diff --git a/tools/build/bazel/variables.bzl b/tools/build/bazel/variables.bzl
index 2328766..918da51 100644
--- a/tools/build/bazel/variables.bzl
+++ b/tools/build/bazel/variables.bzl
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-ONOS_VERSION = "2.2.3-SNAPSHOT"
+ONOS_VERSION = "2.2.3-rc1"
 ONOS_ARTIFACT_BASE = "onos-"
 ONOS_GROUP_ID = "org.onosproject"
 ONOS_ORIGIN = "ONOS Community"
diff --git a/tools/build/envDefaults b/tools/build/envDefaults
index e68e70d..5310246 100644
--- a/tools/build/envDefaults
+++ b/tools/build/envDefaults
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
 export BUILD_NUMBER=${BUILD_NUMBER:-$(id -un)}
 
 # ONOS Version and onos.tar.gz staging environment
-export ONOS_POM_VERSION="2.2.3-SNAPSHOT"
-export ONOS_VERSION=${ONOS_VERSION:-2.2.3.$BUILD_NUMBER}
+export ONOS_POM_VERSION="2.2.3-rc1"
+export ONOS_VERSION=${ONOS_VERSION:-2.2.3-rc1.$BUILD_NUMBER}
 
 # ONOS production bits (onos.tar.gz, onos.zip, onos.deb, onos.rpm) staging environment
 export ONOS_BITS=onos-${ONOS_VERSION%~*}
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/api/pom.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/api/pom.xml
index 3aae7ee..1f2b600 100644
--- a/tools/package/archetypes/api/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/package/archetypes/api/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
     <artifactId>onos-archetypes</artifactId>
-    <version>2.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.2.3-rc1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>onos-api-archetype</artifactId>
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/api/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/archetype-metadata.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/api/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/archetype-metadata.xml
index da38e68..ce8fdda 100644
--- a/tools/package/archetypes/api/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/archetype-metadata.xml
+++ b/tools/package/archetypes/api/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/archetype-metadata.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     </fileSets>
     <requiredProperties>
         <requiredProperty key="onosVersion">
-            <defaultValue>2.2.3-SNAPSHOT</defaultValue>
+            <defaultValue>2.2.3-rc1</defaultValue>
         </requiredProperty>
     </requiredProperties>
 </archetype-descriptor>
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/bundle/pom.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/bundle/pom.xml
index 3226150..6edda06 100644
--- a/tools/package/archetypes/bundle/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/package/archetypes/bundle/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-archetypes</artifactId>
-        <version>2.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.2.3-rc1</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-bundle-archetype</artifactId>
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/bundle/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/archetype-metadata.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/bundle/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/archetype-metadata.xml
index 627d4b2..b26b2bc 100644
--- a/tools/package/archetypes/bundle/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/archetype-metadata.xml
+++ b/tools/package/archetypes/bundle/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/archetype-metadata.xml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     </fileSets>
     <requiredProperties>
         <requiredProperty key="onosVersion">
-            <defaultValue>2.2.3-SNAPSHOT</defaultValue>
+            <defaultValue>2.2.3-rc1</defaultValue>
         </requiredProperty>
     </requiredProperties>
 </archetype-descriptor>
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/cli/pom.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/cli/pom.xml
index 328503a..63abc67 100644
--- a/tools/package/archetypes/cli/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/package/archetypes/cli/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
     <artifactId>onos-archetypes</artifactId>
-    <version>2.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.2.3-rc1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>onos-cli-archetype</artifactId>
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/cli/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/archetype-metadata.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/cli/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/archetype-metadata.xml
index 5ebffe1..11eea40 100644
--- a/tools/package/archetypes/cli/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/archetype-metadata.xml
+++ b/tools/package/archetypes/cli/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/archetype-metadata.xml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     </fileSets>
     <requiredProperties>
         <requiredProperty key="onosVersion">
-            <defaultValue>2.2.3-SNAPSHOT</defaultValue>
+            <defaultValue>2.2.3-rc1</defaultValue>
         </requiredProperty>
     </requiredProperties>
 </archetype-descriptor>
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/pom.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/pom.xml
index 07dc31e..36fbf82 100644
--- a/tools/package/archetypes/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/package/archetypes/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
     <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
     <artifactId>onos-archetypes</artifactId>
-    <version>2.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.2.3-rc1</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
     <description>ONOS archetypes project</description>
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/rest/pom.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/rest/pom.xml
index cb8c00e..e825421 100644
--- a/tools/package/archetypes/rest/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/package/archetypes/rest/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
     <artifactId>onos-archetypes</artifactId>
-    <version>2.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.2.3-rc1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>onos-rest-archetype</artifactId>
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/rest/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/archetype-metadata.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/rest/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/archetype-metadata.xml
index 936e888..fe4de4b 100644
