diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4592564cb4a3750d094dbe542ee145a1ef6ec3b4..6a190e7a894b7de0ca45ffc84eabb69a1d1919ed 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
 
 VERSION = 2018
-PATCHLEVEL = 05
+PATCHLEVEL = 07
 SUBLEVEL =
-EXTRAVERSION =
+EXTRAVERSION = -rc1
 NAME =
 
 # *DOCUMENTATION*