diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/cli/pom.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/cli/pom.xml
index 1e1e1f3..8be7ca6 100644
--- a/tools/package/archetypes/cli/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/package/archetypes/cli/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
     <artifactId>onos-archetypes</artifactId>
-    <version>2.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.6.0-rc4</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>onos-cli-archetype</artifactId>
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/cli/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/archetype-metadata.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/cli/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/archetype-metadata.xml
index d3c5904..a2a5314 100644
--- a/tools/package/archetypes/cli/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/archetype-metadata.xml
+++ b/tools/package/archetypes/cli/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/archetype-metadata.xml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     </fileSets>
     <requiredProperties>
         <requiredProperty key="onosVersion">
-            <defaultValue>2.6.0-SNAPSHOT</defaultValue>
+            <defaultValue>2.6.0-rc4</defaultValue>
         </requiredProperty>
     </requiredProperties>
 </archetype-descriptor>