diff --git a/readme.html b/readme.html
index 4c76fd4c17..f0309df1e9 100644
--- a/readme.html
+++ b/readme.html
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
System Requirements
- PHP version 7.0 or greater.
- - MySQL version 5.0 or greater.
+ - MySQL version 5.5.5 or greater.
Recommendations
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 0d8cdc3336..99ca651d78 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
*
* @global string $wp_version
*/
-$wp_version = '6.5-alpha-57172';
+$wp_version = '6.5-alpha-57173';
/**
* Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.
@@ -44,4 +44,4 @@ $required_php_version = '7.0.0';
*
* @global string $required_mysql_version
*/
-$required_mysql_version = '5.0';
+$required_mysql_version = '5.5.5';