diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c5e8ab75fb2ad..cb9e6cd0d0249 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 VERSION = 5
 PATCHLEVEL = 4
-SUBLEVEL = 172
+SUBLEVEL = 173
 EXTRAVERSION =
 NAME = Kleptomaniac Octopus