Tagging 1.9.0-rc2
diff --git a/apps/acl/pom.xml b/apps/acl/pom.xml
index 4bd9339..bc5f855 100644
--- a/apps/acl/pom.xml
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@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@
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diff --git a/apps/actn-mdsc/actn-mdscapp/pom.xml b/apps/actn-mdsc/actn-mdscapp/pom.xml
index 98e170f..35d868a 100644
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diff --git a/apps/actn-mdsc/pom.xml b/apps/actn-mdsc/pom.xml
index 83d2628..d37bf2d 100644
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diff --git a/apps/actn-mdsc/tetunnel-ctl/pom.xml b/apps/actn-mdsc/tetunnel-ctl/pom.xml
index 3949d1b..566f05d 100644
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diff --git a/apps/actn-mdsc/tetunnel-pce/pom.xml b/apps/actn-mdsc/tetunnel-pce/pom.xml
index 0bcb984..f8f26bb 100644
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diff --git a/apps/bgprouter/pom.xml b/apps/bgprouter/pom.xml
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diff --git a/apps/bmv2-demo/common/pom.xml b/apps/bmv2-demo/common/pom.xml
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diff --git a/apps/bmv2-demo/pom.xml b/apps/bmv2-demo/pom.xml
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diff --git a/apps/config/pom.xml b/apps/config/pom.xml
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diff --git a/apps/cpman/api/pom.xml b/apps/cpman/api/pom.xml
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diff --git a/apps/events/pom.xml b/apps/events/pom.xml
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diff --git a/apps/faultmanagement/app/pom.xml b/apps/faultmanagement/app/pom.xml
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     <artifactId>onos-api</artifactId>
diff --git a/core/common/pom.xml b/core/common/pom.xml
index c5569d7..2419747 100644
--- a/core/common/pom.xml
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@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
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diff --git a/core/net/pom.xml b/core/net/pom.xml
index 8b98660..048c0d7 100644
--- a/core/net/pom.xml
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@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
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diff --git a/core/net/src/main/java/org/onosproject/core/impl/CoreManager.java b/core/net/src/main/java/org/onosproject/core/impl/CoreManager.java
index aeb5f95..ebd0f2a 100644
--- a/core/net/src/main/java/org/onosproject/core/impl/CoreManager.java
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@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
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diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index 69fa999..48a97ca 100644
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diff --git a/core/security/pom.xml b/core/security/pom.xml
index da1a659..a0f7167 100644
--- a/core/security/pom.xml
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@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
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diff --git a/core/store/dist/pom.xml b/core/store/dist/pom.xml
index 64ad934..db4b24d 100644
--- a/core/store/dist/pom.xml
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@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
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diff --git a/core/store/persistence/pom.xml b/core/store/persistence/pom.xml
index 23bc208..fe66591 100644
--- a/core/store/persistence/pom.xml
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@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
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diff --git a/core/store/pom.xml b/core/store/pom.xml
index da15347..21621d5 100644
--- a/core/store/pom.xml
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@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
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diff --git a/core/store/primitives/pom.xml b/core/store/primitives/pom.xml
index f3595e9..77fa4c1 100644
--- a/core/store/primitives/pom.xml
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@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
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diff --git a/core/store/serializers/pom.xml b/core/store/serializers/pom.xml
index 87bf907..3940b2d 100644
--- a/core/store/serializers/pom.xml
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@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
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diff --git a/docs/external.xml b/docs/external.xml
index cd5737d..93ff54a 100644
--- a/docs/external.xml
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@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
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+        <version>1.9.0-rc2</version>
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@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
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                     <docfilessubdirs>true</docfilessubdirs>
-                    <doctitle>ONOS Java API (1.9.0-SNAPSHOT)</doctitle>
+                    <doctitle>ONOS Java API (1.9.0-rc2)</doctitle>
                     <groups>
                         <group>
                             <title>Network Model &amp; Services</title>
diff --git a/docs/internal.xml b/docs/internal.xml
index b9f8287..283d85e 100644
--- a/docs/internal.xml
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@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
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@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
