diff --git a/providers/bgpcep/app/pom.xml b/providers/bgpcep/app/pom.xml
index f5f36b2..883307e 100644
--- a/providers/bgpcep/app/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/bgpcep/app/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-bgpcep-providers</artifactId>
-        <version>1.8.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.8.5-rc2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-bgpcep-app</artifactId>