diff --git a/core/net/src/main/java/org/onosproject/core/impl/VersionManager.java b/core/net/src/main/java/org/onosproject/core/impl/VersionManager.java
index faec87b..28047ad 100644
--- a/core/net/src/main/java/org/onosproject/core/impl/VersionManager.java
+++ b/core/net/src/main/java/org/onosproject/core/impl/VersionManager.java
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
     private final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(getClass());
 
     private static final File VERSION_FILE = new File("../VERSION");
-    private static Version version = Version.version("1.15.0-SNAPSHOT");
+    private static Version version = Version.version("1.15.0-rc1");
 
     @Activate
     protected void activate() {
diff --git a/docs/external.xml b/docs/external.xml
index d7dd4aa..20f98a1 100644
--- a/docs/external.xml
+++ b/docs/external.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos</artifactId>
-        <version>1.15.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.15.0-rc1</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
                     </sourceFileExcludes>
                     <excludePackageNames>@external-excludes</excludePackageNames>
                     <docfilessubdirs>true</docfilessubdirs>
-                    <doctitle>ONOS Java API (1.15.0-SNAPSHOT)</doctitle>
+                    <doctitle>ONOS Java API (1.15.0-rc1)</doctitle>
                     <groups>
                         <group>
                             <title>Network Model &amp; Services</title>
diff --git a/docs/internal.xml b/docs/internal.xml
index a9e7686..311c966 100644
--- a/docs/internal.xml
+++ b/docs/internal.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos</artifactId>
-        <version>1.15.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.15.0-rc1</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
                 <configuration>
                     <show>package</show>
                     <docfilessubdirs>true</docfilessubdirs>
-                    <doctitle>ONOS Java API (1.15.0-SNAPSHOT)</doctitle>
+                    <doctitle>ONOS Java API (1.15.0-rc1)</doctitle>
                     <excludePackageNames>@internal-excludes</excludePackageNames>
                     <sourceFileExcludes>
                         <sourceFileExclude>**/generated-sources/**</sourceFileExclude>
diff --git a/lib/pom.xml b/lib/pom.xml
index 506fefd..1671d07 100644
--- a/lib/pom.xml
+++ b/lib/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
     <artifactId>onos-dependencies</artifactId>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
-    <version>1.15.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.15.0-rc1</version>
 
     <name>${project.artifactId}</name>
     <description>Open Network Operating System shared dependencies</description>
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-        <onos-build-conf.version>1.15.0-SNAPSHOT</onos-build-conf.version>
+        <onos-build-conf.version>1.15.0-rc1</onos-build-conf.version>
         <netty4.version>4.1.8.Final</netty4.version>
         <openflowj.version>3.2.1.onos</openflowj.version>
         <onos-maven-plugin.version>1.12</onos-maven-plugin.version>
diff --git a/onos.defs b/onos.defs
index 502b4ad..fb8bba4 100644
--- a/onos.defs
+++ b/onos.defs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ONOS_ORIGIN = 'ONOS Community'
 ONOS_GROUP_ID = 'org.onosproject'
-ONOS_VERSION = '1.15.0-SNAPSHOT'
+ONOS_VERSION = '1.15.0-rc1'
 DEFAULT_APP_CATEGORY = 'Utility'
 ONOS_ARTIFACT_BASE = 'onos-'
 APP_PREFIX = ONOS_GROUP_ID + '.'
diff --git a/tools/build/bazel/variables.bzl b/tools/build/bazel/variables.bzl
index 1aba667..189ec20 100644
--- a/tools/build/bazel/variables.bzl
+++ b/tools/build/bazel/variables.bzl
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ONOS_ORIGIN = "ONOS Community"
 ONOS_GROUP_ID = "org.onosproject"
-ONOS_VERSION = "1.15.0-SNAPSHOT"
+ONOS_VERSION = "1.15.0-rc1"
 DEFAULT_APP_CATEGORY = "Utility"
 ONOS_ARTIFACT_BASE = "onos-"
 APP_PREFIX = ONOS_GROUP_ID + "."
diff --git a/tools/build/envDefaults b/tools/build/envDefaults
index 09e6979..86a7d13 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="1.15.0-SNAPSHOT"
-export ONOS_VERSION=${ONOS_VERSION:-1.15.0.$BUILD_NUMBER}
+export ONOS_POM_VERSION="1.15.0-rc1"
+export ONOS_VERSION=${ONOS_VERSION:-1.15.0-rc1.$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 75946ab..a6b2cc7 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='1.15.0-SNAPSHOT'
+ONOS_VERSION='1.15.0-rc1'
 
 # 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 b9add47..b0ecf2a 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>1.15.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.15.0-rc1</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 57d8792..660b718 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>1.15.0-SNAPSHOT</onos.version>
+        <onos.version>1.15.0-rc1</onos.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/bundle/pom.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/bundle/pom.xml
index d2bea28..bbc6470 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>1.15.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.15.0-rc1</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 cc87c54..de846fe 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>1.15.0-SNAPSHOT</onos.version>
+        <onos.version>1.15.0-rc1</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 4913278..76d420c 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>1.15.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.15.0-rc1</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 f05512d..441e05d 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>1.15.0-SNAPSHOT</onos.version>
+        <onos.version>1.15.0-rc1</onos.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/pom.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/pom.xml
index ad48695..8e8c943 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>1.15.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.15.0-rc1</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 1351225..168b041 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>1.15.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.15.0-rc1</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 e234bf6..a619864 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>1.15.0-SNAPSHOT</onos.version>
+        <onos.version>1.15.0-rc1</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 505ba16..8d4c247 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>1.15.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.15.0-rc1</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 d85c1a9..8ff29e2 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>1.15.0-SNAPSHOT</onos.version>
+        <onos.version>1.15.0-rc1</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 b3eccbc..ac1e88f 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>1.15.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.15.0-rc1</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 0b16bfe..183abba 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>1.15.0-SNAPSHOT</onos.version>
+        <onos.version>1.15.0-rc1</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 df8613e..e3c41c5 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>1.15.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.15.0-rc1</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 6b966ed..ea2ef87 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>1.15.0-SNAPSHOT</onos.version>
+        <onos.version>1.15.0-rc1</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/test/bin/onos-archetypes-test b/tools/test/bin/onos-archetypes-test
index 1626180..ffa1f1b 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=1.15.0-SNAPSHOT"
+export ARCHETYPE_OPTS="-DarchetypeGroupId=org.onosproject -DarchetypeVersion=1.15.0-rc1"
 
 mkdir -p $AROOT
 for an in api bundle cli rest ui uitab uitopo; do