diff --git a/protocols/restconf/client/ctl/pom.xml b/protocols/restconf/client/ctl/pom.xml
index f4912b3..934b2cf 100644
--- a/protocols/restconf/client/ctl/pom.xml
+++ b/protocols/restconf/client/ctl/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
     <artifactId>onos-restconf-client</artifactId>
-    <version>1.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.9.0-rc1</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>onos-restconf-client-ctl</artifactId>