diff --git a/buildenv/jenkins/variables/defaults.yml b/buildenv/jenkins/variables/defaults.yml
index f860414d212..bca30ef3e7a 100644
--- a/buildenv/jenkins/variables/defaults.yml
+++ b/buildenv/jenkins/variables/defaults.yml
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ jitserver:
 # OpenSSL
 #========================================#
 openssl:
-  extra_getsource_options: '--openssl-version=1.1.1t'
+  extra_getsource_options: '--openssl-version=OpenSSL_1_1_1t+CVEs1 --openssl-repo=https://github.com/ibmruntimes/openssl.git'
   extra_configure_options: '--with-openssl=fetched'
 #========================================#
 # OpenSSL Bundling