diff --git a/wp-includes/functions.php b/wp-includes/functions.php
index 16032f465a..61395c987f 100644
--- a/wp-includes/functions.php
+++ b/wp-includes/functions.php
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ function current_time( $type, $gmt = 0 ) {
 		case 'timestamp':
 			return ( $gmt ) ? time() : time() + ( get_option( 'gmt_offset' ) * HOUR_IN_SECONDS );
 		default:
-			return ( $gmt ) ? date( $type ) : date( $type, time() + ( get_option( 'gmt_offset' ) * HOUR_IN_SECONDS ) );
+			return ( $gmt ) ? gmdate( $type ) : gmdate( $type, time() + ( get_option( 'gmt_offset' ) * HOUR_IN_SECONDS ) );
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 292b5b76ed..ada8f4150a 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '5.0-alpha-43593';
+$wp_version = '5.0-alpha-43594';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.