diff --git a/utils/rest/pom.xml b/utils/rest/pom.xml
index f9956c7..3408893 100644
--- a/utils/rest/pom.xml
+++ b/utils/rest/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onlab-utils</artifactId>
-        <version>1.12.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.12.1-rc2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onlab-rest</artifactId>