diff --git a/providers/bgpcep/flow/pom.xml b/providers/bgpcep/flow/pom.xml
index e5399a1..65f3b1b 100644
--- a/providers/bgpcep/flow/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/bgpcep/flow/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-bgpcep-providers</artifactId>
-        <version>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.8.0-rc1</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-bgpcep-provider-flow</artifactId>