diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 088914c8311e..db8055a0b13e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 VERSION = 2
 PATCHLEVEL = 6
 SUBLEVEL = 16
-EXTRAVERSION = .38
+EXTRAVERSION = .39-rc1
 NAME=Stable Penguin
 
 # *DOCUMENTATION*