diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2948731a235c5..f927a4fc7fae8 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 VERSION = 5
 PATCHLEVEL = 6
-SUBLEVEL = 18
+SUBLEVEL = 19
 EXTRAVERSION =
 NAME = Kleptomaniac Octopus