diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a4b42141ba1b2..613b25d330b0a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 VERSION = 5
 PATCHLEVEL = 10
-SUBLEVEL = 208
+SUBLEVEL = 209
 EXTRAVERSION =
 NAME = Dare mighty things