diff --git a/wp-includes/class-wp-theme-json-resolver.php b/wp-includes/class-wp-theme-json-resolver.php
index d63a84353c..3246992a42 100644
--- a/wp-includes/class-wp-theme-json-resolver.php
+++ b/wp-includes/class-wp-theme-json-resolver.php
@@ -933,18 +933,14 @@ class WP_Theme_JSON_Resolver {
 			return $theme_json;
 		}
 
-		$resolved_theme_json_data = array(
-			'version' => WP_Theme_JSON::LATEST_SCHEMA,
-		);
+		$resolved_theme_json_data = $theme_json->get_raw_data();
 
 		foreach ( $resolved_urls as $resolved_url ) {
 			$path = explode( '.', $resolved_url['target'] );
 			_wp_array_set( $resolved_theme_json_data, $path, $resolved_url['href'] );
 		}
 
-		$theme_json->merge( new WP_Theme_JSON( $resolved_theme_json_data ) );
-
-		return $theme_json;
+		return new WP_Theme_JSON( $resolved_theme_json_data );
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index aa3238388b..292679e998 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '6.8-alpha-59337';
+$wp_version = '6.8-alpha-59338';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.