diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6a422b34582a..ad64687080cf 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 VERSION = 5
 PATCHLEVEL = 15
-SUBLEVEL = 27
+SUBLEVEL = 28
 EXTRAVERSION =
 NAME = Trick or Treat