diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5171900e5c93e..6d7bfe9fcd7d0 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 VERSION = 5
 PATCHLEVEL = 1
-SUBLEVEL = 11
+SUBLEVEL = 12
 EXTRAVERSION =
 NAME = Shy Crocodile