diff --git a/apps/test/loadtest/pom.xml b/apps/test/loadtest/pom.xml
index 154915c..0568912 100644
--- a/apps/test/loadtest/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/test/loadtest/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-apps-test</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc1</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>