diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index bfd9d71342..d13c6cf4f2 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '6.3-beta4-56240';
+$wp_version = '6.3-beta4-56241';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.
diff --git a/wp-load.php b/wp-load.php
index fe2f7c3be6..d3787d108e 100644
--- a/wp-load.php
+++ b/wp-load.php
@@ -59,12 +59,17 @@ if ( file_exists( ABSPATH . 'wp-config.php' ) ) {
 	// A config file doesn't exist.
 
 	define( 'WPINC', 'wp-includes' );
+	require_once ABSPATH . WPINC . '/version.php';
+	require_once ABSPATH . WPINC . '/compat.php';
 	require_once ABSPATH . WPINC . '/load.php';
 
+	// Check for the required PHP version and for the MySQL extension or a database drop-in.
+	wp_check_php_mysql_versions();
+
 	// Standardize $_SERVER variables across setups.
 	wp_fix_server_vars();
 
-	require_once ABSPATH . WPINC . '/compat.php';
+	define( 'WP_CONTENT_DIR', ABSPATH . 'wp-content' );
 	require_once ABSPATH . WPINC . '/functions.php';
 
 	$path = wp_guess_url() . '/wp-admin/setup-config.php';
@@ -75,10 +80,6 @@ if ( file_exists( ABSPATH . 'wp-config.php' ) ) {
 		exit;
 	}
 
-	define( 'WP_CONTENT_DIR', ABSPATH . 'wp-content' );
-	require_once ABSPATH . WPINC . '/version.php';
-
-	wp_check_php_mysql_versions();
 	wp_load_translations_early();
 
 	// Die with an error message.
diff --git a/wp-settings.php b/wp-settings.php
index 52e7209f86..f59e280f08 100644
--- a/wp-settings.php
+++ b/wp-settings.php
@@ -31,13 +31,13 @@ define( 'WPINC', 'wp-includes' );
  */
 global $wp_version, $wp_db_version, $tinymce_version, $required_php_version, $required_mysql_version, $wp_local_package;
 require ABSPATH . WPINC . '/version.php';
+require ABSPATH . WPINC . '/compat.php';
 require ABSPATH . WPINC . '/load.php';
 
 // Check for the required PHP version and for the MySQL extension or a database drop-in.
 wp_check_php_mysql_versions();
 
 // Include files required for initialization.
-require ABSPATH . WPINC . '/compat.php';
 require ABSPATH . WPINC . '/class-wp-paused-extensions-storage.php';
 require ABSPATH . WPINC . '/class-wp-fatal-error-handler.php';
 require ABSPATH . WPINC . '/class-wp-recovery-mode-cookie-service.php';