diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6d2269cbb0b2..1d8d4b2c1da7 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 VERSION = 6
 PATCHLEVEL = 18
-SUBLEVEL = 10
+SUBLEVEL = 11
 EXTRAVERSION =
 NAME = Baby Opossum Posse