diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 006700fbb652..7021aa85afd1 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 VERSION = 5
 PATCHLEVEL = 10
-SUBLEVEL = 195
+SUBLEVEL = 196
 EXTRAVERSION =
 NAME = Dare mighty things