diff --git a/protocols/bmv2/thrift-api/pom.xml b/protocols/bmv2/thrift-api/pom.xml
index 655b84b..7c173c6 100644
--- a/protocols/bmv2/thrift-api/pom.xml
+++ b/protocols/bmv2/thrift-api/pom.xml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
         <artifactId>onos-bmv2-protocol</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>