diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6f7dae2f1a4e..68f8efa0cc30 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 VERSION = 5
 PATCHLEVEL = 10
-SUBLEVEL = 160
+SUBLEVEL = 161
 EXTRAVERSION =
 NAME = Dare mighty things