request','deferred','help needed: Open Research Problem','help needed: Request Input from Community','never stale','TODO: Documentation']
         days-before-issue-stale: 30
         days-before-issue-close: 7
         stale-issue-message: 'This issue has been automatically marked as stale because it has not had recent activity. If there are no updates within 7 days it will be closed. You can add the "never stale" tag to prevent the issue from closing this issue.'
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 68de2b11b..da2cd4958 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ This file documents all notable changes to the GCHP wrapper repository starting
 
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/), and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [Unreleased] - TBD
+### Fixed
+- Added brackets around `exempt-issue-labels` list in `.github/workflows/stale.yml`
+
 ## [14.4.2] - 2024-07-24
 ### Changed
 - Updated Cloud-J submodule to 7.7.2
diff --git a/src/GCHP_GridComp/GEOSChem_GridComp/Cloud-J b/src/GCHP_GridComp/GEOSChem_GridComp/Cloud-J
index 37a4ece35..d20050f1e 160000
--- a/src/GCHP_GridComp/GEOSChem_GridComp/Cloud-J
+++ b/src/GCHP_GridComp/GEOSChem_GridComp/Cloud-J
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 37a4ece3580a9a8ce64d9fbd03c699cd116c6d80
+Subproject commit d20050f1ef9e3895d58f3041efd2da59ce1ed421
diff --git a/src/GCHP_GridComp/GEOSChem_GridComp/HEMCO/HEMCO b/src/GCHP_GridComp/GEOSChem_GridComp/HEMCO/HEMCO
index e68ebae6e..41605bda8 160000
--- a/src/GCHP_GridComp/GEOSChem_GridComp/HEMCO/HEMCO
+++ b/src/GCHP_GridComp/GEOSChem_GridComp/HEMCO/HEMCO
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit e68ebae6ed8286e09f3a18fd505873bce074edfa
+Subproject commit 41605bda8a89d96f441cb8eb90f3d3c8b21f2b71
diff --git a/src/GCHP_GridComp/GEOSChem_GridComp/geos-chem b/src/GCHP_GridComp/GEOSChem_GridComp/geos-chem
index 6a26a6bab..bef56c605 160000
--- a/src/GCHP_GridComp/GEOSChem_GridComp/geos-chem
+++ b/src/GCHP_GridComp/GEOSChem_GridComp/geos-chem
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 6a26a6bab094dd8230247aeeb9a252b53c543417
+Subproject commit bef56c605e018eecbd91646a51ce82c7cd77f56a