diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 6a26b703e..8adb67db9 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -64,9 +64,9 @@ variables:
   PETSc_Intel:                     "$PETSc3_14_2IMPI2020Intel19_1"
   PETSc_GNU:                       "$PETSc3_14_2OMPI4_0GNU10"
   # ++++++++++++ commercial FEM ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
-  MSC2020:                         "FEM/MSC/2020"
+  MSC2021:                         "FEM/MSC/2021.2"
   # ------------ Defaults ----------------------------------------------
-  MSC:                             "$MSC2020"
+  MSC:                             "$MSC2021"
   IntelMarc:                       "$IntelCompiler19_1"
   HDF5Marc:                        "HDF5/1.12.0/Intel-19.1.2"
 
diff --git a/python/damask/solver/_marc.py b/python/damask/solver/_marc.py
index b09394e67..1e11e0917 100644
--- a/python/damask/solver/_marc.py
+++ b/python/damask/solver/_marc.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import shlex
 import re
 from pathlib import Path
 
-_msc_version = 2020
+_msc_version = 2021.2
 _msc_root = '/opt/msc'
 _damask_root = str(Path(__file__).parents[3])