Tagging 1.12.1-rc1
diff --git a/incubator/protobuf/api/pom.xml b/incubator/protobuf/api/pom.xml
index f16ad0d..d35e8f3 100644
--- a/incubator/protobuf/api/pom.xml
+++ b/incubator/protobuf/api/pom.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>onos-incubator-protobuf</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
-        <version>1.12.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.12.1-rc1</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>