Tagging 1.6.0-rc5

Change-Id: I040e22e1ad322b8f6de8c19665d7706831f92ea0
diff --git a/apps/acl/pom.xml b/apps/acl/pom.xml
index f21aa2a..14c17e7 100644
--- a/apps/acl/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/acl/pom.xml
@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-apps</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-app-acl</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
     <packaging>bundle</packaging>
 
     <description>ONOS ACL application</description>
diff --git a/apps/bgpflowspec/app/pom.xml b/apps/bgpflowspec/app/pom.xml
index 53f4d67..5488536c 100755
--- a/apps/bgpflowspec/app/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/bgpflowspec/app/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-app-bgpflow</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/apps/bgpflowspec/bgpweb/pom.xml b/apps/bgpflowspec/bgpweb/pom.xml
index 036a7d1..5c03085 100755
--- a/apps/bgpflowspec/bgpweb/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/bgpflowspec/bgpweb/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-app-bgpflow</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/apps/bgpflowspec/flowapi/pom.xml b/apps/bgpflowspec/flowapi/pom.xml
index 01cb23b..339dd4e 100755
--- a/apps/bgpflowspec/flowapi/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/bgpflowspec/flowapi/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-app-bgpflow</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
             <artifactId>onlab-misc</artifactId>
-            <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.guava</groupId>
diff --git a/apps/bgpflowspec/flowmgr/pom.xml b/apps/bgpflowspec/flowmgr/pom.xml
index 5d9afbe..58ee14c 100755
--- a/apps/bgpflowspec/flowmgr/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/bgpflowspec/flowmgr/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-app-bgpflow</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
             <artifactId>onos-app-bgp-flowapi</artifactId>
-            <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 </project>
diff --git a/apps/bgpflowspec/pom.xml b/apps/bgpflowspec/pom.xml
index 1ce57ca..345e1a2 100755
--- a/apps/bgpflowspec/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/bgpflowspec/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-apps</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/apps/bgprouter/pom.xml b/apps/bgprouter/pom.xml
index 6618779..0cffc38 100644
--- a/apps/bgprouter/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/bgprouter/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>onos-apps</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>onos-app-bgprouter</artifactId>
diff --git a/apps/bmv2-demo/common/pom.xml b/apps/bmv2-demo/common/pom.xml
index 32399b1..66fd357 100644
--- a/apps/bmv2-demo/common/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/bmv2-demo/common/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>onos-app-bmv2-demo</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/apps/bmv2-demo/ecmp/pom.xml b/apps/bmv2-demo/ecmp/pom.xml
index 3044283..e3ec808 100644
--- a/apps/bmv2-demo/ecmp/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/bmv2-demo/ecmp/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>onos-app-bmv2-demo</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/apps/bmv2-demo/pom.xml b/apps/bmv2-demo/pom.xml
index 99cf80f..7b115a6 100644
--- a/apps/bmv2-demo/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/bmv2-demo/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-apps</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/apps/bmv2-demo/wcmp/pom.xml b/apps/bmv2-demo/wcmp/pom.xml
index 72e6e14..bf0d380 100644
--- a/apps/bmv2-demo/wcmp/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/bmv2-demo/wcmp/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>onos-app-bmv2-demo</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/apps/cip/pom.xml b/apps/cip/pom.xml
index 3658631..ab749c9 100644
--- a/apps/cip/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/cip/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-apps</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-app-cip</artifactId>
diff --git a/apps/cpman/api/pom.xml b/apps/cpman/api/pom.xml
index 99b12b6..5090ed6 100644
--- a/apps/cpman/api/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/cpman/api/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>onos-cpman</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-app-cpman-api</artifactId>
diff --git a/apps/cpman/app/pom.xml b/apps/cpman/app/pom.xml
index cad5fb5..07618d1 100644
--- a/apps/cpman/app/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/cpman/app/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-cpman</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-app-cpman</artifactId>
diff --git a/apps/cpman/pom.xml b/apps/cpman/pom.xml
index e7dca06..56e67fe 100644
--- a/apps/cpman/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/cpman/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-apps</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-cpman</artifactId>
diff --git a/apps/demo/cord-gui/pom.xml b/apps/demo/cord-gui/pom.xml
index 41cbbe5..ca859e7 100644
--- a/apps/demo/cord-gui/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/demo/cord-gui/pom.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>cord-gui</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
     <packaging>war</packaging>
 
     <description>Demo CORD Subscriber Web GUI</description>
diff --git a/apps/demo/cord-gui/src/scripts/pullwar.sh b/apps/demo/cord-gui/src/scripts/pullwar.sh
index b93748f..1dbe1f5 100644
--- a/apps/demo/cord-gui/src/scripts/pullwar.sh
+++ b/apps/demo/cord-gui/src/scripts/pullwar.sh
@@ -1 +1 @@
-cp $ONOS_ROOT/apps/demo/cord-gui/target/cord-gui-1.6.0-SNAPSHOT.war .
