diff --git a/spack/a/ants/package.py b/spack/a/ants/package.py
index aa1d00410..372df189b 100644
--- a/spack/a/ants/package.py
+++ b/spack/a/ants/package.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: (Apache-2.0 OR MIT)
 
-from spack.package import *
+from spack import *
 
 
 class Ants(CMakePackage):
@@ -16,11 +16,9 @@ class Ants(CMakePackage):
     """
 
     homepage = "https://stnava.github.io/ANTs/"
-    git      = "https://github.com/ANTsX/ANTs.git"
-    url      = "https://github.com/ANTsX/ANTs/archive/v2.2.0.tar.gz"
+    url      = "https://github.com/ANTsX/ANTs/archive/v2.4.2.tar.gz"
 
-    version('20220205', commit='6f07ac55569d0d085d2adf7888d1c7a2bd563bfe')
-    version('2.4.0', sha256='a8ff78f4d2b16e495f340c9b0647f56c92cc4fc40b6ae04a60b941e5e239f9be')
+    version('2.4.2', sha256='caa86449be46ed1d8dddb41a69e9aeea81e75db22f4186bec47aa1101ff6afe1')
     version('2.3.5', sha256='2fddfd5f274a47f1c383e734a7e763b627c4a8383d2d3b9971561f335016bb0a')
     version('2.2.0', sha256='62f8f9ae141cb45025f4bb59277c053acf658d4a3ba868c9e0f609af72e66b4a')