diff --git a/protocols/rest/ctl/pom.xml b/protocols/rest/ctl/pom.xml
index e85ffcd..c2309c4 100644
--- a/protocols/rest/ctl/pom.xml
+++ b/protocols/rest/ctl/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>onos-restsb</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
-        <version>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.8.0-rc4</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>