diff --git a/wp-includes/functions.php b/wp-includes/functions.php
index 91afbecf96..a884303893 100644
--- a/wp-includes/functions.php
+++ b/wp-includes/functions.php
@@ -8807,6 +8807,23 @@ function clean_dirsize_cache( $path ) {
 	set_transient( 'dirsize_cache', $directory_cache, $expiration );
 }
 
+/**
+ * Returns the current WordPress version.
+ *
+ * Returns an unmodified value of `$wp_version`. Some plugins modify the global
+ * in an attempt to improve security through obscurity. This practice can cause
+ * errors in WordPress, so the ability to get an unmodified version is needed.
+ *
+ * @since 6.7.0
+ *
+ * @return string The current WordPress version.
+ */
+function wp_get_wp_version() {
+	require ABSPATH . WPINC . '/version.php';
+
+	return $wp_version;
+}
+
 /**
  * Checks compatibility with the current WordPress version.
  *
@@ -9006,21 +9023,3 @@ function wp_admin_notice( $message, $args = array() ) {
 
 	echo wp_kses_post( wp_get_admin_notice( $message, $args ) );
 }
-
-/**
- * Returns the current WordPress Version.
- *
- * Returns an unmodified version of `$wp_version`. Some plugins modify the
- * global in an attempt to improve security through obscurity. This
- * practice can cause errors in WordPress so the ability to get an
- * unmodified version is needed.
- *
- * @since 6.7.0
- *
- * @return string The current WordPress Version.
- */
-function wp_get_wp_version() {
-	require ABSPATH . WPINC . '/version.php';
-
-	return $wp_version;
-}
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index ab12191283..0516a247ac 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '6.7-alpha-58825';
+$wp_version = '6.7-alpha-58826';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.