diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a4c252640983..a144a7117a1b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 VERSION = 4
 PATCHLEVEL = 19
-SUBLEVEL = 208
+SUBLEVEL = 209
 EXTRAVERSION =
 NAME = "People's Front"