diff --git a/apps/rabbitmq/pom.xml b/apps/rabbitmq/pom.xml
index 6db59d6..5709566 100644
--- a/apps/rabbitmq/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/rabbitmq/pom.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     <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>
     <artifactId>onos-app-rabbitmq</artifactId>