diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e3e3b82d94c0..6b6539f2f11d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 VERSION = 6
 PATCHLEVEL = 18
-SUBLEVEL = 7
+SUBLEVEL = 8
 EXTRAVERSION =
 NAME = Baby Opossum Posse