diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/pom.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/pom.xml
index 0611181..3ad3c49 100644
--- a/tools/package/archetypes/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/package/archetypes/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
     <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
     <artifactId>onos-archetypes</artifactId>
-    <version>1.11.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.11.2-rc1</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
     <description>ONOS archetypes project</description>