diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2f6c51097d003..b23aa51ada93e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 VERSION = 5
 PATCHLEVEL = 4
-SUBLEVEL = 175
+SUBLEVEL = 176
 EXTRAVERSION =
 NAME = Kleptomaniac Octopus