diff --git a/wp-includes/sitemaps/providers/class-wp-sitemaps-posts.php b/wp-includes/sitemaps/providers/class-wp-sitemaps-posts.php
index 3ec20bf23f..233396b7f8 100644
--- a/wp-includes/sitemaps/providers/class-wp-sitemaps-posts.php
+++ b/wp-includes/sitemaps/providers/class-wp-sitemaps-posts.php
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ class WP_Sitemaps_Posts extends WP_Sitemaps_Provider {
 		if ( 'page' === $post_type && 1 === $page_num && 'posts' === get_option( 'show_on_front' ) ) {
 			// Extract the data needed for home URL to add to the array.
 			$sitemap_entry = array(
-				'loc' => home_url(),
+				'loc' => home_url( '/' ),
 			);
 
 			/**
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 4382f05ea1..e02b2ced6b 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '5.5-beta1-48471';
+$wp_version = '5.5-beta1-48472';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.