diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 744bb0d573228e1a955a11de2750738263f21303..e0fdf499ef2075675ed39dd9058833343840772e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 VERSION = 2
 PATCHLEVEL = 6
 SUBLEVEL = 23
-EXTRAVERSION =-rc5
+EXTRAVERSION =-rc6
 NAME = Pink Farting Weasel
 
 # *DOCUMENTATION*