diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-automatic-updater.php b/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-automatic-updater.php
index b782898950..2ea1959fcc 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-automatic-updater.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-automatic-updater.php
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ class WP_Automatic_Updater {
 		}
 
 		$check_dirs = array_unique( $check_dirs );
+		$checkout   = false;
 
 		// Search all directories we've found for evidence of version control.
 		foreach ( $vcs_dirs as $vcs_dir ) {
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 2a2c19c88a..5c2d4d3bf2 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '6.3-beta2-56123';
+$wp_version = '6.3-beta2-56124';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.