diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 15f880feaed4..83658d447564 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 VERSION = 6
 PATCHLEVEL = 1
-SUBLEVEL = 95
+SUBLEVEL = 96
 EXTRAVERSION =
 NAME = Curry Ramen