diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ac2ec990422d9a01753aa48c43e07f79b25fb01a..58cd4f5e1c3a97f9148e4f19ee0b9e2f05edfcbc 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 VERSION = 6
 PATCHLEVEL = 1
 SUBLEVEL = 0
-EXTRAVERSION = -rc4
+EXTRAVERSION = -rc5
 NAME = Hurr durr I'ma ninja sloth
 
 # *DOCUMENTATION*