diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 86035d866f2c0e73cf326980f0d9295173a73581..e25db579ce7438ab608d4473dc57dfc110ecaeee 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 VERSION = 5
 PATCHLEVEL = 6
 SUBLEVEL = 0
-EXTRAVERSION = -rc4
+EXTRAVERSION = -rc5
 NAME = Kleptomaniac Octopus
 
 # *DOCUMENTATION*