diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b9f3c6970d24d..bacb52fac2a54 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 VERSION = 5
 PATCHLEVEL = 9
-SUBLEVEL = 10
+SUBLEVEL = 11
 EXTRAVERSION =
 NAME = Kleptomaniac Octopus