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-                    <doctitle>ONOS Java API (1.9.0-SNAPSHOT)</doctitle>
+                    <doctitle>ONOS Java API (1.9.0-rc2)</doctitle>
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diff --git a/drivers/arista/pom.xml b/drivers/arista/pom.xml
index 4bb2acb..f8dc64d 100644
--- a/drivers/arista/pom.xml
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diff --git a/drivers/bmv2/pom.xml b/drivers/bmv2/pom.xml
index 67e00da..1f15961 100644
--- a/drivers/bmv2/pom.xml
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diff --git a/drivers/bti/pom.xml b/drivers/bti/pom.xml
index 323544e..f54abf9 100644
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diff --git a/drivers/ciena/pom.xml b/drivers/ciena/pom.xml
index 0e333ec..97dcc60 100644
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diff --git a/drivers/cisco/pom.xml b/drivers/cisco/pom.xml
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diff --git a/drivers/corsa/pom.xml b/drivers/corsa/pom.xml
index 8313dde..69f86b0 100644
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diff --git a/drivers/default/pom.xml b/drivers/default/pom.xml
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diff --git a/drivers/fujitsu/pom.xml b/drivers/fujitsu/pom.xml
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--- a/drivers/fujitsu/pom.xml
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diff --git a/drivers/lisp/pom.xml b/drivers/lisp/pom.xml
index 30606b3..86ae106 100644
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diff --git a/drivers/lumentum/pom.xml b/drivers/lumentum/pom.xml
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diff --git a/drivers/netconf/pom.xml b/drivers/netconf/pom.xml
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diff --git a/drivers/optical/pom.xml b/drivers/optical/pom.xml
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diff --git a/features/pom.xml b/features/pom.xml
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@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>onos-providers</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
-        <version>1.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.9.0-rc2</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/providers/snmp/app/pom.xml b/providers/snmp/app/pom.xml
index 561b7bc..bf98121 100644
--- a/providers/snmp/app/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/snmp/app/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-snmp-providers</artifactId>
-        <version>1.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.9.0-rc2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-snmp-app</artifactId>
diff --git a/providers/snmp/device/pom.xml b/providers/snmp/device/pom.xml
index 6197588..1223e6b 100644
--- a/providers/snmp/device/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/snmp/device/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-snmp-providers</artifactId>
-        <version>1.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.9.0-rc2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-snmp-provider-device</artifactId>
@@ -38,12 +38,12 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
             <artifactId>onos-snmp-api</artifactId>
-            <version>1.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>1.9.0-rc2</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
             <artifactId>onos-snmp-ctl</artifactId>
-            <version>1.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>1.9.0-rc2</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.servicemix.bundles</groupId>
diff --git a/providers/snmp/pom.xml b/providers/snmp/pom.xml
index d91ca60..9976eec 100644
--- a/providers/snmp/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/snmp/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-providers</artifactId>
-        <version>1.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.9.0-rc2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-snmp-providers</artifactId>
diff --git a/providers/tl1/app/pom.xml b/providers/tl1/app/pom.xml
index cee95d4..90e4cc2 100644
--- a/providers/tl1/app/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/tl1/app/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-tl1-providers</artifactId>
-        <version>1.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.9.0-rc2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-tl1-app</artifactId>
diff --git a/providers/tl1/device/pom.xml b/providers/tl1/device/pom.xml
index 360381d..943da13 100644
--- a/providers/tl1/device/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/tl1/device/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-tl1-providers</artifactId>
-        <version>1.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.9.0-rc2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-tl1-provider-device</artifactId>
diff --git a/providers/tl1/pom.xml b/providers/tl1/pom.xml
index 00325f4..7bd5329 100644
--- a/providers/tl1/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/tl1/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-providers</artifactId>
-        <version>1.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.9.0-rc2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-tl1-providers</artifactId>
diff --git a/tools/build/envDefaults b/tools/build/envDefaults
index a4a8a0f..b96556f 100644
--- a/tools/build/envDefaults
+++ b/tools/build/envDefaults
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
 export BUILD_NUMBER=${BUILD_NUMBER:-$(id -un)}
 
 # ONOS Version and onos.tar.gz staging environment
-export ONOS_POM_VERSION="1.9.0-SNAPSHOT"
