diff --git a/wp-includes/class-wpdb.php b/wp-includes/class-wpdb.php
index 1aec294317..fefccb4bc8 100644
--- a/wp-includes/class-wpdb.php
+++ b/wp-includes/class-wpdb.php
@@ -3803,6 +3803,9 @@ class wpdb {
 		// Strip everything between parentheses except nested selects.
 		$query = preg_replace( '/\((?!\s*select)[^(]*?\)/is', '()', $query );
 
+		// Strip any leading SET STATEMENT statements.
+		$query = preg_replace( '/^SET STATEMENT.+?\sFOR\s+/is', '', $query );
+
 		// Quickly match most common queries.
 		if ( preg_match(
 			'/^\s*(?:'
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 50b7d9ea5a..f84c8752fc 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '6.9-alpha-60621';
+$wp_version = '6.9-alpha-60622';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.