diff --git a/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/style.css b/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/style.css
index dcfedd1d28..bfbfacb491 100644
--- a/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/style.css
+++ b/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/style.css
@@ -451,7 +451,8 @@ h1 {
 	font-weight: 300;
 }
 
-h2 {
+h2,
+.home.blog .entry-title {
 	color: #666;
 	font-size: 20px;
 	font-size: 1.25rem;
@@ -3145,6 +3146,7 @@ object {
 	}
 
 	h2,
+	.home.blog .entry-title,
 	.page .panel-content .recent-posts .entry-title {
 		font-size: 26px;
 		font-size: 1.625rem;
diff --git a/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/template-parts/post/content-audio.php b/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/template-parts/post/content-audio.php
index 19c79acb2a..476379eb61 100644
--- a/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/template-parts/post/content-audio.php
+++ b/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/template-parts/post/content-audio.php
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@
 
 			if ( is_single() ) {
 				the_title( '<h1 class="entry-title">', '</h1>' );
+			} elseif ( is_front_page() && is_home() ) {
+				the_title( '<h3 class="entry-title"><a href="' . esc_url( get_permalink() ) . '" rel="bookmark">', '</a></h3>' );
 			} else {
 				the_title( '<h2 class="entry-title"><a href="' . esc_url( get_permalink() ) . '" rel="bookmark">', '</a></h2>' );
 			}
diff --git a/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/template-parts/post/content-excerpt.php b/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/template-parts/post/content-excerpt.php
index 0b342d25b6..f506599f2f 100644
--- a/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/template-parts/post/content-excerpt.php
+++ b/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/template-parts/post/content-excerpt.php
@@ -30,7 +30,13 @@
 			</div><!-- .entry-meta -->
 		<?php endif; ?>
 
-		<?php the_title( sprintf( '<h2 class="entry-title"><a href="%s" rel="bookmark">', esc_url( get_permalink() ) ), '</a></h2>' ); ?>
+		<?php if ( is_front_page() && ! is_home() ) {
+
+			// The excerpt is being displayed within a front page section, so it's a lower hierarchy than h2.
+			the_title( sprintf( '<h3 class="entry-title"><a href="%s" rel="bookmark">', esc_url( get_permalink() ) ), '</a></h3>' );
+		} else {
+			the_title( sprintf( '<h2 class="entry-title"><a href="%s" rel="bookmark">', esc_url( get_permalink() ) ), '</a></h2>' );
+		} ?>
 	</header><!-- .entry-header -->
 
 	<div class="entry-summary">
diff --git a/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/template-parts/post/content-gallery.php b/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/template-parts/post/content-gallery.php
index 7f4a643fb4..4d8690a854 100644
--- a/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/template-parts/post/content-gallery.php
+++ b/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/template-parts/post/content-gallery.php
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@
 
 			if ( is_single() ) {
 				the_title( '<h1 class="entry-title">', '</h1>' );
+			} elseif ( is_front_page() && is_home() ) {
+				the_title( '<h3 class="entry-title"><a href="' . esc_url( get_permalink() ) . '" rel="bookmark">', '</a></h3>' );
 			} else {
 				the_title( '<h2 class="entry-title"><a href="' . esc_url( get_permalink() ) . '" rel="bookmark">', '</a></h2>' );
 			}
diff --git a/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/template-parts/post/content-image.php b/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/template-parts/post/content-image.php
index f40e1e67b4..66a6cc6b3b 100644
--- a/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/template-parts/post/content-image.php
+++ b/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/template-parts/post/content-image.php
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@
 
 			if ( is_single() ) {
 				the_title( '<h1 class="entry-title">', '</h1>' );
+			} elseif ( is_front_page() && is_home() ) {
+				the_title( '<h3 class="entry-title"><a href="' . esc_url( get_permalink() ) . '" rel="bookmark">', '</a></h3>' );
 			} else {
 				the_title( '<h2 class="entry-title"><a href="' . esc_url( get_permalink() ) . '" rel="bookmark">', '</a></h2>' );
 			}
diff --git a/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/template-parts/post/content-video.php b/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/template-parts/post/content-video.php
index cfa37554bf..0d55ab4599 100644
--- a/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/template-parts/post/content-video.php
+++ b/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/template-parts/post/content-video.php
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@
 
 			if ( is_single() ) {
 				the_title( '<h1 class="entry-title">', '</h1>' );
+			} elseif ( is_front_page() && is_home() ) {
+				the_title( '<h3 class="entry-title"><a href="' . esc_url( get_permalink() ) . '" rel="bookmark">', '</a></h3>' );
 			} else {
 				the_title( '<h2 class="entry-title"><a href="' . esc_url( get_permalink() ) . '" rel="bookmark">', '</a></h2>' );
 			}
diff --git a/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/template-parts/post/content.php b/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/template-parts/post/content.php
index 7eeaa20e5c..ce5858f4d7 100644
--- a/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/template-parts/post/content.php
+++ b/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/template-parts/post/content.php
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@
 
 			if ( is_single() ) {
 				the_title( '<h1 class="entry-title">', '</h1>' );
+			} elseif ( is_front_page() && is_home() ) {
+				the_title( '<h3 class="entry-title"><a href="' . esc_url( get_permalink() ) . '" rel="bookmark">', '</a></h3>' );
 			} else {
 				the_title( '<h2 class="entry-title"><a href="' . esc_url( get_permalink() ) . '" rel="bookmark">', '</a></h2>' );
 			}
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 2dcbf44522..6efa93affd 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '4.7.4-alpha-40435';
+$wp_version = '4.7.4-alpha-40459';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.