diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 20ec7c20279e..0e2e0a034064 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 VERSION = 5
 PATCHLEVEL = 4
-SUBLEVEL = 6
+SUBLEVEL = 7
 EXTRAVERSION =
 NAME = Kleptomaniac Octopus