diff --git a/web/api/pom.xml b/web/api/pom.xml
index 0858ff1..6e8103a 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-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc1</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>