diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 499666d581c8..58cd89f2b3b7 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 VERSION = 2
 PATCHLEVEL = 6
 SUBLEVEL = 16
-EXTRAVERSION = .40
+EXTRAVERSION = .41-rc1
 NAME=Stable Penguin
 
 # *DOCUMENTATION*