diff --git a/protocols/ospf/api/pom.xml b/protocols/ospf/api/pom.xml
index 6dc216b..6c641ed 100755
--- a/protocols/ospf/api/pom.xml
+++ b/protocols/ospf/api/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-ospf</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc3</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-ospf-api</artifactId>