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diff --git a/apps/test/netcfg-monitor/pom.xml b/apps/test/netcfg-monitor/pom.xml
index 1284839..27e49d5 100644
--- a/apps/test/netcfg-monitor/pom.xml
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@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
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diff --git a/apps/test/pom.xml b/apps/test/pom.xml
index 760a996..b971f74 100644
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diff --git a/apps/tetopology/api/pom.xml b/apps/tetopology/api/pom.xml
index a72261e..3e2bf38 100644
--- a/apps/tetopology/api/pom.xml
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@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@
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diff --git a/apps/tetopology/app/pom.xml b/apps/tetopology/app/pom.xml
index 0566e85..8cfce99 100644
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@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@
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diff --git a/apps/tetopology/pom.xml b/apps/tetopology/pom.xml
index 1e01d84..765b941 100644
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@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
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diff --git a/apps/tetunnel/api/pom.xml b/apps/tetunnel/api/pom.xml
index 1e9a65d..cd1ba5d 100755
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@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
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diff --git a/apps/tetunnel/app/pom.xml b/apps/tetunnel/app/pom.xml
index 2af3a3f..c1554dc 100644
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@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
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diff --git a/apps/tetunnel/pom.xml b/apps/tetunnel/pom.xml
index 02b06f5..5344b31 100644
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@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
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diff --git a/apps/virtualbng/pom.xml b/apps/virtualbng/pom.xml
index 6d0cddf..cb2ba31 100644
--- a/apps/virtualbng/pom.xml
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@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
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diff --git a/apps/vpls/pom.xml b/apps/vpls/pom.xml
index 937a739..cfba989 100644
--- a/apps/vpls/pom.xml
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@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
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diff --git a/apps/vrouter/pom.xml b/apps/vrouter/pom.xml
index f12fae3..5d79bca 100644
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diff --git a/apps/vtn/app/pom.xml b/apps/vtn/app/pom.xml
index 5fdcac2..5d5fb3b 100644
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@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
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diff --git a/apps/vtn/pom.xml b/apps/vtn/pom.xml
index 5d98ab3..b0ee886 100644
--- a/apps/vtn/pom.xml
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@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
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diff --git a/apps/vtn/sfcmgr/pom.xml b/apps/vtn/sfcmgr/pom.xml
index 279db40..c46f279 100644
--- a/apps/vtn/sfcmgr/pom.xml
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@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
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 		<groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
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diff --git a/apps/vtn/sfcweb/pom.xml b/apps/vtn/sfcweb/pom.xml
index f6fb197..5af0fd72 100755
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diff --git a/apps/vtn/vtnmgr/pom.xml b/apps/vtn/vtnmgr/pom.xml
index 8fc524a..f4b15bf 100644
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diff --git a/apps/vtn/vtnrsc/pom.xml b/apps/vtn/vtnrsc/pom.xml
index 67e9fbf..8aebd08 100644
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diff --git a/apps/vtn/vtnweb/pom.xml b/apps/vtn/vtnweb/pom.xml
index d83f1ab..3d201df 100644
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diff --git a/apps/xosclient/pom.xml b/apps/xosclient/pom.xml
index db4e611..1230815 100644
--- a/apps/xosclient/pom.xml
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diff --git a/apps/yms/api/pom.xml b/apps/yms/api/pom.xml
index faac55a..49f4950 100644
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diff --git a/apps/yms/app/pom.xml b/apps/yms/app/pom.xml
index ef036f6..31667c6 100644
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diff --git a/apps/yms/ut/pom.xml b/apps/yms/ut/pom.xml
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diff --git a/cli/pom.xml b/cli/pom.xml
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diff --git a/core/api/pom.xml b/core/api/pom.xml
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diff --git a/core/common/pom.xml b/core/common/pom.xml
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diff --git a/core/net/pom.xml b/core/net/pom.xml
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diff --git a/core/net/src/main/java/org/onosproject/core/impl/CoreManager.java b/core/net/src/main/java/org/onosproject/core/impl/CoreManager.java
index 2f07218..f357cfe 100644
--- a/core/net/src/main/java/org/onosproject/core/impl/CoreManager.java
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diff --git a/core/store/dist/pom.xml b/core/store/dist/pom.xml
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diff --git a/core/store/persistence/pom.xml b/core/store/persistence/pom.xml
index ec39b4b..d80968b 100644
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diff --git a/core/store/primitives/pom.xml b/core/store/primitives/pom.xml
index f369177..41d90f2 100644
--- a/core/store/primitives/pom.xml
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diff --git a/core/store/serializers/pom.xml b/core/store/serializers/pom.xml
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diff --git a/docs/external.xml b/docs/external.xml
index 5f6b185..2989c41 100644
--- a/docs/external.xml
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@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
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@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
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-                    <doctitle>ONOS Java API (1.8.0-SNAPSHOT)</doctitle>
