diff --git a/wp-includes/l10n.php b/wp-includes/l10n.php
index f9239f84b9..1ed9a6a1a8 100644
--- a/wp-includes/l10n.php
+++ b/wp-includes/l10n.php
@@ -963,7 +963,7 @@ function load_default_textdomain( $locale = null ) {
 		return $return;
 	}
 
-	if ( is_admin() || wp_installing() || ( defined( 'WP_REPAIRING' ) && WP_REPAIRING ) ) {
+	if ( is_admin() || wp_installing() || ( defined( 'WP_REPAIRING' ) && WP_REPAIRING ) || doing_action( 'wp_maybe_auto_update' ) ) {
 		load_textdomain( 'default', WP_LANG_DIR . "/admin-$locale.mo", $locale );
 	}
 
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 8794e01161..d764881ec6 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '6.8-alpha-59477';
+$wp_version = '6.8-alpha-59478';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.