diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index aa3c2e834442ec69a515af31cf9fea79c76e5630..7a47a2594f9573b86dfca9434c149ab44674d358 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 VERSION = 5
 PATCHLEVEL = 4
-SUBLEVEL = 95
+SUBLEVEL = 96
 EXTRAVERSION =
 NAME = Kleptomaniac Octopus