diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index bfb47ad8cb9a7..80cdc79ee8173 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 VERSION = 7
 PATCHLEVEL = 2
-SUBLEVEL = 0
+SUBLEVEL = 1
 EXTRAVERSION = -rc3
 NAME = Baby Opossum Posse