diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 70035c522bd3e20bb6fa7118a762fab880a4bc9a..ade44ac4cc2ffa6b0d679e559d22a73907041e1a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 VERSION = 5
 PATCHLEVEL = 11
 SUBLEVEL = 0
-EXTRAVERSION = -rc6
+EXTRAVERSION = -rc7
 NAME = Kleptomaniac Octopus
 
 # *DOCUMENTATION*