diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6b1d9fb1a6b49..28ee8635721f1 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 VERSION = 7
-PATCHLEVEL = 0
-SUBLEVEL = 0
+PATCHLEVEL = 1
+SUBLEVEL = 1
 EXTRAVERSION = -rc6
 NAME = Baby Opossum Posse