diff --git a/apps/aaa/pom.xml b/apps/aaa/pom.xml
index 6f850750..376281d 100644
--- a/apps/aaa/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/aaa/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-apps</artifactId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc1</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/apps/acl/pom.xml b/apps/acl/pom.xml
index 20f784f..22e2cbb 100644
--- a/apps/acl/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/acl/pom.xml
@@ -24,19 +24,19 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-apps</artifactId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc1</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-app-acl</artifactId>
-    <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.3.0-rc1</version>
     <packaging>bundle</packaging>
 
     <description>ONOS ACL application</description>
     <url>http://onosproject.org</url>
 
     <properties>
-        <onos.version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</onos.version>
+        <onos.version>1.3.0-rc1</onos.version>
         <onos.app.name>org.onosproject.acl</onos.app.name>
         <onos.app.origin>DLUT</onos.app.origin>
         <web.context>/onos/acl</web.context>
diff --git a/apps/bgprouter/pom.xml b/apps/bgprouter/pom.xml
index d3f6f52..6c1ad27 100644
--- a/apps/bgprouter/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/bgprouter/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>onos-apps</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc1</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/apps/cip/pom.xml b/apps/cip/pom.xml
index a364593..57545bc 100644
--- a/apps/cip/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/cip/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-apps</artifactId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc1</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/apps/config/pom.xml b/apps/config/pom.xml
index 1b95c57..e098f8e 100644
--- a/apps/config/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/config/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-apps</artifactId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc1</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/apps/cordfabric/pom.xml b/apps/cordfabric/pom.xml
index f538855..b364a9e 100644
--- a/apps/cordfabric/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/cordfabric/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>onos-apps</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc1</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/apps/demo/cord-gui/pom.xml b/apps/demo/cord-gui/pom.xml
index eeda585..cf350f8 100644
--- a/apps/demo/cord-gui/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/demo/cord-gui/pom.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>cord-gui</artifactId>
-    <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.3.0-rc1</version>
     <packaging>war</packaging>
 