+                    <doctitle>ONOS Java API (1.8.0-rc4)</doctitle>
                     <groups>
                         <group>
                             <title>Network Model &amp; Services</title>
diff --git a/docs/internal.xml b/docs/internal.xml
index 57b68b0..fe4070b 100644
--- a/docs/internal.xml
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@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
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@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
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-                    <doctitle>ONOS Java API (1.8.0-SNAPSHOT)</doctitle>
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diff --git a/drivers/arista/pom.xml b/drivers/arista/pom.xml
index 40228e5..5627d1e 100755
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@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
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diff --git a/drivers/bmv2/pom.xml b/drivers/bmv2/pom.xml
index 1778578..71a07f7 100644
--- a/drivers/bmv2/pom.xml
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@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
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diff --git a/drivers/bti/pom.xml b/drivers/bti/pom.xml
index 78c2eeb..c592784 100644
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@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
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     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-providers</artifactId>
-        <version>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.8.0-rc4</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/providers/ospf/topology/pom.xml b/providers/ospf/topology/pom.xml
index 4f1faf0..24068ef 100644
--- a/providers/ospf/topology/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/ospf/topology/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-ospf-providers</artifactId>
-        <version>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.8.0-rc4</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/providers/ovsdb/app/pom.xml b/providers/ovsdb/app/pom.xml
index 9b54424..f491693 100644
--- a/providers/ovsdb/app/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/ovsdb/app/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-ovsdb-providers</artifactId>
-        <version>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.8.0-rc4</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-ovsdatabase</artifactId>
diff --git a/providers/ovsdb/base/pom.xml b/providers/ovsdb/base/pom.xml
index 635209e..e10436a 100644
--- a/providers/ovsdb/base/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/ovsdb/base/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-ovsdb-providers</artifactId>
-        <version>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.8.0-rc4</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-ovsdb-base</artifactId>
diff --git a/providers/ovsdb/device/pom.xml b/providers/ovsdb/device/pom.xml
index d392817..d8484d9 100644
--- a/providers/ovsdb/device/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/ovsdb/device/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-ovsdb-providers</artifactId>
-        <version>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.8.0-rc4</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-ovsdb-provider-device</artifactId>
diff --git a/providers/ovsdb/host/pom.xml b/providers/ovsdb/host/pom.xml
index 3cd2b72..596234d 100644
--- a/providers/ovsdb/host/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/ovsdb/host/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-ovsdb-providers</artifactId>
-        <version>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.8.0-rc4</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-ovsdb-provider-host</artifactId>
diff --git a/providers/ovsdb/pom.xml b/providers/ovsdb/pom.xml
index 1b0b65d..4731117 100644
--- a/providers/ovsdb/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/ovsdb/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-providers</artifactId>
-        <version>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.8.0-rc4</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-ovsdb-providers</artifactId>
diff --git a/providers/ovsdb/tunnel/pom.xml b/providers/ovsdb/tunnel/pom.xml
index 3a5e223..ce5a6f9 100644
--- a/providers/ovsdb/tunnel/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/ovsdb/tunnel/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-ovsdb-providers</artifactId>
-        <version>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.8.0-rc4</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-ovsdb-provider-tunnel</artifactId>
diff --git a/providers/pcep/app/pom.xml b/providers/pcep/app/pom.xml
index de12805..3846bcc 100644
--- a/providers/pcep/app/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/pcep/app/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-pcep-providers</artifactId>
-        <version>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.8.0-rc4</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-pcep</artifactId>
diff --git a/providers/pcep/pom.xml b/providers/pcep/pom.xml
index e1c7945..e17e03f 100644
--- a/providers/pcep/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/pcep/pom.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
     <artifactId>onos-providers</artifactId>
-    <version>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.8.0-rc4</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>onos-pcep-providers</artifactId>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
diff --git a/providers/pcep/topology/pom.xml b/providers/pcep/topology/pom.xml
index d92499b..c588f38 100644
--- a/providers/pcep/topology/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/pcep/topology/pom.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
     <artifactId>onos-pcep-providers</artifactId>
-    <version>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.8.0-rc4</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>onos-pcep-provider-topology</artifactId>
   <packaging>bundle</packaging>
diff --git a/providers/pcep/tunnel/pom.xml b/providers/pcep/tunnel/pom.xml
index aeba187..633f786 100644
--- a/providers/pcep/tunnel/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/pcep/tunnel/pom.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-pcep-providers</artifactId>
-        <version>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.8.0-rc4</version>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>onos-pcep-provider-tunnel</artifactId>
