diff --git a/wp-content/themes/twentyfifteen/functions.php b/wp-content/themes/twentyfifteen/functions.php
index 38623e4124..401efd310e 100644
--- a/wp-content/themes/twentyfifteen/functions.php
+++ b/wp-content/themes/twentyfifteen/functions.php
@@ -657,8 +657,12 @@ require get_template_directory() . '/inc/template-tags.php';
 require get_template_directory() . '/inc/customizer.php';
 
 /**
- * Block Patterns.
+ * Register block patterns and pattern categories.
  *
- * @since Twenty Fifteen 3.0
+ * @since Twenty Fifteen 3.9
  */
-require get_template_directory() . '/inc/block-patterns.php';
+function twentyfifteen_register_block_patterns() {
+	require get_template_directory() . '/inc/block-patterns.php';
+}
+
+add_action( 'init', 'twentyfifteen_register_block_patterns' );
diff --git a/wp-content/themes/twentyfourteen/functions.php b/wp-content/themes/twentyfourteen/functions.php
index 73cfed09da..100c4adffe 100644
--- a/wp-content/themes/twentyfourteen/functions.php
+++ b/wp-content/themes/twentyfourteen/functions.php
@@ -728,8 +728,16 @@ require get_template_directory() . '/inc/template-tags.php';
 // Add Customizer functionality.
 require get_template_directory() . '/inc/customizer.php';
 
-// Add support for block patterns.
-require get_template_directory() . '/inc/block-patterns.php';
+/**
+ * Register block patterns and pattern categories.
+ *
+ * @since Twenty Fourteen 4.1
+ */
+function twentyfourteen_register_block_patterns() {
+	require get_template_directory() . '/inc/block-patterns.php';
+}
+
+add_action( 'init', 'twentyfourteen_register_block_patterns' );
 
 /*
  * Add Featured Content functionality.
diff --git a/wp-content/themes/twentynineteen/functions.php b/wp-content/themes/twentynineteen/functions.php
index de93b40f77..41a798bfbf 100644
--- a/wp-content/themes/twentynineteen/functions.php
+++ b/wp-content/themes/twentynineteen/functions.php
@@ -384,6 +384,12 @@ require get_template_directory() . '/inc/template-tags.php';
 require get_template_directory() . '/inc/customizer.php';
 
 /**
- * Block Patterns.
+ * Register block patterns and pattern categories.
+ *
+ * @since Twenty Nineteen 3.0
  */
-require get_template_directory() . '/inc/block-patterns.php';
+function twentynineteen_register_block_patterns() {
+	require get_template_directory() . '/inc/block-patterns.php';
+}
+
+add_action( 'init', 'twentynineteen_register_block_patterns' );
diff --git a/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/functions.php b/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/functions.php
index cc75653b84..05bd5c0957 100644
--- a/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/functions.php
+++ b/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/functions.php
@@ -737,6 +737,12 @@ require get_parent_theme_file_path( '/inc/customizer.php' );
 require get_parent_theme_file_path( '/inc/icon-functions.php' );
 
 /**
- * Block Patterns.
+ * Register block patterns and pattern categories.
+ *
+ * @since Twenty Seventeen 3.8
  */
-require get_template_directory() . '/inc/block-patterns.php';
+function twentyseventeen_register_block_patterns() {
+	require get_template_directory() . '/inc/block-patterns.php';
+}
+
+add_action( 'init', 'twentyseventeen_register_block_patterns' );
diff --git a/wp-content/themes/twentysixteen/functions.php b/wp-content/themes/twentysixteen/functions.php
index 6fb375198c..eb90dc5cc1 100644
--- a/wp-content/themes/twentysixteen/functions.php
+++ b/wp-content/themes/twentysixteen/functions.php
@@ -528,10 +528,17 @@ function twentysixteen_hex2rgb( $color ) {
  */
 require get_template_directory() . '/inc/template-tags.php';
 
+
 /**
- * Block Patterns.
+ * Register block patterns and pattern categories.
+ *
+ * @since Twenty Sixteen 3.4
  */
-require get_template_directory() . '/inc/block-patterns.php';
+function twentysixteen_register_block_patterns() {
+	require get_template_directory() . '/inc/block-patterns.php';
+}
+
+add_action( 'init', 'twentysixteen_register_block_patterns' );
 
