azure-pipelines-agent: SSL error when trying to download artifacts with agent version [2.188.3]

Agent Version and Platform

2.188.3

OS of the machine running the agent? Windows Server 2019

Azure DevOps Type and Version

dev.azure.com

What’s not working?

With version 2.188.3, as soon as agents automatically upgraded we get an SSL error during artifact download.

Agent and Worker’s Diagnostic Logs

2021-06-29T20:58:30.2172776Z ##[debug]Processed: ##vso[task.logissue type=error;]The SSL connection could not be established, see inner exception.
2021-06-29T20:58:30.2183518Z ##[debug]Processed: ##vso[task.complete result=Failed;]
2021-06-29T20:58:30.2280828Z ##[debug]   at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Services.Common.VssHttpRetryMessageHandler.SendAsync(HttpRequestMessage request, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
   at System.Net.Http.HttpClient.FinishSendAsyncBuffered(Task`1 sendTask, HttpRequestMessage request, CancellationTokenSource cts, Boolean disposeCts)
   at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Services.WebApi.VssHttpClientBase.SendAsync(HttpRequestMessage message, HttpCompletionOption completionOption, Object userState, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
   at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Services.WebApi.VssHttpClientBase.SendAsync[T](HttpRequestMessage message, Object userState, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
   at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Services.Location.Client.LocationHttpClient.GetConnectionDataAsync(ConnectOptions connectOptions, Int64 lastChangeId, CancellationToken cancellationToken, Object userState)
   at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Services.WebApi.Location.VssServerDataProvider.GetConnectionDataAsync(ConnectOptions connectOptions, Int32 lastChangeId, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
   at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Services.WebApi.Location.VssServerDataProvider.ConnectAsync(ConnectOptions connectOptions, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
   at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Services.WebApi.Location.VssServerDataProvider.EnsureConnectedAsync(ConnectOptions optionsNeeded, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
   at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Services.WebApi.Location.VssServerDataProvider.CheckForServerUpdatesAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
   at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Services.WebApi.Location.VssServerDataProvider.FindServiceDefinitionAsync(String serviceType, Guid serviceIdentifier, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
   at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Services.WebApi.Location.VssServerDataProvider.LocationForCurrentConnectionAsync(String serviceType, Guid serviceIdentifier, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
   at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Services.WebApi.Location.LocationService.ResolveLocationDataAsync(Guid locationAreaIdentifier, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
   at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Services.WebApi.Location.LocationService.GetLocationDataAsync(Guid locationAreaIdentifier, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
   at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Services.WebApi.VssConnection.GetClientInstanceAsync(Type managedType, Guid serviceIdentifier, CancellationToken cancellationToken, VssHttpRequestSettings settings, DelegatingHandler[] handlers)
   at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Services.WebApi.VssConnection.GetClientServiceImplAsync(Type requestedType, Guid serviceIdentifier, Func`4 getInstanceAsync, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
   at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Services.WebApi.VssConnection.GetClientAsync[T](CancellationToken cancellationToken)
   at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Services.WebApi.TaskExtensions.SyncResult[T](Task`1 task)
   at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Services.WebApi.VssConnection.GetClient[T]()
   at Agent.Plugins.BuildServer..ctor(VssConnection connection)
   at Agent.Plugins.PipelineArtifactServer.DownloadAsyncV2(AgentTaskPluginExecutionContext context, ArtifactDownloadParameters downloadParameters, DownloadOptions downloadOptions, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
   at Agent.Plugins.BuildArtifacts.DownloadBuildArtifactTaskV1_0_0.ProcessCommandInternalAsync(AgentTaskPluginExecutionContext context, CancellationToken token)
   at Agent.PluginHost.Program.Main(String[] args)