diff --git a/wp-includes/pomo/translations.php b/wp-includes/pomo/translations.php
index a5534a8ea9..0793b296b7 100644
--- a/wp-includes/pomo/translations.php
+++ b/wp-includes/pomo/translations.php
@@ -249,6 +249,9 @@ if ( ! class_exists( 'Translations', false ) ) :
 		 * Adds parentheses to the inner parts of ternary operators in
 		 * plural expressions, because PHP evaluates ternary oerators from left to right
 		 *
+		 * @deprecated 6.5.0 Use the Plural_Forms class instead.
+		 * @see Plural_Forms
+		 *
 		 * @param string $expression the expression without parentheses
 		 * @return string the expression with parentheses added
 		 */
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 6e78372d43..67b8c45a96 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '6.5-alpha-57159';
+$wp_version = '6.5-alpha-57161';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.