diff --git a/apps/pom.xml b/apps/pom.xml
index 1911f71..7492108 100644
--- a/apps/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos</artifactId>
-        <version>1.7.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.7.0-rc2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-apps</artifactId>