diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d1cd7539105d..43fecb404581 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 VERSION = 5
 PATCHLEVEL = 10
-SUBLEVEL = 153
+SUBLEVEL = 154
 EXTRAVERSION =
 NAME = Dare mighty things