diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ceb42be1143883..d8003cb5b6ba72 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 VERSION = 5
 PATCHLEVEL = 15
-SUBLEVEL = 39
+SUBLEVEL = 40
 EXTRAVERSION =
 NAME = Trick or Treat