diff --git a/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/style.css b/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/style.css
index da3791d578..7fadfda8a7 100644
--- a/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/style.css
+++ b/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/style.css
@@ -451,7 +451,8 @@ h1 {
 	font-weight: 300;
 }
 
-h2 {
+h2,
+.home.blog .entry-title {
 	color: #666;
 	font-size: 20px;
 	font-size: 1.25rem;
@@ -3153,6 +3154,7 @@ object {
 	}
 
 	h2,
+	.home.blog .entry-title,
 	.page .panel-content .recent-posts .entry-title {
 		font-size: 26px;
 		font-size: 1.625rem;
diff --git a/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/template-parts/post/content-audio.php b/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/template-parts/post/content-audio.php
index cf1788995b..0d6e648368 100644
--- a/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/template-parts/post/content-audio.php
+++ b/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/template-parts/post/content-audio.php
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@
 
 			if ( is_single() ) {
 				the_title( '<h1 class="entry-title">', '</h1>' );
+			} elseif ( is_front_page() && is_home() ) {
+				the_title( '<h3 class="entry-title"><a href="' . esc_url( get_permalink() ) . '" rel="bookmark">', '</a></h3>' );
 			} else {
 				the_title( '<h2 class="entry-title"><a href="' . esc_url( get_permalink() ) . '" rel="bookmark">', '</a></h2>' );
 			}
diff --git a/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/template-parts/post/content-excerpt.php b/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/template-parts/post/content-excerpt.php
index 4ddc28ca0f..f1c4cbb6cc 100644
--- a/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/template-parts/post/content-excerpt.php
+++ b/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/template-parts/post/content-excerpt.php
@@ -30,7 +30,13 @@
 			</div><!-- .entry-meta -->
 		<?php endif; ?>
 
-		<?php the_title( sprintf( '<h2 class="entry-title"><a href="%s" rel="bookmark">', esc_url( get_permalink() ) ), '</a></h2>' ); ?>
+		<?php if ( is_front_page() && ! is_home() ) {
+
+			// The excerpt is being displayed within a front page section, so it's a lower hierarchy than h2.
+			the_title( sprintf( '<h3 class="entry-title"><a href="%s" rel="bookmark">', esc_url( get_permalink() ) ), '</a></h3>' );
+		} else {
+			the_title( sprintf( '<h2 class="entry-title"><a href="%s" rel="bookmark">', esc_url( get_permalink() ) ), '</a></h2>' );
+		} ?>
 	</header><!-- .entry-header -->
 
 	<div class="entry-summary">
diff --git a/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/template-parts/post/content-gallery.php b/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/template-parts/post/content-gallery.php
index e46e7c5582..00dca2da5b 100644
--- a/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/template-parts/post/content-gallery.php
+++ b/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/template-parts/post/content-gallery.php
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@
 
 		if ( is_single() ) {
 			the_title( '<h1 class="entry-title">', '</h1>' );
+		} elseif ( is_front_page() && is_home() ) {
+			the_title( '<h3 class="entry-title"><a href="' . esc_url( get_permalink() ) . '" rel="bookmark">', '</a></h3>' );
 		} else {
 			the_title( '<h2 class="entry-title"><a href="' . esc_url( get_permalink() ) . '" rel="bookmark">', '</a></h2>' );
 		}
diff --git a/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/template-parts/post/content-image.php b/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/template-parts/post/content-image.php
index 8568d92b10..c352668e91 100644
--- a/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/template-parts/post/content-image.php
+++ b/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/template-parts/post/content-image.php
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@
 
 			if ( is_single() ) {
 				the_title( '<h1 class="entry-title">', '</h1>' );
+			} elseif ( is_front_page() && is_home() ) {
+				the_title( '<h3 class="entry-title"><a href="' . esc_url( get_permalink() ) . '" rel="bookmark">', '</a></h3>' );
 			} else {
 				the_title( '<h2 class="entry-title"><a href="' . esc_url( get_permalink() ) . '" rel="bookmark">', '</a></h2>' );
 			}
diff --git a/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/template-parts/post/content-video.php b/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/template-parts/post/content-video.php
index 1c3ef49242..ae24e16ca4 100644
--- a/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/template-parts/post/content-video.php
+++ b/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/template-parts/post/content-video.php
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@
 
 			if ( is_single() ) {
 				the_title( '<h1 class="entry-title">', '</h1>' );
+			} elseif ( is_front_page() && is_home() ) {
+				the_title( '<h3 class="entry-title"><a href="' . esc_url( get_permalink() ) . '" rel="bookmark">', '</a></h3>' );
 			} else {
 				the_title( '<h2 class="entry-title"><a href="' . esc_url( get_permalink() ) . '" rel="bookmark">', '</a></h2>' );
 			}
diff --git a/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/template-parts/post/content.php b/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/template-parts/post/content.php
index a87f646c3f..64a1301196 100644
--- a/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/template-parts/post/content.php
+++ b/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/template-parts/post/content.php
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@
 
 		if ( is_single() ) {
 			the_title( '<h1 class="entry-title">', '</h1>' );
+		} elseif ( is_front_page() && is_home() ) {
+			the_title( '<h3 class="entry-title"><a href="' . esc_url( get_permalink() ) . '" rel="bookmark">', '</a></h3>' );
 		} else {
 			the_title( '<h2 class="entry-title"><a href="' . esc_url( get_permalink() ) . '" rel="bookmark">', '</a></h2>' );
 		}
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 161f6678c8..ff56c6c8d2 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '4.8-alpha-40434';
+$wp_version = '4.8-alpha-40458';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.