diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 788111d215596a6d718c1aa215fe4c3a6f011d26..f3bdff8c8d784c0045075da5ea690c8ed5445408 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 VERSION = 2
 PATCHLEVEL = 6
-SUBLEVEL = 35
-EXTRAVERSION =
+SUBLEVEL = 36
+EXTRAVERSION = -rc1
 NAME = Sheep on Meth
 
 # *DOCUMENTATION*