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diff --git a/apps/test/netcfg-monitor/pom.xml b/apps/test/netcfg-monitor/pom.xml
index 1284839..1388dcf 100644
--- a/apps/test/netcfg-monitor/pom.xml
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@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
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diff --git a/apps/test/pom.xml b/apps/test/pom.xml
index 760a996..76162bb 100644
--- a/apps/test/pom.xml
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diff --git a/apps/tetopology/api/pom.xml b/apps/tetopology/api/pom.xml
index a72261e..daa2b9e 100644
--- a/apps/tetopology/api/pom.xml
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diff --git a/apps/tetopology/app/pom.xml b/apps/tetopology/app/pom.xml
index 0566e85..a1ea909 100644
--- a/apps/tetopology/app/pom.xml
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@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@
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diff --git a/apps/tetopology/pom.xml b/apps/tetopology/pom.xml
index 1e01d84..c3ca704 100644
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@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
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diff --git a/apps/tetunnel/api/pom.xml b/apps/tetunnel/api/pom.xml
index 1e9a65d..a9d3cee 100755
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@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
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diff --git a/apps/tetunnel/app/pom.xml b/apps/tetunnel/app/pom.xml
index 2af3a3f..3e9f70d 100644
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@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
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diff --git a/apps/tetunnel/pom.xml b/apps/tetunnel/pom.xml
index 02b06f5..aaa402f 100644
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@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
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diff --git a/apps/virtualbng/pom.xml b/apps/virtualbng/pom.xml
index 6d0cddf..0c430b0 100644
--- a/apps/virtualbng/pom.xml
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@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
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diff --git a/apps/vpls/pom.xml b/apps/vpls/pom.xml
index 937a739..98d1173 100644
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@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
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diff --git a/apps/vrouter/pom.xml b/apps/vrouter/pom.xml
index f12fae3..35dc527 100644
--- a/apps/vrouter/pom.xml
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@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@
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diff --git a/apps/vtn/app/pom.xml b/apps/vtn/app/pom.xml
index 5fdcac2..779275e 100644
--- a/apps/vtn/app/pom.xml
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@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
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diff --git a/apps/vtn/pom.xml b/apps/vtn/pom.xml
index 5d98ab3..64c0482 100644
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@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
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diff --git a/apps/vtn/sfcmgr/pom.xml b/apps/vtn/sfcmgr/pom.xml
index 279db40..5584857 100644
--- a/apps/vtn/sfcmgr/pom.xml
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@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
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 	<artifactId>onos-app-sfc-mgr</artifactId>
diff --git a/apps/vtn/sfcweb/pom.xml b/apps/vtn/sfcweb/pom.xml
index f6fb197..9ef443d 100755
--- a/apps/vtn/sfcweb/pom.xml
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@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
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diff --git a/apps/vtn/vtnmgr/pom.xml b/apps/vtn/vtnmgr/pom.xml
index 8fc524a..dbefe27 100644
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diff --git a/apps/vtn/vtnrsc/pom.xml b/apps/vtn/vtnrsc/pom.xml
index 67e9fbf..caa8017 100644
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diff --git a/apps/vtn/vtnweb/pom.xml b/apps/vtn/vtnweb/pom.xml
index d83f1ab..9905380 100644
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diff --git a/apps/xosclient/pom.xml b/apps/xosclient/pom.xml
index db4e611..70d3c48 100644
--- a/apps/xosclient/pom.xml
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@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
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diff --git a/apps/yms/api/pom.xml b/apps/yms/api/pom.xml
index faac55a..ba10ec5 100644
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diff --git a/apps/yms/app/pom.xml b/apps/yms/app/pom.xml
index ef036f6..f186ee7 100644
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diff --git a/apps/yms/ut/pom.xml b/apps/yms/ut/pom.xml
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@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
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diff --git a/cli/pom.xml b/cli/pom.xml
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diff --git a/core/api/pom.xml b/core/api/pom.xml
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diff --git a/core/common/pom.xml b/core/common/pom.xml
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diff --git a/core/net/pom.xml b/core/net/pom.xml
index 3e34f5b..2cbdebb 100644
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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 2f07218..5b7867d 100644
--- a/core/net/src/main/java/org/onosproject/core/impl/CoreManager.java
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diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
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diff --git a/core/security/pom.xml b/core/security/pom.xml
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diff --git a/core/store/dist/pom.xml b/core/store/dist/pom.xml
index b29bb2a..6c0f655 100644
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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 ec39b4b..55e804b 100644
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@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
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diff --git a/core/store/pom.xml b/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 f369177..4d45eb2 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 964b39d..6e55777 100644
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@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
