diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ac56b4757a6e..234c8032c2b4 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 VERSION = 5
 PATCHLEVEL = 10
-SUBLEVEL = 137
+SUBLEVEL = 138
 EXTRAVERSION =
 NAME = Dare mighty things