diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-automatic-updater.php b/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-automatic-updater.php
index e3fc5eb784..4a05e9868f 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-automatic-updater.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-automatic-updater.php
@@ -205,6 +205,13 @@ class WP_Automatic_Updater {
 			}
 		}
 
+		// If updating a plugin, ensure the minimum PHP version requirements are satisfied.
+		if ( 'plugin' === $type ) {
+			if ( ! empty( $item->requires_php ) && version_compare( phpversion(), $item->requires_php, '<' ) ) {
+				return false;
+			}
+		}
+
 		return true;
 	}
 
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index e47b357a66..5b70aefd87 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '5.2-beta2-45164';
+$wp_version = '5.2-beta2-45165';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.