diff --git a/wp-includes/option.php b/wp-includes/option.php
index abc7b6f91d..866cbcc480 100644
--- a/wp-includes/option.php
+++ b/wp-includes/option.php
@@ -1819,6 +1819,27 @@ function register_initial_settings() {
 		'description'  => __( 'Blog pages show at most.' ),
 		'default'      => 10,
 	) );
+
+	register_setting( 'discussion', 'default_ping_status', array(
+		'show_in_rest' => array(
+			'schema'   => array(
+				'enum' => array( 'open', 'closed' ),
+			),
+		),
+		'type'         => 'string',
+		'description'  => __( 'Allow link notifications from other blogs (pingbacks and trackbacks) on new articles.' ),
+	) );
+
+	register_setting( 'discussion', 'default_comment_status', array(
+		'show_in_rest' => array(
+			'schema'   => array(
+				'enum' => array( 'open', 'closed' ),
+			),
+		),
+		'type'         => 'string',
+		'description'  => __( 'Allow people to post comments on new articles.' ),
+	) );
+
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index cec45083bb..7688fcd6a1 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '4.7-alpha-38970';
+$wp_version = '4.7-alpha-38971';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.