diff --git a/apps/aaa/pom.xml b/apps/aaa/pom.xml
index e248dd2..ec37c80 100644
--- a/apps/aaa/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/aaa/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-apps</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-rc1</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/apps/acl/pom.xml b/apps/acl/pom.xml
index d1ef8cd..14073f2 100644
--- a/apps/acl/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/acl/pom.xml
@@ -26,12 +26,12 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-apps</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-rc1</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-app-acl</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.0-rc1</version>
+    <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <packaging>bundle</packaging>
 
     <description>ONOS ACL application</description>
diff --git a/apps/bgprouter/pom.xml b/apps/bgprouter/pom.xml
index 4d044ca..27e274d 100644
--- a/apps/bgprouter/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/bgprouter/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>onos-apps</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
-        <version>1.6.0-rc1</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/apps/cip/pom.xml b/apps/cip/pom.xml
index 5542efd..d3ac3e4 100644
--- a/apps/cip/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/cip/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-apps</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-rc1</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/apps/cordconfig/pom.xml b/apps/cordconfig/pom.xml
index c7c4496..1b16cec 100644
--- a/apps/cordconfig/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/cordconfig/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
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         <artifactId>onos-apps</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-rc1</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/apps/cordmcast/pom.xml b/apps/cordmcast/pom.xml
index 94af642..0d94597 100644
--- a/apps/cordmcast/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/cordmcast/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-apps</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-rc1</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/apps/cordvtn/pom.xml b/apps/cordvtn/pom.xml
index f326b24..ebbcfba 100644
--- a/apps/cordvtn/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/cordvtn/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
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         <artifactId>onos-apps</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-rc1</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/apps/cpman/api/pom.xml b/apps/cpman/api/pom.xml
index c3595f4..72c82ff 100644
--- a/apps/cpman/api/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/cpman/api/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>onos-cpman</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
-        <version>1.6.0-rc1</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/apps/cpman/app/pom.xml b/apps/cpman/app/pom.xml
index 4d5ba14..d4fde5a 100644
--- a/apps/cpman/app/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/cpman/app/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-cpman</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-rc1</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/apps/cpman/pom.xml b/apps/cpman/pom.xml
index 6fb7dc2..2c0ccd1 100644
--- a/apps/cpman/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/cpman/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-apps</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-rc1</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/apps/demo/cord-gui/pom.xml b/apps/demo/cord-gui/pom.xml
index e6ae899..41cbbe5 100644
--- a/apps/demo/cord-gui/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/demo/cord-gui/pom.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>cord-gui</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.0-rc1</version>
+    <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <packaging>war</packaging>
 
