diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/api/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/archetype-metadata.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/api/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/archetype-metadata.xml
index 9297c8b..53728f0 100644
--- a/tools/package/archetypes/api/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/archetype-metadata.xml
+++ b/tools/package/archetypes/api/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/archetype-metadata.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     </fileSets>
     <requiredProperties>
         <requiredProperty key="onosVersion">
-            <defaultValue>2.2.2-rc5</defaultValue>
+            <defaultValue>2.2.2-SNAPSHOT</defaultValue>
         </requiredProperty>
     </requiredProperties>
 </archetype-descriptor>