diff --git a/.ci/jenkins/project/Jenkinsfile.setup-branch b/.ci/jenkins/project/Jenkinsfile.setup-branch
index c31c667bb8c..f93412ebe4d 100644
--- a/.ci/jenkins/project/Jenkinsfile.setup-branch
+++ b/.ci/jenkins/project/Jenkinsfile.setup-branch
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ String getOptaPlannerVersion() {
     return params.OPTAPLANNER_VERSION ?: getVersionFromReleaseBranch(getBuildBranch())
 }
 
-String getVersionFromReleaseBranch(String releaseBranch, int microVersion = 0, String suffix = 'SNAPSHOT') {
+String getVersionFromReleaseBranch(String releaseBranch, int microVersion = 999, String suffix = 'SNAPSHOT') {
     String [] versionSplit = releaseBranch.split("\\.")
     if (versionSplit.length == 3
         && versionSplit[0].isNumber()