diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index fe0164a654c769200612a921b1432231c69580f3..0b5f8538bde50b7c86c98416c119f15889ef1122 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 VERSION = 5
 PATCHLEVEL = 8
 SUBLEVEL = 0
-EXTRAVERSION = -rc4
+EXTRAVERSION = -rc5
 NAME = Kleptomaniac Octopus
 
 # *DOCUMENTATION*