diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7f9e1667d87d..36047436fae3 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 VERSION = 5
 PATCHLEVEL = 10
-SUBLEVEL = 188
+SUBLEVEL = 189
 EXTRAVERSION =
 NAME = Dare mighty things