diff --git a/wp-admin/admin-footer.php b/wp-admin/admin-footer.php
index 9e683d0b11..c688f1a891 100644
--- a/wp-admin/admin-footer.php
+++ b/wp-admin/admin-footer.php
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ global $hook_suffix;
 		$text = sprintf(
 			/* translators: %s: https://wordpress.org/ */
 			__( 'Thank you for creating with <a href="%s">WordPress</a>.' ),
-			__( 'https://wordpress.org/' )
+			esc_url( __( 'https://wordpress.org/' ) )
 		);
 
 		/**
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index ebb8e5d058..1d6087bd55 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '6.7-alpha-59095';
+$wp_version = '6.7-alpha-59096';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.