diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/bundle/pom.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/bundle/pom.xml
index 784a70f..bc5fe5c 100644
--- a/tools/package/archetypes/bundle/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/package/archetypes/bundle/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
     <artifactId>onos-archetypes</artifactId>
-    <version>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.8.0-rc1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>onos-bundle-archetype</artifactId>
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/bundle/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/bundle/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
index 7ede43f..b38cb9b 100644
--- a/tools/package/archetypes/bundle/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/package/archetypes/bundle/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-        <onos.version>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</onos.version>
+        <onos.version>1.8.0-rc1</onos.version>
         <!-- Uncomment to generate ONOS app from this module.
         <onos.app.name>org.foo.app</onos.app.name>
         <onos.app.title>Foo App</onos.app.title>