diff --git a/apps/events/pom.xml b/apps/events/pom.xml
index de453a6..61c6985 100644
--- a/apps/events/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/events/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>onos-apps</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc1</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>