diff --git a/protocols/bgp/api/pom.xml b/protocols/bgp/api/pom.xml
index 2390e5f..d233c48 100755
--- a/protocols/bgp/api/pom.xml
+++ b/protocols/bgp/api/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-bgp</artifactId>
-        <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.4.0-rc1</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>