diff --git a/tools/build/envDefaults b/tools/build/envDefaults
index 57c1f67..15028ce 100644
--- a/tools/build/envDefaults
+++ b/tools/build/envDefaults
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
 export BUILD_NUMBER=${BUILD_NUMBER:-$(id -un)~$(date +'%Y/%m/%d@%H:%M')}
 
 # ONOS Version and onos.tar.gz staging environment
-export ONOS_POM_VERSION="1.3.0-SNAPSHOT"
-export ONOS_VERSION=${ONOS_VERSION:-1.3.0.$BUILD_NUMBER}
+export ONOS_POM_VERSION="1.3.0-rc2"
+export ONOS_VERSION=${ONOS_VERSION:-1.3.0-rc2.$BUILD_NUMBER}
 
 # ONOS production bits (onos.tar.gz, onos.zip, onos.deb, onos.rpm) staging environment
 export ONOS_BITS=onos-${ONOS_VERSION%~*}
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/api/pom.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/api/pom.xml
index d34db1f..a202897 100644
--- a/tools/package/archetypes/api/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/package/archetypes/api/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
     <artifactId>onos-archetypes</artifactId>
-    <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.3.0-rc2</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>onos-api-archetype</artifactId>
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/api/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/api/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
index f29a327..fad6026 100644
--- a/tools/package/archetypes/api/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/package/archetypes/api/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     <url>http://onosproject.org</url>
 
     <properties>
-        <onos.version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</onos.version>
+        <onos.version>1.3.0-rc2</onos.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/bundle/pom.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/bundle/pom.xml
index ff6aa52..a5c6678 100644
--- a/tools/package/archetypes/bundle/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/package/archetypes/bundle/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
     <artifactId>onos-archetypes</artifactId>
-    <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.3.0-rc2</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>onos-bundle-archetype</artifactId>
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/bundle/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/bundle/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
index c9e747c..20df5e6 100644
--- a/tools/package/archetypes/bundle/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/package/archetypes/bundle/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     <url>http://onosproject.org</url>
 
     <properties>
-        <onos.version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</onos.version>
+        <onos.version>1.3.0-rc2</onos.version>
         <!-- Uncomment to generate ONOS app from this module.
         <onos.app.name>org.foo.app</onos.app.name>
         <onos.app.origin>Foo, Inc.</onos.app.origin>
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/cli/pom.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/cli/pom.xml
index 1ab9c1f..4e1d311 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>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.3.0-rc2</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>onos-cli-archetype</artifactId>
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/cli/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/cli/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
index cb3862c..f257c2d 100644
--- a/tools/package/archetypes/cli/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/package/archetypes/cli/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     <url>http://onosproject.org</url>
 
     <properties>
-        <onos.version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</onos.version>
+        <onos.version>1.3.0-rc2</onos.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/pom.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/pom.xml
index 2fd5f87..7840a85 100644
--- a/tools/package/archetypes/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/package/archetypes/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
     <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
     <artifactId>onos-archetypes</artifactId>
-    <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.3.0-rc2</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
     <description>ONOS archetypes project</description>
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/ui/pom.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/ui/pom.xml
index ca7b2d8..66aff9a 100644
--- a/tools/package/archetypes/ui/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/package/archetypes/ui/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
     <artifactId>onos-archetypes</artifactId>
-    <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.3.0-rc2</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>onos-ui-archetype</artifactId>
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/ui/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/ui/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
index a6beae9..f4a4d7d 100644
--- a/tools/package/archetypes/ui/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/package/archetypes/ui/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     <url>http://onosproject.org</url>
 
     <properties>
-        <onos.version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</onos.version>
+        <onos.version>1.3.0-rc2</onos.version>
         <!-- Uncomment to generate ONOS app from this module.
         <onos.app.name>org.foo.app</onos.app.name>
         <onos.app.origin>Foo, Inc.</onos.app.origin>
diff --git a/tools/package/branding/pom.xml b/tools/package/branding/pom.xml
index 452a03c..a9f7bc7 100644
--- a/tools/package/branding/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/package/branding/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos</artifactId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc2</version>
         <relativePath>../../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/tools/test/bin/onos-archetypes-test b/tools/test/bin/onos-archetypes-test
index 55f40e7..abd8a28 100755
--- a/tools/test/bin/onos-archetypes-test
+++ b/tools/test/bin/onos-archetypes-test
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 set -e
 
 export AROOT=/tmp/foo
-export ARCHETYPE_OPTS="-DarchetypeGroupId=org.onosproject -DarchetypeVersion=1.3.0-SNAPSHOT"
+export ARCHETYPE_OPTS="-DarchetypeGroupId=org.onosproject -DarchetypeVersion=1.3.0-rc2"
 
 mkdir -p $AROOT
 for an in api bundle cli ui; do
diff --git a/tools/test/bin/stc b/tools/test/bin/stc
index fe8a5af..519b900 100755
--- a/tools/test/bin/stc
+++ b/tools/test/bin/stc
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #   System Test Coordinator
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-VER=1.3.0-SNAPSHOT
+VER=1.3.0-rc2
 JAR=~/.m2/repository/org/onosproject/onlab-stc/$VER/onlab-stc-$VER.jar
 SCENARIOS=$ONOS_ROOT/tools/test/scenarios
 
diff --git a/tools/test/topos/onos.py b/tools/test/topos/onos.py
index 3e5bff7..295e96a 100755
--- a/tools/test/topos/onos.py
+++ b/tools/test/topos/onos.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
    
     def start( self ):
         if self.inNamespace:
-            instanceOpts = ( '-furl mvn:org.onosproject/onos-features/1.3.0-SNAPSHOT/xml/features '
+            instanceOpts = ( '-furl mvn:org.onosproject/onos-features/1.3.0-rc2/xml/features '
                              '-s 8101' )
             if self.ip is not None:
                 instanceOpts += (' -a %s' % self.IP() )