diff --git a/buildenv/jenkins/variables/defaults.yml b/buildenv/jenkins/variables/defaults.yml
index 9981c78a64a..a8c50721898 100644
--- a/buildenv/jenkins/variables/defaults.yml
+++ b/buildenv/jenkins/variables/defaults.yml
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ jitserver:
 # OpenSSL
 #========================================#
 openssl:
-  extra_getsource_options: '--openssl-version=3.0.12'
+  extra_getsource_options: '--openssl-version=openssl-3.0.12+CVEs1 --openssl-repo=https://github.com/ibmruntimes/openssl.git'
   extra_configure_options: '--with-openssl=fetched'
 #========================================#
 # OpenSSL Bundling