diff --git a/etc/settings.csh b/etc/settings.csh
index ee6a08c94a..73b14eb38c 100644
--- a/etc/settings.csh
+++ b/etc/settings.csh
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ unset MPI_ARCH_PATH
 
 switch ("$WM_MPLIB")
 case OPENMPI:
-    set mpi_version=openmpi-1.2.8
+    set mpi_version=openmpi-1.3
     setenv MPI_HOME $WM_THIRD_PARTY_DIR/$mpi_version
     setenv MPI_ARCH_PATH $MPI_HOME/platforms/$WM_OPTIONS
 
diff --git a/etc/settings.sh b/etc/settings.sh
index 2621e1530c..ff56af0b95 100644
--- a/etc/settings.sh
+++ b/etc/settings.sh
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ unset MPI_ARCH_PATH
 
 case "$WM_MPLIB" in
 OPENMPI)
-    mpi_version=openmpi-1.2.8
+    mpi_version=openmpi-1.3
     export MPI_HOME=$WM_THIRD_PARTY_DIR/$mpi_version
     export MPI_ARCH_PATH=$MPI_HOME/platforms/$WM_OPTIONS