diff --git a/core/common/pom.xml b/core/common/pom.xml
index e4d25ee..fad1cc0 100644
--- a/core/common/pom.xml
+++ b/core/common/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-core</artifactId>
-        <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.4.0-rc2</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>