diff --git a/core/net/pom.xml b/core/net/pom.xml
index 911db7c..87bb023 100644
--- a/core/net/pom.xml
+++ b/core/net/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-core</artifactId>
-        <version>1.11.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.11.1-rc1</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-core-net</artifactId>
diff --git a/core/net/src/main/java/org/onosproject/core/impl/VersionManager.java b/core/net/src/main/java/org/onosproject/core/impl/VersionManager.java
index 39dce52..b2713d4 100644
--- a/core/net/src/main/java/org/onosproject/core/impl/VersionManager.java
+++ b/core/net/src/main/java/org/onosproject/core/impl/VersionManager.java
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
     private final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(getClass());
 
     private static final File VERSION_FILE = new File("../VERSION");
-    private static Version version = Version.version("1.11.1-SNAPSHOT");
+    private static Version version = Version.version("1.11.1-rc1");
 
     @Activate
     protected void activate() {