diff --git a/wp-includes/feed.php b/wp-includes/feed.php
index 810abfee6f..8a6d256068 100644
--- a/wp-includes/feed.php
+++ b/wp-includes/feed.php
@@ -842,7 +842,7 @@ function fetch_feed( $url ) {
 	do_action_ref_array( 'wp_feed_options', array( &$feed, $url ) );
 
 	$feed->init();
-	$feed->set_output_encoding( get_option( 'blog_charset' ) );
+	$feed->set_output_encoding( get_bloginfo( 'charset' ) );
 
 	if ( $feed->error() ) {
 		return new WP_Error( 'simplepie-error', $feed->error() );
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 2313e7004b..2b2b519b56 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '6.8-alpha-59380';
+$wp_version = '6.8-alpha-59382';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.