diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4c2e2bd9bac4..f44137ea50be 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 VERSION = 2
 PATCHLEVEL = 6
 SUBLEVEL = 16
-EXTRAVERSION = .27
+EXTRAVERSION = .28-rc1
 NAME=Sliding Snow Leopard
 
 # *DOCUMENTATION*