diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 519db43052a047f175501cca984d8058cf382b1c..6619720f50dd667abf746f1dd892b35c67a9742c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 VERSION = 2
 PATCHLEVEL = 6
-SUBLEVEL = 36
-EXTRAVERSION =
+SUBLEVEL = 37
+EXTRAVERSION = -rc1
 NAME = Flesh-Eating Bats with Fangs
 
 # *DOCUMENTATION*