diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 43d62b7b0a00..0b17d6936c2f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 VERSION = 5
 PATCHLEVEL = 4
-SUBLEVEL = 250
+SUBLEVEL = 251
 EXTRAVERSION =
 NAME = Kleptomaniac Octopus