+cp $ONOS_ROOT/apps/demo/cord-gui/target/cord-gui-1.6.0-rc5.war .
diff --git a/apps/demo/cord-gui/src/scripts/run.me b/apps/demo/cord-gui/src/scripts/run.me
index 8805356..dff6566 100644
--- a/apps/demo/cord-gui/src/scripts/run.me
+++ b/apps/demo/cord-gui/src/scripts/run.me
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 export LISTENPORT=8080
 export JETTY="-jar jetty-runner.jar"
-export CORD=./cord-gui-1.6.0-SNAPSHOT.war
+export CORD=./cord-gui-1.6.0-rc5.war
 export LOGDBG=-Dorg.onosproject.cord.gui.LEVEL=DEBUG
 export DEBUG="-Xdebug -Xrunjdwp:transport=dt_socket,address=5005,server=y,suspend=n"
 export LOG=cord.log
diff --git a/apps/dhcp/api/pom.xml b/apps/dhcp/api/pom.xml
index 68e9855..beea24f 100644
--- a/apps/dhcp/api/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/dhcp/api/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>onos-dhcp</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-app-dhcp-api</artifactId>
diff --git a/apps/dhcp/app/pom.xml b/apps/dhcp/app/pom.xml
index 831a033..c02f7d5 100644
--- a/apps/dhcp/app/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/dhcp/app/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>onos-dhcp</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-app-dhcp</artifactId>
diff --git a/apps/dhcp/pom.xml b/apps/dhcp/pom.xml
index 9cd9bd2..456d7a9 100644
--- a/apps/dhcp/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/dhcp/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-apps</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-dhcp</artifactId>
diff --git a/apps/drivermatrix/pom.xml b/apps/drivermatrix/pom.xml
index bd6fae6..c6eb245 100644
--- a/apps/drivermatrix/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/drivermatrix/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-apps</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-app-drivermatrix</artifactId>
diff --git a/apps/events/pom.xml b/apps/events/pom.xml
index 035ad75..f7b821b 100644
--- a/apps/events/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/events/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>onos-apps</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-events</artifactId>
diff --git a/apps/faultmanagement/app/pom.xml b/apps/faultmanagement/app/pom.xml
index b9e4eb2..a03ff4a 100644
--- a/apps/faultmanagement/app/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/faultmanagement/app/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-app-fm</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-app-fm-onosfw</artifactId>
diff --git a/apps/faultmanagement/fmcli/pom.xml b/apps/faultmanagement/fmcli/pom.xml
index 7b47a8f..6351571 100644
--- a/apps/faultmanagement/fmcli/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/faultmanagement/fmcli/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-app-fm</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-app-fm-cli</artifactId>
diff --git a/apps/faultmanagement/fmgui/pom.xml b/apps/faultmanagement/fmgui/pom.xml
index 4f0c734..691422d3 100644
--- a/apps/faultmanagement/fmgui/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/faultmanagement/fmgui/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-app-fm</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-app-fm-gui</artifactId>
diff --git a/apps/faultmanagement/fmmgr/pom.xml b/apps/faultmanagement/fmmgr/pom.xml
index 1ae3fab..8c5817d 100644
--- a/apps/faultmanagement/fmmgr/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/faultmanagement/fmmgr/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-app-fm</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-app-fm-mgr</artifactId>
diff --git a/apps/faultmanagement/fmweb/pom.xml b/apps/faultmanagement/fmweb/pom.xml
index 5159c08..882424b 100644
--- a/apps/faultmanagement/fmweb/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/faultmanagement/fmweb/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-app-fm</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
     </parent>
 
 
diff --git a/apps/faultmanagement/pom.xml b/apps/faultmanagement/pom.xml
index 81e4f5e..5e8439d 100644
--- a/apps/faultmanagement/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/faultmanagement/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-apps</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-app-fm</artifactId>
diff --git a/apps/flowanalyzer/pom.xml b/apps/flowanalyzer/pom.xml
index acbf8cd..aec9ffc 100644
--- a/apps/flowanalyzer/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/flowanalyzer/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-apps</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-app-flowanalyzer</artifactId>
diff --git a/apps/fwd/pom.xml b/apps/fwd/pom.xml
index 111b144..1ba10ff 100644
--- a/apps/fwd/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/fwd/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-apps</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-app-fwd</artifactId>
diff --git a/apps/gangliametrics/pom.xml b/apps/gangliametrics/pom.xml
