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 6725ce605c..9dc949d9ad 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
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public class VersionManager implements VersionService {
     private final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(getClass());
 
     private static final File VERSION_FILE = new File("../VERSION");
-    private static Version version = Version.version("2.6.-rc4");
+    private static Version version = Version.version("2.6.0-SNAPSHOT");
 
     @Activate
     protected void activate() {
diff --git a/tools/build/bazel/variables.bzl b/tools/build/bazel/variables.bzl
index 6a3362e744..f17947bf4b 100644
--- a/tools/build/bazel/variables.bzl
+++ b/tools/build/bazel/variables.bzl
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-ONOS_VERSION = "2.6.-rc4"
+ONOS_VERSION = "2.6.0-SNAPSHOT"
 ONOS_ARTIFACT_BASE = "onos-"
 ONOS_GROUP_ID = "org.onosproject"
 ONOS_ORIGIN = "ONOS Community"
diff --git a/tools/build/envDefaults b/tools/build/envDefaults
index 134f2b0cf2..e11bffa7a0 100644
--- a/tools/build/envDefaults
+++ b/tools/build/envDefaults
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ export PATH="$ONOS_ROOT/tools/build:$PATH"
 export BUILD_NUMBER=${BUILD_NUMBER:-$(id -un)}
 
 # ONOS Version and onos.tar.gz staging environment
-export ONOS_POM_VERSION="2.6.-rc4"
-export ONOS_VERSION=${ONOS_VERSION:-2.6.-rc4.$BUILD_NUMBER}
+export ONOS_POM_VERSION="2.6.0-SNAPSHOT"
+export ONOS_VERSION=${ONOS_VERSION:-2.6.0.$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 d5626a9c22..096e3d0081 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>2.6.-rc4</version>
+    <version>2.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>onos-api-archetype</artifactId>
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/api/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/archetype-metadata.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/api/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/archetype-metadata.xml
index a14bd6611b..320fd1decf 100644
--- a/tools/package/archetypes/api/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/archetype-metadata.xml
+++ b/tools/package/archetypes/api/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/archetype-metadata.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     </fileSets>
     <requiredProperties>
         <requiredProperty key="onosVersion">
-            <defaultValue>2.6.-rc4</defaultValue>
+            <defaultValue>2.6.0-SNAPSHOT</defaultValue>
         </requiredProperty>
     </requiredProperties>
 </archetype-descriptor>
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/bundle/pom.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/bundle/pom.xml
index 95ec550bb3..f9b086c0fb 100644
--- a/tools/package/archetypes/bundle/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/package/archetypes/bundle/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-archetypes</artifactId>
-        <version>2.6.-rc4</version>
+        <version>2.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-bundle-archetype</artifactId>
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/bundle/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/archetype-metadata.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/bundle/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/archetype-metadata.xml
index 7828ddb6c6..b19c8bb03b 100644
--- a/tools/package/archetypes/bundle/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/archetype-metadata.xml
+++ b/tools/package/archetypes/bundle/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/archetype-metadata.xml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     </fileSets>
     <requiredProperties>
         <requiredProperty key="onosVersion">
-            <defaultValue>2.6.-rc4</defaultValue>
+            <defaultValue>2.6.0-SNAPSHOT</defaultValue>
         </requiredProperty>
     </requiredProperties>
 </archetype-descriptor>
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/cli/pom.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/cli/pom.xml
index bee3565202..1e1e1f3e28 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>2.6.-rc4</version>
+    <version>2.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>onos-cli-archetype</artifactId>
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/cli/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/archetype-metadata.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/cli/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/archetype-metadata.xml
index a15c4c9720..d3c59049ae 100644
--- a/tools/package/archetypes/cli/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/archetype-metadata.xml
+++ b/tools/package/archetypes/cli/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/archetype-metadata.xml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     </fileSets>
     <requiredProperties>
         <requiredProperty key="onosVersion">
-            <defaultValue>2.6.-rc4</defaultValue>
+            <defaultValue>2.6.0-SNAPSHOT</defaultValue>
         </requiredProperty>
     </requiredProperties>
 </archetype-descriptor>
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/pom.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/pom.xml
index c3830aabbb..25cbb0bebe 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>2.6.-rc4</version>
+    <version>2.6.0-SNAPSHOT</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 02def97d37..313ec16d20 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>2.6.-rc4</version>
+    <version>2.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>onos-rest-archetype</artifactId>
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/rest/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/archetype-metadata.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/rest/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/archetype-metadata.xml
index fef1144758..7cc5177f28 100644
