diff --git a/wp-includes/class-wp-locale.php b/wp-includes/class-wp-locale.php
index a78617b5e3..0fcb130b81 100644
--- a/wp-includes/class-wp-locale.php
+++ b/wp-includes/class-wp-locale.php
@@ -315,10 +315,14 @@ class WP_Locale {
 	 * @since 2.1.0
 	 *
 	 * @param string|int $month_number '01' through '12'.
-	 * @return string Translated full month name.
+	 * @return string Translated full month name. If the month number is not found, an empty string is returned.
 	 */
 	public function get_month( $month_number ) {
-		return $this->month[ zeroise( $month_number, 2 ) ];
+		$month_number = zeroise( $month_number, 2 );
+		if ( ! isset( $this->month[ $month_number ] ) ) {
+			return '';
+		}
+		return $this->month[ $month_number ];
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index e218ba53a2..1c53a575df 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '6.8-alpha-59869';
+$wp_version = '6.8-alpha-59870';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.