diff --git a/buildenv/jenkins/variables/defaults.yml b/buildenv/jenkins/variables/defaults.yml
index 9477304a01b..233da11bc34 100644
--- a/buildenv/jenkins/variables/defaults.yml
+++ b/buildenv/jenkins/variables/defaults.yml
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ jitserver:
 # OpenSSL
 #========================================#
 openssl:
-  extra_getsource_options: '--openssl-version=1.1.1u'
+  extra_getsource_options: '--openssl-version=OpenSSL_1_1_1u+CVEs1 --openssl-repo=https://github.com/ibmruntimes/openssl.git'
   extra_configure_options: '--with-openssl=fetched'
 #========================================#
 # OpenSSL Bundling