diff --git a/.dev/tests/cypress/helpers.js b/.dev/tests/cypress/helpers.js
index b60c1c54461..94f485ba607 100644
--- a/.dev/tests/cypress/helpers.js
+++ b/.dev/tests/cypress/helpers.js
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ export function addCustomBlockClass( classes, blockID = '' ) {
 export function openCoBlocksLabsModal() {
 	// Open "more" menu.
 	cy.get( '.edit-post-more-menu button, .interface-more-menu-dropdown button' ).click();
-	cy.get( '.components-menu-group' ).contains( 'CoBlocks Labs' ).click();
+	cy.get( '.components-menu-group' ).contains( 'CoBlocks Labs' ).click( { force: true } );
 
 	cy.get( '.components-modal__frame' ).contains( 'CoBlocks Labs' ).should( 'exist' );
 }
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-wp-next.yml b/.github/workflows/test-wp-next.yml
index 191feb1d66d..e2513564e66 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-wp-next.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-wp-next.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     outputs:
       # Should be current latest WP Next release on `wordpress.org`. eg: `https://wordpress.org/wordpress-6.5-beta2.zip`
-      wp_next: "https://wordpress.org/wordpress-6.5-RC1.zip"
+      wp_next: "https://wordpress.org/wordpress-6.5-RC2.zip"
     steps:
       - run: echo "Setting WP Next Constant"
 
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ jobs:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/test-e2e-cypress.yml
     with:
       wpVersion: ${{ needs.set_constant.outputs.wp_next }}
-      installPath: "tests-wordpress-6.5-RC1"
+      installPath: "tests-wordpress-6.5-RC2"
       theme: "https://downloads.wordpress.org/theme/go.zip"
     concurrency:
       group: chrome-wp-next