diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0d1e19ef28b9..d4677e7a7161 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 VERSION = 6
 PATCHLEVEL = 16
-SUBLEVEL = 11
+SUBLEVEL = 12
 EXTRAVERSION =
 NAME = Baby Opossum Posse