diff --git a/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/footer.php b/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/footer.php
index 08a0c2524f..5f7d5a2a5e 100644
--- a/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/footer.php
+++ b/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/footer.php
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 				printf(
 					/* translators: %s: WordPress. */
 					esc_html__( 'Proudly powered by %s.', 'twentytwentyone' ),
-					'<a href="' . esc_attr__( 'https://wordpress.org/', 'twentytwentyone' ) . '">WordPress</a>'
+					'<a href="' . esc_url( __( 'https://wordpress.org/', 'twentytwentyone' ) ) . '">WordPress</a>'
 				);
 				?>
 			</div><!-- .powered-by -->
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 69b8ba9a6b..ccfba4c1ab 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '5.7-alpha-49761';
+$wp_version = '5.7-alpha-49762';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.