diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9a49960f7aad..6c2f51b70454 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 VERSION = 2
 PATCHLEVEL = 6
 SUBLEVEL = 28
-EXTRAVERSION = -rc7
+EXTRAVERSION = -rc8
 NAME = Erotic Pickled Herring
 
 # *DOCUMENTATION*