diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d937530d33427..0b025b3a56401 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 VERSION = 5
 PATCHLEVEL = 8
-SUBLEVEL = 10
+SUBLEVEL = 11
 EXTRAVERSION =
 NAME = Kleptomaniac Octopus