diff --git a/protocols/netconf/rfc/pom.xml b/protocols/netconf/rfc/pom.xml
index fa1e06e..07a2c85 100644
--- a/protocols/netconf/rfc/pom.xml
+++ b/protocols/netconf/rfc/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-netconf</artifactId>
-        <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.4.0-rc3</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>