diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 72344b214bba5..e6d2ea920a1d1 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 VERSION = 5
 PATCHLEVEL = 15
-SUBLEVEL = 8
+SUBLEVEL = 9
 EXTRAVERSION =
 NAME = Trick or Treat
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/netfilter/conntrack_vrf.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/netfilter/conntrack_vrf.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755