diff --git a/start.py b/start.py
index 0a7e745..bf28c3f 100644
--- a/start.py
+++ b/start.py
@@ -285,8 +285,8 @@ def cm_server_not_dead(primary_node):
         # The parcel is already present. Hence just distribute and activate it after refresing parcel repos.
         product = 'STREAMSETS_DATACOLLECTOR'
         deployment.refresh_parcel_repos()
-        # Remove RC from version.
-        version = args.sdc_version.rsplit('-RC')[0]
+        # Remove -RC, -SNAPSHOT etc. from version.
+        version = args.sdc_version.rsplit('-')[0]
         cm_cluster.wait_for_parcel_stage(product=product, version=version, stage='DOWNLOADED')
         sdc_parcel = cm_cluster.parcel(product=product, version=version, stage='DOWNLOADED')
         sdc_parcel.distribute().activate()