diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ed80c7d98a7ed61e5712871c68931bf1c9064249..41fa8a2565f54e4773321a193d3d7c5abb5f07f9 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 VERSION = 6
 PATCHLEVEL = 8
 SUBLEVEL = 0
-EXTRAVERSION = -rc4
+EXTRAVERSION = -rc5
 NAME = Hurr durr I'ma ninja sloth
 
 # *DOCUMENTATION*