diff --git a/apps/events/pom.xml b/apps/events/pom.xml
index 9c0ed85..e230648 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>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.8.0-rc6</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-events</artifactId>