diff --git a/apps/pce/pom.xml b/apps/pce/pom.xml
index 6e02329..0244e25 100644
--- a/apps/pce/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/pce/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-apps</artifactId>
-        <version>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.8.0-rc1</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>