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diff --git a/docs/external.xml b/docs/external.xml
index 5f6b185..d888b6c 100644
--- a/docs/external.xml
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@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
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@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
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-                    <doctitle>ONOS Java API (1.8.0-SNAPSHOT)</doctitle>
+                    <doctitle>ONOS Java API (1.8.0-rc6)</doctitle>
                     <groups>
                         <group>
                             <title>Network Model &amp; Services</title>
diff --git a/docs/internal.xml b/docs/internal.xml
index 57b68b0..dcae1b4 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 (1.8.0-SNAPSHOT)</doctitle>
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diff --git a/drivers/arista/pom.xml b/drivers/arista/pom.xml
index 40228e5..dd6f45f 100755
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@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
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diff --git a/drivers/bmv2/pom.xml b/drivers/bmv2/pom.xml
index 1778578..30ce372 100644
--- a/drivers/bmv2/pom.xml
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@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
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diff --git a/drivers/bti/pom.xml b/drivers/bti/pom.xml
index 78c2eeb..1cf270d 100644
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@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
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diff --git a/drivers/ciena/pom.xml b/drivers/ciena/pom.xml
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     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-providers</artifactId>
-        <version>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.8.0-rc6</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/providers/ospf/topology/pom.xml b/providers/ospf/topology/pom.xml
index 4f1faf0..0673d15 100644
--- a/providers/ospf/topology/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/ospf/topology/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-ospf-providers</artifactId>
-        <version>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.8.0-rc6</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/providers/ovsdb/app/pom.xml b/providers/ovsdb/app/pom.xml
index 9b54424..8fee248 100644
--- a/providers/ovsdb/app/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/ovsdb/app/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-ovsdb-providers</artifactId>
-        <version>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.8.0-rc6</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-ovsdatabase</artifactId>
diff --git a/providers/ovsdb/base/pom.xml b/providers/ovsdb/base/pom.xml
index 635209e..39523e2 100644
--- a/providers/ovsdb/base/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/ovsdb/base/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-ovsdb-providers</artifactId>
-        <version>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.8.0-rc6</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-ovsdb-base</artifactId>
diff --git a/providers/ovsdb/device/pom.xml b/providers/ovsdb/device/pom.xml
index d392817..cf01f63 100644
--- a/providers/ovsdb/device/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/ovsdb/device/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-ovsdb-providers</artifactId>
-        <version>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.8.0-rc6</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-ovsdb-provider-device</artifactId>
diff --git a/providers/ovsdb/host/pom.xml b/providers/ovsdb/host/pom.xml
index 3cd2b72..719f357 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>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.8.0-rc6</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-ovsdb-provider-host</artifactId>
diff --git a/providers/ovsdb/pom.xml b/providers/ovsdb/pom.xml
index 1b0b65d..9e240c2 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>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.8.0-rc6</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-ovsdb-providers</artifactId>
diff --git a/providers/ovsdb/tunnel/pom.xml b/providers/ovsdb/tunnel/pom.xml
index 3a5e223..a1e3af1 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>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.8.0-rc6</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-ovsdb-provider-tunnel</artifactId>
diff --git a/providers/pcep/app/pom.xml b/providers/pcep/app/pom.xml
index de12805..fd01db9 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>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.8.0-rc6</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-pcep</artifactId>
diff --git a/providers/pcep/pom.xml b/providers/pcep/pom.xml
index e1c7945..88377bf 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>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.8.0-rc6</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 d92499b..da11452 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>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.8.0-rc6</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 aeba187..7babd59 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>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.8.0-rc6</version>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>onos-pcep-provider-tunnel</artifactId>
     <packaging>bundle</packaging>
diff --git a/providers/pom.xml b/providers/pom.xml
index 7f516d1..072f5b1 100644
--- a/providers/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos</artifactId>
-        <version>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.8.0-rc6</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-providers</artifactId>
diff --git a/providers/rest/app/pom.xml b/providers/rest/app/pom.xml
index 8884ab4..db023fe 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>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.8.0-rc6</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/providers/rest/device/pom.xml b/providers/rest/device/pom.xml
index 737ba15..9c11e0d 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>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.8.0-rc6</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/providers/rest/pom.xml b/providers/rest/pom.xml
index 6f1ce7b..19fb9a2 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>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.8.0-rc6</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/providers/snmp/app/pom.xml b/providers/snmp/app/pom.xml
