diff --git a/protocols/bmv2/api/pom.xml b/protocols/bmv2/api/pom.xml
index 13ad693..04f2131 100644
--- a/protocols/bmv2/api/pom.xml
+++ b/protocols/bmv2/api/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>onos-bmv2-protocol</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc3</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>