diff --git a/wp-includes/category-template.php b/wp-includes/category-template.php
index dcc32c417f..bfb7f6d85c 100644
--- a/wp-includes/category-template.php
+++ b/wp-includes/category-template.php
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ function wp_list_categories( $args = '' ) {
 	}
 
 	// Descendants of exclusions should be excluded too.
-	if ( true == $parsed_args['hierarchical'] ) {
+	if ( $parsed_args['hierarchical'] ) {
 		$exclude_tree = array();
 
 		if ( $parsed_args['exclude_tree'] ) {
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 40cb179f64..bbf457ab7f 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '6.4-alpha-56359';
+$wp_version = '6.4-alpha-56360';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.