diff --git a/providers/host/pom.xml b/providers/host/pom.xml
index 973080f..0349a83 100644
--- a/providers/host/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/host/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-providers</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-host-provider</artifactId>