diff --git a/eeschema/netlist_exporters/netlist_exporter_orcadpcb2.cpp b/eeschema/netlist_exporters/netlist_exporter_orcadpcb2.cpp
index 44daad4481..e9e487a922 100644
--- a/eeschema/netlist_exporters/netlist_exporter_orcadpcb2.cpp
+++ b/eeschema/netlist_exporters/netlist_exporter_orcadpcb2.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@
  * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA
  */
 
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <vector>
+
 #include <confirm.h>
 #include <refdes_utils.h>
 
@@ -64,8 +67,23 @@ bool NETLIST_EXPORTER_ORCADPCB2::WriteNetlist( const wxString& aOutFileName,
 
     for( const SCH_SHEET_PATH& sheet : m_schematic->Hierarchy() )
     {
-        // Process symbol attributes
+        // The rtree returns items in a non-deterministic order (platform-dependent)
+        // Therefore we need to sort them before outputting to ensure file stability for version
+        // control and QA comparisons
+        std::vector<EDA_ITEM*> sheetItems;
+
         for( EDA_ITEM* item : sheet.LastScreen()->Items().OfType( SCH_SYMBOL_T ) )
+            sheetItems.push_back( item );
+
+        auto pred = []( const EDA_ITEM* item1, const EDA_ITEM* item2 )
+        {
+            return item1->m_Uuid < item2->m_Uuid;
+        };
+
+        std::sort( sheetItems.begin(), sheetItems.end(), pred );
+
+        // Process symbol attributes
+        for( EDA_ITEM* item : sheetItems )
         {
             SCH_SYMBOL* symbol = findNextSymbol( item, sheet );
 
diff --git a/qa/data/cli/basic_test/basic_test.netlist.orcadpcb2 b/qa/data/cli/basic_test/basic_test.netlist.orcadpcb2
index 73bccb7943..4af1be5e82 100644
--- a/qa/data/cli/basic_test/basic_test.netlist.orcadpcb2
+++ b/qa/data/cli/basic_test/basic_test.netlist.orcadpcb2
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
-( { EESchema Netlist Version 1.1 created  5/2/2023 8:59:05 PM }
- ( /eaf8668d-aec7-4209-a3f9-fc7bfb5b931b Resistor_SMD:R_1206_3216Metric  R1 10k
+( { EESchema Netlist Version 1.1 created  2024-12-19T18:53:31+0000 }
+ ( /203ec3c1-122c-4087-8f6d-2a0dd0b941e6 TestPoint:TestPoint_Pad_3.0x3.0mm  J1 Conn_01x01_Pin
+  (    1 /VCC )
+ )
+ ( /2a9f5f63-d864-4898-ae3e-539c635e8f2c TestPoint:TestPoint_Pad_3.0x3.0mm  J2 Conn_01x01_Pin
+  (    1 /IN )
+ )
+ ( /789295bb-2cfb-4a2b-977f-b3831d5aa975 TestPoint:TestPoint_Pad_3.0x3.0mm  J4 Conn_01x01_Pin
   (    1 GND )
-  (    2 Net-(U1--) )
  )
  ( /8a4f4d93-4e0c-474b-8535-68c4fef6e828 Capacitor_SMD:C_1206_3216Metric  C1 10u
   (    1 Net-(U1-+) )
@@ -11,22 +16,13 @@
   (    1 Net-(U1--) )
   (    2 /OUT )
  )
- ( /9efa520e-00e1-47a2-b8dc-bf8e2121d065 TestPoint:TestPoint_Pad_3.0x3.0mm  J3 Conn_01x01_Pin
-  (    1 /OUT )
- )
- ( /2a9f5f63-d864-4898-ae3e-539c635e8f2c TestPoint:TestPoint_Pad_3.0x3.0mm  J2 Conn_01x01_Pin
-  (    1 /IN )
- )
- ( /203ec3c1-122c-4087-8f6d-2a0dd0b941e6 TestPoint:TestPoint_Pad_3.0x3.0mm  J1 Conn_01x01_Pin
-  (    1 /VCC )
- )
- ( /789295bb-2cfb-4a2b-977f-b3831d5aa975 TestPoint:TestPoint_Pad_3.0x3.0mm  J4 Conn_01x01_Pin
-  (    1 GND )
- )
  ( /985a669c-9a7f-4b74-bb4f-9487b164d3aa Resistor_SMD:R_1206_3216Metric  R3 10k
   (    1 /IN )
   (    2 Net-(U1-+) )
  )
+ ( /9efa520e-00e1-47a2-b8dc-bf8e2121d065 TestPoint:TestPoint_Pad_3.0x3.0mm  J3 Conn_01x01_Pin
+  (    1 /OUT )
+ )
  ( /b8a40376-5e4f-459f-9886-5e9ee83698cf Package_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-23-5  U1 TLV2371DBV
   (    1 /OUT )
   (    2 GND )
@@ -34,5 +30,9 @@
   (    4 Net-(U1--) )
   (    5 /VCC )
  )
+ ( /eaf8668d-aec7-4209-a3f9-fc7bfb5b931b Resistor_SMD:R_1206_3216Metric  R1 10k
+  (    1 GND )
+  (    2 Net-(U1--) )
+ )
 )
 *