index 42cadd1..4a4b692 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>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.8.0-rc6</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-snmp-app</artifactId>
diff --git a/providers/snmp/device/pom.xml b/providers/snmp/device/pom.xml
index 993e939..6afc4cf 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>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.8.0-rc6</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-snmp-provider-device</artifactId>
@@ -38,12 +38,12 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
             <artifactId>onos-snmp-api</artifactId>
-            <version>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>1.8.0-rc6</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
             <artifactId>onos-snmp-ctl</artifactId>
-            <version>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>1.8.0-rc6</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.servicemix.bundles</groupId>
diff --git a/providers/snmp/pom.xml b/providers/snmp/pom.xml
index f68d3a8..b5320da 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>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.8.0-rc6</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-snmp-providers</artifactId>
diff --git a/tools/build/envDefaults b/tools/build/envDefaults
index 8aa45bd..f305655 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="1.8.0-SNAPSHOT"
-export ONOS_VERSION=${ONOS_VERSION:-1.8.0.$BUILD_NUMBER}
+export ONOS_POM_VERSION="1.8.0-rc6"
+export ONOS_VERSION=${ONOS_VERSION:-1.8.0-rc6.$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 bb2592b..03e900a 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='1.8.0-SNAPSHOT'
+ONOS_VERSION='1.8.0-rc6'
 
 # 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 017fb1d..64231d3 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>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.8.0-rc6</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 54449ae..a716f37 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>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</onos.version>
+        <onos.version>1.8.0-rc6</onos.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/bundle/pom.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/bundle/pom.xml
index 784a70f..d6e1688 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>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.8.0-rc6</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 7ede43f..3b4ec85 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>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</onos.version>
+        <onos.version>1.8.0-rc6</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 9e7a330..e621f35 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>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.8.0-rc6</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 5bbe6a1..f01fd7f 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>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</onos.version>
+        <onos.version>1.8.0-rc6</onos.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/pom.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/pom.xml
index 336edba..031cac5 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>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.8.0-rc6</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 63751be..eb5c966 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>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.8.0-rc6</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 8b00f49..ccc9e7d 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>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</onos.version>
+        <onos.version>1.8.0-rc6</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 6b1456f..020a136 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>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.8.0-rc6</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 33367c0..0064ff9 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>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</onos.version>
+        <onos.version>1.8.0-rc6</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 264a8a2..2c15cda 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>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.8.0-rc6</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 d10b96a..8b49830 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>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</onos.version>
+        <onos.version>1.8.0-rc6</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 64dcef1..a275dc2 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>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.8.0-rc6</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 6926813..3bb8dc4 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>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</onos.version>
+        <onos.version>1.8.0-rc6</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 5104d4f..ae92d2d 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>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.8.0-rc6</version>
         <relativePath>../../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/tools/test/bin/onos-archetypes-test b/tools/test/bin/onos-archetypes-test
index 918048d..d20e720 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=1.8.0-SNAPSHOT"
+export ARCHETYPE_OPTS="-DarchetypeGroupId=org.onosproject -DarchetypeVersion=1.8.0-rc6"
 
 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 b23275f..df3caa9 100644
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diff --git a/utils/misc/pom.xml b/utils/misc/pom.xml
index f49f345..6aea124 100644
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@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
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diff --git a/utils/osgi/pom.xml b/utils/osgi/pom.xml
index 8aa41e3..1e183e4 100644
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diff --git a/utils/osgiwrap/pom.xml b/utils/osgiwrap/pom.xml
index 5b1637d..3380afb 100644
--- a/utils/osgiwrap/pom.xml
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diff --git a/utils/pom.xml b/utils/pom.xml
index c36a891..d590c21 100644
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diff --git a/utils/rest/pom.xml b/utils/rest/pom.xml
index a7f33bf..31be170 100644
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diff --git a/web/api/pom.xml b/web/api/pom.xml
index 65ac6fb..72fbb9b 100644
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