diff --git a/etc/settings.csh b/etc/settings.csh
index a2a9c37b07..6628473269 100644
--- a/etc/settings.csh
+++ b/etc/settings.csh
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ unset MPI_ARCH_PATH
 
 switch ("$WM_MPLIB")
 case OPENMPI:
-    set mpi_version=openmpi-1.3.4
+    set mpi_version=openmpi-1.4
     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 5dc56ac018..8b3cebe42e 100644
--- a/etc/settings.sh
+++ b/etc/settings.sh
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ unset MPI_ARCH_PATH
 
 case "$WM_MPLIB" in
 OPENMPI)
-    mpi_version=openmpi-1.3.4
+    mpi_version=openmpi-1.4
     export MPI_HOME=$WM_THIRD_PARTY_DIR/$mpi_version
     export MPI_ARCH_PATH=$MPI_HOME/platforms/$WM_OPTIONS