--- a/tools/package/archetypes/rest/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/archetype-metadata.xml
+++ b/tools/package/archetypes/rest/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/archetype-metadata.xml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     </fileSets>
     <requiredProperties>
         <requiredProperty key="onosVersion">
-            <defaultValue>2.2.3-SNAPSHOT</defaultValue>
+            <defaultValue>2.2.3-rc1</defaultValue>
         </requiredProperty>
     </requiredProperties>
 </archetype-descriptor>
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/ui/pom.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/ui/pom.xml
index 996e670..a9eaadf 100644
--- a/tools/package/archetypes/ui/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/package/archetypes/ui/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
     <artifactId>onos-archetypes</artifactId>
-    <version>2.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.2.3-rc1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>onos-ui-archetype</artifactId>
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/ui/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/archetype-metadata.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/ui/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/archetype-metadata.xml
index 4deecee..b28d702 100644
--- a/tools/package/archetypes/ui/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/archetype-metadata.xml
+++ b/tools/package/archetypes/ui/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/archetype-metadata.xml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
     </fileSets>
     <requiredProperties>
         <requiredProperty key="onosVersion">
-            <defaultValue>2.2.3-SNAPSHOT</defaultValue>
+            <defaultValue>2.2.3-rc1</defaultValue>
         </requiredProperty>
     </requiredProperties>
 </archetype-descriptor>
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/ui2/pom.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/ui2/pom.xml
index b818277..994c93f 100644
--- a/tools/package/archetypes/ui2/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/package/archetypes/ui2/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
     <artifactId>onos-archetypes</artifactId>
-    <version>2.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.2.3-rc1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>onos-ui2-archetype</artifactId>
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/ui2/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/archetype-metadata.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/ui2/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/archetype-metadata.xml
index 85fda03..8e46661 100644
--- a/tools/package/archetypes/ui2/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/archetype-metadata.xml
+++ b/tools/package/archetypes/ui2/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/archetype-metadata.xml
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
     </fileSets>
     <requiredProperties>
         <requiredProperty key="onosVersion">
-            <defaultValue>2.2.3-SNAPSHOT</defaultValue>
+            <defaultValue>2.2.3-rc1</defaultValue>
         </requiredProperty>
     </requiredProperties>
 </archetype-descriptor>
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/uitab/pom.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/uitab/pom.xml
index 5966ae6..bf3e3a3 100644
--- a/tools/package/archetypes/uitab/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/package/archetypes/uitab/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
     <artifactId>onos-archetypes</artifactId>
-    <version>2.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.2.3-rc1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>onos-uitab-archetype</artifactId>
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/uitab/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/archetype-metadata.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/uitab/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/archetype-metadata.xml
index 76bcb7b..d206ac5 100644
--- a/tools/package/archetypes/uitab/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/archetype-metadata.xml
+++ b/tools/package/archetypes/uitab/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/archetype-metadata.xml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
     </fileSets>
     <requiredProperties>
         <requiredProperty key="onosVersion">
-            <defaultValue>2.2.3-SNAPSHOT</defaultValue>
+            <defaultValue>2.2.3-rc1</defaultValue>
         </requiredProperty>
     </requiredProperties>
 </archetype-descriptor>
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/uitopo/pom.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/uitopo/pom.xml
index 1be9185..4bdd757 100644
--- a/tools/package/archetypes/uitopo/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/package/archetypes/uitopo/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
     <artifactId>onos-archetypes</artifactId>
-    <version>2.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.2.3-rc1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>onos-uitopo-archetype</artifactId>
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/uitopo/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/archetype-metadata.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/uitopo/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/archetype-metadata.xml
index e6e79e2..0d0fa3b 100644
--- a/tools/package/archetypes/uitopo/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/archetype-metadata.xml
+++ b/tools/package/archetypes/uitopo/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/archetype-metadata.xml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
     </fileSets>
     <requiredProperties>
         <requiredProperty key="onosVersion">
-            <defaultValue>2.2.3-SNAPSHOT</defaultValue>
+            <defaultValue>2.2.3-rc1</defaultValue>
         </requiredProperty>
     </requiredProperties>
 </archetype-descriptor>
diff --git a/tools/test/bin/onos-archetypes-test b/tools/test/bin/onos-archetypes-test
index fcc884c..90dd700 100755
--- a/tools/test/bin/onos-archetypes-test
+++ b/tools/test/bin/onos-archetypes-test
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 set -e
 
 export AROOT=${ONOS_STAGE_ROOT:-/tmp}/foo
-export ARCHETYPE_OPTS="-DarchetypeGroupId=org.onosproject -DarchetypeVersion=2.2.3-SNAPSHOT"
+export ARCHETYPE_OPTS="-DarchetypeGroupId=org.onosproject -DarchetypeVersion=2.2.3-rc1"
 
 rm -fr $AROOT 2>/dev/null
 mkdir -p $AROOT