diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1c4f1ecb9348..cb68101ea070 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 VERSION = 5
 PATCHLEVEL = 19
-SUBLEVEL = 5
+SUBLEVEL = 6
 EXTRAVERSION =
 NAME = Superb Owl