diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 59d8a7f95d0a863e4308853f9e01baa9fb8fed84..43b10f3d438cf4f3b8b099340f7cc2c1396ee178 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 VERSION = 6
 PATCHLEVEL = 9
 SUBLEVEL = 0
-EXTRAVERSION = -rc4
+EXTRAVERSION = -rc5
 NAME = Hurr durr I'ma ninja sloth
 
 # *DOCUMENTATION*