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diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c94559a97dca..0fb4f94a6885 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
VERSION = 5
-PATCHLEVEL = 16
+PATCHLEVEL = 17
SUBLEVEL = 0
-EXTRAVERSION =
+EXTRAVERSION = -rc1
NAME = Gobble Gobble
# *DOCUMENTATION*
e783362eb54c Linux 5.17-rc1
Makefile | 4 ++--
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
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