     <description>Demo CORD Subscriber Web GUI</description>
diff --git a/apps/demo/cord-gui/src/scripts/pullwar.sh b/apps/demo/cord-gui/src/scripts/pullwar.sh
index 0515ab3..b93748f 100644
--- a/apps/demo/cord-gui/src/scripts/pullwar.sh
+++ b/apps/demo/cord-gui/src/scripts/pullwar.sh
@@ -1 +1 @@
-cp $ONOS_ROOT/apps/demo/cord-gui/target/cord-gui-1.6.0-rc1.war .
+cp $ONOS_ROOT/apps/demo/cord-gui/target/cord-gui-1.6.0-SNAPSHOT.war .
diff --git a/apps/demo/cord-gui/src/scripts/run.me b/apps/demo/cord-gui/src/scripts/run.me
index f93ffb9..8805356 100644
--- a/apps/demo/cord-gui/src/scripts/run.me
+++ b/apps/demo/cord-gui/src/scripts/run.me
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 export LISTENPORT=8080
 export JETTY="-jar jetty-runner.jar"
-export CORD=./cord-gui-1.6.0-rc1.war
+export CORD=./cord-gui-1.6.0-SNAPSHOT.war
 export LOGDBG=-Dorg.onosproject.cord.gui.LEVEL=DEBUG
 export DEBUG="-Xdebug -Xrunjdwp:transport=dt_socket,address=5005,server=y,suspend=n"
 export LOG=cord.log
diff --git a/apps/dhcp/api/pom.xml b/apps/dhcp/api/pom.xml
index ea20c71..1a3ad30 100644
--- a/apps/dhcp/api/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/dhcp/api/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>onos-dhcp</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
-        <version>1.6.0-rc1</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/apps/dhcp/app/pom.xml b/apps/dhcp/app/pom.xml
index 897a72a..3bd3c9a 100644
--- a/apps/dhcp/app/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/dhcp/app/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
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         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
-        <version>1.6.0-rc1</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
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diff --git a/apps/dhcp/pom.xml b/apps/dhcp/pom.xml
index 706cade..ce004eb 100644
--- a/apps/dhcp/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/dhcp/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
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         <artifactId>onos-apps</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-rc1</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
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diff --git a/apps/drivermatrix/pom.xml b/apps/drivermatrix/pom.xml
index 1fe1e4d..d60f95f 100644
--- a/apps/drivermatrix/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/drivermatrix/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
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         <artifactId>onos-apps</artifactId>
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+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
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diff --git a/apps/events/pom.xml b/apps/events/pom.xml
index 61c6985..de453a6 100644
--- a/apps/events/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/events/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
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         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
-        <version>1.6.0-rc1</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
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diff --git a/apps/faultmanagement/app/pom.xml b/apps/faultmanagement/app/pom.xml
index 5f31e81..6b48bdf 100644
--- a/apps/faultmanagement/app/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/faultmanagement/app/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
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         <artifactId>onos-app-fm</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-rc1</version>
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diff --git a/apps/faultmanagement/fmcli/pom.xml b/apps/faultmanagement/fmcli/pom.xml
index 7d137e8..24257f9 100644
--- a/apps/faultmanagement/fmcli/pom.xml
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@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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-        <version>1.6.0-rc1</version>
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         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
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diff --git a/apps/faultmanagement/fmgui/pom.xml b/apps/faultmanagement/fmgui/pom.xml
index 4b75008..6508905 100644
--- a/apps/faultmanagement/fmgui/pom.xml
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@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
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diff --git a/apps/faultmanagement/fmmgr/pom.xml b/apps/faultmanagement/fmmgr/pom.xml
index 13b8366..dc9a99f 100644
--- a/apps/faultmanagement/fmmgr/pom.xml
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diff --git a/apps/faultmanagement/fmweb/pom.xml b/apps/faultmanagement/fmweb/pom.xml
index af6112a..de7af37 100644
--- a/apps/faultmanagement/fmweb/pom.xml
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@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
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diff --git a/apps/faultmanagement/pom.xml b/apps/faultmanagement/pom.xml
index 0de66a1..69a4baf 100644
--- a/apps/faultmanagement/pom.xml
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@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
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diff --git a/apps/flowanalyzer/pom.xml b/apps/flowanalyzer/pom.xml
index 33f1ff3..f99375b 100644
--- a/apps/flowanalyzer/pom.xml
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@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
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diff --git a/apps/fwd/pom.xml b/apps/fwd/pom.xml
index ede3523..3692f98 100644
--- a/apps/fwd/pom.xml
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@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
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         <artifactId>onos-apps</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-rc1</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
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diff --git a/apps/gangliametrics/pom.xml b/apps/gangliametrics/pom.xml
index 8e7b907..64b3948 100644
--- a/apps/gangliametrics/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/gangliametrics/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
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         <artifactId>onos-apps</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-rc1</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
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diff --git a/apps/graphitemetrics/pom.xml b/apps/graphitemetrics/pom.xml
index a03da13..a6b9948 100644
--- a/apps/graphitemetrics/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/graphitemetrics/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
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         <artifactId>onos-apps</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-rc1</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
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diff --git a/apps/igmp/pom.xml b/apps/igmp/pom.xml
index 84c80d2..5f26275 100644
--- a/apps/igmp/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/igmp/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
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         <artifactId>onos-apps</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-rc1</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
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diff --git a/apps/influxdbmetrics/pom.xml b/apps/influxdbmetrics/pom.xml
index 463da1c..8737034 100644
--- a/apps/influxdbmetrics/pom.xml
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@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
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+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
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diff --git a/apps/iptopology-api/pom.xml b/apps/iptopology-api/pom.xml
index c2538df..11a3044 100644
--- a/apps/iptopology-api/pom.xml
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@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
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         <artifactId>onos-apps</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-rc1</version>
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     <artifactId>onos-app-iptopology-api</artifactId>
     <packaging>bundle</packaging>
diff --git a/apps/kafka-integration/pom.xml b/apps/kafka-integration/pom.xml
index a44779c..56f721b 100644
--- a/apps/kafka-integration/pom.xml
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@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
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diff --git a/apps/metrics/pom.xml b/apps/metrics/pom.xml
index cc72432..a28d470 100644
--- a/apps/metrics/pom.xml
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@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
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diff --git a/apps/mfwd/pom.xml b/apps/mfwd/pom.xml
index 1443ea8..d2fdb2c 100644
--- a/apps/mfwd/pom.xml
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@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
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diff --git a/apps/mlb/pom.xml b/apps/mlb/pom.xml
index 8c86bc7..3d9f4ef 100644
--- a/apps/mlb/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/mlb/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
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         <artifactId>onos-apps</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-rc1</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
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diff --git a/apps/mobility/pom.xml b/apps/mobility/pom.xml
index 5cddf36..734576c 100644
--- a/apps/mobility/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/mobility/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
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         <artifactId>onos-apps</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-rc1</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/apps/newoptical/pom.xml b/apps/newoptical/pom.xml
index 0561953..1ca4f0d 100644
--- a/apps/newoptical/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/newoptical/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
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+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
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diff --git a/apps/olt/api/pom.xml b/apps/olt/api/pom.xml
index 9b5a558..37fee36 100644
--- a/apps/olt/api/pom.xml
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@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
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diff --git a/apps/olt/app/pom.xml b/apps/olt/app/pom.xml
index 263a6b8..91cce29 100644
--- a/apps/olt/app/pom.xml
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@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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diff --git a/apps/olt/pom.xml b/apps/olt/pom.xml
index a997785..f9cf5f4 100644
--- a/apps/olt/pom.xml
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@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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diff --git a/apps/openstackinterface/api/pom.xml b/apps/openstackinterface/api/pom.xml
index fe60558..ed89395 100644
--- a/apps/openstackinterface/api/pom.xml
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@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
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diff --git a/apps/openstackinterface/app/pom.xml b/apps/openstackinterface/app/pom.xml
index 29e7057..37fec68 100644
--- a/apps/openstackinterface/app/pom.xml
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diff --git a/apps/openstackinterface/pom.xml b/apps/openstackinterface/pom.xml
index a037d4c..ffd414a 100644
--- a/apps/openstackinterface/pom.xml
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@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
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diff --git a/apps/openstacknetworking/api/pom.xml b/apps/openstacknetworking/api/pom.xml
index 6986373..263b22c 100644
--- a/apps/openstacknetworking/api/pom.xml
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@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
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--- a/buck-tools/onos_stage.py
+++ b/buck-tools/onos_stage.py
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@
                                 addFile(output, dest, oar.open(f), f.file_size)
                                 written_files.add(dest)
             elif 'features.xml' in file:
-                dest = BASE + 'apache-karaf-3.0.5/system/org/onosproject/onos-features/1.6.0-rc1/'
-                dest += 'onos-features-1.6.0-rc1-features.xml'
+                dest = BASE + 'apache-karaf-3.0.5/system/org/onosproject/onos-features/1.6.0-SNAPSHOT/'
+                dest += 'onos-features-1.6.0-SNAPSHOT-features.xml'
                 with open(file) as f:
                     addFile(output, dest, f, os.stat(file).st_size)
         addString(output, BASE + 'apps/org.onosproject.drivers/active', '')
diff --git a/bucklets/onos.bucklet b/bucklets/onos.bucklet
index 763dca3..e273f8f 100644
--- a/bucklets/onos.bucklet
+++ b/bucklets/onos.bucklet
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 
 ONOS_GROUP_ID = 'org.onosproject'
-ONOS_VERSION = '1.6.0-rc1'
+ONOS_VERSION = '1.6.0-SNAPSHOT'
 ONOS_ARTIFACT_BASE = 'onos-'
 