-export ONOS_VERSION=${ONOS_VERSION:-1.9.0.$BUILD_NUMBER}
+export ONOS_POM_VERSION="1.9.0-rc2"
+export ONOS_VERSION=${ONOS_VERSION:-1.9.0-rc2.$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/build/onos-prepare-sonar b/tools/build/onos-prepare-sonar
index 4b36ba3..fccb598 100755
--- a/tools/build/onos-prepare-sonar
+++ b/tools/build/onos-prepare-sonar
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 from subprocess import call, check_call, check_output
 
 # FIXME pull the version from the Buck version file
-ONOS_VERSION='1.9.0-SNAPSHOT'
+ONOS_VERSION='1.9.0-rc2'
 
 # SonarQube property file name and template
 FILE_NAME = 'sonar-project.properties'
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/api/pom.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/api/pom.xml
index baa22f9..f31d74e 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>1.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.9.0-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 4f34f37..27a1bc4 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
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-        <onos.version>1.9.0-SNAPSHOT</onos.version>
+        <onos.version>1.9.0-rc2</onos.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/bundle/pom.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/bundle/pom.xml
index d263a62..60691f8 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>1.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.9.0-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 b19c38c..b8eedcd 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
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-        <onos.version>1.9.0-SNAPSHOT</onos.version>
+        <onos.version>1.9.0-rc2</onos.version>
         <!-- Uncomment to generate ONOS app from this module.
         <onos.app.name>org.foo.app</onos.app.name>
         <onos.app.title>Foo App</onos.app.title>
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/cli/pom.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/cli/pom.xml
index 6394bec..310340c 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>1.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.9.0-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 0641855..c271009 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
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-        <onos.version>1.9.0-SNAPSHOT</onos.version>
+        <onos.version>1.9.0-rc2</onos.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/pom.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/pom.xml
index 90dca6b..040b881 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>1.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.9.0-rc2</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
     <description>ONOS archetypes project</description>
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/rest/pom.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/rest/pom.xml
index 5f7e8dc..c1fed2c 100644
--- a/tools/package/archetypes/rest/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/package/archetypes/rest/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
     <artifactId>onos-archetypes</artifactId>
-    <version>1.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.9.0-rc2</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>onos-rest-archetype</artifactId>
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/rest/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/rest/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
index ac2c512..ab818c3 100644
--- a/tools/package/archetypes/rest/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/package/archetypes/rest/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-        <onos.version>1.9.0-SNAPSHOT</onos.version>
+        <onos.version>1.9.0-rc2</onos.version>
 
         <web.context>/onos/${artifactId}</web.context>
         <api.version>1.0.0</api.version>
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/ui/pom.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/ui/pom.xml
index 4dc7cc2..9c9d326 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>1.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.9.0-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 6479cb0..ba95716 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
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-        <onos.version>1.9.0-SNAPSHOT</onos.version>
+        <onos.version>1.9.0-rc2</onos.version>
         <!-- Uncomment to generate ONOS app from this module.
         <onos.app.name>org.foo.app</onos.app.name>
         <onos.app.title>Foo App</onos.app.title>
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/uitab/pom.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/uitab/pom.xml
index 1a00e4a..1b7b7d5 100644
--- a/tools/package/archetypes/uitab/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/package/archetypes/uitab/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
     <artifactId>onos-archetypes</artifactId>
-    <version>1.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.9.0-rc2</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>onos-uitab-archetype</artifactId>
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/uitab/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/uitab/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
index e806f77..94678ac 100644
--- a/tools/package/archetypes/uitab/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/package/archetypes/uitab/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-        <onos.version>1.9.0-SNAPSHOT</onos.version>
+        <onos.version>1.9.0-rc2</onos.version>
         <!-- Uncomment to generate ONOS app from this module.