     <packaging>bundle</packaging>
diff --git a/providers/pom.xml b/providers/pom.xml
index 7f516d1..65cf8b1 100644
--- a/providers/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos</artifactId>
-        <version>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.8.0-rc4</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-providers</artifactId>
diff --git a/providers/rest/app/pom.xml b/providers/rest/app/pom.xml
index 8884ab4..47b8e28 100644
--- a/providers/rest/app/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/rest/app/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-restsb-providers</artifactId>
-        <version>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.8.0-rc4</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/providers/rest/device/pom.xml b/providers/rest/device/pom.xml
index 737ba15..c738ea4 100644
--- a/providers/rest/device/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/rest/device/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>onos-restsb-providers</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
-        <version>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.8.0-rc4</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/providers/rest/pom.xml b/providers/rest/pom.xml
index 6f1ce7b..e0f7263 100644
--- a/providers/rest/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/rest/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>onos-providers</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
-        <version>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.8.0-rc4</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/providers/snmp/app/pom.xml b/providers/snmp/app/pom.xml
index 42cadd1..93aa3e7 100644
--- a/providers/snmp/app/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/snmp/app/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-snmp-providers</artifactId>
-        <version>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.8.0-rc4</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-snmp-app</artifactId>
diff --git a/providers/snmp/device/pom.xml b/providers/snmp/device/pom.xml
index 993e939..1a9d12e 100644
--- a/providers/snmp/device/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/snmp/device/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-snmp-providers</artifactId>
-        <version>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.8.0-rc4</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-snmp-provider-device</artifactId>
@@ -38,12 +38,12 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
             <artifactId>onos-snmp-api</artifactId>
-            <version>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>1.8.0-rc4</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
             <artifactId>onos-snmp-ctl</artifactId>
-            <version>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>1.8.0-rc4</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.servicemix.bundles</groupId>
diff --git a/providers/snmp/pom.xml b/providers/snmp/pom.xml
index f68d3a8..cffba1b 100644
--- a/providers/snmp/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/snmp/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-providers</artifactId>
-        <version>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.8.0-rc4</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-snmp-providers</artifactId>
diff --git a/tools/build/envDefaults b/tools/build/envDefaults
index 8aa45bd..15ebaaa 100644
--- a/tools/build/envDefaults
+++ b/tools/build/envDefaults
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
 export BUILD_NUMBER=${BUILD_NUMBER:-$(id -un)}
 
 # ONOS Version and onos.tar.gz staging environment
-export ONOS_POM_VERSION="1.8.0-SNAPSHOT"
-export ONOS_VERSION=${ONOS_VERSION:-1.8.0.$BUILD_NUMBER}
+export ONOS_POM_VERSION="1.8.0-rc4"
+export ONOS_VERSION=${ONOS_VERSION:-1.8.0-rc4.$BUILD_NUMBER}
 
 # ONOS production bits (onos.tar.gz, onos.zip, onos.deb, onos.rpm) staging environment
 export ONOS_BITS=onos-${ONOS_VERSION%~*}
diff --git a/tools/build/onos-prepare-sonar b/tools/build/onos-prepare-sonar
index bb2592b..a4ab205 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='1.8.0-SNAPSHOT'
+ONOS_VERSION='1.8.0-rc4'
 
 # SonarQube property file name and template
 FILE_NAME = 'sonar-project.properties'
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/api/pom.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/api/pom.xml
index 017fb1d..f11c1ca 100644
--- a/tools/package/archetypes/api/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/package/archetypes/api/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
     <artifactId>onos-archetypes</artifactId>
-    <version>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.8.0-rc4</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>onos-api-archetype</artifactId>
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/api/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/api/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
index 54449ae..416f742 100644
--- a/tools/package/archetypes/api/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/package/archetypes/api/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-        <onos.version>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</onos.version>
+        <onos.version>1.8.0-rc4</onos.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/bundle/pom.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/bundle/pom.xml
index 784a70f..4e8a697 100644
--- a/tools/package/archetypes/bundle/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/package/archetypes/bundle/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
     <artifactId>onos-archetypes</artifactId>
-    <version>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.8.0-rc4</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>onos-bundle-archetype</artifactId>
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/bundle/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/bundle/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
index 7ede43f..ccefbf6 100644
--- a/tools/package/archetypes/bundle/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/package/archetypes/bundle/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-        <onos.version>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</onos.version>
+        <onos.version>1.8.0-rc4</onos.version>
         <!-- Uncomment to generate ONOS app from this module.