     <description>Demo CORD Subscriber Web GUI</description>
diff --git a/apps/demo/cord-gui/src/scripts/pullwar.sh b/apps/demo/cord-gui/src/scripts/pullwar.sh
index e7ad332..c2106d2 100644
--- a/apps/demo/cord-gui/src/scripts/pullwar.sh
+++ b/apps/demo/cord-gui/src/scripts/pullwar.sh
@@ -1 +1 @@
-cp $ONOS_ROOT/apps/demo/cord-gui/target/cord-gui-1.3.0-SNAPSHOT.war .
+cp $ONOS_ROOT/apps/demo/cord-gui/target/cord-gui-1.3.0-rc1.war .
diff --git a/apps/demo/cord-gui/src/scripts/run.me b/apps/demo/cord-gui/src/scripts/run.me
index db76fb6..a3e057b 100644
--- a/apps/demo/cord-gui/src/scripts/run.me
+++ b/apps/demo/cord-gui/src/scripts/run.me
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 export LISTENPORT=8080
 export JETTY="-jar jetty-runner.jar"
-export CORD=./cord-gui-1.3.0-SNAPSHOT.war
+export CORD=./cord-gui-1.3.0-rc1.war
 export LOGDBG=-Dorg.onosproject.cord.gui.LEVEL=DEBUG
 export DEBUG="-Xdebug -Xrunjdwp:transport=dt_socket,address=5005,server=y,suspend=n"
 export LOG=cord.log
diff --git a/apps/dhcp/pom.xml b/apps/dhcp/pom.xml
index 1329816..564b400 100644
--- a/apps/dhcp/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/dhcp/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>onos-apps</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc1</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/apps/flowanalyzer/pom.xml b/apps/flowanalyzer/pom.xml
index e068be6..75402ab 100644
--- a/apps/flowanalyzer/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/flowanalyzer/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-apps</artifactId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc1</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/apps/fwd/pom.xml b/apps/fwd/pom.xml
index 324f46c..826018a 100644
--- a/apps/fwd/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/fwd/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-apps</artifactId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc1</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/apps/metrics/pom.xml b/apps/metrics/pom.xml
index 89757c9..76c4b7a 100644
--- a/apps/metrics/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/metrics/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-apps</artifactId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc1</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/apps/mobility/pom.xml b/apps/mobility/pom.xml
index bc50813..8568e27 100644
--- a/apps/mobility/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/mobility/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-apps</artifactId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc1</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/apps/olt/pom.xml b/apps/olt/pom.xml
index a2a7b96..fedd104 100644
--- a/apps/olt/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/olt/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-apps</artifactId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc1</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/apps/optical/pom.xml b/apps/optical/pom.xml
index ac298e0..7b52457 100644
--- a/apps/optical/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/optical/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-apps</artifactId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc1</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/apps/pcep-api/pom.xml b/apps/pcep-api/pom.xml
index 80b4a43..9a0f65c 100644
--- a/apps/pcep-api/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/pcep-api/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
     <artifactId>onos-apps</artifactId>
-    <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.3.0-rc1</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>onos-app-pcep-api</artifactId>
   <packaging>bundle</packaging>
diff --git a/apps/pom.xml b/apps/pom.xml
index e5ceddd..7c3debe 100644
--- a/apps/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos</artifactId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc1</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/apps/proxyarp/pom.xml b/apps/proxyarp/pom.xml
index e6e7658..367c555 100644
--- a/apps/proxyarp/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/proxyarp/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-apps</artifactId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc1</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/apps/reactive-routing/pom.xml b/apps/reactive-routing/pom.xml
index 1d93cbf..6ed7566 100644
--- a/apps/reactive-routing/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/reactive-routing/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-apps</artifactId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc1</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/apps/routing-api/pom.xml b/apps/routing-api/pom.xml
index 1b9fc2f..b5d8066 100644
--- a/apps/routing-api/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/routing-api/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>onos-apps</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc1</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/apps/routing/pom.xml b/apps/routing/pom.xml
index 1d9f19b..2283553 100644
--- a/apps/routing/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/routing/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>onos-apps</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc1</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/apps/sdnip/pom.xml b/apps/sdnip/pom.xml
index 68b500d..ca395b3 100644
--- a/apps/sdnip/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/sdnip/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-apps</artifactId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc1</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/apps/segmentrouting/pom.xml b/apps/segmentrouting/pom.xml
index 3ed4c4f..b2d3872 100644
--- a/apps/segmentrouting/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/segmentrouting/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>onos-apps</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc1</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/apps/test/demo/pom.xml b/apps/test/demo/pom.xml
index 27dd667..c494a47 100644
--- a/apps/test/demo/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/test/demo/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-apps-test</artifactId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc1</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/apps/test/distributed-primitives/pom.xml b/apps/test/distributed-primitives/pom.xml
index e0376ee..ca8858d 100644
--- a/apps/test/distributed-primitives/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/test/distributed-primitives/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-apps-test</artifactId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc1</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
             <artifactId>onos-core-dist</artifactId>
-            <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>1.3.0-rc1</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.osgi</groupId>
diff --git a/apps/test/election/pom.xml b/apps/test/election/pom.xml
index 4c18bae..0b28291 100644
--- a/apps/test/election/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/test/election/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-apps-test</artifactId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc1</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/apps/test/intent-perf/pom.xml b/apps/test/intent-perf/pom.xml
index 7d32539..6479a85 100644
--- a/apps/test/intent-perf/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/test/intent-perf/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-apps-test</artifactId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc1</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/apps/test/messaging-perf/pom.xml b/apps/test/messaging-perf/pom.xml
index 66a7c30..b6ea710 100644
--- a/apps/test/messaging-perf/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/test/messaging-perf/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-apps-test</artifactId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc1</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/apps/test/pom.xml b/apps/test/pom.xml
index 41e1f20..d6beeba 100644
--- a/apps/test/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/test/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-apps</artifactId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc1</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/apps/virtualbng/pom.xml b/apps/virtualbng/pom.xml
index 835272a..83a2837 100644
--- a/apps/virtualbng/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/virtualbng/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-apps</artifactId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc1</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/apps/vtn/pom.xml b/apps/vtn/pom.xml
index 56aa99d..67d36cd 100644
--- a/apps/vtn/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/vtn/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-apps</artifactId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc1</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/apps/vtnrsc/pom.xml b/apps/vtnrsc/pom.xml
index ce4e2c8..97f29f0 100644
--- a/apps/vtnrsc/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/vtnrsc/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
 		<artifactId>onos-apps</artifactId>
-		<version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.3.0-rc1</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/apps/vtnweb/pom.xml b/apps/vtnweb/pom.xml
index 974d3bf..21c1b52 100644
--- a/apps/vtnweb/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/vtnweb/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
 		<artifactId>onos-apps</artifactId>
-		<version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.3.0-rc1</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/apps/xos-integration/pom.xml b/apps/xos-integration/pom.xml
index 0dc2300..8a69040 100644
--- a/apps/xos-integration/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/xos-integration/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-apps</artifactId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc1</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/cli/pom.xml b/cli/pom.xml
index a9cd180..c786f7f 100644
--- a/cli/pom.xml
+++ b/cli/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos</artifactId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc1</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/core/api/pom.xml b/core/api/pom.xml
index 7cfb4ac..031117c 100644
--- a/core/api/pom.xml
+++ b/core/api/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-core</artifactId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc1</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/core/common/pom.xml b/core/common/pom.xml
index 71c0fe4..2e32740 100644
--- a/core/common/pom.xml
+++ b/core/common/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-core</artifactId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc1</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/core/net/pom.xml b/core/net/pom.xml
index 4ba04c5..c7977a6 100644
--- a/core/net/pom.xml
+++ b/core/net/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-core</artifactId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc1</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
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 0761229..0e904c7 100644
--- a/core/net/src/main/java/org/onosproject/core/impl/CoreManager.java
+++ b/core/net/src/main/java/org/onosproject/core/impl/CoreManager.java
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
     private final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(getClass());
 
