diff --git a/wp-includes/class-wpdb.php b/wp-includes/class-wpdb.php
index 68f1acfdf7..23c865b87d 100644
--- a/wp-includes/class-wpdb.php
+++ b/wp-includes/class-wpdb.php
@@ -4081,7 +4081,8 @@ class wpdb {
 		 * the polyfills from wp-includes/compat.php are not loaded.
 		 */
 		if ( '5.5.5' === $db_version && false !== strpos( $db_server_info, 'MariaDB' )
-			&& PHP_VERSION_ID < 80016 // PHP 8.0.15 or older.
+			&& ( PHP_VERSION_ID <= 80015 // PHP 8.0.15 or older.
+				|| 80100 <= PHP_VERSION_ID && PHP_VERSION_ID <= 80102 ) // PHP 8.1.0 to PHP 8.1.2.
 		) {
 			// Strip the '5.5.5-' prefix and set the version to the correct value.
 			$db_server_info = preg_replace( '/^5\.5\.5-(.*)/', '$1', $db_server_info );
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 13192f7a92..af823242ca 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '7.0-alpha-61348';
+$wp_version = '7.0-alpha-61349';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.