         <onos.app.name>org.foo.app</onos.app.name>
         <onos.app.title>Foo App</onos.app.title>
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/cli/pom.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/cli/pom.xml
index 9e7a330..d02490f 100644
--- a/tools/package/archetypes/cli/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/package/archetypes/cli/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
     <artifactId>onos-archetypes</artifactId>
-    <version>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.8.0-rc4</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>onos-cli-archetype</artifactId>
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/cli/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/cli/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
index 5bbe6a1..2b34b49 100644
--- a/tools/package/archetypes/cli/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/package/archetypes/cli/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-        <onos.version>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</onos.version>
+        <onos.version>1.8.0-rc4</onos.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/pom.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/pom.xml
index 336edba..bcad10d 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>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.8.0-rc4</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
     <description>ONOS archetypes project</description>
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/rest/pom.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/rest/pom.xml
index 63751be..1f0dd7b 100644
--- a/tools/package/archetypes/rest/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/package/archetypes/rest/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
     <artifactId>onos-archetypes</artifactId>
-    <version>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.8.0-rc4</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>onos-rest-archetype</artifactId>
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/rest/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/rest/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
index 8b00f49..0cb1b0b 100644
--- a/tools/package/archetypes/rest/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/package/archetypes/rest/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-        <onos.version>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</onos.version>
+        <onos.version>1.8.0-rc4</onos.version>
 
         <web.context>/onos/${artifactId}</web.context>
         <api.version>1.0.0</api.version>
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/ui/pom.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/ui/pom.xml
index 6b1456f..e34d141 100644
--- a/tools/package/archetypes/ui/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/package/archetypes/ui/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
     <artifactId>onos-archetypes</artifactId>
-    <version>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.8.0-rc4</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>onos-ui-archetype</artifactId>
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/ui/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/ui/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
index 33367c0..06ba70c 100644
--- a/tools/package/archetypes/ui/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/package/archetypes/ui/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-        <onos.version>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</onos.version>
+        <onos.version>1.8.0-rc4</onos.version>
         <!-- Uncomment to generate ONOS app from this module.
         <onos.app.name>org.foo.app</onos.app.name>
         <onos.app.title>Foo App</onos.app.title>
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/uitab/pom.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/uitab/pom.xml
index 264a8a2..f373a5e 100644
--- a/tools/package/archetypes/uitab/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/package/archetypes/uitab/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
     <artifactId>onos-archetypes</artifactId>
-    <version>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.8.0-rc4</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>onos-uitab-archetype</artifactId>
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/uitab/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/uitab/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
index d10b96a..e945031 100644
--- a/tools/package/archetypes/uitab/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/package/archetypes/uitab/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-        <onos.version>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</onos.version>
+        <onos.version>1.8.0-rc4</onos.version>
         <!-- Uncomment to generate ONOS app from this module.