     private static final File VERSION_FILE = new File("../VERSION");
-    private static Version version = Version.version("1.3.0-SNAPSHOT");
+    private static Version version = Version.version("1.3.0-rc1");
 
     @Reference(cardinality = ReferenceCardinality.MANDATORY_UNARY)
     protected ApplicationIdStore applicationIdStore;
diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index 0f7dd8c..e845467 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos</artifactId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc1</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/core/security/pom.xml b/core/security/pom.xml
index 67e74a1..a40a32a 100644
--- a/core/security/pom.xml
+++ b/core/security/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>onos-core</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc1</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/core/store/dist/pom.xml b/core/store/dist/pom.xml
index eb9c38a..aa3a916 100644
--- a/core/store/dist/pom.xml
+++ b/core/store/dist/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-core-store</artifactId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
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diff --git a/core/store/pom.xml b/core/store/pom.xml
index 59d6664..00d74d0 100644
--- a/core/store/pom.xml
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@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
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         <artifactId>onos-core</artifactId>
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diff --git a/core/store/serializers/pom.xml b/core/store/serializers/pom.xml
index d869f60..5be2537 100644
--- a/core/store/serializers/pom.xml
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@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
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diff --git a/docs/external.xml b/docs/external.xml
index 1f02054..fe8b471 100644
--- a/docs/external.xml
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-                    <doctitle>ONOS Java API (1.3.0-SNAPSHOT)</doctitle>
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                     <groups>
                         <group>
                             <title>Network Model &amp; Services</title>
diff --git a/docs/internal.xml b/docs/internal.xml
index bcb1215..2f946e2 100644
--- a/docs/internal.xml
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@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
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@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
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-                    <doctitle>ONOS Java API (1.3.0-SNAPSHOT)</doctitle>
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                     <groups>
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diff --git a/drivers/pom.xml b/drivers/pom.xml
index b86e2bc..53c2de5 100644
--- a/drivers/pom.xml
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@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
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index c4a22b6..09e8b12 100644
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diff --git a/incubator/api/pom.xml b/incubator/api/pom.xml
index b417af5..998eb7a 100644
--- a/incubator/api/pom.xml
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diff --git a/incubator/net/pom.xml b/incubator/net/pom.xml
index a0b5391..dc13da5 100644
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diff --git a/incubator/pom.xml b/incubator/pom.xml
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diff --git a/incubator/store/pom.xml b/incubator/store/pom.xml
index 5457558..90e4825 100644
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diff --git a/openflow/api/pom.xml b/openflow/api/pom.xml
index 2fc4f50..29b4cd5 100644
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diff --git a/openflow/ctl/pom.xml b/openflow/ctl/pom.xml
index 683a09a..a04924d 100644
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diff --git a/ovsdb/api/pom.xml b/ovsdb/api/pom.xml
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diff --git a/providers/lldp/pom.xml b/providers/lldp/pom.xml
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-		<version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.3.0-rc1</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/providers/pcep/pom.xml b/providers/pcep/pom.xml
index 66a7114..5e037c3 100644
--- a/providers/pcep/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/pcep/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
     <artifactId>onos-providers</artifactId>
-    <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.3.0-rc1</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>onos-pcep-providers</artifactId>
diff --git a/providers/pcep/topology/pom.xml b/providers/pcep/topology/pom.xml
index cd8589b..3b5869b 100644
--- a/providers/pcep/topology/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/pcep/topology/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
     <artifactId>onos-pcep-providers</artifactId>
-    <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.3.0-rc1</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>onos-pcep-provider-topology</artifactId>
diff --git a/providers/pcep/tunnel/pom.xml b/providers/pcep/tunnel/pom.xml
index 09efb8a..b2ac1d0 100644
--- a/providers/pcep/tunnel/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/pcep/tunnel/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-pcep-providers</artifactId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc1</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>onos-pcep-provider-tunnel</artifactId>
diff --git a/providers/pom.xml b/providers/pom.xml
index 87dd565..823c16f 100644
--- a/providers/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos</artifactId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc1</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/tools/build/envDefaults b/tools/build/envDefaults
index 57c1f67..766a959 100644
--- a/tools/build/envDefaults
+++ b/tools/build/envDefaults
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
 export BUILD_NUMBER=${BUILD_NUMBER:-$(id -un)~$(date +'%Y/%m/%d@%H:%M')}
 
