diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ebc8225f7a96734d316b67de361caa446830033b..6e39ec701cbfd06565e765af97ca84bdba4f9809 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 VERSION = 2
 PATCHLEVEL = 6
-SUBLEVEL = 34
-EXTRAVERSION =
+SUBLEVEL = 35
+EXTRAVERSION = -rc1
 NAME = Sheep on Meth
 
 # *DOCUMENTATION*