index 0a3e9c2..2cd3c06 100644
--- a/apps/gangliametrics/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/gangliametrics/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-apps</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-app-ganglia</artifactId>
diff --git a/apps/graphitemetrics/pom.xml b/apps/graphitemetrics/pom.xml
index 7433407..ff97a08 100644
--- a/apps/graphitemetrics/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/graphitemetrics/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-apps</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-app-graphite</artifactId>
diff --git a/apps/influxdbmetrics/pom.xml b/apps/influxdbmetrics/pom.xml
index 3d63d87..86a7fa9 100644
--- a/apps/influxdbmetrics/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/influxdbmetrics/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-apps</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-app-influxdb</artifactId>
diff --git a/apps/iptopology-api/pom.xml b/apps/iptopology-api/pom.xml
index 11a3044..5b065c1 100644
--- a/apps/iptopology-api/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/iptopology-api/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
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         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-apps</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>onos-app-iptopology-api</artifactId>
     <packaging>bundle</packaging>
diff --git a/apps/kafka-integration/pom.xml b/apps/kafka-integration/pom.xml
index 19da388..364a31e 100644
--- a/apps/kafka-integration/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/kafka-integration/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-apps</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-app-kafka</artifactId>
diff --git a/apps/metrics/pom.xml b/apps/metrics/pom.xml
index 61d65c0..af62c1f 100644
--- a/apps/metrics/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/metrics/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
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         <artifactId>onos-apps</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-app-metrics</artifactId>
diff --git a/apps/mfwd/pom.xml b/apps/mfwd/pom.xml
index 1a26f3f..ea07dcb 100644
--- a/apps/mfwd/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/mfwd/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
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         <artifactId>onos-apps</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-app-mfwd</artifactId>
diff --git a/apps/mlb/pom.xml b/apps/mlb/pom.xml
index e60754d..256fcf0 100644
--- a/apps/mlb/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/mlb/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
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         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-apps</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-app-mlb</artifactId>
diff --git a/apps/mobility/pom.xml b/apps/mobility/pom.xml
index 1ba4a8a..0de4668 100644
--- a/apps/mobility/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/mobility/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
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         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-apps</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-app-mobility</artifactId>
diff --git a/apps/newoptical/pom.xml b/apps/newoptical/pom.xml
index 5ff9687..679ccbc 100644
--- a/apps/newoptical/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/newoptical/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>onos-apps</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-app-newoptical</artifactId>
diff --git a/apps/openstackinterface/api/pom.xml b/apps/openstackinterface/api/pom.xml
index b1b3291..7f02e04 100644
--- a/apps/openstackinterface/api/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/openstackinterface/api/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
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index f921416..e032996 100644
--- a/apps/vtn/vtnweb/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/vtn/vtnweb/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-app-vtn</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
     </parent>
 
 
diff --git a/apps/xos-integration/pom.xml b/apps/xos-integration/pom.xml
index 8180a3d..8fccb98 100644
--- a/apps/xos-integration/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/xos-integration/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-apps</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-app-xos-integration</artifactId>
diff --git a/apps/xosclient/pom.xml b/apps/xosclient/pom.xml
index 4cda78c..8997e19 100644
--- a/apps/xosclient/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/xosclient/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>onos-apps</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-app-xos-client</artifactId>
diff --git a/buck-tools/onos_stage.py b/buck-tools/onos_stage.py
