diff --git a/wp-includes/class-wp-locale.php b/wp-includes/class-wp-locale.php
index 87af36a2a4..a78617b5e3 100644
--- a/wp-includes/class-wp-locale.php
+++ b/wp-includes/class-wp-locale.php
@@ -336,6 +336,26 @@ class WP_Locale {
 		return $this->month_abbrev[ $month_name ];
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Retrieves translated version of month genitive string.
+	 *
+	 * The $month_number parameter has to be a string
+	 * because it must have the '0' in front of any number
+	 * that is less than 10. Starts from '01' and ends at
+	 * '12'.
+	 *
+	 * You can use an integer instead and it will add the
+	 * '0' before the numbers less than 10 for you.
+	 *
+	 * @since 6.8.0
+	 *
+	 * @param string|int $month_number '01' through '12'.
+	 * @return string Translated genitive month name.
+	 */
+	public function get_month_genitive( $month_number ) {
+		return $this->month_genitive[ zeroise( $month_number, 2 ) ];
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Retrieves translated version of meridiem string.
 	 *
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 7c413fafab..a115eeaa39 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '6.8-alpha-59493';
+$wp_version = '6.8-alpha-59494';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.