diff --git a/wp-includes/script-loader.php b/wp-includes/script-loader.php
index 6c8425ec51..11858ec9bf 100644
--- a/wp-includes/script-loader.php
+++ b/wp-includes/script-loader.php
@@ -404,6 +404,7 @@ function wp_default_packages_inline_scripts( $scripts ) {
 							/* translators: %s: Duration. */
 							'past'   => __( '%s ago' ),
 						),
+						'startOfWeek'   => (int) get_option( 'start_of_week', 0 ),
 					),
 					'formats'  => array(
 						/* translators: Time format, see https://www.php.net/manual/datetime.format.php */
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 42e897466a..236456ac33 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '6.1-alpha-54078';
+$wp_version = '6.1-alpha-54079';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.