diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e367784df9ba5..ca432d4fdc7a5 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 VERSION = 5
 PATCHLEVEL = 15
-SUBLEVEL = 95
+SUBLEVEL = 96
 EXTRAVERSION =
 NAME = Trick or Treat