diff --git a/wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php b/wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php
index 93c9333d59..a342ce5f2f 100644
--- a/wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php
+++ b/wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ class wp_xmlrpc_server extends IXR_Server {
 				$meta['id'] = (int) $meta['id'];
 				$pmeta      = get_metadata_by_mid( 'post', $meta['id'] );
 
-				if ( ! $pmeta || $pmeta->post_id != $post_id ) {
+				if ( ! $pmeta || (int) $pmeta->post_id !== $post_id ) {
 					continue;
 				}
 
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index b120bc1f15..e3b9b825b3 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '6.8-alpha-59725';
+$wp_version = '6.8-alpha-59726';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.