 def _get_name():
diff --git a/bucklets/onos_app.bucklet b/bucklets/onos_app.bucklet
index 1fb0505..8d0eca3 100644
--- a/bucklets/onos_app.bucklet
+++ b/bucklets/onos_app.bucklet
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ONOS_ORIGIN = 'ON.Lab'
 ONOS_GROUP_ID = 'org.onosproject'
-ONOS_VERSION = '1.6.0-rc1'
+ONOS_VERSION = '1.6.0-SNAPSHOT'
 DEFAULT_APP_CATEGORY = 'Utility'
 ONOS_ARTIFACT_BASE = 'onos-'
 APP_PREFIX = ONOS_GROUP_ID + '.'
diff --git a/cli/pom.xml b/cli/pom.xml
index b5c7428..d1be580 100644
--- a/cli/pom.xml
+++ b/cli/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-rc1</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/core/api/pom.xml b/core/api/pom.xml
index 7906a1a..8962e41 100644
--- a/core/api/pom.xml
+++ b/core/api/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-core</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-rc1</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/core/common/pom.xml b/core/common/pom.xml
index 5fd33e7..ab4cbda 100644
--- a/core/common/pom.xml
+++ b/core/common/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-core</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-rc1</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/core/net/pom.xml b/core/net/pom.xml
index 5d9e80b..14e2d96 100644
--- a/core/net/pom.xml
+++ b/core/net/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-core</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-rc1</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/core/net/src/main/java/org/onosproject/core/impl/CoreManager.java b/core/net/src/main/java/org/onosproject/core/impl/CoreManager.java
index 60988e8..4b8634d 100644
--- a/core/net/src/main/java/org/onosproject/core/impl/CoreManager.java
+++ b/core/net/src/main/java/org/onosproject/core/impl/CoreManager.java
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
     private final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(getClass());
 
