diff --git a/wp-includes/script-loader.php b/wp-includes/script-loader.php
index 6430d29574..eda19a8b1f 100644
--- a/wp-includes/script-loader.php
+++ b/wp-includes/script-loader.php
@@ -3055,14 +3055,14 @@ function wp_print_inline_script_tag( $data, $attributes = array() ) {
 function wp_maybe_inline_styles() {
 	global $wp_styles;
 
-	$total_inline_limit = 50000;
+	$total_inline_limit = 40000;
 	/**
 	 * The maximum size of inlined styles in bytes.
 	 *
 	 * @since 5.8.0
-	 * @since 6.9.0 The default limit increased from 20K to 50K.
+	 * @since 6.9.0 The default limit increased from 20K to 40K.
 	 *
-	 * @param int $total_inline_limit The file-size threshold, in bytes. Default 50000.
+	 * @param int $total_inline_limit The file-size threshold, in bytes. Default 40000.
 	 */
 	$total_inline_limit = apply_filters( 'styles_inline_size_limit', $total_inline_limit );
 
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index d85ce67cea..7c8af4d024 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '6.9-beta2-61116';
+$wp_version = '6.9-beta2-61117';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.