diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 401d58b35e61d..b77b4332a41a1 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 VERSION = 5
 PATCHLEVEL = 7
-SUBLEVEL = 12
+SUBLEVEL = 13
 EXTRAVERSION =
 NAME = Kleptomaniac Octopus