 # ONOS Version and onos.tar.gz staging environment
-export ONOS_POM_VERSION="1.3.0-SNAPSHOT"
-export ONOS_VERSION=${ONOS_VERSION:-1.3.0.$BUILD_NUMBER}
+export ONOS_POM_VERSION="1.3.0-rc1"
+export ONOS_VERSION=${ONOS_VERSION:-1.3.0-rc1.$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/package/archetypes/api/pom.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/api/pom.xml
index d34db1f..905578a 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>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.3.0-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 f29a327..5cfe6ea 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
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     <url>http://onosproject.org</url>
 
     <properties>
-        <onos.version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</onos.version>
+        <onos.version>1.3.0-rc1</onos.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/bundle/pom.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/bundle/pom.xml
index ff6aa52..8f29243 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>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.3.0-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 c9e747c..deb6042 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
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     <url>http://onosproject.org</url>
 
     <properties>
-        <onos.version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</onos.version>
+        <onos.version>1.3.0-rc1</onos.version>
         <!-- Uncomment to generate ONOS app from this module.
         <onos.app.name>org.foo.app</onos.app.name>
         <onos.app.origin>Foo, Inc.</onos.app.origin>
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/cli/pom.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/cli/pom.xml
index 1ab9c1f..efc4f44 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>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.3.0-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 cb3862c..d9c2315 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
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     <url>http://onosproject.org</url>
 
     <properties>
-        <onos.version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</onos.version>
+        <onos.version>1.3.0-rc1</onos.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/pom.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/pom.xml
index 2fd5f87..69d72cd 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>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.3.0-rc1</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
     <description>ONOS archetypes project</description>
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/ui/pom.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/ui/pom.xml
index ca7b2d8..5aaf03a 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>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.3.0-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 1c4deec..159bd61 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
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     <url>http://onosproject.org</url>
 
     <properties>
-        <onos.version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</onos.version>
+        <onos.version>1.3.0-rc1</onos.version>
         <!-- Uncomment to generate ONOS app from this module.
         <onos.app.name>org.foo.app</onos.app.name>
         <onos.app.origin>Foo, Inc.</onos.app.origin>
diff --git a/tools/package/branding/pom.xml b/tools/package/branding/pom.xml
index 452a03c..0b00500 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>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc1</version>
         <relativePath>../../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/tools/test/bin/onos-archetypes-test b/tools/test/bin/onos-archetypes-test
index 2f4b7df..9886e91 100755
--- a/tools/test/bin/onos-archetypes-test
+++ b/tools/test/bin/onos-archetypes-test
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 export AROOT=/tmp/foo
-export ARCHETYPE_OPTS="-DarchetypeGroupId=org.onosproject -DarchetypeVersion=1.3.0-SNAPSHOT"
+export ARCHETYPE_OPTS="-DarchetypeGroupId=org.onosproject -DarchetypeVersion=1.3.0-rc1"
 
 mkdir -p $AROOT
 for an in api bundle cli ui; do
diff --git a/tools/test/bin/stc b/tools/test/bin/stc
index fe8a5af..9202e9d 100755
--- a/tools/test/bin/stc
+++ b/tools/test/bin/stc
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #   System Test Coordinator
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-VER=1.3.0-SNAPSHOT
+VER=1.3.0-rc1
 JAR=~/.m2/repository/org/onosproject/onlab-stc/$VER/onlab-stc-$VER.jar
 SCENARIOS=$ONOS_ROOT/tools/test/scenarios
 
diff --git a/tools/test/topos/onos.py b/tools/test/topos/onos.py
index 3e5bff7..8f38868 100755
--- a/tools/test/topos/onos.py
+++ b/tools/test/topos/onos.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
    
