diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_release.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_release.yml
index 647485faa9a..235cd282bec 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_release.yml
@@ -8,10 +8,14 @@ on:
     - cron: "0 13 * * 0"
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
+      ansys_version:
+        description: "Ansys version of the standalone."
+        required: false
+        default: '242'
       standalone_branch_suffix:
         description: 'Suffix of the branch on standalone'
         required: false
-        default: '.sp01'
+        default: '.pre0'
 
 #┌───────────── minute (0 - 59)
 #│ ┌───────────── hour (0 - 23)
@@ -24,7 +28,6 @@ on:
 #* * * * *
 
 env:
-  ANSYS_VERSION: 241
   DOCUMENTATION_CNAME: 'dpf.docs.pyansys.com'
   MAIN_PYTHON_VERSION: '3.9'
 
@@ -83,38 +86,48 @@ jobs:
   tests:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/tests.yml
     with:
-      ANSYS_VERSION: "241"
+      ANSYS_VERSION: ${{ github.event.inputs.ansys_version || '242' }}
       python_versions: '["3.9", "3.10", "3.11"]'
       wheel: true
       wheelhouse: true
-      standalone_suffix: ${{ github.event.inputs.standalone_branch_suffix || '.sp01' }}
+      standalone_suffix: ${{ github.event.inputs.standalone_branch_suffix || '.pre0' }}
     secrets: inherit
 
   tests_any:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/tests.yml
     with:
-      ANSYS_VERSION: "241"
+      ANSYS_VERSION: ${{ github.event.inputs.ansys_version || '242' }}
       python_versions: '["3.9", "3.10", "3.11"]'
       wheel: true
       wheelhouse: false
-      standalone_suffix: ${{ github.event.inputs.standalone_branch_suffix || '.sp01' }}
+      standalone_suffix: ${{ github.event.inputs.standalone_branch_suffix || '.pre0' }}
       test_any: true
     secrets: inherit
 
   docs:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/docs.yml
     with:
-      ANSYS_VERSION: "241"
-      standalone_suffix: ${{ github.event.inputs.standalone_branch_suffix || '.sp01' }}
+      ANSYS_VERSION: ${{ github.event.inputs.ansys_version || '242' }}
+      standalone_suffix: ${{ github.event.inputs.standalone_branch_suffix || '.pre0' }}
       event_name: ${{ github.event_name }}
     secrets: inherit
 
   examples:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/examples.yml
     with:
-      ANSYS_VERSION: "241"
+      ANSYS_VERSION: ${{ github.event.inputs.ansys_version || '242' }}
       python_versions: '["3.9", "3.10", "3.11"]'
-      standalone_suffix: ${{ github.event.inputs.standalone_branch_suffix || '.sp01' }}
+      standalone_suffix: ${{ github.event.inputs.standalone_branch_suffix || '.pre0' }}
+    secrets: inherit
+
+  retro_241:
+    name: "retro 241"
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/tests.yml
+    with:
+      ANSYS_VERSION: "241"
+      python_versions: '["3.9"]'
+      standalone_suffix: '.sp01'
+      DOCSTRING: false
     secrets: inherit
 
   retro_232:
@@ -144,13 +157,20 @@ jobs:
       DOCSTRING: false
     secrets: inherit
 
+  pydpf-post_242:
+    name: "PyDPF-Post with 242"
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/pydpf-post.yml
+    with:
+      ANSYS_VERSION: ${{ github.event.inputs.ansys_version || '242' }}
+      standalone_suffix: ${{ github.event.inputs.standalone_branch_suffix || '.pre0' }}
+      test_docstrings: "true"
+    secrets: inherit
+
   pydpf-post_241:
     name: "PyDPF-Post with 241"
     uses: ./.github/workflows/pydpf-post.yml
     with:
       ANSYS_VERSION: "241"
-      standalone_suffix: ${{ github.event.inputs.standalone_branch_suffix || '.sp01' }}
-      test_docstrings: "true"
     secrets: inherit
 
   pydpf-post_232:
@@ -178,17 +198,17 @@ jobs:
     name: "Build and Test on Docker"
     uses: ./.github/workflows/test_docker.yml
     with:
-      ANSYS_VERSION: "241"
-      standalone_suffix: ${{ github.event.inputs.standalone_branch_suffix || '.sp01' }}
+      ANSYS_VERSION: ${{ github.event.inputs.ansys_version || '242' }}
+      standalone_suffix: ${{ github.event.inputs.standalone_branch_suffix || '.pre0' }}
     secrets: inherit
 
   docker_examples:
     name: "Run examples on Docker"
     uses: ./.github/workflows/examples_docker.yml
     with:
-      ANSYS_VERSION: "241"
+      ANSYS_VERSION: ${{ github.event.inputs.ansys_version || '242' }}
       python_versions: '["3.9", "3.10", "3.11"]'
-      standalone_suffix: ${{ github.event.inputs.standalone_branch_suffix || '.sp01' }}
+      standalone_suffix: ${{ github.event.inputs.standalone_branch_suffix || '.pre0' }}
     secrets: inherit
 
   draft_release: