diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6bbf9db6b4143364c10e87773acce5fb94e9312c..00cfb37a9ab8ef0a2c0757fb2f7f476adfed9df2 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 VERSION = 6
 PATCHLEVEL = 5
 SUBLEVEL = 0
-EXTRAVERSION = -rc5
+EXTRAVERSION = -rc6
 NAME = Hurr durr I'ma ninja sloth
 
 # *DOCUMENTATION*