diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1081b50f0932..877441286987 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 VERSION = 5
 PATCHLEVEL = 15
-SUBLEVEL = 171
+SUBLEVEL = 172
 EXTRAVERSION =
 NAME = Trick or Treat