diff --git a/providers/openflow/message/pom.xml b/providers/openflow/message/pom.xml
index 4cadd13..5e51967 100644
--- a/providers/openflow/message/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/openflow/message/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-of-providers</artifactId>
-        <version>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.8.0-rc6</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-of-provider-message</artifactId>