diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/meta-boxes.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/meta-boxes.php
index 89e17671c9..ea91db46e8 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/meta-boxes.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/meta-boxes.php
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ echo esc_html( $visibility_trans ); ?></span>
 <span id="sticky-span"><input id="sticky" name="sticky" type="checkbox" value="sticky" <?php checked( is_sticky( $post->ID ) ); ?> /> <label for="sticky" class="selectit"><?php _e( 'Stick this post to the front page' ); ?></label><br /></span>
 <?php endif; ?>
 <input type="radio" name="visibility" id="visibility-radio-password" value="password" <?php checked( $visibility, 'password' ); ?> /> <label for="visibility-radio-password" class="selectit"><?php _e('Password protected'); ?></label><br />
-<span id="password-span"><label for="post_password"><?php _e('Password:'); ?></label> <input type="text" name="post_password" id="post_password" value="<?php echo esc_attr($post->post_password); ?>"  maxlength="20" /><br /></span>
+<span id="password-span"><label for="post_password"><?php _e('Password:'); ?></label> <input type="text" name="post_password" id="post_password" value="<?php echo esc_attr($post->post_password); ?>"  maxlength="255" /><br /></span>
 <input type="radio" name="visibility" id="visibility-radio-private" value="private" <?php checked( $visibility, 'private' ); ?> /> <label for="visibility-radio-private" class="selectit"><?php _e('Private'); ?></label><br />
 
 <p>
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/schema.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/schema.php
index 83ba531794..8ddc13940a 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/schema.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/schema.php
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ CREATE TABLE $wpdb->posts (
   post_status varchar(20) NOT NULL default 'publish',
   comment_status varchar(20) NOT NULL default 'open',
   ping_status varchar(20) NOT NULL default 'open',
-  post_password varchar(20) NOT NULL default '',
+  post_password varchar(255) NOT NULL default '',
   post_name varchar(200) NOT NULL default '',
   to_ping text NOT NULL,
   pinged text NOT NULL,
diff --git a/src/wp-includes/version.php b/src/wp-includes/version.php
index 714dea9e03..c61672942f 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ $wp_version = '4.7-alpha-38178-src';
  *
  * @global int $wp_db_version
  */
-$wp_db_version = 37965;
+$wp_db_version = 38590;
 
 /**
  * Holds the TinyMCE version