         <onos.app.name>org.foo.app</onos.app.name>
         <onos.app.title>Foo App</onos.app.title>
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/uitopo/pom.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/uitopo/pom.xml
index 57483e2..733a0b6 100644
--- a/tools/package/archetypes/uitopo/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/package/archetypes/uitopo/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
     <artifactId>onos-archetypes</artifactId>
-    <version>1.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.9.0-rc2</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>onos-uitopo-archetype</artifactId>
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/uitopo/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/uitopo/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
index 84e40b8..19d5cb8 100644
--- a/tools/package/archetypes/uitopo/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/package/archetypes/uitopo/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-        <onos.version>1.9.0-SNAPSHOT</onos.version>
+        <onos.version>1.9.0-rc2</onos.version>
         <!-- Uncomment to generate ONOS app from this module.
         <onos.app.name>org.foo.app</onos.app.name>
         <onos.app.title>Foo App</onos.app.title>
diff --git a/tools/package/branding/pom.xml b/tools/package/branding/pom.xml
index 6a64d4a..6cabf10 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>1.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.9.0-rc2</version>
         <relativePath>../../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/tools/test/bin/onos-archetypes-test b/tools/test/bin/onos-archetypes-test
index ee18188..6c404e0 100755
--- a/tools/test/bin/onos-archetypes-test
+++ b/tools/test/bin/onos-archetypes-test
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 set -e
 
 export AROOT=${ONOS_STAGE_ROOT:-/tmp}/foo
-export ARCHETYPE_OPTS="-DarchetypeGroupId=org.onosproject -DarchetypeVersion=1.9.0-SNAPSHOT"
+export ARCHETYPE_OPTS="-DarchetypeGroupId=org.onosproject -DarchetypeVersion=1.9.0-rc2"
 
 mkdir -p $AROOT
 for an in api bundle cli rest ui uitab uitopo; do
diff --git a/utils/junit/pom.xml b/utils/junit/pom.xml
index ce6e810..0340f8e 100644
--- a/utils/junit/pom.xml
+++ b/utils/junit/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onlab-utils</artifactId>
-        <version>1.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.9.0-rc2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onlab-junit</artifactId>
diff --git a/utils/misc/pom.xml b/utils/misc/pom.xml
index e45ff26..7fe2f02 100644
--- a/utils/misc/pom.xml
+++ b/utils/misc/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onlab-utils</artifactId>
-        <version>1.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.9.0-rc2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onlab-misc</artifactId>
diff --git a/utils/osgi/pom.xml b/utils/osgi/pom.xml
index d16d1a9..d36d387 100644
--- a/utils/osgi/pom.xml
+++ b/utils/osgi/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onlab-utils</artifactId>
-        <version>1.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.9.0-rc2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onlab-osgi</artifactId>
diff --git a/utils/osgiwrap/pom.xml b/utils/osgiwrap/pom.xml
index 5719818..44fcfd3 100644
--- a/utils/osgiwrap/pom.xml
+++ b/utils/osgiwrap/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>onlab-utils</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
-        <version>1.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.9.0-rc2</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/utils/pom.xml b/utils/pom.xml
index 5b0987e..227f665 100644
--- a/utils/pom.xml
+++ b/utils/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos</artifactId>
-        <version>1.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.9.0-rc2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onlab-utils</artifactId>
diff --git a/utils/rest/pom.xml b/utils/rest/pom.xml
index 4071df8..2e46e69 100644
--- a/utils/rest/pom.xml
+++ b/utils/rest/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onlab-utils</artifactId>
-        <version>1.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.9.0-rc2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onlab-rest</artifactId>
diff --git a/web/api/pom.xml b/web/api/pom.xml
index 8d797c4..01ea78a 100644
--- a/web/api/pom.xml
+++ b/web/api/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-web</artifactId>
-        <version>1.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.9.0-rc2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-rest</artifactId>
diff --git a/web/gui/pom.xml b/web/gui/pom.xml
index ef9519a..151e186 100644
--- a/web/gui/pom.xml
+++ b/web/gui/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-web</artifactId>
-        <version>1.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.9.0-rc2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-gui</artifactId>
diff --git a/web/pom.xml b/web/pom.xml
index 6fbda41..ab9d121 100644
--- a/web/pom.xml
+++ b/web/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos</artifactId>
-        <version>1.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.9.0-rc2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-web</artifactId>