     private static final File VERSION_FILE = new File("../VERSION");
-    private static Version version = Version.version("1.6.0-rc1");
+    private static Version version = Version.version("1.6.0-SNAPSHOT");
 
     @Reference(cardinality = ReferenceCardinality.MANDATORY_UNARY)
     protected ApplicationIdStore applicationIdStore;
diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index aad5ddc..2e11262 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-rc1</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/core/security/pom.xml b/core/security/pom.xml
index 0bd2854..f18bd29 100644
--- a/core/security/pom.xml
+++ b/core/security/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>onos-core</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
-        <version>1.6.0-rc1</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/core/store/dist/pom.xml b/core/store/dist/pom.xml
index 8c13213..b61f42b 100644
--- a/core/store/dist/pom.xml
+++ b/core/store/dist/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-core-store</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-rc1</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/core/store/persistence/pom.xml b/core/store/persistence/pom.xml
index 986172b..b3fcb16 100644
--- a/core/store/persistence/pom.xml
+++ b/core/store/persistence/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-core-store</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-rc1</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/core/store/pom.xml b/core/store/pom.xml
index 50e5525..7afbdaf 100644
--- a/core/store/pom.xml
+++ b/core/store/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-core</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-rc1</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/core/store/primitives/pom.xml b/core/store/primitives/pom.xml
index f05eccd..e120cb2 100644
--- a/core/store/primitives/pom.xml
+++ b/core/store/primitives/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-core-store</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-rc1</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/core/store/serializers/pom.xml b/core/store/serializers/pom.xml
index 3fbe33e..4431254 100644
--- a/core/store/serializers/pom.xml
+++ b/core/store/serializers/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-core-store</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-rc1</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/docs/external.xml b/docs/external.xml
index 49cbed1..91666f3 100644
--- a/docs/external.xml
+++ b/docs/external.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-rc1</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
                     </sourceFileExcludes>
                     <excludePackageNames>@external-excludes</excludePackageNames>
                     <docfilessubdirs>true</docfilessubdirs>
-                    <doctitle>ONOS Java API (1.6.0-rc1)</doctitle>
+                    <doctitle>ONOS Java API (1.6.0-SNAPSHOT)</doctitle>
                     <groups>
                         <group>
                             <title>Network Model &amp; Services</title>
diff --git a/docs/internal.xml b/docs/internal.xml
index 77769fd..ec640ad 100644
--- a/docs/internal.xml
+++ b/docs/internal.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-rc1</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
                 <configuration>
                     <show>package</show>
                     <docfilessubdirs>true</docfilessubdirs>
-                    <doctitle>ONOS Java API (1.6.0-rc1)</doctitle>
+                    <doctitle>ONOS Java API (1.6.0-SNAPSHOT)</doctitle>
                     <excludePackageNames>@internal-excludes</excludePackageNames>
                     <sourceFileExcludes>
                         <sourceFileExclude>**/generated-sources/**</sourceFileExclude>
diff --git a/drivers/bti/pom.xml b/drivers/bti/pom.xml
index e177ea7..c340fc5 100644
--- a/drivers/bti/pom.xml
+++ b/drivers/bti/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>onos-drivers-general</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
-        <version>1.6.0-rc1</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
@@ -43,12 +43,12 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
             <artifactId>onos-snmp-api</artifactId>
-            <version>1.6.0-rc1</version>
+            <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
             <artifactId>onos-incubator-api</artifactId>
-            <version>1.6.0-rc1</version>
+            <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
diff --git a/drivers/ciena/pom.xml b/drivers/ciena/pom.xml
index ab2f70d..6c72920 100644
--- a/drivers/ciena/pom.xml
+++ b/drivers/ciena/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>onos-drivers-general</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
-        <version>1.6.0-rc1</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/drivers/cisco/pom.xml b/drivers/cisco/pom.xml
index 1b8aa70..abcda7d 100644
--- a/drivers/cisco/pom.xml
+++ b/drivers/cisco/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>onos-drivers-general</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
-        <version>1.6.0-rc1</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/drivers/corsa/pom.xml b/drivers/corsa/pom.xml
index a26e941..9bc2626 100644
--- a/drivers/corsa/pom.xml
+++ b/drivers/corsa/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>onos-drivers-general</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
-        <version>1.6.0-rc1</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/drivers/default/pom.xml b/drivers/default/pom.xml
index 533772b..73afd90 100644
--- a/drivers/default/pom.xml
+++ b/drivers/default/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>onos-drivers-general</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
-        <version>1.6.0-rc1</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/drivers/fujitsu/pom.xml b/drivers/fujitsu/pom.xml
index 9dd5552..4e68f17 100644
--- a/drivers/fujitsu/pom.xml
+++ b/drivers/fujitsu/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>onos-drivers-general</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
-        <version>1.6.0-rc1</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/drivers/lumentum/pom.xml b/drivers/lumentum/pom.xml
index 5551b0b..fef1cab 100644
--- a/drivers/lumentum/pom.xml
+++ b/drivers/lumentum/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>onos-drivers-general</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
-        <version>1.6.0-rc1</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/drivers/netconf/pom.xml b/drivers/netconf/pom.xml
index 241030d..8f6a486 100644
