diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 41efc3d9f2e0..5c4bc3fc18c0 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 VERSION = 3
 PATCHLEVEL = 16
-SUBLEVEL = 5
+SUBLEVEL = 6
 EXTRAVERSION =
 NAME = Museum of Fishiegoodies