diff --git a/wp-includes/class-wp-user-query.php b/wp-includes/class-wp-user-query.php
index 8fc1564bef..446cc746fa 100644
--- a/wp-includes/class-wp-user-query.php
+++ b/wp-includes/class-wp-user-query.php
@@ -689,8 +689,8 @@ class WP_User_Query {
 		}
 
 		if ( $search ) {
-			$leading_wild  = ( ltrim( $search, '*' ) != $search );
-			$trailing_wild = ( rtrim( $search, '*' ) != $search );
+			$leading_wild  = ( ltrim( $search, '*' ) !== $search );
+			$trailing_wild = ( rtrim( $search, '*' ) !== $search );
 			if ( $leading_wild && $trailing_wild ) {
 				$wild = 'both';
 			} elseif ( $leading_wild ) {
diff --git a/wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php b/wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php
index 1220a5c69b..96961d0620 100644
--- a/wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php
+++ b/wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php
@@ -5662,7 +5662,7 @@ class wp_xmlrpc_server extends IXR_Server {
 			if ( $enclosures ) {
 				foreach ( $enclosures as $enc ) {
 					// This method used to omit the trailing new line. #23219
-					if ( rtrim( $enc, "\n" ) == rtrim( $encstring, "\n" ) ) {
+					if ( rtrim( $enc, "\n" ) === rtrim( $encstring, "\n" ) ) {
 						$found = true;
 						break;
 					}
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 21ebfc59ca..c8c2ee3349 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '6.3-alpha-55653';
+$wp_version = '6.3-alpha-55654';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.