--- a/drivers/netconf/pom.xml
+++ b/drivers/netconf/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>onos-drivers-general</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
-        <version>1.6.0-rc1</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/drivers/optical/pom.xml b/drivers/optical/pom.xml
index aa63fb7..ad9a9e7 100644
--- a/drivers/optical/pom.xml
+++ b/drivers/optical/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>onos-drivers-general</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
-        <version>1.6.0-rc1</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/drivers/ovsdb/pom.xml b/drivers/ovsdb/pom.xml
index 123126f..01f1c7b 100644
--- a/drivers/ovsdb/pom.xml
+++ b/drivers/ovsdb/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>onos-drivers-general</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
-        <version>1.6.0-rc1</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/drivers/pom.xml b/drivers/pom.xml
index 42be9a8..21414f4 100644
--- a/drivers/pom.xml
+++ b/drivers/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-rc1</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/drivers/utilities/pom.xml b/drivers/utilities/pom.xml
index 752f663..a112ffe 100644
--- a/drivers/utilities/pom.xml
+++ b/drivers/utilities/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>onos-drivers-general</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
-        <version>1.6.0-rc1</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/features/pom.xml b/features/pom.xml
index cc4ad80..38954a9 100644
--- a/features/pom.xml
+++ b/features/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-rc1</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/incubator/api/pom.xml b/incubator/api/pom.xml
index fb5059c..c29a3ec 100644
--- a/incubator/api/pom.xml
+++ b/incubator/api/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-incubator</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-rc1</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/incubator/core/pom.xml b/incubator/core/pom.xml
index 257bf9a..8e512c7 100644
--- a/incubator/core/pom.xml
+++ b/incubator/core/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-incubator</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-rc1</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/incubator/net/pom.xml b/incubator/net/pom.xml
index 066e6c2..0141425 100644
--- a/incubator/net/pom.xml
+++ b/incubator/net/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-incubator</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-rc1</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/incubator/pom.xml b/incubator/pom.xml
index 4d3862b..0ad62ed 100644
--- a/incubator/pom.xml
+++ b/incubator/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-rc1</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/incubator/protobuf/pom.xml b/incubator/protobuf/pom.xml
index 2e14440..92d914d 100644
--- a/incubator/protobuf/pom.xml
+++ b/incubator/protobuf/pom.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>onos-incubator</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
-        <version>1.6.0-rc1</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-incubator-protobuf</artifactId>
diff --git a/incubator/rpc-grpc/pom.xml b/incubator/rpc-grpc/pom.xml
index d711a98..20ccf20 100644
--- a/incubator/rpc-grpc/pom.xml
+++ b/incubator/rpc-grpc/pom.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>onos-incubator</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
-        <version>1.6.0-rc1</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-incubator-rpc-grpc</artifactId>
diff --git a/incubator/rpc/pom.xml b/incubator/rpc/pom.xml
index 5c86676..28d1bcf 100644
--- a/incubator/rpc/pom.xml
+++ b/incubator/rpc/pom.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>onos-incubator</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
-        <version>1.6.0-rc1</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-incubator-rpc</artifactId>
diff --git a/incubator/store/pom.xml b/incubator/store/pom.xml
index 70c7b5f..614ca72 100644
--- a/incubator/store/pom.xml
+++ b/incubator/store/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-incubator</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-rc1</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/lib/pom.xml b/lib/pom.xml
index e0fc29d..cda4780 100644
--- a/lib/pom.xml
+++ b/lib/pom.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
     <artifactId>onos-dependencies</artifactId>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
-    <version>1.6.0-rc1</version>
+    <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
     <name>${project.artifactId}</name>
     <description>Open Network Operating System shared dependencies</description>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5e23030..91ac5f4 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -26,14 +26,14 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-dependencies</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-rc1</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>lib/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
     <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
     <artifactId>onos</artifactId>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
-    <version>1.6.0-rc1</version>
+    <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
     <name>${project.artifactId}</name>
     <description>Open Network Operating System root project</description>
diff --git a/protocols/bgp/api/pom.xml b/protocols/bgp/api/pom.xml
index d1dcc1a..e2241c8 100755
--- a/protocols/bgp/api/pom.xml
+++ b/protocols/bgp/api/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-bgp</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-rc1</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/protocols/bgp/bgpio/pom.xml b/protocols/bgp/bgpio/pom.xml
index 4e4777f..74a53d5 100755
--- a/protocols/bgp/bgpio/pom.xml
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         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.servicemix.bundles</groupId>
diff --git a/providers/snmp/pom.xml b/providers/snmp/pom.xml
index a570c50..c1038e7 100644
--- a/providers/snmp/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/snmp/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-providers</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-rc1</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/tools/build/envDefaults b/tools/build/envDefaults
index 802b65f..e9f94d0 100644
--- a/tools/build/envDefaults
+++ b/tools/build/envDefaults
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
 export BUILD_NUMBER=${BUILD_NUMBER:-$(id -un)~$(date +'%Y/%m/%d@%H:%M')}
 
