diff --git a/wp-includes/taxonomy.php b/wp-includes/taxonomy.php
index f0e3be17d3..59ec5345fe 100644
--- a/wp-includes/taxonomy.php
+++ b/wp-includes/taxonomy.php
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ function create_initial_taxonomies() {
 		'wp_pattern_category',
 		array( 'wp_block' ),
 		array(
-			'public'             => true,
+			'public'             => false,
 			'publicly_queryable' => false,
 			'hierarchical'       => false,
 			'labels'             => array(
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index c76779011c..9b87345958 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '6.5-alpha-57042';
+$wp_version = '6.5-alpha-57044';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.