diff --git a/cli/pom.xml b/cli/pom.xml
index 7a4dc98..8a827ff 100644
--- a/cli/pom.xml
+++ b/cli/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos</artifactId>
-        <version>1.12.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.12.0-rc1</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-cli</artifactId>