diff --git a/wp-includes/category.php b/wp-includes/category.php
index 0c06c4c6ea..a97c2c963a 100644
--- a/wp-includes/category.php
+++ b/wp-includes/category.php
@@ -149,7 +149,8 @@ function get_category_by_path( $category_path, $full_match = true, $output = OBJ
 	foreach ( $categories as $category ) {
 		$path        = '/' . $leaf_path;
 		$curcategory = $category;
-		while ( ( 0 != $curcategory->parent ) && ( $curcategory->parent != $curcategory->term_id ) ) {
+
+		while ( ( 0 !== $curcategory->parent ) && ( $curcategory->parent !== $curcategory->term_id ) ) {
 			$curcategory = get_term( $curcategory->parent, 'category' );
 
 			if ( is_wp_error( $curcategory ) ) {
@@ -159,7 +160,7 @@ function get_category_by_path( $category_path, $full_match = true, $output = OBJ
 			$path = '/' . $curcategory->slug . $path;
 		}
 
-		if ( $path == $full_path ) {
+		if ( $path === $full_path ) {
 			$category = get_term( $category->term_id, 'category', $output );
 			_make_cat_compat( $category );
 
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index f7487a723a..363f848bde 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '6.3-alpha-55879';
+$wp_version = '6.3-alpha-55880';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.