diff --git a/apps/mfwd/pom.xml b/apps/mfwd/pom.xml
index b5497ad..5753c59 100644
--- a/apps/mfwd/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/mfwd/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-apps</artifactId>
-        <version>1.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.9.0-rc2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-app-mfwd</artifactId>