diff --git a/providers/bgpcep/app/pom.xml b/providers/bgpcep/app/pom.xml
index 2c51bed..c302e5c 100644
--- a/providers/bgpcep/app/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/bgpcep/app/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-bgpcep-providers</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc3</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>