diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1fdace757e15..77aab7bdde01 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 VERSION = 2
 PATCHLEVEL = 6
-SUBLEVEL = 12
-EXTRAVERSION =
+SUBLEVEL = 13
+EXTRAVERSION =-rc1
 NAME=Woozy Numbat
 
 # *DOCUMENTATION*