diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6c2f51b70454578b8c2210e8069b2e1388d722f8..4c8d79710b84b9c6d58b36cd2269e3c5622765f0 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 VERSION = 2
 PATCHLEVEL = 6
 SUBLEVEL = 28
-EXTRAVERSION = -rc8
+EXTRAVERSION = -rc9
 NAME = Erotic Pickled Herring
 
 # *DOCUMENTATION*