diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 409a0117f35b..502e6930fad9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 - `[jest-cli]` properly reprint resolver errors in watch mode ([#6407](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/6407))
 - `[jest-cli]` Write configuration to stdout when the option was explicitly passed to Jest ([#6447](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/6447))
 - `[jest-cli]` Fix regression on non-matching suites ([6657](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/6657))
+- `[jest-runtime]` Roll back `micromatch` version to prevent regression when matching files ([#6661](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/6661))
 
 ## 23.3.0
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 719fa9c832f9..5b0f91922d07 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
     "karma-mocha": "^1.3.0",
     "left-pad": "^1.1.1",
     "lerna": "2.11.0",
-    "micromatch": "^3.1.10",
+    "micromatch": "^2.3.11",
     "mkdirp": "^0.5.1",
     "mocha": "^5.0.1",
     "mock-fs": "^4.4.1",
diff --git a/packages/jest-cli/package.json b/packages/jest-cli/package.json
index 15e1d8dd29de..61c527b33da5 100644
--- a/packages/jest-cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/jest-cli/package.json
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
     "jest-validate": "^23.3.0",
     "jest-watcher": "^23.2.0",
     "jest-worker": "^23.2.0",
-    "micromatch": "^3.1.10",
+    "micromatch": "^2.3.11",
     "node-notifier": "^5.2.1",
     "prompts": "^0.1.9",
     "realpath-native": "^1.0.0",
diff --git a/packages/jest-haste-map/package.json b/packages/jest-haste-map/package.json
index a32021cbe102..b4f8fa6b5770 100644
--- a/packages/jest-haste-map/package.json
+++ b/packages/jest-haste-map/package.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     "jest-docblock": "^23.2.0",
     "jest-serializer": "^23.0.1",
     "jest-worker": "^23.2.0",
-    "micromatch": "^3.1.10",
+    "micromatch": "^2.3.11",
     "sane": "^2.0.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/jest-message-util/package.json b/packages/jest-message-util/package.json
index e44db220a513..8f3081e9a253 100644
--- a/packages/jest-message-util/package.json
+++ b/packages/jest-message-util/package.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@babel/code-frame": "^7.0.0-beta.35",
     "chalk": "^2.0.1",
-    "micromatch": "^3.1.10",
+    "micromatch": "^2.3.11",
     "slash": "^1.0.0",
     "stack-utils": "^1.0.1"
   }
diff --git a/packages/jest-runtime/package.json b/packages/jest-runtime/package.json
index b984e921ea66..5afd71a23a48 100644
--- a/packages/jest-runtime/package.json
+++ b/packages/jest-runtime/package.json
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     "jest-snapshot": "^23.3.0",
     "jest-util": "^23.3.0",
     "jest-validate": "^23.3.0",
-    "micromatch": "^3.1.10",
+    "micromatch": "^2.3.11",
     "realpath-native": "^1.0.0",
     "slash": "^1.0.0",
     "strip-bom": "3.0.0",
diff --git a/packages/jest-runtime/src/__tests__/should_instrument.test.js b/packages/jest-runtime/src/__tests__/should_instrument.test.js
index 48e79734227c..f1965b05f6c6 100644
--- a/packages/jest-runtime/src/__tests__/should_instrument.test.js
+++ b/packages/jest-runtime/src/__tests__/should_instrument.test.js
@@ -62,6 +62,22 @@ describe('should_instrument', () => {
       );
     });
 
+    it('should should match invalid globs, to be removed in the next major', () => {
+      const testSingleCollectCoverageFrom = pattern =>
+        testShouldInstrument(
+          'do/collect/coverage.js',
+          {
+            collectCoverage: true,
+            collectCoverageFrom: [pattern],
+          },
+          defaultConfig,
+        );
+
+      testSingleCollectCoverageFrom('**/do/**/*.{js}');
+      testSingleCollectCoverageFrom('**/do/**/*.{js|ts}');
+      testSingleCollectCoverageFrom('**/do/**.js');
+    });
+
     it('should return true if the file is not in coveragePathIgnorePatterns', () => {
       testShouldInstrument('do/collect/coverage.js', defaultOptions, {
         coveragePathIgnorePatterns: ['dont'],