diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 551d7556e88a..18c2a7cf9e91 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 VERSION = 6
 PATCHLEVEL = 12
-SUBLEVEL = 30
+SUBLEVEL = 31
 EXTRAVERSION =
 NAME = Baby Opossum Posse