         <onos.app.name>org.foo.app</onos.app.name>
         <onos.app.title>Foo App</onos.app.title>
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/uitopo/pom.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/uitopo/pom.xml
index 64dcef1..b4c10d4 100644
--- a/tools/package/archetypes/uitopo/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/package/archetypes/uitopo/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
     <artifactId>onos-archetypes</artifactId>
-    <version>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.8.0-rc4</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>onos-uitopo-archetype</artifactId>
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/uitopo/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/uitopo/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
index 6926813..0dc84d9 100644
--- a/tools/package/archetypes/uitopo/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/package/archetypes/uitopo/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-        <onos.version>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</onos.version>
+        <onos.version>1.8.0-rc4</onos.version>
         <!-- Uncomment to generate ONOS app from this module.
         <onos.app.name>org.foo.app</onos.app.name>
         <onos.app.title>Foo App</onos.app.title>
diff --git a/tools/package/branding/pom.xml b/tools/package/branding/pom.xml
index 5104d4f..5fd0946 100644
--- a/tools/package/branding/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/package/branding/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos</artifactId>
-        <version>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.8.0-rc4</version>
         <relativePath>../../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/tools/test/bin/onos-archetypes-test b/tools/test/bin/onos-archetypes-test
index 918048d..d73a619 100755
--- a/tools/test/bin/onos-archetypes-test
+++ b/tools/test/bin/onos-archetypes-test
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 set -e
 
 export AROOT=${ONOS_STAGE_ROOT:-/tmp}/foo
-export ARCHETYPE_OPTS="-DarchetypeGroupId=org.onosproject -DarchetypeVersion=1.8.0-SNAPSHOT"
+export ARCHETYPE_OPTS="-DarchetypeGroupId=org.onosproject -DarchetypeVersion=1.8.0-rc4"
 
 mkdir -p $AROOT
 for an in api bundle cli rest ui uitab uitopo; do
diff --git a/utils/junit/pom.xml b/utils/junit/pom.xml
index b23275f..4ea4110 100644
--- a/utils/junit/pom.xml
+++ b/utils/junit/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onlab-utils</artifactId>
-        <version>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.8.0-rc4</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onlab-junit</artifactId>
diff --git a/utils/misc/pom.xml b/utils/misc/pom.xml
index f49f345..299cf7f 100644
--- a/utils/misc/pom.xml
+++ b/utils/misc/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onlab-utils</artifactId>
-        <version>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.8.0-rc4</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onlab-misc</artifactId>
diff --git a/utils/osgi/pom.xml b/utils/osgi/pom.xml
index 8aa41e3..e43602e 100644
--- a/utils/osgi/pom.xml
+++ b/utils/osgi/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onlab-utils</artifactId>
-        <version>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.8.0-rc4</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onlab-osgi</artifactId>
diff --git a/utils/osgiwrap/pom.xml b/utils/osgiwrap/pom.xml
index 5b1637d..585b61f 100644
--- a/utils/osgiwrap/pom.xml
+++ b/utils/osgiwrap/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>onlab-utils</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
-        <version>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.8.0-rc4</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/utils/pom.xml b/utils/pom.xml
index c36a891..54ef8a5 100644
--- a/utils/pom.xml
+++ b/utils/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos</artifactId>
-        <version>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.8.0-rc4</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onlab-utils</artifactId>
diff --git a/utils/rest/pom.xml b/utils/rest/pom.xml
index a7f33bf..292ad2b 100644
--- a/utils/rest/pom.xml
+++ b/utils/rest/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onlab-utils</artifactId>
-        <version>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.8.0-rc4</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onlab-rest</artifactId>
diff --git a/web/api/pom.xml b/web/api/pom.xml
index 65ac6fb..429d9f5 100644
--- a/web/api/pom.xml
+++ b/web/api/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-web</artifactId>
-        <version>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.8.0-rc4</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-rest</artifactId>
diff --git a/web/gui/pom.xml b/web/gui/pom.xml
index e483fa3..1f989b3 100644
--- a/web/gui/pom.xml
+++ b/web/gui/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-web</artifactId>
-        <version>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.8.0-rc4</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-gui</artifactId>
diff --git a/web/pom.xml b/web/pom.xml
index 1c9998b..0b4313a 100644
--- a/web/pom.xml
+++ b/web/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos</artifactId>
-        <version>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.8.0-rc4</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-web</artifactId>