diff --git a/definitions/grib2/cfVarName.def b/definitions/grib2/cfVarName.def
index d3a6d2cbe..d8b564f30 100644
--- a/definitions/grib2/cfVarName.def
+++ b/definitions/grib2/cfVarName.def
@@ -2523,6 +2523,14 @@
 	 parameterCategory = 3 ;
 	 parameterNumber = 23 ;
 	}
+#Convective available potential energy shear
+'capes' = {
+	 discipline = 0 ;
+	 parameterCategory = 7 ;
+	 parameterNumber = 19 ;
+	 typeOfFirstFixedSurface = 1 ;
+	 typeOfSecondFixedSurface = 8 ;
+	}
 #Tropopause pressure
 'trpp' = {
 	 discipline = 0 ;
diff --git a/definitions/grib2/name.def b/definitions/grib2/name.def
index 21acf6c82..e8019325f 100644
--- a/definitions/grib2/name.def
+++ b/definitions/grib2/name.def
@@ -2523,6 +2523,14 @@
 	 parameterCategory = 3 ;
 	 parameterNumber = 23 ;
 	}
+#Convective available potential energy shear
+'Convective available potential energy shear' = {
+	 discipline = 0 ;
+	 parameterCategory = 7 ;
+	 parameterNumber = 19 ;
+	 typeOfFirstFixedSurface = 1 ;
+	 typeOfSecondFixedSurface = 8 ;
+	}
 #Tropopause pressure
 'Tropopause pressure' = {
 	 discipline = 0 ;
diff --git a/definitions/grib2/paramId.def b/definitions/grib2/paramId.def
index 72ea5bc62..1b6ff6200 100644
--- a/definitions/grib2/paramId.def
+++ b/definitions/grib2/paramId.def
@@ -2523,6 +2523,14 @@
 	 parameterCategory = 3 ;
 	 parameterNumber = 23 ;
 	}
+#Convective available potential energy shear
+'228044' = {
+	 discipline = 0 ;
+	 parameterCategory = 7 ;
+	 parameterNumber = 19 ;
+	 typeOfFirstFixedSurface = 1 ;
+	 typeOfSecondFixedSurface = 8 ;
+	}
 #Tropopause pressure
 '228045' = {
 	 discipline = 0 ;
diff --git a/definitions/grib2/shortName.def b/definitions/grib2/shortName.def
index 6f4db2dbb..4698a68f8 100644
--- a/definitions/grib2/shortName.def
+++ b/definitions/grib2/shortName.def
@@ -2523,6 +2523,14 @@
 	 parameterCategory = 3 ;
 	 parameterNumber = 23 ;
 	}
+#Convective available potential energy shear
+'capes' = {
+	 discipline = 0 ;
+	 parameterCategory = 7 ;
+	 parameterNumber = 19 ;
+	 typeOfFirstFixedSurface = 1 ;
+	 typeOfSecondFixedSurface = 8 ;
+	}
 #Tropopause pressure
 'trpp' = {
 	 discipline = 0 ;
diff --git a/definitions/grib2/units.def b/definitions/grib2/units.def
index 4bed837f2..945df5bd5 100644
--- a/definitions/grib2/units.def
+++ b/definitions/grib2/units.def
@@ -2523,6 +2523,14 @@
 	 parameterCategory = 3 ;
 	 parameterNumber = 23 ;
 	}
+#Convective available potential energy shear
+'m**2 s**-2' = {
+	 discipline = 0 ;
+	 parameterCategory = 7 ;
+	 parameterNumber = 19 ;
+	 typeOfFirstFixedSurface = 1 ;
+	 typeOfSecondFixedSurface = 8 ;
+	}
 #Tropopause pressure
 'Pa' = {
 	 discipline = 0 ;