Tagging 1.9.0-rc2
diff --git a/incubator/protobuf-dependencies/pom.xml b/incubator/protobuf-dependencies/pom.xml
index 7ab88f2..caf306a 100644
--- a/incubator/protobuf-dependencies/pom.xml
+++ b/incubator/protobuf-dependencies/pom.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>onos-dependencies</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
-        <version>1.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.9.0-rc2</version>
         <relativePath>../../lib/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>