Tagging 1.8.0-rc1
diff --git a/utils/rest/pom.xml b/utils/rest/pom.xml
index a7f33bf..af06a36 100644
--- a/utils/rest/pom.xml
+++ b/utils/rest/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onlab-utils</artifactId>
-        <version>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.8.0-rc1</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onlab-rest</artifactId>