diff --git a/incubator/protobuf/pom.xml b/incubator/protobuf/pom.xml
index 15b6d0d..0167cb8 100644
--- a/incubator/protobuf/pom.xml
+++ b/incubator/protobuf/pom.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>onos-incubator</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
-        <version>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.8.0-rc4</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-incubator-protobuf</artifactId>