diff --git a/inventory/base/hosts.yaml b/inventory/base/hosts.yaml
index a7e81d2175..5a602b53e2 100644
--- a/inventory/base/hosts.yaml
+++ b/inventory/base/hosts.yaml
@@ -590,6 +590,17 @@ all:
         - 'ssh-rsa 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'
         - 'ecdsa-sha2-nistp256 AAAAE2VjZHNhLXNoYTItbmlzdHAyNTYAAAAIbmlzdHAyNTYAAABBBJZjdEkhsCw6j4EDkehepelU4cLBHaZ9/r8BgbFBZkGOV0kK6w02tLHkdscn6VwC0nVmgwIcDKt8ZD6l0wOirsA='
         - 'ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1NTE5AAAAINiaccLLWf6Mubi3QdQCjcMCtigvvD4/iTiVjDgFhgY9'
+    paste02.opendev.org:
+      ansible_host: 104.239.142.62
+      location:
+        cloud: openstackci-rax
+        region_name: DFW
+      public_v4: 104.239.142.62
+      public_v6: 2001:4800:7818:104:be76:4eff:fe04:4037
+      host_keys:
+        - ssh-rsa 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
+        - ecdsa-sha2-nistp256 AAAAE2VjZHNhLXNoYTItbmlzdHAyNTYAAAAIbmlzdHAyNTYAAABBBHAVwyAm5xr7nFbdSGG/hYnf3cYd+LWG62rBMtyn1uasDEJD5iclrrL+mq3kL26CBYGf6Q+FUCKAu6hVFKNfUGk=
+        - ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1NTE5AAAAINkLpVksHdTQyKy+jUAkREPEkWmEqPrq0SFt4tR268Pd
     refstack01.openstack.org:
       ansible_host: 104.239.144.250
       location:
diff --git a/inventory/service/groups.yaml b/inventory/service/groups.yaml
index 26d9a5725a..c4bf8c2255 100644
--- a/inventory/service/groups.yaml
+++ b/inventory/service/groups.yaml
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ groups:
     - refstack01.openstack.org
     - kdc03.openstack.org
     - eavesdrop01.opendev.org
+    # TODO(clarkb) replace paste01 with paste02 and retire paste01
     - paste01.opendev.org
     - lists01.opendev.org
     - keycloak03.opendev.org
diff --git a/zuul.d/system-config-run.yaml b/zuul.d/system-config-run.yaml
index 07cc73c07e..301b4ad599 100644
--- a/zuul.d/system-config-run.yaml
+++ b/zuul.d/system-config-run.yaml
@@ -856,7 +856,7 @@
       nodes:
         - <<: *bridge_node_x86
         - name: paste99.opendev.org
-          label: ubuntu-focal
+          label: ubuntu-noble
       groups:
         - <<: *bastion_group
     vars: