diff --git a/apps/bmv2-demo/common/pom.xml b/apps/bmv2-demo/common/pom.xml
index 54752cd..f693c83 100644
--- a/apps/bmv2-demo/common/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/bmv2-demo/common/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>onos-app-bmv2-demo</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
-        <version>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.8.0-rc4</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-app-bmv2-demo-common</artifactId>