diff --git a/wp-admin/about.php b/wp-admin/about.php
index 94d3282849..bed207380a 100644
--- a/wp-admin/about.php
+++ b/wp-admin/about.php
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ require_once ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/admin-header.php';
 							'<strong>Version %1$s</strong> addressed a security issue and fixed %2$s bugs.',
 							12
 						),
-						'6.5.1',
+						'6.5.2',
 						'12'
 					);
 					?>
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ require_once ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/admin-header.php';
 						sprintf(
 							/* translators: %s: WordPress version. */
 							esc_url( __( 'https://wordpress.org/support/wordpress-version/version-%s/' ) ),
-							sanitize_title( '6.5.1' )
+							sanitize_title( '6.5.2' )
 						)
 					);
 					?>
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index db7f933bcb..7fac17cbe6 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '6.5.1';
+$wp_version = '6.5.2';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.