diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3ad5dc6be39309dbfc92dad3967a53a60f4cf284..7ef8dd5ab6f28c088be39492c9488459ea997c59 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 VERSION = 5
 PATCHLEVEL = 17
-SUBLEVEL = 5
+SUBLEVEL = 6
 EXTRAVERSION =
 NAME = Superb Owl