diff --git a/openpower/linux/0004-Release-4.9.6-openpower1.patch b/openpower/linux/0004-Release-4.9.6-openpower1.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d888467
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+From 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Joel Stanley <joel@jms.id.au>
+Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2016 23:00:23 +0930
+Subject: [PATCH 4/4] Release 4.9.6-openpower1
+
+Signed-off-by: Joel Stanley <joel@jms.id.au>
+---
+ Makefile | 2 +-
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
+index ef95231d1625..45726a9b4774 100644
+--- a/Makefile
++++ b/Makefile
+@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
+ VERSION = 4
+ PATCHLEVEL = 9
+ SUBLEVEL = 6
+-EXTRAVERSION =
++EXTRAVERSION = -openpower1
+ NAME = Roaring Lionus
+ 
+ # *DOCUMENTATION*
+-- 
+2.11.0
+