diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index c636b2e7e680f..f68ef85b46540 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "wordpress/wordpress",
-	"version": "6.9.0",
+	"version": "6.9.1",
 	"license": "GPL-2.0-or-later",
 	"description": "WordPress is open source software you can use to create a beautiful website, blog, or app.",
 	"homepage": "https://wordpress.org",
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index a5ac413e60b7d..574e14e60373c 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
 	"name": "WordPress",
-	"version": "6.9.0",
+	"version": "6.9.1",
 	"lockfileVersion": 3,
 	"requires": true,
 	"packages": {
 		"": {
 			"name": "WordPress",
-			"version": "6.9.0",
+			"version": "6.9.1",
 			"license": "GPL-2.0-or-later",
 			"dependencies": {
 				"@wordpress/a11y": "4.33.1",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f99d2366ea8e9..867648d4d31be 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "WordPress",
-	"version": "6.9.0",
+	"version": "6.9.1",
 	"description": "WordPress is open source software you can use to create a beautiful website, blog, or app.",
 	"repository": {
 		"type": "svn",
diff --git a/src/wp-includes/version.php b/src/wp-includes/version.php
index 896f7d22fb22a..4b40bff373913 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '6.9-src';
+$wp_version = '6.9.1-alpha-61345-src';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.