diff --git a/readme.html b/readme.html
index 32ba94d648..e246fb641e 100644
--- a/readme.html
+++ b/readme.html
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
 	<dt><a href="https://wordpress.org/support/forums/">WordPress Support Forums</a></dt>
 		<dd>If you&#8217;ve looked everywhere and still can&#8217;t find an answer, the support forums are very active and have a large community ready to help. To help them help you be sure to use a descriptive thread title and describe your question in as much detail as possible.</dd>
 	<dt><a href="https://make.wordpress.org/support/handbook/appendix/other-support-locations/introduction-to-irc/">WordPress <abbr>IRC</abbr> (Internet Relay Chat) Channel</a></dt>
-		<dd>There is an online chat channel that is used for discussion among people who use WordPress and occasionally support topics. The above wiki page should point you in the right direction. (<a href="irc://irc.freenode.net/wordpress">irc.freenode.net #wordpress</a>)</dd>
+		<dd>There is an online chat channel that is used for discussion among people who use WordPress and occasionally support topics. The above wiki page should point you in the right direction. (<a href="https://web.libera.chat/#wordpress">irc.libera.chat #wordpress</a>)</dd>
 </dl>
 
 <h2>Final Notes</h2>
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index b2f0d2a3a7..d95058715b 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '5.8-RC1-51325';
+$wp_version = '5.8-RC1-51334';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.