diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6aff5f47c21d1f13c633de4f14835688c49244db..6315424a00b9fb2634f38f17833d7f302968a664 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 VERSION = 2
 PATCHLEVEL = 6
 SUBLEVEL = 26
-EXTRAVERSION = -rc8
+EXTRAVERSION = -rc9
 NAME = Rotary Wombat
 
 # *DOCUMENTATION*