diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1c99e688da21..a8d2f2a1c052 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 VERSION = 5
 PATCHLEVEL = 4
-SUBLEVEL = 198
+SUBLEVEL = 199
 EXTRAVERSION =
 NAME = Kleptomaniac Octopus