diff --git a/incubator/core/pom.xml b/incubator/core/pom.xml
index 876fb7c..98b8719 100644
--- a/incubator/core/pom.xml
+++ b/incubator/core/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-incubator</artifactId>
-        <version>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.8.0-rc3</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-incubator-core</artifactId>