diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5fa14789d99f7f265385029fa55954a9157e05ae..5ab6be8889cab0a6eb5e3d86912684c3315bf2b0 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
 #
 
 VERSION = 2018
-PATCHLEVEL = 03
+PATCHLEVEL = 05
 SUBLEVEL =
-EXTRAVERSION =
+EXTRAVERSION = -rc1
 NAME =
 
 # *DOCUMENTATION*