diff --git a/pass-core-doi-service/pom.xml b/pass-core-doi-service/pom.xml
index 64a9c825..99bb3609 100644
--- a/pass-core-doi-service/pom.xml
+++ b/pass-core-doi-service/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.eclipse.pass</groupId>
         <artifactId>pass-core</artifactId>
-        <version>1.7.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.1-RC1</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>pass-core-doi-service</artifactId>
diff --git a/pass-core-file-service/pom.xml b/pass-core-file-service/pom.xml
index ce5ee667..b59c2128 100644
--- a/pass-core-file-service/pom.xml
+++ b/pass-core-file-service/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>pass-core</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.eclipse.pass</groupId>
-        <version>1.7.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.1-RC1</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>pass-core-file-service</artifactId>
diff --git a/pass-core-main/pom.xml b/pass-core-main/pom.xml
index 555bb36c..d840421a 100644
--- a/pass-core-main/pom.xml
+++ b/pass-core-main/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.eclipse.pass</groupId>
     <artifactId>pass-core</artifactId>
-    <version>1.7.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.1-RC1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>pass-core-main</artifactId>
diff --git a/pass-core-metadataschema-service/pom.xml b/pass-core-metadataschema-service/pom.xml
index 6a1cb9af..3b008c80 100644
--- a/pass-core-metadataschema-service/pom.xml
+++ b/pass-core-metadataschema-service/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.eclipse.pass</groupId>
         <artifactId>pass-core</artifactId>
-        <version>1.7.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.1-RC1</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>pass-core-metadataschema-service</artifactId>
diff --git a/pass-core-object-service/pom.xml b/pass-core-object-service/pom.xml
index 62eba619..daf800d1 100644
--- a/pass-core-object-service/pom.xml
+++ b/pass-core-object-service/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.eclipse.pass</groupId>
     <artifactId>pass-core</artifactId>
-    <version>1.7.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.1-RC1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>pass-core-object-service</artifactId>
diff --git a/pass-core-policy-service/pom.xml b/pass-core-policy-service/pom.xml
index 68f7f68c..b0148be3 100644
--- a/pass-core-policy-service/pom.xml
+++ b/pass-core-policy-service/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>pass-core</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.eclipse.pass</groupId>
-    <version>1.7.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.1-RC1</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/pass-core-user-service/pom.xml b/pass-core-user-service/pom.xml
index 8071190d..1b11e695 100644
--- a/pass-core-user-service/pom.xml
+++ b/pass-core-user-service/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.eclipse.pass</groupId>
         <artifactId>pass-core</artifactId>
-        <version>1.7.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.1-RC1</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>pass-core-user-service</artifactId>
diff --git a/pass-core-usertoken/pom.xml b/pass-core-usertoken/pom.xml
index b002bab5..a338d0be 100644
--- a/pass-core-usertoken/pom.xml
+++ b/pass-core-usertoken/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.eclipse.pass</groupId>
         <artifactId>pass-core</artifactId>
-        <version>1.7.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.1-RC1</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>pass-core-usertoken</artifactId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f7041a3a..e46d11dc 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.eclipse.pass</groupId>
     <artifactId>eclipse-pass-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.7.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.1-RC1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>pass-core</artifactId>