diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 20f2d130f0..97bd9b5539 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 VERSION = 5
 PATCHLEVEL = 16
-SUBLEVEL = 1
-EXTRAVERSION = -rc7
+SUBLEVEL = 2
+EXTRAVERSION = -LTS
 NAME = BrooklynR NXT
 
 # *DOCUMENTATION*