diff --git a/esmvaltool/recipes/ipccwg1ar6ch3/recipe_ipccwg1ar6ch3_fig_3_42_a.yml b/esmvaltool/recipes/ipccwg1ar6ch3/recipe_ipccwg1ar6ch3_fig_3_42_a.yml
index 55c53147ec..35954b47a1 100644
--- a/esmvaltool/recipes/ipccwg1ar6ch3/recipe_ipccwg1ar6ch3_fig_3_42_a.yml
+++ b/esmvaltool/recipes/ipccwg1ar6ch3/recipe_ipccwg1ar6ch3_fig_3_42_a.yml
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ diagnostics:
       pr:
         <<: *perf_var
         preprocessor: ppNOLEV1
-        reference_dataset: GPCP-SG
+        reference_dataset: GPCP-V2.3
         alternative_dataset: GHCN
     additional_datasets:
       - {<<: *cmip3, dataset: bccr_bcm2_0, institute: BCCR}
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ diagnostics:
       - {<<: *cmip6, dataset: IPSL-CM5A2-INCA, grid: gr}
       - {<<: *cmip6, dataset: KACE-1-0-G, grid: gr}
       - {<<: *cmip6, dataset: MCM-UA-1-0}
-      - {dataset: GPCP-SG, project: obs4MIPs, level: L3, version: v2.3, tier: 1}
+      - {dataset: GPCP-V2.3, project: obs4MIPs, level: L3, tier: 1}
       - {dataset: GHCN, project: OBS, type: ground, version: 1, tier: 2}
 
 
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ diagnostics:
       - {<<: *cmip6, dataset: IPSL-CM5A2-INCA, grid: gr}
       - {<<: *cmip6, dataset: KACE-1-0-G, grid: gr}
       - {<<: *cmip6, dataset: KIOST-ESM, grid: gr1}
-      - {dataset: CERES-EBAF, project: obs4MIPs, level: L3B, version: Ed2-8,
+      - {dataset: CERES-EBAF, project: obs4MIPs, level: L3B,
          tier: 1, start_year: 2001, end_year: 2015}
 
 
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ diagnostics:
       - {<<: *cmip6, dataset: IPSL-CM5A2-INCA, grid: gr}
       - {<<: *cmip6, dataset: KACE-1-0-G, grid: gr}
       - {<<: *cmip6, dataset: KIOST-ESM, grid: gr1}
-      - {dataset: CERES-EBAF, project: obs4MIPs, level: L3B, version: Ed2-8,
+      - {dataset: CERES-EBAF, project: obs4MIPs, level: L3B,
          tier: 1, start_year: 2001, end_year: 2015}
 
 
@@ -547,7 +547,7 @@ diagnostics:
       - {<<: *cmip6, dataset: KACE-1-0-G, grid: gr}
       - {<<: *cmip6, dataset: KIOST-ESM, grid: gr1}
       - {<<: *cmip6, dataset: MCM-UA-1-0}
-      - {dataset: CERES-EBAF, project: obs4MIPs, level: L3B, version: Ed2-8,
+      - {dataset: CERES-EBAF, project: obs4MIPs, level: L3B,
          tier: 1, start_year: 2001, end_year: 2015}
 
 
@@ -620,7 +620,7 @@ diagnostics:
       - {<<: *cmip6, dataset: IPSL-CM5A2-INCA, grid: gr}
       - {<<: *cmip6, dataset: KACE-1-0-G, grid: gr}
       - {<<: *cmip6, dataset: KIOST-ESM, grid: gr1}
-      - {dataset: CERES-EBAF, project: obs4MIPs, level: L3B, version: Ed2-8,
+      - {dataset: CERES-EBAF, project: obs4MIPs, level: L3B,
          tier: 1, start_year: 2001, end_year: 2015}
 
 
diff --git a/esmvaltool/recipes/ipccwg1ar6ch3/recipe_ipccwg1ar6ch3_fig_3_43.yml b/esmvaltool/recipes/ipccwg1ar6ch3/recipe_ipccwg1ar6ch3_fig_3_43.yml
index fd7a60efe8..767662167c 100644
--- a/esmvaltool/recipes/ipccwg1ar6ch3/recipe_ipccwg1ar6ch3_fig_3_43.yml
+++ b/esmvaltool/recipes/ipccwg1ar6ch3/recipe_ipccwg1ar6ch3_fig_3_43.yml
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ diagnostics:
     variables:
       pr:
         <<: *var_settings
-        reference_dataset: GPCP-SG
+        reference_dataset: GPCP-V2.2
         alternative_dataset: GHCN
     additional_datasets:
       - {<<: *cmip3, dataset: bccr_bcm2_0, institute: BCCR}
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ diagnostics:
       - {<<: *cmip6, dataset: GISS-E2-1-G-CC}
       - {<<: *cmip6, dataset: IPSL-CM5A2-INCA, grid: gr}
       - {<<: *cmip6, dataset: MCM-UA-1-0}
-      - {dataset: GPCP-SG, project: obs4mips, level: L3, version: v2.2, tier: 1}
+      - {dataset: GPCP-V2.2, project: obs4mips, level: L3, tier: 1}
       - {dataset: GHCN, project: OBS, type: ground, version: 1, tier: 2}
 
 
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ diagnostics:
       - {<<: *cmip6, dataset: IPSL-CM5A2-INCA, grid: gr}
       - {<<: *cmip6, dataset: KIOST-ESM, grid: gr1}
       - {<<: *cmip6, dataset: MCM-UA-1-0}
-      - {dataset: CERES-EBAF, project: obs4mips, level: L3B, version: Ed2-8,
+      - {dataset: CERES-EBAF, project: obs4mips, level: L3B,
          tier: 1, start_year: 2001, end_year: 2015}
 
 
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ diagnostics:
       - {<<: *cmip6, dataset: GISS-E2-1-G-CC}
       - {<<: *cmip6, dataset: IPSL-CM5A2-INCA, grid: gr}
       - {<<: *cmip6, dataset: KIOST-ESM, grid: gr1}
-      - {dataset: CERES-EBAF, project: obs4mips, level: L3B, version: Ed2-8,
+      - {dataset: CERES-EBAF, project: obs4mips, level: L3B,
          tier: 1, start_year: 2001, end_year: 2015}
 
 
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ diagnostics:
       - {<<: *cmip6, dataset: GISS-E2-1-G-CC}
       - {<<: *cmip6, dataset: IPSL-CM5A2-INCA, grid: gr}
       - {<<: *cmip6, dataset: KIOST-ESM, grid: gr1}
-      - {dataset: CERES-EBAF, project: obs4mips, level: L3B, version: Ed2-8,
+      - {dataset: CERES-EBAF, project: obs4mips, level: L3B,
          tier: 1, start_year: 2001, end_year: 2015}
 
 
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ diagnostics:
       - {<<: *cmip6, dataset: GISS-E2-1-G-CC}
       - {<<: *cmip6, dataset: IPSL-CM5A2-INCA, grid: gr}
       - {<<: *cmip6, dataset: KIOST-ESM, grid: gr1}
-      - {dataset: CERES-EBAF, project: obs4mips, level: L3B, version: Ed2-8,
+      - {dataset: CERES-EBAF, project: obs4mips, level: L3B,
          tier: 1, start_year: 2001, end_year: 2015}