diff --git a/stacks/pinot-noir/definitions_stack.yaml b/stacks/pinot-noir/definitions_stack.yaml
index 40bf92c28c153928b30ccf552da5b11131252653..ca7fec836b249183359c71222bb02448a8842e6f 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 30d9dd60abb87828ad5f6ad8e1eade7728b3274c..37649b848fe409921f3f2b680d2eec17acbbe889 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: