diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-site-health.php b/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-site-health.php
index 2714f613f2..ae65905554 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-site-health.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-site-health.php
@@ -10,13 +10,14 @@
 class WP_Site_Health {
 	private static $instance = null;
 
-	private $mysql_min_version_check;
-	private $mysql_rec_version_check;
+	private $is_acceptable_mysql_version;
+	private $is_recommended_mysql_version;
 
-	public $is_mariadb                           = false;
-	private $mysql_server_version                = '';
-	private $health_check_mysql_required_version = '5.5';
-	private $health_check_mysql_rec_version      = '';
+	public $is_mariadb                   = false;
+	private $mysql_server_version        = '';
+	private $mysql_required_version      = '5.5';
+	private $mysql_recommended_version   = '5.7';
+	private $mariadb_recommended_version = '10.3';
 
 	public $php_memory_limit;
 
@@ -209,15 +210,13 @@ class WP_Site_Health {
 
 		$this->mysql_server_version = $wpdb->get_var( 'SELECT VERSION()' );
 
-		$this->health_check_mysql_rec_version = '5.6';
-
 		if ( stristr( $mysql_server_type, 'mariadb' ) ) {
-			$this->is_mariadb                     = true;
-			$this->health_check_mysql_rec_version = '10.0';
+			$this->is_mariadb                = true;
+			$this->mysql_recommended_version = $this->mariadb_recommended_version;
 		}
 
-		$this->mysql_min_version_check = version_compare( '5.5', $this->mysql_server_version, '<=' );
-		$this->mysql_rec_version_check = version_compare( $this->health_check_mysql_rec_version, $this->mysql_server_version, '<=' );
+		$this->is_acceptable_mysql_version  = version_compare( $this->mysql_required_version, $this->mysql_server_version, '<=' );
+		$this->is_recommended_mysql_version = version_compare( $this->mysql_recommended_version, $this->mysql_server_version, '<=' );
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -1197,7 +1196,7 @@ class WP_Site_Health {
 
 		$db_dropin = file_exists( WP_CONTENT_DIR . '/db.php' );
 
-		if ( ! $this->mysql_rec_version_check ) {
+		if ( ! $this->is_recommended_mysql_version ) {
 			$result['status'] = 'recommended';
 
 			$result['label'] = __( 'Outdated SQL server' );
@@ -1208,12 +1207,12 @@ class WP_Site_Health {
 					/* translators: 1: The database engine in use (MySQL or MariaDB). 2: Database server recommended version number. */
 					__( 'For optimal performance and security reasons, you should consider running %1$s version %2$s or higher. Contact your web hosting company to correct this.' ),
 					( $this->is_mariadb ? 'MariaDB' : 'MySQL' ),
-					$this->health_check_mysql_rec_version
+					$this->mysql_recommended_version
 				)
 			);
 		}
 
-		if ( ! $this->mysql_min_version_check ) {
+		if ( ! $this->is_acceptable_mysql_version ) {
 			$result['status'] = 'critical';
 
 			$result['label']          = __( 'Severely outdated SQL server' );
@@ -1225,7 +1224,7 @@ class WP_Site_Health {
 					/* translators: 1: The database engine in use (MySQL or MariaDB). 2: Database server minimum version number. */
 					__( 'WordPress requires %1$s version %2$s or higher. Contact your web hosting company to correct this.' ),
 					( $this->is_mariadb ? 'MariaDB' : 'MySQL' ),
-					$this->health_check_mysql_required_version
+					$this->mysql_required_version
 				)
 			);
 		}
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index ae58d03719..a979c16fe0 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '6.1-alpha-54068';
+$wp_version = '6.1-alpha-54069';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.