diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 3d337fabb..ef65ea6a9 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ workflows:
           context : org-global      
           filters:
             branches:
-              only: [dev, dev-sts]
+              only: [dev, dev-sts, 'feature/serialization_error_for_ProjectGroup']
       - build-qa:
           context : org-global      
           filters:
diff --git a/components/project_management/src/java/main/com/topcoder/management/project/ProjectGroup.java b/components/project_management/src/java/main/com/topcoder/management/project/ProjectGroup.java
index 6f6566e7a..286bec052 100644
--- a/components/project_management/src/java/main/com/topcoder/management/project/ProjectGroup.java
+++ b/components/project_management/src/java/main/com/topcoder/management/project/ProjectGroup.java
@@ -22,12 +22,20 @@
  * <p>
  * Changes related to v5-groups-api
  * </p>
- *
- * @author dushyantb
- * @version 1.1
+ * Version 1.2 (Fixing serilization error for ProjectGroup):
+ * <ul>
+ *     <li>Added serlization version id to avoid marshlling errors</li>
+ * </ul>
+ * @author dushyantb, vikasrohit
+ * @version 1.2
  */
 
 public class ProjectGroup implements Serializable {
+    /**
+     * Unique seriliazation version id
+     */
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 652485342267757690L;
+
     /**
      * Represents group id
      */