diff --git a/tools/build/onos-prepare-sonar b/tools/build/onos-prepare-sonar
index 31e8997..8be3312 100755
--- a/tools/build/onos-prepare-sonar
+++ b/tools/build/onos-prepare-sonar
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 from subprocess import call, check_call, check_output
 
 # FIXME pull the version from the Buck version file
-ONOS_VERSION='1.11.1-SNAPSHOT'
+ONOS_VERSION='1.11.1-rc1'
 
 # SonarQube property file name and template
 FILE_NAME = 'sonar-project.properties'