diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 69b131902fc9d..300584fe5ad41 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 VERSION = 3
 PATCHLEVEL = 12
-SUBLEVEL = 27
+SUBLEVEL = 28
 EXTRAVERSION =
 NAME = One Giant Leap for Frogkind