diff --git a/core/api/pom.xml b/core/api/pom.xml
index e3ce80a..04a0f7d 100644
--- a/core/api/pom.xml
+++ b/core/api/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-core</artifactId>
-        <version>1.11.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.11.2-rc5</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-api</artifactId>