 # ONOS Version and onos.tar.gz staging environment
-export ONOS_POM_VERSION="1.6.0-rc1"
-export ONOS_VERSION=${ONOS_VERSION:-1.6.0-rc1.$BUILD_NUMBER}
+export ONOS_POM_VERSION="1.6.0-SNAPSHOT"
+export ONOS_VERSION=${ONOS_VERSION:-1.6.0.$BUILD_NUMBER}
 
 # ONOS production bits (onos.tar.gz, onos.zip, onos.deb, onos.rpm) staging environment
 export ONOS_BITS=onos-${ONOS_VERSION%~*}
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/api/pom.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/api/pom.xml
index a63c58c..e49ee0d 100644
--- a/tools/package/archetypes/api/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/package/archetypes/api/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
     <artifactId>onos-archetypes</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.0-rc1</version>
+    <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>onos-api-archetype</artifactId>
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/api/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/api/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
index 5d00203..3fcb468 100644
--- a/tools/package/archetypes/api/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/package/archetypes/api/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-        <onos.version>1.6.0-rc1</onos.version>
+        <onos.version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</onos.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/bundle/pom.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/bundle/pom.xml
index 202bba0..fc48611 100644
--- a/tools/package/archetypes/bundle/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/package/archetypes/bundle/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
     <artifactId>onos-archetypes</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.0-rc1</version>
+    <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>onos-bundle-archetype</artifactId>
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/bundle/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/bundle/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
index 1b1995c..e45f26e 100644
--- a/tools/package/archetypes/bundle/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/package/archetypes/bundle/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-        <onos.version>1.6.0-rc1</onos.version>
+        <onos.version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</onos.version>
         <!-- Uncomment to generate ONOS app from this module.
         <onos.app.name>org.foo.app</onos.app.name>
         <onos.app.title>Foo App</onos.app.title>
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/cli/pom.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/cli/pom.xml
index 58233df..509374f 100644
--- a/tools/package/archetypes/cli/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/package/archetypes/cli/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
     <artifactId>onos-archetypes</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.0-rc1</version>
+    <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>onos-cli-archetype</artifactId>
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/cli/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/cli/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
index c47d404..c60a6bc 100644
--- a/tools/package/archetypes/cli/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/package/archetypes/cli/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-        <onos.version>1.6.0-rc1</onos.version>
+        <onos.version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</onos.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/pom.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/pom.xml
index 6b9aba2..8d8f2bf 100644
--- a/tools/package/archetypes/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/package/archetypes/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
     <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
     <artifactId>onos-archetypes</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.0-rc1</version>
+    <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
     <description>ONOS archetypes project</description>
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/rest/pom.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/rest/pom.xml
index e0519fc..c5da59b 100644
--- a/tools/package/archetypes/rest/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/package/archetypes/rest/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
     <artifactId>onos-archetypes</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.0-rc1</version>
+    <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>onos-rest-archetype</artifactId>
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/rest/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/rest/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
index 14221ad..23e3199 100644
--- a/tools/package/archetypes/rest/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/package/archetypes/rest/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-        <onos.version>1.6.0-rc1</onos.version>
+        <onos.version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</onos.version>
 