index 96f153b..00ec8ea 100755
--- a/buck-tools/onos_stage.py
+++ b/buck-tools/onos_stage.py
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@
                                 addFile(output, dest, oar.open(f), f.file_size)
                                 written_files.add(dest)
             elif 'features.xml' in file:
-                dest = BASE + 'apache-karaf-3.0.5/system/org/onosproject/onos-features/1.6.0-SNAPSHOT/'
-                dest += 'onos-features-1.6.0-SNAPSHOT-features.xml'
+                dest = BASE + 'apache-karaf-3.0.5/system/org/onosproject/onos-features/1.6.0-rc5/'
+                dest += 'onos-features-1.6.0-rc5-features.xml'
                 with open(file) as f:
                     addFile(output, dest, f, os.stat(file).st_size)
         addString(output, BASE + 'apps/org.onosproject.drivers/active', '')
diff --git a/bucklets/onos.bucklet b/bucklets/onos.bucklet
index aa2e057..ed84bf2 100644
--- a/bucklets/onos.bucklet
+++ b/bucklets/onos.bucklet
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 
 ONOS_GROUP_ID = 'org.onosproject'
-ONOS_VERSION = '1.6.0-SNAPSHOT'
+ONOS_VERSION = '1.6.0-rc5'
 ONOS_ARTIFACT_BASE = 'onos-'
 
 def _get_name():
diff --git a/bucklets/onos_app.bucklet b/bucklets/onos_app.bucklet
index 8d0eca3..10c14b0 100644
--- a/bucklets/onos_app.bucklet
+++ b/bucklets/onos_app.bucklet
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ONOS_ORIGIN = 'ON.Lab'
 ONOS_GROUP_ID = 'org.onosproject'
-ONOS_VERSION = '1.6.0-SNAPSHOT'
+ONOS_VERSION = '1.6.0-rc5'
 DEFAULT_APP_CATEGORY = 'Utility'
 ONOS_ARTIFACT_BASE = 'onos-'
 APP_PREFIX = ONOS_GROUP_ID + '.'
diff --git a/cli/pom.xml b/cli/pom.xml
index 8d5206e..9e4c38a 100644
--- a/cli/pom.xml
+++ b/cli/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-cli</artifactId>
diff --git a/core/api/pom.xml b/core/api/pom.xml
index 436d968..5bef210 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>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-api</artifactId>
diff --git a/core/common/pom.xml b/core/common/pom.xml
index 13b8c5d..5f0a219 100644
--- a/core/common/pom.xml
+++ b/core/common/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-core</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-core-common</artifactId>
diff --git a/core/net/pom.xml b/core/net/pom.xml
index 3e7fb9c..0715371 100644
--- a/core/net/pom.xml
+++ b/core/net/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-core</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-core-net</artifactId>
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 4b8634d..ef2e4cd 100644
--- a/core/net/src/main/java/org/onosproject/core/impl/CoreManager.java
+++ b/core/net/src/main/java/org/onosproject/core/impl/CoreManager.java
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
     private final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(getClass());
 
     private static final File VERSION_FILE = new File("../VERSION");
-    private static Version version = Version.version("1.6.0-SNAPSHOT");
+    private static Version version = Version.version("1.6.0-rc5");
 
     @Reference(cardinality = ReferenceCardinality.MANDATORY_UNARY)
     protected ApplicationIdStore applicationIdStore;
diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index f378172..8bd1caa 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-core</artifactId>
diff --git a/core/security/pom.xml b/core/security/pom.xml
index 8bf4383..1c9137b 100644
--- a/core/security/pom.xml
+++ b/core/security/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>onos-core</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-security</artifactId>
diff --git a/core/store/dist/pom.xml b/core/store/dist/pom.xml
index 38dc837..071dc69 100644
--- a/core/store/dist/pom.xml
+++ b/core/store/dist/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-core-store</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-core-dist</artifactId>
diff --git a/core/store/persistence/pom.xml b/core/store/persistence/pom.xml
index 317be50..a8c9d11 100644
--- a/core/store/persistence/pom.xml
+++ b/core/store/persistence/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-core-store</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-core-persistence</artifactId>
diff --git a/core/store/pom.xml b/core/store/pom.xml
index 015c222..c9d68e6 100644
--- a/core/store/pom.xml
+++ b/core/store/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-core</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-core-store</artifactId>
diff --git a/core/store/primitives/pom.xml b/core/store/primitives/pom.xml
index bb4e9eb..fb99c34 100644
--- a/core/store/primitives/pom.xml
+++ b/core/store/primitives/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-core-store</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-core-primitives</artifactId>
diff --git a/core/store/serializers/pom.xml b/core/store/serializers/pom.xml
index f9352e5..e35243b 100644
--- a/core/store/serializers/pom.xml
