diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c8b8e902d5a4f..af101b556ba09 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 VERSION = 4
 PATCHLEVEL = 15
-SUBLEVEL = 0
+SUBLEVEL = 1
 EXTRAVERSION =
 NAME = Fearless Coyote