diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f552556966f1..e8b05f7d3b23 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 VERSION = 5
 PATCHLEVEL = 4
-SUBLEVEL = 161
+SUBLEVEL = 162
 EXTRAVERSION =
 NAME = Kleptomaniac Octopus