diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a363a539a09298f3441f619c446e24d2b2530e36..b6c151fd522799ca4d56e73baee3670233db89b1 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 VERSION = 5
 PATCHLEVEL = 4
-SUBLEVEL = 17
+SUBLEVEL = 18
 EXTRAVERSION =
 NAME = Kleptomaniac Octopus