diff --git a/wp-admin/network/upgrade.php b/wp-admin/network/upgrade.php
index ab2183fd53..32f9295a07 100644
--- a/wp-admin/network/upgrade.php
+++ b/wp-admin/network/upgrade.php
@@ -69,7 +69,11 @@ switch ( $action ) {
 
 			echo "<li>$siteurl</li>";
 
-			$response = wp_remote_get( $upgrade_url, array( 'timeout' => 120, 'httpversion' => '1.1' ) );
+			$response = wp_remote_get( $upgrade_url, array(
+				'timeout'     => 120,
+				'httpversion' => '1.1',
+				'sslverify'   => false,
+			) );
 			if ( is_wp_error( $response ) ) {
 				wp_die( sprintf(
 					/* translators: 1: site url, 2: server error message */
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 4f51cef6a7..24be859be9 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '4.6-alpha-37694';
+$wp_version = '4.6-alpha-37695';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.