diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ef0dd566c1046d..a41692c5827ab3 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 VERSION = 4
 PATCHLEVEL = 18
-SUBLEVEL = 4
+SUBLEVEL = 5
 EXTRAVERSION =
 NAME = Merciless Moray