--- a/tools/package/archetypes/rest/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/archetype-metadata.xml
+++ b/tools/package/archetypes/rest/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/archetype-metadata.xml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     </fileSets>
     <requiredProperties>
         <requiredProperty key="onosVersion">
-            <defaultValue>2.6.-rc4</defaultValue>
+            <defaultValue>2.6.0-SNAPSHOT</defaultValue>
         </requiredProperty>
     </requiredProperties>
 </archetype-descriptor>
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/ui/pom.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/ui/pom.xml
index 8778271c0e..99799ba2ac 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>2.6.-rc4</version>
+    <version>2.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>onos-ui-archetype</artifactId>
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/ui/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/archetype-metadata.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/ui/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/archetype-metadata.xml
index e06cbf3806..a0ad728cfe 100644
--- a/tools/package/archetypes/ui/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/archetype-metadata.xml
+++ b/tools/package/archetypes/ui/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/archetype-metadata.xml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
     </fileSets>
     <requiredProperties>
         <requiredProperty key="onosVersion">
-            <defaultValue>2.6.-rc4</defaultValue>
+            <defaultValue>2.6.0-SNAPSHOT</defaultValue>
         </requiredProperty>
     </requiredProperties>
 </archetype-descriptor>
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/ui2/pom.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/ui2/pom.xml
index 6f5be7d352..3d96dd14ec 100644
--- a/tools/package/archetypes/ui2/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/package/archetypes/ui2/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
     <artifactId>onos-archetypes</artifactId>
-    <version>2.6.-rc4</version>
+    <version>2.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>onos-ui2-archetype</artifactId>
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/ui2/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/archetype-metadata.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/ui2/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/archetype-metadata.xml
index db44321227..5a1642e0a9 100644
--- a/tools/package/archetypes/ui2/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/archetype-metadata.xml
+++ b/tools/package/archetypes/ui2/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/archetype-metadata.xml
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
     </fileSets>
     <requiredProperties>
         <requiredProperty key="onosVersion">
-            <defaultValue>2.6.-rc4</defaultValue>
+            <defaultValue>2.6.0-SNAPSHOT</defaultValue>
         </requiredProperty>
     </requiredProperties>
 </archetype-descriptor>
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/uitab/pom.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/uitab/pom.xml
index dda96d0978..2278e93061 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>2.6.-rc4</version>
+    <version>2.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>onos-uitab-archetype</artifactId>
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/uitab/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/archetype-metadata.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/uitab/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/archetype-metadata.xml
index 5879454a35..8a9881d232 100644
--- a/tools/package/archetypes/uitab/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/archetype-metadata.xml
+++ b/tools/package/archetypes/uitab/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/archetype-metadata.xml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
     </fileSets>
     <requiredProperties>
         <requiredProperty key="onosVersion">
-            <defaultValue>2.6.-rc4</defaultValue>
+            <defaultValue>2.6.0-SNAPSHOT</defaultValue>
         </requiredProperty>
     </requiredProperties>
 </archetype-descriptor>
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/uitopo/pom.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/uitopo/pom.xml
index b2f570fb47..b09ee30eb8 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>2.6.-rc4</version>
+    <version>2.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>onos-uitopo-archetype</artifactId>
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/uitopo/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/archetype-metadata.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/uitopo/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/archetype-metadata.xml
index 8c5dd66531..b3a1e46077 100644
--- a/tools/package/archetypes/uitopo/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/archetype-metadata.xml
+++ b/tools/package/archetypes/uitopo/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/archetype-metadata.xml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
     </fileSets>
     <requiredProperties>
         <requiredProperty key="onosVersion">
-            <defaultValue>2.6.-rc4</defaultValue>
+            <defaultValue>2.6.0-SNAPSHOT</defaultValue>
         </requiredProperty>
     </requiredProperties>
 </archetype-descriptor>
diff --git a/tools/test/bin/onos-archetypes-test b/tools/test/bin/onos-archetypes-test
index 08a42b03cd..7e717ecdf0 100755
--- a/tools/test/bin/onos-archetypes-test
+++ b/tools/test/bin/onos-archetypes-test
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ _EOF_
 set -e
 
 export AROOT=${ONOS_STAGE_ROOT:-/tmp}/foo
-export ARCHETYPE_OPTS="-DarchetypeGroupId=org.onosproject -DarchetypeVersion=2.6.-rc4"
+export ARCHETYPE_OPTS="-DarchetypeGroupId=org.onosproject -DarchetypeVersion=2.6.0-SNAPSHOT"
 
 rm -fr $AROOT 2>/dev/null
 mkdir -p $AROOT