diff --git a/src/scripts/install_anaconda3 b/src/scripts/install_anaconda3
index 968388c6a..87383b7b8 100755
--- a/src/scripts/install_anaconda3
+++ b/src/scripts/install_anaconda3
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #
 # 18-mar-2024  NEMO/PJT original
 # 14-oct-2024  NEMO/PJT - older ones now fail on newer linux versions
+#  6-jan-2024  NEMO/PJT - add 2024.10-1
 
 #--HELP
 # default parameters
@@ -13,8 +14,8 @@
                    # anaconda3 versions available:
 version=2020.07    # 3.8.3
 version=2020.11    # 3.8.5
-version=2021.04    # 3.8.8  failing on U22+
-version=2021.11    # 3.9.8  failing on U22+ - sphinx not working?
+version=2021.04    # 3.8.8  now failing on U22+
+version=2021.11    # 3.9.8  now failing on U22+ - sphinx not working?
 version=2022.05    # 3.9.12 sphinx?
 version=2022.10    # 3.9.13 sphinx
 version=2023.03-0  # 3.10.9
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ version=2023.07-2  # 3.11.4
 version=2023.09-0  # 3.11.5
 version=2024.02-1  # 3.11.7
 version=2024.06-1  # 3.12.4
-
+version=2024.10-1  # 3.12.7   6.6G
 
   dir=$(pwd)/anaconda3       # where anaconda will be located
  wget=wget                   # use wgetc is you have my cashing version (wget=curl is also allowed)