diff --git a/wp-admin/install.php b/wp-admin/install.php
index 1c59835bfb..3edc3230cd 100644
--- a/wp-admin/install.php
+++ b/wp-admin/install.php
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ function display_setup_form( $error = null ) {
 	// Ensure that sites appear in search engines by default.
 	$blog_public = 1;
 	if ( isset( $_POST['weblog_title'] ) ) {
-		$blog_public = isset( $_POST['blog_public'] );
+		$blog_public = isset( $_POST['blog_public'] ) ? (int) $_POST['blog_public'] : $blog_public;
 	}
 
 	$weblog_title = isset( $_POST['weblog_title'] ) ? trim( wp_unslash( $_POST['weblog_title'] ) ) : '';
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index af302a23eb..9e13fca03b 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '6.1-beta1-54325';
+$wp_version = '6.1-beta1-54326';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.