diff --git a/onos.defs b/onos.defs
index cfdc324..9c45f93 100644
--- a/onos.defs
+++ b/onos.defs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ONOS_ORIGIN = 'ON.Lab'
 ONOS_GROUP_ID = 'org.onosproject'
-ONOS_VERSION = '1.8.0-rc1'
+ONOS_VERSION = '1.8.0-SNAPSHOT'
 DEFAULT_APP_CATEGORY = 'Utility'
 ONOS_ARTIFACT_BASE = 'onos-'
 APP_PREFIX = ONOS_GROUP_ID + '.'