+++ b/core/store/serializers/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-core-store</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-core-serializers</artifactId>
diff --git a/docs/external.xml b/docs/external.xml
index 91666f3..7690f15 100644
--- a/docs/external.xml
+++ b/docs/external.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
                     </sourceFileExcludes>
                     <excludePackageNames>@external-excludes</excludePackageNames>
                     <docfilessubdirs>true</docfilessubdirs>
-                    <doctitle>ONOS Java API (1.6.0-SNAPSHOT)</doctitle>
+                    <doctitle>ONOS Java API (1.6.0-rc5)</doctitle>
                     <groups>
                         <group>
                             <title>Network Model &amp; Services</title>
diff --git a/docs/internal.xml b/docs/internal.xml
index ec640ad..ce437bc 100644
--- a/docs/internal.xml
+++ b/docs/internal.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
                 <configuration>
                     <show>package</show>
                     <docfilessubdirs>true</docfilessubdirs>
-                    <doctitle>ONOS Java API (1.6.0-SNAPSHOT)</doctitle>
+                    <doctitle>ONOS Java API (1.6.0-rc5)</doctitle>
                     <excludePackageNames>@internal-excludes</excludePackageNames>
                     <sourceFileExcludes>
                         <sourceFileExclude>**/generated-sources/**</sourceFileExclude>
diff --git a/drivers/bmv2/pom.xml b/drivers/bmv2/pom.xml
index 452d9ea..49fe7fe 100644
--- a/drivers/bmv2/pom.xml
+++ b/drivers/bmv2/pom.xml
@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>onos-drivers-general</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
     <artifactId>onos-drivers-bmv2</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
 
     <packaging>bundle</packaging>
 
diff --git a/drivers/bti/pom.xml b/drivers/bti/pom.xml
index c340fc5..73c1930 100644
--- a/drivers/bti/pom.xml
+++ b/drivers/bti/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>onos-drivers-general</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
@@ -43,12 +43,12 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
             <artifactId>onos-snmp-api</artifactId>
-            <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
             <artifactId>onos-incubator-api</artifactId>
-            <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
diff --git a/drivers/ciena/pom.xml b/drivers/ciena/pom.xml
index 6c72920..61221894 100644
--- a/drivers/ciena/pom.xml
+++ b/drivers/ciena/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>onos-drivers-general</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/drivers/cisco/pom.xml b/drivers/cisco/pom.xml
index abcda7d..f3dfbc1 100644
--- a/drivers/cisco/pom.xml
+++ b/drivers/cisco/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>onos-drivers-general</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/drivers/corsa/pom.xml b/drivers/corsa/pom.xml
index 9bc2626..377c426 100644
--- a/drivers/corsa/pom.xml
+++ b/drivers/corsa/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>onos-drivers-general</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/drivers/default/pom.xml b/drivers/default/pom.xml
index 73afd90..a485401 100644
--- a/drivers/default/pom.xml
+++ b/drivers/default/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>onos-drivers-general</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/drivers/fujitsu/pom.xml b/drivers/fujitsu/pom.xml
index 4e68f17..55d74f0 100644
--- a/drivers/fujitsu/pom.xml
+++ b/drivers/fujitsu/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>onos-drivers-general</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/drivers/lumentum/pom.xml b/drivers/lumentum/pom.xml
index fef1cab..585e7b5 100644
--- a/drivers/lumentum/pom.xml
+++ b/drivers/lumentum/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>onos-drivers-general</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/drivers/netconf/pom.xml b/drivers/netconf/pom.xml
index 8f6a486..b1f1143 100644
--- a/drivers/netconf/pom.xml
+++ b/drivers/netconf/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>onos-drivers-general</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/drivers/optical/pom.xml b/drivers/optical/pom.xml
index ad9a9e7..28dbd54 100644
--- a/drivers/optical/pom.xml
+++ b/drivers/optical/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>onos-drivers-general</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/drivers/ovsdb/pom.xml b/drivers/ovsdb/pom.xml
index 01f1c7b..f3a5a99 100644
--- a/drivers/ovsdb/pom.xml
+++ b/drivers/ovsdb/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>onos-drivers-general</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/drivers/pom.xml b/drivers/pom.xml
index 957544b..7c9148d 100644
--- a/drivers/pom.xml
+++ b/drivers/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-drivers-general</artifactId>
