diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php b/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php
index 545f90630c..7701967658 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php
@@ -1330,7 +1330,7 @@ function wp_dashboard_primary() {
 			 *
 			 * @param string $url The widget's primary feed URL.
 			 */
-			'url'          => apply_filters( 'dashboard_primary_feed', __( 'http://wordpress.org/news/feed/' ) ),
+			'url'          => apply_filters( 'dashboard_primary_feed', __( 'https://wordpress.org/news/feed/' ) ),
 
 			/**
 			 * Filters the primary link title for the 'WordPress News' dashboard widget.
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 57569a6fa0..d279063d66 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '5.0-alpha-42730';
+$wp_version = '5.0-alpha-42731';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.