diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1ee3fb1dde597..6e4e536a0d20f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 VERSION = 5
 PATCHLEVEL = 10
-SUBLEVEL = 37
+SUBLEVEL = 38
 EXTRAVERSION =
 NAME = Dare mighty things