diff --git a/license.txt b/license.txt
index 0fd3b4f5ea..6bf0b1c618 100644
--- a/license.txt
+++ b/license.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 WordPress - Web publishing software
 
-Copyright 2011-2021 by the contributors
+Copyright 2011-2022 by the contributors
 
 This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/readme.txt b/wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/readme.txt
index 4f30d05fab..1e5cc6f0cb 100644
--- a/wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/readme.txt
+++ b/wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/readme.txt
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ For more information about Twenty Eleven please go to https://codex.wordpress.or
 
 == Copyright ==
 
-Twenty Eleven WordPress Theme, Copyright 2011-2021 WordPress.org & Automattic.com
+Twenty Eleven WordPress Theme, Copyright 2011-2022 WordPress.org & Automattic.com
 Twenty Eleven is Distributed under the terms of the GNU GPL
 
 This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
diff --git a/wp-content/themes/twentyfifteen/readme.txt b/wp-content/themes/twentyfifteen/readme.txt
index f242b16d5b..a6092631e6 100644
--- a/wp-content/themes/twentyfifteen/readme.txt
+++ b/wp-content/themes/twentyfifteen/readme.txt
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ For more information about Twenty Fifteen please go to https://wordpress.org/sup
 
 == Copyright ==
 
-Twenty Fifteen WordPress Theme, Copyright 2014-2021 WordPress.org & Automattic.com
+Twenty Fifteen WordPress Theme, Copyright 2014-2022 WordPress.org & Automattic.com
 Twenty Fifteen is distributed under the terms of the GNU GPL
 
 This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
diff --git a/wp-content/themes/twentyfourteen/readme.txt b/wp-content/themes/twentyfourteen/readme.txt
index ba87053f3d..d384b1a435 100644
--- a/wp-content/themes/twentyfourteen/readme.txt
+++ b/wp-content/themes/twentyfourteen/readme.txt
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ For more information about Twenty Fourteen please go to https://codex.wordpress.
 
 == Copyright ==
 
-Twenty Fourteen WordPress Theme, Copyright 2013-2021 WordPress.org & Automattic.com
+Twenty Fourteen WordPress Theme, Copyright 2013-2022 WordPress.org & Automattic.com
 Twenty Fourteen is Distributed under the terms of the GNU GPL
 
 This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
diff --git a/wp-content/themes/twentynineteen/readme.txt b/wp-content/themes/twentynineteen/readme.txt
index 8073d0309a..dad16c41c4 100644
--- a/wp-content/themes/twentynineteen/readme.txt
+++ b/wp-content/themes/twentynineteen/readme.txt
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ For more information about Twenty Nineteen please go to https://wordpress.org/su
 
 == Copyright ==
 
-Twenty Nineteen WordPress Theme, Copyright 2018-2021 WordPress.org
+Twenty Nineteen WordPress Theme, Copyright 2018-2022 WordPress.org
 Twenty Nineteen is distributed under the terms of the GNU GPL
 
 This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ Initial release
 
 == Resources ==
 * normalize.css, © 2012-2018 Nicolas Gallagher and Jonathan Neal, MIT
-* Underscores, © 2012-2021 Automattic, Inc., GNU GPL v2 or later
+* Underscores, © 2012-2022 Automattic, Inc., GNU GPL v2 or later
 * Bundled block pattern images:
 	* Abstract Background by HD Wallpapers, CC0. https://stocksnap.io/photo/abstract-background-0SRRVNMKBX
 	* Abstract Waves by HD Wallpapers, CC0. https://stocksnap.io/photo/abstract-waves-0KREGLTZQ3
diff --git a/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/readme.txt b/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/readme.txt
index ea92d67e85..c041d3f146 100644
--- a/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/readme.txt
+++ b/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/readme.txt
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ For more information about Twenty Seventeen please go to https://wordpress.org/s
 
 == Copyright ==
 
-Twenty Seventeen WordPress Theme, Copyright 2016-2021 WordPress.org
+Twenty Seventeen WordPress Theme, Copyright 2016-2022 WordPress.org
 Twenty Seventeen is distributed under the terms of the GNU GPL
 
 This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
diff --git a/wp-content/themes/twentysixteen/readme.txt b/wp-content/themes/twentysixteen/readme.txt
index 422b325d4f..06002d9a2e 100644
--- a/wp-content/themes/twentysixteen/readme.txt
+++ b/wp-content/themes/twentysixteen/readme.txt
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ For more information about Twenty Sixteen please go to https://wordpress.org/sup
 
 == Copyright ==
 
-Twenty Sixteen WordPress Theme, Copyright 2014-2021 WordPress.org
+Twenty Sixteen WordPress Theme, Copyright 2014-2022 WordPress.org
 Twenty Sixteen is distributed under the terms of the GNU GPL
 
 This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
diff --git a/wp-content/themes/twentyten/readme.txt b/wp-content/themes/twentyten/readme.txt
index 5091834c8e..5ee1ce473a 100644
--- a/wp-content/themes/twentyten/readme.txt
+++ b/wp-content/themes/twentyten/readme.txt
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ For more information about Twenty Ten theme please go to https://codex.wordpress
 
 == Copyright ==
 
-Twenty Ten WordPress Theme, Copyright 2010-2021 WordPress.org & Automattic.com
+Twenty Ten WordPress Theme, Copyright 2010-2022 WordPress.org & Automattic.com
 Twenty Ten is Distributed under the terms of the GNU GPL
 
 This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
diff --git a/wp-content/themes/twentythirteen/readme.txt b/wp-content/themes/twentythirteen/readme.txt
index ead70175b2..cced608c09 100644
--- a/wp-content/themes/twentythirteen/readme.txt
+++ b/wp-content/themes/twentythirteen/readme.txt
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ For more information about Twenty Thirteen please go to https://codex.wordpress.
 