         <web.context>/onos/${artifactId}</web.context>
         <api.version>1.0.0</api.version>
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/ui/pom.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/ui/pom.xml
index 1568639..2a9b072 100644
--- a/tools/package/archetypes/ui/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/package/archetypes/ui/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
     <artifactId>onos-archetypes</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.0-rc1</version>
+    <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>onos-ui-archetype</artifactId>
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/ui/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/ui/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
index ceb52fa..3b3064b 100644
--- a/tools/package/archetypes/ui/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/package/archetypes/ui/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-        <onos.version>1.6.0-rc1</onos.version>
+        <onos.version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</onos.version>
         <!-- Uncomment to generate ONOS app from this module.
         <onos.app.name>org.foo.app</onos.app.name>
         <onos.app.title>Foo App</onos.app.title>
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/uitab/pom.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/uitab/pom.xml
index 2402306..206fb68 100644
--- a/tools/package/archetypes/uitab/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/package/archetypes/uitab/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
     <artifactId>onos-archetypes</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.0-rc1</version>
+    <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>onos-uitab-archetype</artifactId>
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/uitab/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/uitab/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
index f60475e..1367c9c 100644
--- a/tools/package/archetypes/uitab/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/package/archetypes/uitab/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-        <onos.version>1.6.0-rc1</onos.version>
+        <onos.version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</onos.version>
         <!-- Uncomment to generate ONOS app from this module.
         <onos.app.name>org.foo.app</onos.app.name>
         <onos.app.title>Foo App</onos.app.title>
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/uitopo/pom.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/uitopo/pom.xml
index a7da04e..3b61bef 100644
--- a/tools/package/archetypes/uitopo/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/package/archetypes/uitopo/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
     <artifactId>onos-archetypes</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.0-rc1</version>
+    <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>onos-uitopo-archetype</artifactId>
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/uitopo/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/uitopo/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
index 04e506a..5ba5e69 100644
--- a/tools/package/archetypes/uitopo/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/package/archetypes/uitopo/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-        <onos.version>1.6.0-rc1</onos.version>
+        <onos.version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</onos.version>
         <!-- Uncomment to generate ONOS app from this module.
         <onos.app.name>org.foo.app</onos.app.name>
         <onos.app.title>Foo App</onos.app.title>
diff --git a/tools/package/branding/pom.xml b/tools/package/branding/pom.xml
index 447879e..6752382 100644
--- a/tools/package/branding/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/package/branding/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-rc1</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/tools/test/bin/onos-archetypes-test b/tools/test/bin/onos-archetypes-test
index 58174ff..b290fbc 100755
--- a/tools/test/bin/onos-archetypes-test
+++ b/tools/test/bin/onos-archetypes-test
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 set -e
 
 export AROOT=${ONOS_STAGE_ROOT:-/tmp}/foo
-export ARCHETYPE_OPTS="-DarchetypeGroupId=org.onosproject -DarchetypeVersion=1.6.0-rc1"
+export ARCHETYPE_OPTS="-DarchetypeGroupId=org.onosproject -DarchetypeVersion=1.6.0-SNAPSHOT"
 
 mkdir -p $AROOT
 for an in api bundle cli rest ui uitab uitopo; do
diff --git a/tools/test/bin/stc b/tools/test/bin/stc
index 666e1f0..0c74936 100755
--- a/tools/test/bin/stc
+++ b/tools/test/bin/stc
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #   System Test Coordinator
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-VER=1.6.0-rc1
+VER=1.6.0-SNAPSHOT
 JAR=~/.m2/repository/org/onosproject/onlab-stc/$VER/onlab-stc-$VER.jar
 SCENARIOS=$ONOS_ROOT/tools/test/scenarios
 
