diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 30600e309c73..e16d2e58ed4b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 VERSION = 5
 PATCHLEVEL = 4
-SUBLEVEL = 15
+SUBLEVEL = 16
 EXTRAVERSION =
 NAME = Kleptomaniac Octopus