diff --git a/utils/thirdparty/pom.xml b/utils/thirdparty/pom.xml
index f5c8167..75043c7 100644
--- a/utils/thirdparty/pom.xml
+++ b/utils/thirdparty/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
     <artifactId>onlab-utils</artifactId>
-    <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.3.0-rc1</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>