diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 05967fdcbe667ab0398d4002a48646f11b44e845..340da922fa4f2cf831c1739b196c32f5c86c1606 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 VERSION = 6
 PATCHLEVEL = 12
-SUBLEVEL = 15
+SUBLEVEL = 16
 EXTRAVERSION =
 NAME = Baby Opossum Posse