diff --git a/Jenkinsfile b/Jenkinsfile
index 45de783..1dcc392 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/Jenkinsfile
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 
     stage 'Create new manifest branch'
     createBranch('manifest', metadata['release_version'], env.BRANCH_NAME)
-    checkout changelog: false, poll: false, scm: [$class: 'GitSCM', branches: [[name: metadata['release_version'] ]], doGenerateSubmoduleConfigurations: false, extensions: [], submoduleCfg: [], userRemoteConfigs: [[credentialsId: 'dd9d4677-2415-4f82-8e79-99dcd530f023', url: 'ssh://jenkins@gerrit.opencord.org:29418/manifest']]]
+    checkout changelog: false, poll: false, scm: [$class: 'GitSCM', branches: [[name: metadata['release_version'] ]], doGenerateSubmoduleConfigurations: false, extensions: [[$class: 'WipeWorkspace'], [$class: 'CleanBeforeCheckout']], submoduleCfg: [], userRemoteConfigs: [[credentialsId: 'dd9d4677-2415-4f82-8e79-99dcd530f023', url: 'ssh://jenkins@gerrit.opencord.org:29418/manifest']]]
     sh returnStdout: true, script: 'git checkout ' + metadata['release_version']
     sh returnStdout: true, script: 'git pull origin ' + metadata['release_version']
     sh returnStdout: true, script: 'cp ' + env.JENKINS_HOME + '/tmp/manifest-' + env.BRANCH_NAME + '.xml default.xml'