diff --git a/wp-includes/class-wp-theme-json.php b/wp-includes/class-wp-theme-json.php
index f40fde9cf8..7885f27b42 100644
--- a/wp-includes/class-wp-theme-json.php
+++ b/wp-includes/class-wp-theme-json.php
@@ -2722,9 +2722,21 @@ class WP_Theme_JSON {
 		foreach ( $theme_json['styles']['blocks'] as $name => $node ) {
 			$node_path = array( 'styles', 'blocks', $name );
 			if ( $include_node_paths_only ) {
-				$nodes[] = array(
+				$variation_paths = array();
+				if ( $include_variations && isset( $node['variations'] ) ) {
+					foreach ( $node['variations'] as $variation => $variation_node ) {
+						$variation_paths[] = array(
+							'path' => array( 'styles', 'blocks', $name, 'variations', $variation ),
+						);
+					}
+				}
+				$node = array(
 					'path' => $node_path,
 				);
+				if ( ! empty( $variation_paths ) ) {
+					$node['variations'] = $variation_paths;
+				}
+				$nodes[] = $node;
 			} else {
 				$selector = null;
 				if ( isset( $selectors[ $name ]['selector'] ) ) {
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index c159709d2a..4eb6cf8fac 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '6.8-alpha-59417';
+$wp_version = '6.8-alpha-59418';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.