diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1afa7a0..8f3f484 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc1</version>
         <relativePath></relativePath>
     </parent>
 
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <onos.app.name>org.opencord.mcast</onos.app.name>
-        <onos.version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</onos.version>
+        <onos.version>1.6.0-rc1</onos.version>
         <onos.app.category>Traffic Steering</onos.app.category>
         <onos.app.title>CORD Multicast App</onos.app.title>
         <onos.app.url>http://opencord.org</onos.app.url>