diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e0af7a4a55985890764f44b74da4fbccaf78903e..f5842126e89d471cf41143f9291870a2b742fcd6 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 VERSION = 5
 PATCHLEVEL = 11
 SUBLEVEL = 0
-EXTRAVERSION = -rc5
+EXTRAVERSION = -rc6
 NAME = Kleptomaniac Octopus
 
 # *DOCUMENTATION*