 /**
  * Customizer additions.
diff --git a/wp-content/themes/twentyten/functions.php b/wp-content/themes/twentyten/functions.php
index 4fed4b0735..97a2043d9c 100644
--- a/wp-content/themes/twentyten/functions.php
+++ b/wp-content/themes/twentyten/functions.php
@@ -781,8 +781,16 @@ function twentyten_block_editor_styles() {
 }
 add_action( 'enqueue_block_editor_assets', 'twentyten_block_editor_styles' );
 
-// Block Patterns.
-require get_template_directory() . '/block-patterns.php';
+/**
+ * Register block patterns and pattern categories.
+ *
+ * @since Twenty Ten 4.3
+ */
+function twentyten_register_block_patterns() {
+	require get_template_directory() . '/block-patterns.php';
+}
+
+add_action( 'init', 'twentyten_register_block_patterns' );
 
 if ( ! function_exists( 'wp_body_open' ) ) :
 	/**
diff --git a/wp-content/themes/twentythirteen/functions.php b/wp-content/themes/twentythirteen/functions.php
index 8f25d7681d..46166c99ce 100644
--- a/wp-content/themes/twentythirteen/functions.php
+++ b/wp-content/themes/twentythirteen/functions.php
@@ -46,11 +46,15 @@ if ( version_compare( $GLOBALS['wp_version'], '3.6-alpha', '<' ) ) {
 }
 
 /**
- * Block Patterns.
+ * Register block patterns and pattern categories.
  *
- * @since Twenty Thirteen 3.4
+ * @since Twenty Thirteen 4.3
  */
-require get_template_directory() . '/inc/block-patterns.php';
+function twentythirteen_register_block_patterns() {
+	require get_template_directory() . '/inc/block-patterns.php';
+}
+
+add_action( 'init', 'twentythirteen_register_block_patterns' );
 
 /**
  * Twenty Thirteen setup.
diff --git a/wp-content/themes/twentytwelve/functions.php b/wp-content/themes/twentytwelve/functions.php
index a073abed1b..d29080189b 100644
--- a/wp-content/themes/twentytwelve/functions.php
+++ b/wp-content/themes/twentytwelve/functions.php
@@ -140,9 +140,15 @@ add_action( 'after_setup_theme', 'twentytwelve_setup' );
 require get_template_directory() . '/inc/custom-header.php';
 
 /**
- * Add block patterns.
+ * Register block patterns and pattern categories.
+ *
+ * @since Twenty Twelve 4.4
  */
-require get_template_directory() . '/inc/block-patterns.php';
+function twentytwelve_register_block_patterns() {
+	require get_template_directory() . '/inc/block-patterns.php';
+}
+
+add_action( 'init', 'twentytwelve_register_block_patterns' );
 
 if ( ! function_exists( 'twentytwelve_get_font_url' ) ) :
 	/**
diff --git a/wp-content/themes/twentytwenty/functions.php b/wp-content/themes/twentytwenty/functions.php
index 515cdb1314..96945243fa 100644
--- a/wp-content/themes/twentytwenty/functions.php
+++ b/wp-content/themes/twentytwenty/functions.php
@@ -175,8 +175,16 @@ require get_template_directory() . '/classes/class-twentytwenty-non-latin-langua
 // Custom CSS.
 require get_template_directory() . '/inc/custom-css.php';
 
-// Block Patterns.
-require get_template_directory() . '/inc/block-patterns.php';
+/**
+ * Register block patterns and pattern categories.
+ *
+ * @since Twenty Twenty 2.8
+ */
+function twentytwenty_register_block_patterns() {
+	require get_template_directory() . '/inc/block-patterns.php';
+}
+
+add_action( 'init', 'twentytwenty_register_block_patterns' );
 
 /**
  * Register and Enqueue Styles.
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 01a2d17144..96ffdb7857 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '6.7-beta3-59243';
+$wp_version = '6.7-beta3-59244';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.