diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4297d0107bd6..c064ed925552 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 VERSION = 5
 PATCHLEVEL = 4
-SUBLEVEL = 195
+SUBLEVEL = 196
 EXTRAVERSION =
 NAME = Kleptomaniac Octopus