diff --git a/tools/test/topos/onos.py b/tools/test/topos/onos.py
index 5a0644b..e2feb36 100755
--- a/tools/test/topos/onos.py
+++ b/tools/test/topos/onos.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
    
     def start( self ):
         if self.inNamespace:
-            instanceOpts = ( '-furl mvn:org.onosproject/onos-features/1.6.0-rc1/xml/features '
+            instanceOpts = ( '-furl mvn:org.onosproject/onos-features/1.6.0-SNAPSHOT/xml/features '
                              '-s 8101' )
             if self.ip is not None:
                 instanceOpts += (' -a %s' % self.IP() )
diff --git a/utils/jdvue/bin/jdvue b/utils/jdvue/bin/jdvue
index 327ad5a..1782b9a 100755
--- a/utils/jdvue/bin/jdvue
+++ b/utils/jdvue/bin/jdvue
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 JDVUE_ROOT=${JDVUE_ROOT:-$(dirname $0)/..}
 cd $JDVUE_ROOT
-VER=1.6.0-rc1
+VER=1.6.0-SNAPSHOT
 JAR=$PWD/target/jdvue-${VER}.jar # start with the dev jar first
 cd - >/dev/null
 
diff --git a/utils/jdvue/pom.xml b/utils/jdvue/pom.xml
index 92ab54c4..ee5dd0d 100644
--- a/utils/jdvue/pom.xml
+++ b/utils/jdvue/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onlab-utils</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-rc1</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/utils/junit/pom.xml b/utils/junit/pom.xml
index 3614586..7ea68f0 100644
--- a/utils/junit/pom.xml
+++ b/utils/junit/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onlab-utils</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-rc1</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/utils/misc/pom.xml b/utils/misc/pom.xml
index 9bcb146..0ba2d76 100644
--- a/utils/misc/pom.xml
+++ b/utils/misc/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onlab-utils</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-rc1</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/utils/osgi/pom.xml b/utils/osgi/pom.xml
index 18810ad..aa64d12 100644
--- a/utils/osgi/pom.xml
+++ b/utils/osgi/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onlab-utils</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-rc1</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/utils/osgiwrap/pom.xml b/utils/osgiwrap/pom.xml
index 9339e00..90df584 100644
--- a/utils/osgiwrap/pom.xml
+++ b/utils/osgiwrap/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>onlab-utils</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
-        <version>1.6.0-rc1</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/utils/pom.xml b/utils/pom.xml
index 654cb9f..1260f27 100644
--- a/utils/pom.xml
+++ b/utils/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-rc1</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/utils/rest/pom.xml b/utils/rest/pom.xml
index 13550b8..7ec8e09 100644
--- a/utils/rest/pom.xml
+++ b/utils/rest/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onlab-utils</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-rc1</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/utils/stc/bin/stc b/utils/stc/bin/stc
index a8dfcc2..6a838b2 100755
--- a/utils/stc/bin/stc
+++ b/utils/stc/bin/stc
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 STC_ROOT=${STC_ROOT:-$(dirname $0)/..}
 cd $STC_ROOT
-VER=1.6.0-rc1
+VER=1.6.0-SNAPSHOT
 
 PATH=$PWD/bin:$PATH
 
diff --git a/utils/stc/pom.xml b/utils/stc/pom.xml
index e2fef86..bbdba5c 100644
--- a/utils/stc/pom.xml
+++ b/utils/stc/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onlab-utils</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-rc1</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/utils/yangutils/pom.xml b/utils/yangutils/pom.xml
index cd64127..28a3e5d 100644
--- a/utils/yangutils/pom.xml
+++ b/utils/yangutils/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onlab-utils</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-rc1</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
             <artifactId>onlab-junit</artifactId>
-            <version>1.6.0-rc1</version>
+            <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
diff --git a/web/api/pom.xml b/web/api/pom.xml
index 6e8103a..0858ff1 100644
--- a/web/api/pom.xml
+++ b/web/api/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-web</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-rc1</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/web/gui/pom.xml b/web/gui/pom.xml
index 589b1d5..ee783d7 100644
--- a/web/gui/pom.xml
+++ b/web/gui/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-web</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-rc1</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/web/pom.xml b/web/pom.xml
index 684caa9..0a053c6 100644
--- a/web/pom.xml
+++ b/web/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-rc1</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>