 == Copyright ==
 
-Twenty Thirteen WordPress Theme, Copyright 2013-2021 WordPress.org & Automattic.com
+Twenty Thirteen WordPress Theme, Copyright 2013-2022 WordPress.org & Automattic.com
 Twenty Thirteen is Distributed under the terms of the GNU GPL
 
 This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
diff --git a/wp-content/themes/twentytwelve/readme.txt b/wp-content/themes/twentytwelve/readme.txt
index 2c70e000b4..0fff69c962 100644
--- a/wp-content/themes/twentytwelve/readme.txt
+++ b/wp-content/themes/twentytwelve/readme.txt
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ For more information about Twenty Twelve please go to https://codex.wordpress.or
 
 == Copyright ==
 
-Twenty Twelve WordPress Theme, Copyright 2012-2021 WordPress.org & Automattic.com
+Twenty Twelve WordPress Theme, Copyright 2012-2022 WordPress.org & Automattic.com
 Twenty Twelve is Distributed under the terms of the GNU GPL
 
 This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
diff --git a/wp-content/themes/twentytwenty/readme.txt b/wp-content/themes/twentytwenty/readme.txt
index 463392d11c..fb9dcfe3f6 100644
--- a/wp-content/themes/twentytwenty/readme.txt
+++ b/wp-content/themes/twentytwenty/readme.txt
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ Initial release
 
 == Copyright ==
 
-Twenty Twenty WordPress Theme, Copyright 2019-2021 WordPress.org
+Twenty Twenty WordPress Theme, Copyright 2019-2022 WordPress.org
 Twenty Twenty is distributed under the terms of the GNU GPL.
 
 This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
 Source: WordPress Social Link Block (See wp-includes\blocks\social-link.php)
 
 Code from Twenty Nineteen
-Copyright (c) 2018-2021 WordPress.org
+Copyright (c) 2018-2022 WordPress.org
 License: GPLv2
 Source: https://wordpress.org/themes/twentynineteen/
 Included as part of the following classes and functions:
@@ -128,11 +128,11 @@ Included as part of the following classes and functions:
 - twentytwenty_nav_menu_social_icons()
 
 Code from Twenty Seventeen
-Copyright (c) 2016-2021 WordPress.org
+Copyright (c) 2016-2022 WordPress.org
 License: GPLv2
 Source: https://wordpress.org/themes/twentyseventeen/
 Included as part of the following classes and functions:
 - twentytwenty_unique_id()
 
 Underscores
-https://underscores.me/, (C) 2012-2021 Automattic, Inc., [GPLv2 or later](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html)
+https://underscores.me/, (C) 2012-2022 Automattic, Inc., [GPLv2 or later](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html)
diff --git a/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/readme.txt b/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/readme.txt
index d16375d83b..a80eb9dcf8 100644
--- a/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/readme.txt
+++ b/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/readme.txt
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ https://wordpress.org/support/article/twenty-twenty-one-changelog#Version_1.0
 
 == Copyright ==
 
-Twenty Twenty-One WordPress Theme, 2020-2021 WordPress.org
+Twenty Twenty-One WordPress Theme, 2020-2022 WordPress.org
 Twenty Twenty-One is distributed under the terms of the GNU GPL.
 
 This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -75,19 +75,19 @@ Twenty Twenty-One is derived from Seedlet, (C) 2020 Automattic, Inc.
 
 Twenty Twenty-One is also based on:
 
-Twenty Nineteen. 2018-2021 WordPress.org
+Twenty Nineteen. 2018-2022 WordPress.org
 Twenty Nineteen is distributed under the terms of the GNU GPL v2 or later.
 
-Twenty Seventeen. Copyright (C) 2016-2021 WordPress.org
+Twenty Seventeen. Copyright (C) 2016-2022 WordPress.org
 Twenty Seventeen is distributed under the terms of the GNU GPL v2 or later.
 
-Twenty Sixteen. Copyright (C) 2015-2021 WordPress.org
+Twenty Sixteen. Copyright (C) 2015-2022 WordPress.org
 Twenty Sixteen is distributed under the terms of the GNU GPL v2 or later.
 
-Twenty Twenty. Copyright (C) 2020-2021 WordPress.org
+Twenty Twenty. Copyright (C) 2020-2022 WordPress.org
 Twenty Twenty is distributed under the terms of the GNU GPL v2 or later.
 
-Underscores https://underscores.me/, Copyright (C) 2012-2021 Automattic, Inc.
+Underscores https://underscores.me/, Copyright (C) 2012-2022 Automattic, Inc.
 Underscores is distributed under the terms of the GNU GPL v2 or later.
 
 Normalizing styles have been helped along thanks to the fine work of
diff --git a/wp-content/themes/twentytwentytwo/readme.txt b/wp-content/themes/twentytwentytwo/readme.txt
index af36a9ed8e..306277f689 100644
--- a/wp-content/themes/twentytwentytwo/readme.txt
+++ b/wp-content/themes/twentytwentytwo/readme.txt
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ https://wordpress.org/support/article/twenty-twenty-two-changelog#Version_1.0
 
 == Copyright ==
 
-Twenty Twenty-Two WordPress Theme, 2021 WordPress.org
+Twenty Twenty-Two WordPress Theme, 2021-2022 WordPress.org
 Twenty Twenty-Two is distributed under the terms of the GNU GPL.
 
 This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 56889f6f11..afedf475b0 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '5.9-beta4-52426';
+$wp_version = '5.9-beta4-52427';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.