diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 328249f19b84..208a50953301 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 VERSION = 6
 PATCHLEVEL = 12
-SUBLEVEL = 43
+SUBLEVEL = 44
 EXTRAVERSION =
 NAME = Baby Opossum Posse