diff --git a/bucklets/onos.bucklet b/bucklets/onos.bucklet
index 9905f70..763dca3 100644
--- a/bucklets/onos.bucklet
+++ b/bucklets/onos.bucklet
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 
 ONOS_GROUP_ID = 'org.onosproject'
-ONOS_VERSION = '1.6.0-SNAPSHOT'
+ONOS_VERSION = '1.6.0-rc1'
 ONOS_ARTIFACT_BASE = 'onos-'
 
 def _get_name():
@@ -211,4 +211,4 @@
     visibility = visibility
   )
 
-  #FIXME need to run checkstyle on test sources
\ No newline at end of file
+  #FIXME need to run checkstyle on test sources
diff --git a/bucklets/onos_app.bucklet b/bucklets/onos_app.bucklet
index 8d0eca3..1fb0505 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-SNAPSHOT'
+ONOS_VERSION = '1.6.0-rc1'
 DEFAULT_APP_CATEGORY = 'Utility'
 ONOS_ARTIFACT_BASE = 'onos-'
 APP_PREFIX = ONOS_GROUP_ID + '.'