diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6c2f51b70454..4c8d79710b84 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 VERSION = 2
 PATCHLEVEL = 6
 SUBLEVEL = 28
-EXTRAVERSION = -rc8
+EXTRAVERSION = -rc9
 NAME = Erotic Pickled Herring
 
 # *DOCUMENTATION*