diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/oozie/service/ShareLibService.java b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/oozie/service/ShareLibService.java
index 8986a49..974dc7b 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/oozie/service/ShareLibService.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/oozie/service/ShareLibService.java
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
     FileSystem fs;
     FileSystem localFs;
 
-    final long retentionTime = 1000 * 60 * 60 * 24 * ConfigurationService.getInt(LAUNCHERJAR_LIB_RETENTION);
+    final long retentionTime = 1000L * 60 * 60 * 24 * ConfigurationService.getInt(LAUNCHERJAR_LIB_RETENTION);
 
     @Override
     public void init(Services services) throws ServiceException {
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/org/apache/oozie/service/TestShareLibService.java b/core/src/test/java/org/apache/oozie/service/TestShareLibService.java
index a4f3919..d244166 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/org/apache/oozie/service/TestShareLibService.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/org/apache/oozie/service/TestShareLibService.java
@@ -244,6 +244,15 @@
                 "pig-10.jar");
     }
 
+    // retentionTime overflows to negative before OOZIE-3142
+    @Test
+    public void testRetentionOverflow() throws Exception {
+        getOozieConfig().set(ShareLibService.LAUNCHERJAR_LIB_RETENTION, "25");
+        services.init();
+        ShareLibService shareLibService = services.get(ShareLibService.class);
+        assertTrue(shareLibService.retentionTime > 0);
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void testPurgeShareLib() throws Exception {
         setShipLauncherInOozieConfig();
diff --git a/release-log.txt b/release-log.txt
index 5e2f3d7..3e344b7 100644
--- a/release-log.txt
+++ b/release-log.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 -- Oozie 5.0.0 release (trunk - unreleased)
 
+OOZIE-3142 Integer Overflows in Purge retentionTime (Prabhu Joseph via andras.piros)
 OOZIE-3143 AG_Install.twiki needs some refinement (kmarton via andras.piros)
 OOZIE-3127 Remove redundant check for user (satishsaley)
 OOZIE-3139 Oozie validates workflow incorrectly (dionusos via pbacsko)