diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/rest/pom.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/rest/pom.xml
index ad81295..c352a5d 100644
--- a/tools/package/archetypes/rest/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/package/archetypes/rest/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
     <artifactId>onos-archetypes</artifactId>
-    <version>2.2.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.2.2-rc1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>onos-rest-archetype</artifactId>