diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4c06cbe89ece..19c18204d165 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 VERSION = 5
 PATCHLEVEL = 15
-SUBLEVEL = 71
+SUBLEVEL = 72
 EXTRAVERSION =
 NAME = Trick or Treat