diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index bce58275257a94e2e881340c03f84dc5b61548a1..765115c99655fa4f79382914a1eebc0403b3735d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 VERSION = 5
 PATCHLEVEL = 16
 SUBLEVEL = 0
-EXTRAVERSION = -rc4
+EXTRAVERSION = -rc5
 NAME = Gobble Gobble
 
 # *DOCUMENTATION*