diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/cli/pom.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/cli/pom.xml
index 89eda35..7f91868 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>1.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.5.0-rc3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>onos-cli-archetype</artifactId>