diff --git a/incubator/protobuf-nb/pom.xml b/incubator/protobuf-nb/pom.xml
index 7568d31..07544bc 100644
--- a/incubator/protobuf-nb/pom.xml
+++ b/incubator/protobuf-nb/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>onos-incubator</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
-        <version>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.8.0-rc1</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>