diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/network.php b/wp-admin/includes/network.php
index c31acfdc84..aee365cd62 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/network.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/network.php
@@ -640,6 +640,7 @@ define('BLOG_ID_CURRENT_SITE', 1);
 
 		$htaccess_file = <<<EOF
 RewriteEngine On
+RewriteRule .* - [E=HTTP_AUTHORIZATION:%{HTTP:Authorization}]
 RewriteBase {$base}
 RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L]
 {$ms_files_rewriting}
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 06717fb372..ff7b7fa00c 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '5.6-beta4-49606';
+$wp_version = '5.6-beta4-49607';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.