diff --git a/manifests/2.3.0/opensearch-2.3.0.yml b/manifests/2.3.0/opensearch-2.3.0.yml
index ac15d0609f..d7b3e74af7 100644
--- a/manifests/2.3.0/opensearch-2.3.0.yml
+++ b/manifests/2.3.0/opensearch-2.3.0.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ components:
       - gradle:dependencies:opensearch.version
   - name: security
     repository: https://github.com/opensearch-project/security.git
-    ref: 2.x
+    ref: '2.3'
   - name: performance-analyzer
     repository: https://github.com/opensearch-project/performance-analyzer.git
     ref: '2.3'