diff --git a/wp-admin/contribute.php b/wp-admin/contribute.php
index 87b9603492..2cf73aec9b 100644
--- a/wp-admin/contribute.php
+++ b/wp-admin/contribute.php
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ require_once ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/admin-header.php';
 		<div class="column">
 			<h2><?php _e( 'Shape the future of the web with WordPress' ); ?></h2>
 			<p><?php _e( 'Finding the area that aligns with your skills and interests is the first step toward meaningful contribution. With more than 20 Make WordPress teams working on different parts of the open source WordPress project, there&#8217;s a place for everyone, no matter what your skill set is.' ); ?></p>
-			<p class="aligncenter"><a href="<?php _e( 'https://make.wordpress.org/contribute/' ); ?>"><?php _e( 'Find your team &rarr;' ); ?></a></p>
+			<p class="aligncenter"><a href="<?php echo esc_url( __( 'https://make.wordpress.org/contribute/' ) ); ?>"><?php _e( 'Find your team &rarr;' ); ?></a></p>
 		</div>
 	</div>
 
diff --git a/wp-admin/credits.php b/wp-admin/credits.php
index 70dba28876..74fca3344f 100644
--- a/wp-admin/credits.php
+++ b/wp-admin/credits.php
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ $credits = wp_credits();
 				);
 				?>
 				<br />
-				<a href="<?php _e( 'https://make.wordpress.org/contribute/' ); ?>"><?php _e( 'Get involved in WordPress.' ); ?></a>
+				<a href="<?php echo esc_url( __( 'https://make.wordpress.org/contribute/' ) ); ?>"><?php _e( 'Get involved in WordPress.' ); ?></a>
 			</p>
 
 			<?php else : ?>
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ $credits = wp_credits();
 			<p>
 				<?php _e( 'Want to see your name in lights on this page?' ); ?>
 				<br />
-				<a href="<?php _e( 'https://make.wordpress.org/contribute/' ); ?>"><?php _e( 'Get involved in WordPress.' ); ?></a>
+				<a href="<?php echo esc_url( __( 'https://make.wordpress.org/contribute/' ) ); ?>"><?php _e( 'Get involved in WordPress.' ); ?></a>
 			</p>
 
 			<?php endif; ?>
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 5db751c0e8..4a9ee0cba8 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '6.3-RC2-56336';
+$wp_version = '6.3-RC2-56338';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.