diff --git a/drivers/utilities/pom.xml b/drivers/utilities/pom.xml
index a112ffe..212a1c7 100644
--- a/drivers/utilities/pom.xml
+++ b/drivers/utilities/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>onos-drivers-general</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/features/pom.xml b/features/pom.xml
index 0de98a2..5869602 100644
--- a/features/pom.xml
+++ b/features/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-features</artifactId>
diff --git a/incubator/api/pom.xml b/incubator/api/pom.xml
index 57e2289..ad88830 100644
--- a/incubator/api/pom.xml
+++ b/incubator/api/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-incubator</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-incubator-api</artifactId>
diff --git a/incubator/core/pom.xml b/incubator/core/pom.xml
index 4d37765..6f2b065 100644
--- a/incubator/core/pom.xml
+++ b/incubator/core/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-incubator</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-incubator-core</artifactId>
diff --git a/incubator/net/pom.xml b/incubator/net/pom.xml
index 351a4dd..90c30d1 100644
--- a/incubator/net/pom.xml
+++ b/incubator/net/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-incubator</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-incubator-net</artifactId>
diff --git a/incubator/pom.xml b/incubator/pom.xml
index 8241dfc..243391d 100644
--- a/incubator/pom.xml
+++ b/incubator/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-incubator</artifactId>
diff --git a/incubator/protobuf/pom.xml b/incubator/protobuf/pom.xml
index 92d914d..040cb8c 100644
--- a/incubator/protobuf/pom.xml
+++ b/incubator/protobuf/pom.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>onos-incubator</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-incubator-protobuf</artifactId>
diff --git a/incubator/rpc-grpc/pom.xml b/incubator/rpc-grpc/pom.xml
index 20ccf20..24dd5bd 100644
--- a/incubator/rpc-grpc/pom.xml
+++ b/incubator/rpc-grpc/pom.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>onos-incubator</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-incubator-rpc-grpc</artifactId>
diff --git a/incubator/rpc/pom.xml b/incubator/rpc/pom.xml
index 28d1bcf..8e87d4e 100644
--- a/incubator/rpc/pom.xml
+++ b/incubator/rpc/pom.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>onos-incubator</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-incubator-rpc</artifactId>
diff --git a/incubator/store/pom.xml b/incubator/store/pom.xml
index 28832a0..751f657 100644
--- a/incubator/store/pom.xml
+++ b/incubator/store/pom.xml
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         <artifactId>onos-ovsdb-providers</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-ovsdb-provider-device</artifactId>
diff --git a/providers/ovsdb/host/pom.xml b/providers/ovsdb/host/pom.xml
index c16dd8e..abcbe58 100644
--- a/providers/ovsdb/host/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/ovsdb/host/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-ovsdb-providers</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-ovsdb-provider-host</artifactId>
diff --git a/providers/ovsdb/pom.xml b/providers/ovsdb/pom.xml
index 6d6908f..18f0173 100644
--- a/providers/ovsdb/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/ovsdb/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-providers</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-ovsdb-providers</artifactId>
diff --git a/providers/ovsdb/tunnel/pom.xml b/providers/ovsdb/tunnel/pom.xml
index e7c0534..0b5e43a 100644
--- a/providers/ovsdb/tunnel/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/ovsdb/tunnel/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-ovsdb-providers</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-ovsdb-provider-tunnel</artifactId>
diff --git a/providers/pcep/app/pom.xml b/providers/pcep/app/pom.xml
index 3d7fc3d..12937b8 100644
--- a/providers/pcep/app/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/pcep/app/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-pcep-providers</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-pcep</artifactId>
diff --git a/providers/pcep/packet/pom.xml b/providers/pcep/packet/pom.xml
index 9f3bd5e..62aa9f2 100644
--- a/providers/pcep/packet/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/pcep/packet/pom.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-pcep-providers</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>onos-pcep-provider-packet</artifactId>
     <packaging>bundle</packaging>
diff --git a/providers/pcep/pom.xml b/providers/pcep/pom.xml
index f193c67..2c8ea87 100644
--- a/providers/pcep/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/pcep/pom.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
     <artifactId>onos-providers</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>onos-pcep-providers</artifactId>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
diff --git a/providers/pcep/topology/pom.xml b/providers/pcep/topology/pom.xml
