diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/update-core.php b/wp-admin/includes/update-core.php
index 2d925afa63..e1b5398fb4 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/update-core.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/update-core.php
@@ -841,6 +841,12 @@ $_old_files = array(
 	'wp-includes/js/dist/undo-manager.min.js',
 	'wp-includes/js/dist/fields.min.js',
 	'wp-includes/js/dist/fields.js',
+	// 6.9
+	'wp-includes/blocks/post-author/editor.css',
+	'wp-includes/blocks/post-author/editor.min.css',
+	'wp-includes/blocks/post-author/editor-rtl.css',
+	'wp-includes/blocks/post-author/editor-rtl.min.css',
+	'wp-includes/SimplePie/src/Decode',
 );
 
 /**
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index a67b624a41..8d267bbf21 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '7.0-alpha-61336';
+$wp_version = '7.0-alpha-61338';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.