diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e7703616c5..9177b7b0c7 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
 
 VERSION = 2023
-PATCHLEVEL = 07
-SUBLEVEL = 02
+PATCHLEVEL = 08
+SUBLEVEL = 01
 EXTRAVERSION =
 NAME =