index adcebba..740b74f 100644
--- a/providers/pcep/topology/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/pcep/topology/pom.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
     <artifactId>onos-pcep-providers</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>onos-pcep-provider-topology</artifactId>
   <packaging>bundle</packaging>
diff --git a/providers/pcep/tunnel/pom.xml b/providers/pcep/tunnel/pom.xml
index 5241bb8..406a610 100644
--- a/providers/pcep/tunnel/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/pcep/tunnel/pom.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-pcep-providers</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>onos-pcep-provider-tunnel</artifactId>
     <packaging>bundle</packaging>
diff --git a/providers/pom.xml b/providers/pom.xml
index cb2062d..d94dd2a 100644
--- a/providers/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-providers</artifactId>
diff --git a/providers/rest/app/pom.xml b/providers/rest/app/pom.xml
index 322853b..936f1ac 100644
--- a/providers/rest/app/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/rest/app/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-restsb-providers</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/providers/rest/device/pom.xml b/providers/rest/device/pom.xml
index f230fad..6938bbd 100644
--- a/providers/rest/device/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/rest/device/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>onos-restsb-providers</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/providers/rest/pom.xml b/providers/rest/pom.xml
index f0b5084..a1a92cd 100644
--- a/providers/rest/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/rest/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>onos-providers</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/providers/snmp/app/pom.xml b/providers/snmp/app/pom.xml
index 79f3fe6..b294566 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>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-snmp-app</artifactId>
diff --git a/providers/snmp/device/pom.xml b/providers/snmp/device/pom.xml
index 936b32d..45eb8b7 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>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-snmp-provider-device</artifactId>
@@ -38,12 +38,12 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
             <artifactId>onos-snmp-api</artifactId>
-            <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
             <artifactId>onos-snmp-ctl</artifactId>
-            <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.servicemix.bundles</groupId>
diff --git a/providers/snmp/pom.xml b/providers/snmp/pom.xml
index 4df48f5..ff2b8b4 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>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-snmp-providers</artifactId>
diff --git a/tools/build/envDefaults b/tools/build/envDefaults
index e9f94d0..fbf0c7b 100644
--- a/tools/build/envDefaults
+++ b/tools/build/envDefaults
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
 export BUILD_NUMBER=${BUILD_NUMBER:-$(id -un)~$(date +'%Y/%m/%d@%H:%M')}
 
 # ONOS Version and onos.tar.gz staging environment
-export ONOS_POM_VERSION="1.6.0-SNAPSHOT"
-export ONOS_VERSION=${ONOS_VERSION:-1.6.0.$BUILD_NUMBER}
+export ONOS_POM_VERSION="1.6.0-rc5"
+export ONOS_VERSION=${ONOS_VERSION:-1.6.0-rc5.$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/package/archetypes/api/pom.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/api/pom.xml
index e49ee0d..39cae19 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>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.0-rc5</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 3fcb468..2b7e423 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>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</onos.version>
+        <onos.version>1.6.0-rc5</onos.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/bundle/pom.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/bundle/pom.xml
index fc48611..7fe89db 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>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.0-rc5</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 e45f26e..b8b962e 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>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</onos.version>
+        <onos.version>1.6.0-rc5</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 509374f..e1f58b3 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>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.0-rc5</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 c60a6bc..19fb1ab 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>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</onos.version>
+        <onos.version>1.6.0-rc5</onos.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/pom.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/pom.xml
