diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1bb028317f2bdc9107da7eb86f7835689b968c7e..c11a317ea910df5c8456de992ae8f932a102b12b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 VERSION = 2
 PATCHLEVEL = 6
 SUBLEVEL = 12
-EXTRAVERSION =-rc4
+EXTRAVERSION =-rc5
 NAME=Woozy Numbat
 
 # *DOCUMENTATION*