diff --git a/.jenkins/build.sh b/.jenkins/build.sh
index 9162152ff78..66b6dcbb772 100755
--- a/.jenkins/build.sh
+++ b/.jenkins/build.sh
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" >/dev/null && pwd )"
 sudo apt-get update
 sudo apt-get install -y pandoc
 
+# Upgrade ca-certificates to avoid SSL errors
+sudo apt-get upgrade -y ca-certificates
+
 # NS: Path to python runtime should already be part of docker container
 # export PATH=/opt/conda/bin:$PATH