diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e5761a10f4a67..94e29594a3561 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 VERSION = 5
 PATCHLEVEL = 4
-SUBLEVEL = 256
+SUBLEVEL = 257
 EXTRAVERSION =
 NAME = Kleptomaniac Octopus