diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 1f6da08484..225f2f75ac 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 [submodule "fates"]
 path = src/fates
 url = https://github.com/NGEET/fates
-fxtag = sci.1.78.3_api.36.1.0
+fxtag = sci.1.79.3_api.37.0.0
 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/doc/ChangeLog b/doc/ChangeLog
index c08a55bbd4..5a2a3c472e 100644
--- a/doc/ChangeLog
+++ b/doc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,4 +1,62 @@
 ===============================================================
+Tag name: ctsm5.3.012
+Originator(s): afoster (Adrianna Foster,UCAR/TSS,303-497-1728)
+Date: Wed 13 Nov 2024 09:53:51 AM MST
+One-line Summary: update fates tag
+
+Purpose and description of changes
+----------------------------------
+
+Updates FATES tag to latest fates main (sci.1.79.3_api.37.0.0), and updates API to go
+along with latest FATES update to refactor it's fire equations
+
+
+Significant changes to scientifically-supported configurations
+--------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+[ ] clm6_0
+
+[ ] clm5_1
+
+[ ] clm5_0
+
+[ ] ctsm5_0-nwp
+
+[ ] clm4_5
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Testing summary:
+----------------
+
+  regular tests (aux_clm: https://github.com/ESCOMP/CTSM/wiki/System-Testing-Guide#pre-merge-system-testing):
+
+    derecho ----- OK
+    izumi ------- OK
+
+  fates tests:
+    derecho ----- OK
+    izumi ------- OK
+
+
+Answer changes
+--------------
+
+Changes answers relative to baseline:
+
+Round-off differences for FATES compsets where fire is active.
+NLCOMP differences for some FATES compsets
+
+
+Pull Requests that document the changes (include PR ids):
+- ESCOMP/CTSM#2782: Fates fuel refactor (https://github.com/ESCOMP/CTSM/pull/2782)
+
+===============================================================
+===============================================================
 Tag name: ctsm5.3.011
 Originator(s): samrabin (Sam Rabin, UCAR/TSS, samrabin@ucar.edu)
 Date: Mon Nov 11 17:55:57 MST 2024
diff --git a/doc/ChangeSum b/doc/ChangeSum
index daffdab145..87d5709a68 100644
--- a/doc/ChangeSum
+++ b/doc/ChangeSum
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 Tag                   Who      Date  Summary
 ============================================================================================================================
+       ctsm5.3.012  afoster 11/13/2024 update fates tag
        ctsm5.3.011 samrabin 11/11/2024 Improve handling of cold-start finidat
        ctsm5.3.010  afoster 11/09/2024 Merge b4b-dev
        ctsm5.3.009 samrabin 10/15/2024 Reduce outputs from matrixcnOn tests
diff --git a/src/fates b/src/fates
index bdb253fd92..e3e7d2cd86 160000
--- a/src/fates
+++ b/src/fates
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit bdb253fd9262cbb721a3f2ef033e16d73c2cd77e
+Subproject commit e3e7d2cd86a66f8ca0e8f6dc4a823246a2bdb95b