diff --git a/wp-includes/sitemaps/providers/class-wp-sitemaps-posts.php b/wp-includes/sitemaps/providers/class-wp-sitemaps-posts.php
index 61dffdbd79..b9f2fd3185 100644
--- a/wp-includes/sitemaps/providers/class-wp-sitemaps-posts.php
+++ b/wp-includes/sitemaps/providers/class-wp-sitemaps-posts.php
@@ -219,6 +219,7 @@ class WP_Sitemaps_Posts extends WP_Sitemaps_Provider {
 				'no_found_rows'          => true,
 				'update_post_term_cache' => false,
 				'update_post_meta_cache' => false,
+				'ignore_sticky_posts'    => true, // sticky posts will still appear, but they won't be moved to the front.
 			),
 			$post_type
 		);
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index b3ab5495f3..8d7324d316 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '6.1-alpha-53547';
+$wp_version = '6.1-alpha-53548';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.