diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0a7e41471838a..0d7098842d564 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 VERSION = 5
 PATCHLEVEL = 6
-SUBLEVEL = 4
+SUBLEVEL = 5
 EXTRAVERSION =
 NAME = Kleptomaniac Octopus