diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 89ee90716fd9d5f08e142f7afa63a8037f4bc0e9..def347a4f1ef684740c0441f17b4b3a9e82c4e7d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 VERSION = 4
 PATCHLEVEL = 19
-SUBLEVEL = 187
+SUBLEVEL = 188
 EXTRAVERSION =
 NAME = "People's Front"