diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8278a3107e02..708580a81a23 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 VERSION = 4
 PATCHLEVEL = 14
-SUBLEVEL = 195
+SUBLEVEL = 196
 EXTRAVERSION =
 NAME = Petit Gorille