diff --git a/protocols/tl1/api/pom.xml b/protocols/tl1/api/pom.xml
index bedfc6e..1c5c3d7 100644
--- a/protocols/tl1/api/pom.xml
+++ b/protocols/tl1/api/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>onos-tl1</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
-        <version>1.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.9.0-rc1</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>