diff --git a/protocols/bgp/api/pom.xml b/protocols/bgp/api/pom.xml
index 3b80d5f..3742d3b 100755
--- a/protocols/bgp/api/pom.xml
+++ b/protocols/bgp/api/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-bgp</artifactId>
-        <version>1.7.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.7.0-rc3</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-bgp-api</artifactId>
diff --git a/protocols/bgp/bgpio/pom.xml b/protocols/bgp/bgpio/pom.xml
index becea14..3eb998e4 100755
--- a/protocols/bgp/bgpio/pom.xml
+++ b/protocols/bgp/bgpio/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-bgp</artifactId>
-        <version>1.7.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.7.0-rc3</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-bgpio</artifactId>
diff --git a/protocols/bgp/ctl/pom.xml b/protocols/bgp/ctl/pom.xml
index 5ba4e4c..6d88e1e 100644
--- a/protocols/bgp/ctl/pom.xml
+++ b/protocols/bgp/ctl/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-bgp</artifactId>
-        <version>1.7.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.7.0-rc3</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-bgp-ctl</artifactId>
diff --git a/protocols/bgp/pom.xml b/protocols/bgp/pom.xml
index 8b2965c..f791559 100755
--- a/protocols/bgp/pom.xml
+++ b/protocols/bgp/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-protocols</artifactId>
-        <version>1.7.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.7.0-rc3</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-bgp</artifactId>