diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a043442e442f1..e45c66b27241e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 VERSION = 4
 PATCHLEVEL = 16
-SUBLEVEL = 14
+SUBLEVEL = 15
 EXTRAVERSION =
 NAME = Fearless Coyote