diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/misc.php b/wp-admin/includes/misc.php
index afa36a2f2b..559f3ec9e7 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/misc.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/misc.php
@@ -1460,9 +1460,9 @@ function update_option_new_admin_email( $old_value, $value ) {
 
 	/* translators: Do not translate USERNAME, ADMIN_URL, EMAIL, SITENAME, SITEURL: those are placeholders. */
 	$email_text = __(
-		'Howdy ###USERNAME###,
+		'Howdy,
 
-Someone with administrator capabilities recently requested to have the
+A site Administrator (###USERNAME###) recently requested to have the
 administration email address changed on this site:
 ###SITEURL###
 
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 75839bd73a..5944cd76c6 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '6.8-alpha-59798';
+$wp_version = '6.8-alpha-59799';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.