diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 43b10f3d438cf4f3b8b099340f7cc2c1396ee178..40fb2ca6fe4c049115b83851350b4af6904eec42 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 VERSION = 6
 PATCHLEVEL = 9
 SUBLEVEL = 0
-EXTRAVERSION = -rc5
+EXTRAVERSION = -rc6
 NAME = Hurr durr I'ma ninja sloth
 
 # *DOCUMENTATION*