diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e2bd815f24eb..ef0dd566c104 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 VERSION = 4
 PATCHLEVEL = 18
-SUBLEVEL = 3
+SUBLEVEL = 4
 EXTRAVERSION =
 NAME = Merciless Moray