index 8d8f2bf..c4a7bf8 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>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.0-rc5</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 c5da59b..cc28c91 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>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.0-rc5</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 23e3199..d42a0f6 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>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</onos.version>
+        <onos.version>1.6.0-rc5</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 2a9b072..a6a1282 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>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.0-rc5</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 3b3064b..243a175 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>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</onos.version>
+        <onos.version>1.6.0-rc5</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 206fb68..fdad7e6 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>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.0-rc5</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 1367c9c..866d5cf 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>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</onos.version>
+        <onos.version>1.6.0-rc5</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 3b61bef..e45df41 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>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.0-rc5</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 5ba5e69..5a69009 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>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</onos.version>
+        <onos.version>1.6.0-rc5</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 6752382..29f740e 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>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
         <relativePath>../../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/tools/test/bin/onos-archetypes-test b/tools/test/bin/onos-archetypes-test
index b290fbc..075003c 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=1.6.0-SNAPSHOT"
+export ARCHETYPE_OPTS="-DarchetypeGroupId=org.onosproject -DarchetypeVersion=1.6.0-rc5"
 
 mkdir -p $AROOT
 for an in api bundle cli rest ui uitab uitopo; do
diff --git a/tools/test/topos/onos.py b/tools/test/topos/onos.py
index e2feb36..3a769cf 100755
--- a/tools/test/topos/onos.py
+++ b/tools/test/topos/onos.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
    
     def start( self ):
         if self.inNamespace:
-            instanceOpts = ( '-furl mvn:org.onosproject/onos-features/1.6.0-SNAPSHOT/xml/features '
+            instanceOpts = ( '-furl mvn:org.onosproject/onos-features/1.6.0-rc5/xml/features '
                              '-s 8101' )
             if self.ip is not None:
                 instanceOpts += (' -a %s' % self.IP() )
diff --git a/utils/junit/pom.xml b/utils/junit/pom.xml
index 757d04c..953fa55 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>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onlab-junit</artifactId>
diff --git a/utils/misc/pom.xml b/utils/misc/pom.xml
index 71abd68..d8c43d9 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>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onlab-misc</artifactId>
diff --git a/utils/osgi/pom.xml b/utils/osgi/pom.xml
index bfc478b..a7e03ae 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>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onlab-osgi</artifactId>
diff --git a/utils/osgiwrap/pom.xml b/utils/osgiwrap/pom.xml
index 90df584..405b01e 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>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/utils/pom.xml b/utils/pom.xml
index b629996..b1f7e18 100644
--- a/utils/pom.xml
+++ b/utils/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onlab-utils</artifactId>
diff --git a/utils/rest/pom.xml b/utils/rest/pom.xml
index 32daa20..3407e93 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>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onlab-rest</artifactId>
diff --git a/utils/yangutils/pom.xml b/utils/yangutils/pom.xml
index 4ac7a02..5ddc82c 100644
--- a/utils/yangutils/pom.xml
+++ b/utils/yangutils/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onlab-utils</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-yangutils</artifactId>
diff --git a/web/api/pom.xml b/web/api/pom.xml
index 833fde3..4b631e1 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>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-rest</artifactId>
diff --git a/web/gui/pom.xml b/web/gui/pom.xml
index b2bdcde..bd0ed1f 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>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-gui</artifactId>
diff --git a/web/pom.xml b/web/pom.xml
index 782ae94..3f0cb64 100644
--- a/web/pom.xml
+++ b/web/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-rc5</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-web</artifactId>