diff --git a/apps/aaa/pom.xml b/apps/aaa/pom.xml
index ec37c80..e248dd2 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-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc1</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/apps/acl/pom.xml b/apps/acl/pom.xml
index 14073f2..d1ef8cd 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-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc1</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-app-acl</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.0-rc1</version>
     <packaging>bundle</packaging>
 
     <description>ONOS ACL application</description>
diff --git a/apps/bgprouter/pom.xml b/apps/bgprouter/pom.xml
index 27e274d..4d044ca 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-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc1</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/apps/cip/pom.xml b/apps/cip/pom.xml
index d3ac3e4..5542efd 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-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc1</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/apps/cordconfig/pom.xml b/apps/cordconfig/pom.xml
index 1b16cec..c7c4496 100644
--- a/apps/cordconfig/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/cordconfig/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
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         <artifactId>onos-apps</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc1</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/apps/cordmcast/pom.xml b/apps/cordmcast/pom.xml
index 0d94597..94af642 100644
--- a/apps/cordmcast/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/cordmcast/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
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         <artifactId>onos-apps</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc1</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/apps/cordvtn/pom.xml b/apps/cordvtn/pom.xml
index ebbcfba..f326b24 100644
--- a/apps/cordvtn/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/cordvtn/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
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         <artifactId>onos-apps</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc1</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/apps/cpman/api/pom.xml b/apps/cpman/api/pom.xml
index 72c82ff..c3595f4 100644
--- a/apps/cpman/api/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/cpman/api/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
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         <artifactId>onos-cpman</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc1</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/apps/cpman/app/pom.xml b/apps/cpman/app/pom.xml
index d4fde5a..4d5ba14 100644
--- a/apps/cpman/app/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/cpman/app/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
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         <artifactId>onos-cpman</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc1</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/apps/cpman/pom.xml b/apps/cpman/pom.xml
index 2c0ccd1..6fb7dc2 100644
--- a/apps/cpman/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/cpman/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
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         <artifactId>onos-apps</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc1</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/apps/demo/cord-gui/pom.xml b/apps/demo/cord-gui/pom.xml
index 41cbbe5..e6ae899 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-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.0-rc1</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 b93748f..0515ab3 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-SNAPSHOT.war .
+cp $ONOS_ROOT/apps/demo/cord-gui/target/cord-gui-1.6.0-rc1.war .
diff --git a/apps/demo/cord-gui/src/scripts/run.me b/apps/demo/cord-gui/src/scripts/run.me
index 8805356..f93ffb9 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-SNAPSHOT.war
+export CORD=./cord-gui-1.6.0-rc1.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 1a3ad30..ea20c71 100644
--- a/apps/dhcp/api/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/dhcp/api/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
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         <artifactId>onos-dhcp</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc1</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
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diff --git a/apps/dhcp/app/pom.xml b/apps/dhcp/app/pom.xml
index 3bd3c9a..897a72a 100644
--- a/apps/dhcp/app/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/dhcp/app/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
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         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
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diff --git a/apps/dhcp/pom.xml b/apps/dhcp/pom.xml
index ce004eb..706cade 100644
--- a/apps/dhcp/pom.xml
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@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
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         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
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diff --git a/apps/drivermatrix/pom.xml b/apps/drivermatrix/pom.xml
index d60f95f..1fe1e4d 100644
--- a/apps/drivermatrix/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/drivermatrix/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
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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 @@
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+        <version>1.6.0-rc1</version>
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diff --git a/apps/faultmanagement/app/pom.xml b/apps/faultmanagement/app/pom.xml
index 6b48bdf..5f31e81 100644
--- a/apps/faultmanagement/app/pom.xml
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@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
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diff --git a/apps/faultmanagement/fmcli/pom.xml b/apps/faultmanagement/fmcli/pom.xml
index 24257f9..7d137e8 100644
--- a/apps/faultmanagement/fmcli/pom.xml
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@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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diff --git a/apps/faultmanagement/fmgui/pom.xml b/apps/faultmanagement/fmgui/pom.xml
index 6508905..4b75008 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 dc9a99f..13b8366 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 de7af37..af6112a 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 69a4baf..0de66a1 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 f99375b..33f1ff3 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 3692f98..ede3523 100644
--- a/apps/fwd/pom.xml
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@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
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diff --git a/apps/gangliametrics/pom.xml b/apps/gangliametrics/pom.xml
index 64b3948..8e7b907 100644
--- a/apps/gangliametrics/pom.xml
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@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
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diff --git a/apps/graphitemetrics/pom.xml b/apps/graphitemetrics/pom.xml
index a6b9948..a03da13 100644
--- a/apps/graphitemetrics/pom.xml
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@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
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diff --git a/apps/igmp/pom.xml b/apps/igmp/pom.xml
index 5f26275..84c80d2 100644
--- a/apps/igmp/pom.xml
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@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
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diff --git a/apps/influxdbmetrics/pom.xml b/apps/influxdbmetrics/pom.xml
index 8737034..463da1c 100644
--- a/apps/influxdbmetrics/pom.xml
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@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
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diff --git a/apps/iptopology-api/pom.xml b/apps/iptopology-api/pom.xml
index 11a3044..c2538df 100644
--- a/apps/iptopology-api/pom.xml
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@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
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     <artifactId>onos-app-iptopology-api</artifactId>
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diff --git a/apps/kafka-integration/pom.xml b/apps/kafka-integration/pom.xml
index 56f721b..a44779c 100644
--- a/apps/kafka-integration/pom.xml
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diff --git a/apps/metrics/pom.xml b/apps/metrics/pom.xml
index a28d470..cc72432 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 d2fdb2c..1443ea8 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 3d9f4ef..8c86bc7 100644
--- a/apps/mlb/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/mlb/pom.xml
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diff --git a/apps/mobility/pom.xml b/apps/mobility/pom.xml
index 734576c..5cddf36 100644
--- a/apps/mobility/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/mobility/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
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diff --git a/apps/newoptical/pom.xml b/apps/newoptical/pom.xml
index 1ca4f0d..0561953 100644
--- a/apps/newoptical/pom.xml
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@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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diff --git a/apps/olt/api/pom.xml b/apps/olt/api/pom.xml
index 37fee36..9b5a558 100644
--- a/apps/olt/api/pom.xml
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diff --git a/apps/olt/app/pom.xml b/apps/olt/app/pom.xml
index 91cce29..263a6b8 100644
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diff --git a/apps/olt/pom.xml b/apps/olt/pom.xml
index f9cf5f4..a997785 100644
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diff --git a/apps/openstackinterface/api/pom.xml b/apps/openstackinterface/api/pom.xml
index ed89395..fe60558 100644
--- a/apps/openstackinterface/api/pom.xml
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diff --git a/apps/openstackinterface/app/pom.xml b/apps/openstackinterface/app/pom.xml
index 37fec68..29e7057 100644
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diff --git a/apps/openstackinterface/pom.xml b/apps/openstackinterface/pom.xml
index ffd414a..a037d4c 100644
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diff --git a/apps/openstacknetworking/api/pom.xml b/apps/openstacknetworking/api/pom.xml
index 263b22c..6986373 100644
--- a/apps/openstacknetworking/api/pom.xml
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@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
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