diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4f6bfcf434e8..a0491ba1d759 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 VERSION = 5
 PATCHLEVEL = 4
-SUBLEVEL = 98
+SUBLEVEL = 99
 EXTRAVERSION =
 NAME = Kleptomaniac Octopus