diff --git a/lib/tasks/seek_upgrades.rake b/lib/tasks/seek_upgrades.rake
index 60f568af52..9217141570 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/seek_upgrades.rake
+++ b/lib/tasks/seek_upgrades.rake
@@ -8,12 +8,15 @@ namespace :seek do
   # these are the tasks required for this version upgrade
   task upgrade_version_tasks: %i[
     environment
+    db:seed:003_model_formats
+    db:seed:004_model_recommended_environments
     db:seed:007_sample_attribute_types
     update_rdf
     update_observation_unit_policies
     fix_xlsx_marked_as_zip
     add_policies_to_existing_sample_types
     fix_previous_sample_type_permissions
+    update_morpheus_model
   ]
 
   # these are the tasks that are executes for each upgrade as standard, and rarely change
@@ -91,6 +94,36 @@ namespace :seek do
     end
   end
 
+  task(update_morpheus_model: [:environment]) do
+    puts "... updating morpheus model"
+    affected_models = []
+    errors = []
+    Model.find_each do |model|
+      next unless model.is_morpheus_supported?
+      begin
+        unless model.model_format
+          model.model_format = ModelFormat.find_by!(title: 'Morpheus')
+        end
+        unless model.recommended_environment
+          model.recommended_environment = RecommendedModelEnvironment.find_by!(title: 'Morpheus')
+        end
+      rescue ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound => e
+        error_message = "Error: #{e.message}. Ensure that the required 'Morpheus' records exist in the database."
+        puts error_message
+        errors << error_message
+        next
+      end
+      model.update_columns(model_format_id: model.model_format_id, recommended_environment_id: model.recommended_environment_id)
+      affected_models << model
+    end
+    ReindexingQueue.enqueue(affected_models)
+    puts "... reindexing job triggered for #{affected_models.count} models"
+    unless errors.empty?
+      puts "The following errors were encountered during the update:"
+      errors.each { |error| puts error }
+    end
+  end
+
   task(add_policies_to_existing_sample_types: [:environment]) do
     puts '... Adding policies to existing sample types'
     counter = 0