diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 659833fa2e48..ceecb7eb3fa5 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 VERSION = 2
 PATCHLEVEL = 6
 SUBLEVEL = 16
-EXTRAVERSION = .47
+EXTRAVERSION = .48-rc1
 NAME=Stable Penguin
 
 # *DOCUMENTATION*