diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c0188ed9604d24fe18774962d22648ec263b3e33..ac04ba906da8d563c2d1e18ff5d205daee560637 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 VERSION = 2
 PATCHLEVEL = 6
 SUBLEVEL = 16
-EXTRAVERSION = .61
+EXTRAVERSION = .62-rc1
 NAME=Stable Penguin
 
 # *DOCUMENTATION*