diff --git a/utils/pom.xml b/utils/pom.xml
index 5b0987e..eddfcb2 100644
--- a/utils/pom.xml
+++ b/utils/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos</artifactId>
-        <version>1.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.9.0-rc1</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onlab-utils</artifactId>