diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b8ce2ba17486..e58d682071a8 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 VERSION = 5
 PATCHLEVEL = 15
-SUBLEVEL = 44
+SUBLEVEL = 45
 EXTRAVERSION =
 NAME = Trick or Treat