From dd44bddf04c5fd83529b139fbfac0a5372c1a87d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Date: Sun, 16 Aug 2020 13:04:57 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Linux 5.9-rc1

---
 Makefile | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 254e80a96b230..9cac6fde34795 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 VERSION = 5
-PATCHLEVEL = 8
+PATCHLEVEL = 9
 SUBLEVEL = 0
-EXTRAVERSION =
+EXTRAVERSION = -rc1
 NAME = Kleptomaniac Octopus
 
 # *DOCUMENTATION*
-- 
2.39.5