diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8a55b944374..0c2e16f0539 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
 
 VERSION = 2025
-PATCHLEVEL = 09
+PATCHLEVEL = 10
 SUBLEVEL =
 EXTRAVERSION =
 NAME =