diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 74c0d3f172932..b7978fb873d60 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 VERSION = 4
 PATCHLEVEL = 14
-SUBLEVEL = 295
+SUBLEVEL = 296
 EXTRAVERSION =
 NAME = Petit Gorille