diff --git a/apps/fwd/pom.xml b/apps/fwd/pom.xml
index 98ff7d1..be85adb 100644
--- a/apps/fwd/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/fwd/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-apps</artifactId>
-        <version>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.8.0-rc4</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-app-fwd</artifactId>