diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6923d669a4f6c01505d1158f868bd562e907774c..2b4977c9844ec6dd6e78948093e2161f2772d6cc 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 VERSION = 2
 PATCHLEVEL = 6
 SUBLEVEL = 26
-EXTRAVERSION = -rc6
+EXTRAVERSION = -rc7
 NAME = Rotary Wombat
 
 # *DOCUMENTATION*