diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1d03c1644ddbffe9dbec85d05b3faceafbe01c77..ce9eceb2538e39b2356aff71e625ecb7e7752d83 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 VERSION = 2
 PATCHLEVEL = 6
 SUBLEVEL = 27
-EXTRAVERSION = -rc8
+EXTRAVERSION = -rc9
 NAME = Rotary Wombat
 
 # *DOCUMENTATION*