diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/plugin-install.php b/wp-admin/includes/plugin-install.php
index cc2294ee5a..61bc77fb7e 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/plugin-install.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/plugin-install.php
@@ -827,7 +827,7 @@ function install_plugin_information() {
 			printf(
 				/* translators: %s: URL to WordPress Updates screen. */
 				' ' . __( '<a href="%s" target="_parent">Click here to update WordPress</a>.' ),
-				self_admin_url( 'update-core.php' )
+				esc_url( self_admin_url( 'update-core.php' ) )
 			);
 		}
 		echo '</p></div>';
diff --git a/wp-admin/update-core.php b/wp-admin/update-core.php
index d4509763b3..087d314fc6 100644
--- a/wp-admin/update-core.php
+++ b/wp-admin/update-core.php
@@ -686,7 +686,7 @@ function list_theme_updates() {
 				$compat .= sprintf(
 					/* translators: 1: URL to WordPress Updates screen, 2: URL to Update PHP page. */
 					__( '<a href="%1$s">Please update WordPress</a>, and then <a href="%2$s">learn more about updating PHP</a>.' ),
-					self_admin_url( 'update-core.php' ),
+					esc_url( self_admin_url( 'update-core.php' ) ),
 					esc_url( wp_get_update_php_url() )
 				);
 
@@ -699,7 +699,7 @@ function list_theme_updates() {
 				$compat .= sprintf(
 					/* translators: %s: URL to WordPress Updates screen. */
 					__( '<a href="%s">Please update WordPress</a>.' ),
-					self_admin_url( 'update-core.php' )
+					esc_url( self_admin_url( 'update-core.php' ) )
 				);
 			} elseif ( current_user_can( 'update_php' ) ) {
 				$compat .= sprintf(
@@ -720,7 +720,7 @@ function list_theme_updates() {
 				$compat .= sprintf(
 					/* translators: %s: URL to WordPress Updates screen. */
 					__( '<a href="%s">Please update WordPress</a>.' ),
-					self_admin_url( 'update-core.php' )
+					esc_url( self_admin_url( 'update-core.php' ) )
 				);
 			}
 		} elseif ( ! $compatible_php ) {
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 022e2fc348..8f4c148627 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '6.1-alpha-53839';
+$wp_version = '6.1-alpha-53840';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.