diff --git a/protocols/openflow/api/pom.xml b/protocols/openflow/api/pom.xml
index 42dccec..f8d5088 100644
--- a/protocols/openflow/api/pom.xml
+++ b/protocols/openflow/api/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-of</artifactId>
-        <version>1.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.9.0-rc5</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-of-api</artifactId>