diff --git a/stacks/pinot-noir/definitions_stack.yaml b/stacks/pinot-noir/definitions_stack.yaml
index 0109ba0b9efc176fe2501f5d44fed49ef5d809b4..75326b44ef4e7193dbde3005d042e5bedeba0920 100644
--- a/stacks/pinot-noir/definitions_stack.yaml
+++ b/stacks/pinot-noir/definitions_stack.yaml
@@ -279,6 +279,7 @@ definitions:
   - when: env['environment_type'] != 'cloud'
     external_packages:
       - ansys
+      - ansys@2024R2
       - cfdplusplus
       - comsol
       - fdtd
diff --git a/stacks/pinot-noir/packages_stack.yaml b/stacks/pinot-noir/packages_stack.yaml
index dcb76817e7b17cc31b483c7028e9e4ba6845dbc9..788ad1af5ce7439ff5e02ef6e569d52c663d5af5 100644
--- a/stacks/pinot-noir/packages_stack.yaml
+++ b/stacks/pinot-noir/packages_stack.yaml
@@ -454,6 +454,7 @@ packages:
     - {spec: ansys@2022R1, prefix: /ssoft/spack/external/ansys/2022R1/v221}
     - {spec: ansys@2022R2, prefix: /ssoft/spack/external/ansys/2022R2/v222}
     - {spec: ansys@2024R1, prefix: /ssoft/spack/external/ansys/2024R1/v241}
+    - {spec: ansys@2024R2, prefix: /ssoft/spack/external/ansys/2024R2/v242}
   cfdplusplus:
     buildable: false
     externals: