diff --git a/drivers/utilities/pom.xml b/drivers/utilities/pom.xml
index ef1b012..11d7f8d 100644
--- a/drivers/utilities/pom.xml
+++ b/drivers/utilities/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>onos-drivers-general</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
-        <version>1.7.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>