diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php b/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php
index 6bb2599439..cac03b1fe3 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php
@@ -1074,6 +1074,7 @@ function wp_dashboard_recent_comments( $total_items = 5 ) {
 		$comments_query['status'] = 'approve';
 	}
 
+	$comments_count = 0;
 	do {
 		$possible = get_comments( $comments_query );
 
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index f05c3e5d36..675ea871ab 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '6.9-beta4-61191';
+$wp_version = '6.9-beta4-61192';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.