     def start( self ):
         if self.inNamespace:
-            instanceOpts = ( '-furl mvn:org.onosproject/onos-features/1.3.0-SNAPSHOT/xml/features '
+            instanceOpts = ( '-furl mvn:org.onosproject/onos-features/1.3.0-rc1/xml/features '
                              '-s 8101' )
             if self.ip is not None:
                 instanceOpts += (' -a %s' % self.IP() )
diff --git a/utils/jdvue/bin/jdvue b/utils/jdvue/bin/jdvue
index 86adfb4..0af4544 100755
--- a/utils/jdvue/bin/jdvue
+++ b/utils/jdvue/bin/jdvue
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 JDVUE_ROOT=${JDVUE_ROOT:-$(dirname $0)/..}
 cd $JDVUE_ROOT
-VER=1.3.0-SNAPSHOT
+VER=1.3.0-rc1
 JAR=$PWD/target/jdvue-${VER}.jar # start with the dev jar first
 cd - >/dev/null
 
diff --git a/utils/jdvue/pom.xml b/utils/jdvue/pom.xml
index 3399a8a..bfdfd16 100644
--- a/utils/jdvue/pom.xml
+++ b/utils/jdvue/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onlab-utils</artifactId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc1</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/utils/jnc/pom.xml b/utils/jnc/pom.xml
index a70bfbe..fd02ec2 100644
--- a/utils/jnc/pom.xml
+++ b/utils/jnc/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onlab-utils</artifactId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc1</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/utils/junit/pom.xml b/utils/junit/pom.xml
index 9017834..c2312ee 100644
--- a/utils/junit/pom.xml
+++ b/utils/junit/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onlab-utils</artifactId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc1</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/utils/misc/pom.xml b/utils/misc/pom.xml
index 1795121..a9470a1 100644
--- a/utils/misc/pom.xml
+++ b/utils/misc/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onlab-utils</artifactId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc1</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/utils/netty/pom.xml b/utils/netty/pom.xml
index fa320d5..39c5dfe 100644
--- a/utils/netty/pom.xml
+++ b/utils/netty/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onlab-utils</artifactId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc1</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/utils/nio/pom.xml b/utils/nio/pom.xml
index b9e4d44..0882b47 100644
--- a/utils/nio/pom.xml
+++ b/utils/nio/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onlab-utils</artifactId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc1</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/utils/osgi/pom.xml b/utils/osgi/pom.xml
index 7be6c69..be42f42 100644
--- a/utils/osgi/pom.xml
+++ b/utils/osgi/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onlab-utils</artifactId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc1</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/utils/pom.xml b/utils/pom.xml
index 2adbba7..dda18fa 100644
--- a/utils/pom.xml
+++ b/utils/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos</artifactId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc1</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/utils/rest/pom.xml b/utils/rest/pom.xml
index ce2bd84..772769a 100644
--- a/utils/rest/pom.xml
+++ b/utils/rest/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onlab-utils</artifactId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc1</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/utils/stc/bin/stc b/utils/stc/bin/stc
index 23affc4..355c91e 100755
--- a/utils/stc/bin/stc
+++ b/utils/stc/bin/stc
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 STC_ROOT=${STC_ROOT:-$(dirname $0)/..}
 cd $STC_ROOT
-VER=1.3.0-SNAPSHOT
+VER=1.3.0-rc1
 
 PATH=$PWD/bin:$PATH
 
diff --git a/utils/stc/pom.xml b/utils/stc/pom.xml
index a3f9643..51db538 100644
--- a/utils/stc/pom.xml
+++ b/utils/stc/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onlab-utils</artifactId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc1</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/utils/thirdparty/pom.xml b/utils/thirdparty/pom.xml
index f5c8167..75043c7 100644
--- a/utils/thirdparty/pom.xml
+++ b/utils/thirdparty/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
     <artifactId>onlab-utils</artifactId>
-    <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.3.0-rc1</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/web/api/pom.xml b/web/api/pom.xml
index b420186..b20fb58 100644
--- a/web/api/pom.xml
+++ b/web/api/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-web</artifactId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc1</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/web/gui/pom.xml b/web/gui/pom.xml
index 4ce7e93..87ead4f 100644
--- a/web/gui/pom.xml
+++ b/web/gui/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-web</artifactId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc1</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/web/pom.xml b/web/pom.xml
index 46f4232..25db249 100644
--- a/web/pom.xml
+++ b/web/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos</artifactId>
-        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.3.0-rc1</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>